AMMAN - The German-Jordanian University (GJU) is making final preparations on an expanded cultural training programme to prepare its students for their academic year in Germany, according to a GJU statement.
GJU students are required to spend the fourth year of a five-year programme in Germany where they will spend six months studying with one of GJU's 90 partner universities and work for one of GJU's German industrial partners for the second half of the year.
"Our unique programmes of study are designed to graduate students who will have real world skills in addition to their degree," Gregory Morris, director of marketing and communications for GJU said in the statement.
"The fourth year in Germany is of vital importance to all of our students as it allows them to continue their studies in a different cultural atmosphere, and it gives them real work experience in their chosen field that they can then include on their CVs upon graduating," he added.
Around 110 GJU students that will be travelling to Germany in September and October, 19 of whom have been awarded scholarships of 3,600 euros from the German Academic Exchange Service for excellence in academic performance.
The group of 110 students will be attending various training seminars to help them prepare their CVs in German, and how to conduct themselves during job interviews, the statement said.
Participants will also take part in seminars on German civilisation and culture, and intercultural training conducted by specialists from the Magdeburg-Stendal University and the Internations Institut in Germany, as well as specialists from GJU's international office, according to the statement.
"We are committed to fully supporting our students both here and in Germany," said Florian Von Bothmer, director of GJU's international office.
"Training seminars such as these are just one of the many ways we help our students succeed, and we are always looking for new ways we can support them and help them develop into the professionals they have dreamed of becoming," he added.
© Jordan Times 2009
