Mobile Integrated Systems & Robotics for Environmental Monitoring International Summer University
This International Summer University is a unique program focusing on the development of a smartphone app that will be used to monitor water quality. This 2-week innovative course is hosted by Ostfalia University of Applied Sciences in Wolfenbuttel Germany. Students work with an interdisciplinary team of Biology and Computer Science students to develop, refine and test a mobile app that will aid in assessing water quality.
Participants will become acquainted with techniques to collect and evaluate data sets under field conditions in local lake waters. Using the newly designed app, the student group will be able to evaluate and predict eutrophication status in lake waters. They will get acquainted with bioremediation concepts and the role of monitoring options.
Also included in the program is a German language and cultural component. Students will gain insight into German history, culture and language. The region Braunschweig / Wolfenbuettel will lead you back to the Middle Ages. In Berlin, Germany's capital, you will come in touch with the former border line between East and West.
German Excursions and Field Trips:Wolfsburg: Volkswagen Factory Tour and Autostadt
- Berlin: Sight Seeing
- Wolfenbüttel: Town walk and Duke August Library
- Braunschweig: Town walk, Birth place of Carl-Friedrich Gauss
This program is a wonderful chance to be introduced to Germany and its vibrant culture.
Program participants of this study abroad program must be capable of:
| ( X ) Carrying own luggage |
( X) Sharing lodging accommodations |
( X ) Addressing others with respect and dignity. |
| ( X ) Walking 1-2 mile(s) |
( X ) Travelling to/from the U.S. independently (if necessary) |
( X ) Respectfully adapting to local behavioral/social practices (i.e. dress) |
| ( X ) Mounting staircases |
( X ) Attending programmed activities at varying hours
throughout the day. |
( X ) Respectfully adapting to new foods and meal traditions |
| ( X ) Taking care of own health/ medical needs |
( X ) Navigating through a foreign city independently |
( X ) Adhering to rules and safety guidelines. |
| ( X ) Locating own meals (restaurants / shops) |
( X ) Using public transportation resources |
( X ) Adapting to the demands of group travel
(limited independence & “alone time”) |
| ( X ) Communicating issues and concerns to group coordinators |
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