Program Structure 2009

Myrtle Beach meets Remagen

Sixteen students of Coastal Carolina University accompanied by Prof. Dr. Mark Mitchell (Chair, Dept. of Management, Marketing and Law at CCU) visited the Rhineland in May. Through their cooperation with the students of Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg and RheinAhrCampus Remagen, they had excellent opportunities of finding out about academic life and social activities offered at German universities. The German students involved also enjoyed the joint seminar work and the case studies as they were confronfronted with different approaches to familiar problems as well as interesting information about cultural differences.

The topic of this year's teaching modules , "International Business: Challenges, Insights and Comparisons", was explored by means of various seminar sessions, talks and excursions. In addition to academic coursework, social activities such as sports events, an interactive rally of Bonn, the former capital of Germany, and a barbecue on the banks of the river Rhine, helped to foster strong relationships.

Remagen meets Myrtle Beach

The German participants of this year's summer school program were actively involved in preparing many of the activities offered during the first part of the summer school program. After the initial pre-departure meetings, contacts with CCU students arranged through various videoconferences, email communications and chat sessions. Through a buddy assignment, students took an active part in integrating the CCU students on campus and welcoming them to RheinAhrCampus and HS Bonn-Rhein-Sieg. This way, they prepared for their own stay at Coastal Carolina Univerity in August/September.