1. Automotive Engineering Summer Germany 2019 (AESG)

2. Do you know Darmstadt?
Home of one of Germanys Top 3 Universitys in Mechanical Engineering
Close to Germany‘s biggest Airport
20 minutes from Germany‘s financial capitol

3. Exchange Program For whom ? When What is it about ?
Undergraduate students
Seniors: Junior completed before arriving in Germany
Graduate students
When
During US summer term 2019
Starts end of May
11 weeks long
What is it about ?
3 automotive related classes will be offered
In total 6 US credit points (12 ECTS) can be achieved ( 3 hrs MechSE Elective and 3 credits ME 497)
Credits can be fully transferred to your home university
Something special ?
No German language skills requirements. Whole program will be in English

4. Time Schedule 2019 Weekends are free! (e.g. for traveling)
Orientation
Trends in Automotive Engineering
Automotive Engineering Lab
Advanced Design Project
1 Week
7 Weeks
3 Weeks
May 20th
Aug. 2nd
Weekends are free! (e.g. for traveling)

5. Classes Trends in Automotive Engineering
Gain knowledge in different fields of automotive engineering
Lectures about current research and cutting edge technology
Wheeled mobile driving simulator
Brake development
Measuring vehicle dynamics
Automated Driving
Motorcyle research

6. Classes Advanced Design Project Group project
Developing of components for DART’s new race car or aDDa’s automated S-Class

7. Classes Automotive Engineering Lab Real driving experiments
Put theoretical knowledge into practice
4 experiments which are completely conducted by students
Drive on an closed air field

8. All credits can be transferred to you home university
Classes
Class Overview
Course Title
Type
Days
US CP
Level
Exam
Trends in Automotive Engineering
Lecture
W, F 2
Graduate
written exam
Advanced Design Project
Lecture & Lab
M to F
report & presentation
Automotive Engineering Lab*
* Mixed groups with german and international students
All credits can be transferred to you home university

9. Motivation Why to participate? We offer…
Studying automotive technology in Germany, where the automobile was born and many premium cars and their manufacturing processes are developed
Studying at one of Germany‘s best universities for mechanical engineering
Boost your career
AESG
Internship
PhD Candidate

10. Motivation Why to participate? and furthermore… Global experience
Opportunity to travel within Europe
Rome, Paris, London, Amsterdam etc. in less than 1,5 h by plane
More free time during the following semesters or just your studies
Nearly no additional costs, program fee ~ 500 €
Includes public transportation in and trips: Last year 3-days to Munich, 1-day to Heidelberg
No speed limit on the Autobahn / Highway

11. Traveling in Germany
Darmstadt
Heidelberg
Berlin

12. www.fzd.tu-darmstadt.de/aesg Information Information about classes
Timm Ruppert TU-Darmstadt
Information about Application
Application Deadline Feb. 15, 2019
Apply
Chelsey Watts
Global Education Office
Karen Thomas
Study Abroad Office
Meredith Blumthal
IPENG

13. See you in Germany!