German-Engineering FSP: Green City, Sustainable Engineering in Berlin

The Department of German Studies and the Thayer School of Engineering offer a joint foreign study program in Green City, Germany's self-proclaimed "capital of sustainability" in Berlin. The program was successfully launched in the spring term of 2022 and is scheduled to run again in the spring terms of 2024, 2026, and 2028. This program invites students to combine engineering coursework that focuses on "green" and sustainable engineering with a fast-track German course (GERM 2.03) that combines GERM 2 and GERM 3 into one intensive course and satisfies Dartmouth's foreign language requirement. It is also open to students who already have German language skills beyond the beginner's level. It takes students to a full-immersion setting and cultural environment in which sustainability is a lived practice. The program structure is flexible, giving students options to customize their course choices in accordance with their D-plans.

About 18 students are selected for the program. 

For more information about applying for this program, see our webpage on How to Apply & our FAQs under section 2 (How to Apply: Application)

Students live in a homestay for the full duration of the program. The homestay living arrangement is an integral and required component of this program. The homestay experience often offers several benefits, including improved language skills (especially in foreign language environments), deep cultural insights, integration into the local community, the opportunity to experience daily life like a local, and the chance to build meaningful relationships.

The cultural program will include numerous excursions, such as trips to Sanssouci Palace and the Filmpark Babelsberg in Potsdam, the memorial site Sachsenhausen, the Mauerpark and Checkpoint Charlie, and a historical tour of the Berlin subway. It will also include visits to the opera, concerts, museums, and cinemas from Berlin's vibrant cultural offerings. In addition, the program will feature day trips (e.g. to the Volkswagen manufacturing plant in Wolfsburg) and one extended overnight trip to Zurich, Switzerland. Overnight stops in the Rhine Valley, the Ruhrgebiet, and Munich will provide opportunities to study how culturally and historically diverse regions are dealing with the challenges of sustainable living, mobility, and industrial production.

For more information, please see the Department of German Studies' website  and/or the Thayer School of Engineering's website.

Budget Sheet for German Engineering FSP Green City Berlin

The fees charged by the College for a Dartmouth-sponsored off-campus term of study include regular tuition charges for a term at Dartmouth, service fees, as well as the specific costs established for each off-campus study locale. In many programs, the room and board costs tend to be higher than for a term in Hanover. You can view a budget sheet for each program by clicking on the appropriate term under "Financing Your Program". The cost of transportation to and from the site is the responsibility of the student.