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International Excursions

Excursions abroad are a very good opportunity to expand subject knowledge by including international aspects, to gain new perspectives on problems and solutions, to gain insight into international working and living cultures, to get to know countries, companies and partner universities and to gain deep insights in a short time under the professional guidance of professors in a protected setting. Excursions abroad are offered by every faculty, by the Centre for Postgraduate Studies as well as by the Language Center and are very popular.

In the academic years 2018/19 and 2019/20, a total of 296 students participated in an excursion abroad.

Overview of countries

The countries highlighted in green were the destination of an excursion abroad in the academic years 2018/19 and 2019/20.

In the academic years 2018/19 and 2019/20, a total of 25 international excursions to 16 countries took place. The most frequent destinations were Israel, Kenya and South Africa, with three excursions each.

The Department of Information Management organised 40% of the excursions abroad, the Centre for Postgraduate Studies 24% and the Department of Business and Economics 20%.

International excursions at a glance (in chronological order)

Time periodCountryDepartment
WiSe* 2018/19KenyaBusiness and Economics
WiSe 2018/19SwitzerlandCentre for Postgraduate Studies
WiSe 2018/19IsraelInformation Management
WiSe 2018/19PR of ChinaInformation Management
WiSe 2018/19KenyaInformation Management
WiSe 2018/19MaltaCentre for Postgraduate Studies
WiSe 2018/19CubaLanguage Center
WiSe 2018/19South AfricaInformation Management
SuSe* 2019MaltaCentre for Postgraduate Studies
SuSe 2019IsraelInformation Management
SuSe 2019United Arab EmiratesInformation Management
SuSe 2019AustriaHealth Management
SuSe 2019JapanBusiness and Economics
SuSe 2019ThailandBusiness and Economics
WiSe 2019/20KenyaBusiness and Economics
WiSe 2019/20GreeceBusiness and Economics
WiSe 2019/20SwitzerlandHealth Management / Centre for Postgraduate Studies
WiSe 2019/20USACentre for Postgraduate Studies
WiSe 2019/20UKHealth Management
WiSe 2019/20OmanInformation Management
WiSe 2019/20South AfricaInformation Management
WiSe 2019/20USAInformation Management
WiSe 2019/20IsraelInformation Management
WiSe 2019/20SpainLanguage Center
SuSe 2020South AfricaCentre for Postgraduate Studies

* WiSe = winter semester / SuSe = summer semester

Selected reports: Department of Business and Economics, Department of Health Management and Centre for Postgraduate Studies

Excursion to Japan

In the summer semester of 2019, students from the Department of Business and Economics went on an excursion to Japan.  The focus was on getting to know the Japanese country and working culture.

Excursion to the USA

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An excursion by the Centre for Postgraduate Studies and the Department of Health Management took students to Orlando, Florida, in the 2019/20 winter semester. The aim of the excursion was to visit the international Magnet conference and to gain impressions of nursing practice in Magnet hospitals.

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Excursion to Switzerland

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MBA students from the Centre for Postgraduate Studies visited numerous renowned institutions in the Swiss healthcare system in the winter semester 2019/20 and gained practical insights into the Swiss healthcare system.

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Excursion to South Africa

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In the summer semester 2020, an excursion of the MBA programme Digital Leadership and IT Management of the Centre for Postgraduate Studies took place to Cape Town to the partner university University of the Western Cape.

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Selected Reports: Department of Information Management

Excursion to China

In the winter semester 2018/19, students of the Department of Information Management went on an excursion to China. The destinations were Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Hangzhou and Shanghai. The focus was on the topics of e-mobility and transport.

Excursion to Kenya

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In the winter semester 2018/19, an excursion of the Department of Information Management led to Kenya, to the rural region of Mwea and to Nairobi, to accompany the social start-up mango solar, which is currently being founded. Mango solar develops solar island systems and combines them with robust smartphones to give people in underserved regions of Africa access to clean energy and the digital world. Exciting insights were provided by qualitative interviews and usability and user experience tests that the excursion team conducted with users and sales agents. The students documented the encounters and impressions with videos and photos, and the material collected was used to further develop marketing and branding measures for the company mango solar in a student project.

Excursion to the United Arab Emirates

In the summer semester of 2019, the Department of Information Management went on an excursion to Dubai and Abu Dhabi. The focus was on mobility studies as well as gaining insights into local business habits.

Excursion to the USA

Students from the Department of Information Management visited the greater Los Angeles area in the winter semester 2019/20. The aim was to conduct mobility studies, visit the LA Auto Show and record manufacturers' marketing communication forms.

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