Duke in Berlin Calendar Spring 2010
Engineering Program - Technical University
January 4 Arrival Monday, stay at Hotel Bogota, joint
dinner 6 pm
January 5-6 Orientation – move into home stay
Jan 7 – Feb 3 German 68 Instruction begins (4
weeks)
Component on Berlin Heute“ from Jan 7
– Feb 3.
Semester Program
Freie Universität Berlin / Technische Universität
Feb 3 Arrival in Berlin Check in at Hotel Bogota
Meet at 6 pm – Program begins, joint dinner
Feb 4 Orientation
Jan 5 FU Program students move to host family
location
Feb 8 Language Instruction German 151 begins /
Engineers join
German language course - 152 begins
March 19 German 151 ends
March week of 22 Excursion to Classical
Weimar/Wartburg/Erfurt/
Buchenwald
April 4 Easter
March 27–April 6 Spring Break
April 7 -9 Registration for FU / TU courses –
Orientation days for International Students
April 12 Freie Universität / Technische Unversität
Semester begins
May 1 Labor Day
May 13 Ascension Day class free
May 24 Pentecost - free
June 25 Farewell Reception for all Duke Programs
(TU/FU/Sum/Proj)
June 27 – July 2 Excursion to Brussels / NATO /
Bruges
July 16 FU Duke classes end; Exams begin
July 31 Last Day of Residence
Dates subject to change – city excursions – art cluster – concerts – opera visits – - lectures - special events will be announced at the beginning and during the program. FU Exams are likely to be scheduled until late July – do not schedule return flight before July 31 when making travel arrangements.
