Business

The Business in Berlin program includes two guest lectures on topics such as:

• Industry 4.0 and the Internet of Things
• Berlin's Startup Ecosystem
• Urban Mobility Solutions
• Energy, Sustainability, and Mobility
• The German Automotive Industry Past and Present

Every CIEE Faculty-Led & Custom program is a unique combination of high-quality academics and co-curricular activities and excursions that offer real-world experiences to enhance classroom learning. Here are just a few of the possibilities for co-curricular activities and excursions in Berlin:

• Betahaus Tour: Betahaus is a co-working community where students can witness the open exchange of knowledge, ideas, and inspiration and sit in on startup pitches.
• Berlin Wall Memorial Tour: The fall of the Berlin Wall is the most remarkable event in recent German history. Visit the Berlin Wall Memorial at Bernauer Straße and learn about the division and reunification of Berlin and Germany.
• The German Tech Entrepreneurship Center: Visit the campus of GTEC where entrepreneurship is promoted on a global scale through a diverse set of education programs, innovation awards, talks, workshops, industry meetups and networking.
• Visit the EUREF campus, which serves as a home base for companies working in energy, sustainability and mobility including major international companies such as Cisco, Schneider Electric and Deutsche Bahn, in addition to numerous start-ups.
• Bicicli Site Visit: Founded by two scientist/professors, Bicicli's goal is to re-introduce the bicycle as the ultimate urban mobility solution.
• Stone Brewing Tour: Founded by Greg Koch and Steve Wagner in 1996 in San Diego, Stone Brewing opened this Berlin brewery in September 2016. It recently won the Bier, Bars and Brauer Awards for Best Beer Gastronomy in Germany.
• Waste Processing Plant: Visit a waste processing facility that has been defining and redefining what Berlin does with what Berliners throw away. A tour of the facility follows the various steps involved in this multi-faceted process.
• Day Trip to Wolfsburg: Located on the river Aller, Wolfsburg is the home to Volkswagen A.G. Headquarters (the world's biggest automotive plant) and the Autostadt where participants will learn about the success of the automotive industry in Germany.
• Overnight Excursion to Dresden: The 800-year-old city, bombed in World War Two and subsequently rebuilt, is a major economic and cultural center of Eastern Germany. From the Baroque architecture of the inner city to Volkswagen's electric vehicle production facility, there is much to explore in Saxony's capital.