German Advising Contact Information With Office Hours From Tuesday, October 15 - Tuesday, October 22

You can reach the German advisors through a general email: germanadvising@umich.edu

We have two advisors for German undergraduates:

* Mary Rodena-Krasan (MLB 3128; mkrasan@umich.edu)

Her office hours this week are:

Tuesday, October 22: 2-4:30 p.m.

and by appointment

Mary's Link for Office Hours: https://umich.zoom.us/j/92765512004

* Karl-Georg Federhofer (MLB 3422; kallimz@umich.edu)
My office hours this week are:

Wednesday, October 16: 1-5 p.m.,

Thursday, October 17: 8-12, 1-5, 8-10 p.m.,

Friday, October 18: 9-11:30, 3-5 p.m.,
Monday, October 21: 1-3, 8-10 p.m. (only via Zoom)

Tuesday, October 22: 9:30-12:30, 1-2:30 p.m.,

and by appointment

My Zoom Link for Office Hours: https://umich.zoom.us/j/909147087

It is best to schedule appointments, which you have to do by 4 p.m. on the previous day. You can schedule appointments with us here: https://myadvising.lsa.umich.edu/appointments/offices/GERM

If you would like to get in contact with a peer mentor in our Department, please write to: germanmentors@umich.edu

German Chancellor Fellowship: Tuesday, October 15 (Application Deadline)

Are you a graduate with initial leadership experience? Do you come from Brazil, the People’s Republic of China, India, South Africa, or the USA? Would you like to implement a self-chosen project that supports your career development, is societally relevant and has a lasting public impact? Are you interested in actively participating in an international network of dedicated leaders? Then come to Germany with a German Chancellor Fellowship from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation to take the next step of your career.

The fellowship program is under the patronage of the Federal Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany. Up to 50 German Chancellor Fellowships are awarded.

The German Chancellor Fellowship offers you an opportunity to take the next career step in Germany – irrespective of your field of work.

In order to apply, develop your own project idea and find the host of your choice to mentor you. Once your host has confirmed, you can apply for a fellowship.

The scholarship includes:
* A monthly fellowship of €2,200, €2,500 or €2,700, depending on your qualifications
* A lump sum for the fellow's travel expenses if the costs are not borne by a third party
* An intensive language course before you begin your fellowship and funding for German courses during your fellowship,
* Individual support during your stay in Germany
* Additional financial support, e.g. for accompanying family members, for travel expenses, for full private health insurance or for an additional German language course
* Extensive alumni sponsorship, particularly to help you sustain contact with collaborative partners in Germany during your entire professional career

Send an application, if you:
* Are a university graduate with an international bias from Brazil, China, India, South Africa, or the USA and have already acquired initial leadership experience
* Completed your first degree less than 12 years ago
* Would like to spend a year working on a project you have developed yourself with a host of your choice in Germany
* Can demonstrate that your project will be of social significance and that you have the potential to build future bridges between Germany and your own country
* Work in a sector such as politics, economics, the media, administration, and culture

Website: https://www.humboldt-foundation.de/en/apply/sponsorship-programmes/german-chancellor-fellowship

German Conversation Opportunities: "German Convo on the Go" (Wednesday, October 16, 10-11 a.m., Burton Tower), and "Kreativwerkstatt" (Wednesday, October 16, 3-4 p.m., MLB 3308), and "Schokoladenstunde" (Tuesday, October 22, 2-3 p.m., MLB 3110),

We have three weekly and informal conversation opportunities for all students who want to speak German:

"German Convo on the Go" will meet on Wednesdays at 10 a.m. sharp at Burton Tower for a 1-hour walk and talk with Mary Gell (magell@umich.edu). This event happens 'rain or shine.'

"Kreativwerkstatt:" Chat in German and express yourself creatively. Crafting, coloring, painting, drawing, knitting, sewing, crochet, embroidery, origami? At the weekly German “Kreativwerkstatt,” which takes place on Wednesdays at 3 p.m., you will combine speaking German (any level welcome, beginners included!!) and creatively expressing yourself. You are encouraged to bring your own materials or (ongoing) projects, but we will also provide some materials and prompts each week. If you have questions about "Kreativwerkstatt" please contact Laura Okkema (lokkema@umich.edu) or Iris Zapf-Garcia (iriszaga@umich.edu.)

"Schokoladenstunde," which will not be held during Fall Break, will convene on Tuesdays at 2 p.m. in the German Department Lounge (MLB 3110.) There will be some German chocolate to snack on. Silvia Grzeskowiak (sgrzesko@umich.edu) will bring games, and the hour will be spent chatting and playing games in German (e.g. Tabu.)

Max Kade Events - "Deutschtisch" (Wednesday, October 16, 6-7 p.m., North Quad Dining Hall) and "Kaffeestunde" (Friday, October 18, 5-6 p.m., North Quad 2450 - Edward Said Lounge)

"Deutschtisch" is a weekly event in the North Quad Dining Hall for Max Kade residents and visitors from outside of Max Kade Haus to speak German during a meal. Visitors should look for a table with German/Swiss/Austrian flags and a bunch of students speaking German.

Max Kade "Kaffeestunde" is a weekly opportunity to mingle and unwind "auf Deutsch". It is a place to connect with other Max Kade residents, chat informally in German and participate in activities prepared by facilitators. The "Kaffeestunde" is open to the wider German-speaking community at the University of Michigan.

German students at all levels (101 and up) are welcome at all Max Kade events.

If you have any questions, please ask Viola Tietja (vtietje@umich.edu).

DAAD RISE - Student Presentations: Thursday, October 17, 5-6 p.m., North Quad 2135

Students who completed an internship in Germany through DAAD RISE (Research Internships in Science and Engineering) program will talk about their experiences on Thursday, October 17, 5-6 p.m., North Quad 2135.

Come to learn their experience applying, preparing for their internship and about their time completing their internship in Germany. 10-minute presentations will be held in German, followed by a Q & A session in English.

More information at https://www.daad.de/rise/en/rise-germany/

Translate-A-Thon 2024: Friday, October 18, 5-10 p.m., and Saturday, October 19, 9 a.m. - 10 p.m., Language Resource Center, 1500 North Quad

Whether you are a novice translator, or experienced professional, join the LRC to translate for the community! Take a look at the 2024 projects and learn more about the event from the FAQ.

All languages are welcome - come when you can, stay as long as you want.

Register for Translate-a-thon
View Project Gallery

Website: https://lsa.umich.edu/lrc/translation/translate-a-thon.html

DAAD Info Session & CGIS Study Abroad Fest: Monday, October 21, 3:30-4:30 p.m., Remote

Interested in study abroad, graduate school in Germany, or a chance to intern in Germany as a STEM student? The DAAD (Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst) is a great resource for funding study in Germany and offers various programs and internships.

You are invited to join DAAD Young Ambassador Kai Carter on Monday, October 21, 3:30-4:30 p.m. for a virtual information session to explore DAAD programs and funding opportunities, where you can learn more and pose questions.

Please sign up with this link here to receive a zoom link and reminders: https://forms.gle/7dzYJ61FMQbKomrB8

GCC Czechia & Austria: Jewish Europe - Information Session: Tuesday, October 22, 4-5 p.m., Weiser Hall 255

Want to learn more about GCC Czechia & Austria: Jewish Europe? Attend this session with CGIS Advisor Callie Rouse and GCC Faculty Lead Scott Spector.

Course Description: This 2-credit course is offered in conjunction with the 3-credit course offered in Winter 2025, "The Jewish Heart of Europe." In this study abroad program, students will be able to experience first-hand the evidence of past and present Jewish experience in the cities of Prague and Vienna, with study visit excursions to additional sites in Terezin, Brno, and Eisenstadt. Sites students will visit include city quarters, sites of former Jewish ghettos, assimilated Jewish neighborhoods and homes, cemeteries, theater spaces, coffee houses, memorial sites, concentration camps, and more.

Students must take "Jewish Heart of Europe" in Winter 2025 to do the abroad portion of this program. This is cross-listed as Judaic 318.003/History 328.002/German 303.002. Any version of the course is qualifying.

Learn more about this program on M-Compass: https://mcompass.umich.edu/_portal/tds-program-brochure?programid=12411

Website: https://events.umich.edu/event/127319

German Club - "Stammtisch": Tuesday, October 22, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Michigan League Underground

The German Club will hold its next weekly "Stammtisch" on Tuesday, October 22, 5:30-6:30 p.m.! This event will be held in the basement of the Michigan League.

If you have any questions, please send them to Braidy (braidya@umich.edu).

DAAD - RISE Germany 2025 - Information Session: Wednesday, October 23, 10:30 a.m., Remote

RISE Germany offers summer research internships in Germany for undergraduate students from North America, Great Britain and Ireland. In their internships, students are carefully matched with doctoral students and researchers (only from universities of applied sciences, UAS) – whom they assist and who serve as their mentors. Interns receive a monthly stipend to cover everyday costs. About 300 scholarships are available each year. RISE Germany is supported by the Federal Foreign Office and by many partners.

RISE Germany internships were first offered in 2005 to applicants from the United States and Canada, with the program extended to the United Kingdom in 2009 and Ireland in 2018. Our objective remains to promote student exchange to Germany in the fields of natural science, engineering and life sciences, and to motivate undergraduate students to learn more about Germany’s research landscape and study opportunities.

The information session will be about the new database, the new application form, and the documents needed for your application.

Website: https://www.daad.de/rise/en/rise-germany/

"Have Funding - Will Travel": Wednesday, October 23, 4-6 p.m., Weiser Hall, 10th Floor

On Wednesday, October 23, 4-6 p.m., the International Institute will be hosting "Have Funding - Will Travel" on the 10th Floor of Weiser Hall. This is a funding opportunity expo for all University of Michigan students to explore their options to receive financial assistance via scholarships, grants, etc. to study, intern, and conduct research abroad.

The International Institute would love for you to join the event to table, network with students, or simply provide promotional materials. If you would like to participate in this event, please RSVP by Friday, October 18.

U-M Student RSVP: myumi.ch/EPnG7

Website: https://ii.umich.edu/ii/news-events/all-events.detail.html/124768-21853763.html

Exploring Opportunities with German Universities of Applied Sciences: Wednesday, October 23, 5:30- 7 p.m., Wayne State University Industry Innovation Center 461 Burroughs St., Detroit, MI 48202

Join the Wayne State University Office of International Programs, the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) and the German American Chamber of Commerce of the Midwest – Michigan Office, for a special reception to welcome German higher education leaders visiting North America.

Website: https://i.wayne.edu/view/66ce3dda30b99

Poetry Reading with Zafer Şenocak, 2024 Max Kade Writer-in-Residence: Wednesday, October 23, 6:30-7:30 p.m., Literati Bookstore, 124 E Washington

This will be a bilingual Poetry Reading in Turkish and English from Zafer Şenocak's latest book, First Light (Zephyr Press, 2024)

Zafer Şenocak is a prolific Turkish-German poet, novelist, essayist and public intellectual, who has published more than 30 books over the past 40 years. Born in Turkey, Şenocak moved to Germany as a child, and has lived in Berlin as a freelance writer since 1989. He has written widely on issues of diversity in Germany, migration and exile, the Turkish diaspora, and the small distances and great fears of a globalizing Europe. Historical questions of mixed and broken identities are key to his novels, which utilize nonlinear modes of storytelling to emphasize the fragmented nature of memory. His writing includes poetry and novels in both German and Turkish, and he is a frequent contributor to nationwide German newspapers, like Tageszeitung, Tagesspiegel and Die Welt. Şenocak’s work has been translated into English, Spanish, Italian, French, and Czech.

Şenocak has been a writer in residence at UC Berkeley, M.I.T., Oberlin College, Dartmouth College, and the University of Arizona. He is currently in residence at the University of Michigan during the Fall 2024 term. A volume of his German-language poems appeared in English translation as Door Languages in 2008 (trans. Elizabeth Oehlkers-Wright, Zephyr Press). And his essay collection "Atlas of a Tropical Germany" was edited and translated by Prof. Leslie A. Adelson in 2000 (Nebraska Press). Most recently, his Turkish-language poetry has been translated into English by UM Professor Kristin Dickinson, which appeared in a bilingual edition with Zephyr Press in 2024 under the title First Light.

Şenocak's visit is sponsored by the Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures and the Max Kade Foundation.

Website: https://events.umich.edu/event/127385

'Nosferatu' (Director: F.W. Murnau, 1922): Sunday, October 27, 6 p.m., Michigan Theater

With live accompaniment from Stephen Warner on the historic Barton Organ!

In this highly influential silent horror film from director F. W. Murnau, the mysterious Count Orlok (Max Schreck) summons Thomas Hutter (Gustav von Wangenheim) to his remote Transylvanian castle in the mountains. The eerie Orlok seeks to buy a house near Hutter and his wife, Ellen (Greta Schroeder). After Orlok reveals his vampire nature, Hutter struggles to escape the castle, knowing that Ellen is in grave danger. Meanwhile Orlok's servant, Knock (Alexander Granach), prepares for his master to arrive at his new home.

Website: https://marquee-arts.org/event-page/?showingId=895182&eventId=164928

LSA Study Abroad Scholarships for CGIS Programs (Winter 2025): Wednesday, October 30 (Application Deadline)

An LSA Scholarship supports LSA students who study abroad through a Center for Global and Intercultural Study (CGIS) program. All study abroad scholarships are donor-funded and based on financial need. Scholarship funds can help cover the cost of attendance and travel.

Study Abroad Scholarships range from $1,000 to $10,000. Because program costs vary, Scholarship Coordinators review each application individually. Award amounts are based on specific programs and a student's level of financial need.

Eligibility Requirements:
To be eligible for an LSA Study Abroad Scholarship, a student:
* Must be an undergraduate currently enrolled full-time and pursuing a degree program (or MDDP) in the College of LSA. Seniors are eligible to apply.
* Must be a U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident (i.e. possess a green card).
* Must apply for and receive need-based support through the Office of Financial Aid.
* Must have a current FAFSA and CSS profile on file with the Office of Financial Aid (OFA) and must renew their FAFSA annually.
* Must be participating in an LSA Study Abroad Program through the Center for Global and Intercultural Study (CGIS) and be listed on their program term's roster.
* Must complete a minimum of 67% of all credit hours each semester. If students do not successfully complete these requirements, their scholarship will be retroactively canceled, and it will impact their eligibility to receive scholarship support in the future.

Website: https://lsa.umich.edu/scholarships/current-students/study-abroad-scholarship.html

Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange for Young Professionals (CBYX) 2025/2026: Friday, November 1 (Application Deadline)

The Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange for Young Professionals (CBYX) is a fellowship funded by the German Bundestag and U.S. Department of State, that annually provides 75 American and 75 German young professionals, between the ages of 18-24, the opportunity to spend one year in each other’s countries, studying, interning, and living with hosts on a cultural immersion program. Three of our University of Michigan graduates in April 2024 won this fellowship for 2024/2025.

The program consists of three phases:
* Two months of intensive German language training
* One semester of classes in one’s academic or career field at a university, technical or professional school
* Three-month internships in one’s career field

CBYX is open to candidates in all career fields who are interested in a year of academic, professional, and cultural exchange.

Benefits:
* Round-trip international airfare
* Language school costs for two months of intensive German language study
* Tuition costs for four months of study
* Housing costs for host family, apartment, or dormitory during the pre-internship phases
* Monthly stipend to cover basic costs of living
* Program-related travel within Germany
* Health insurance in Germany

Note: program funding during the internship depends on earnings.

Website: https://culturalvistas.org/programs/abroad/congress-bundestag-youth-exchange-young-professionals/

Weiser Center for Europe and Eurasia Roundtable - Europe's Polarized Landscape: Discussion on European Elections: Monday, November 11, 5:30-7 p.m., Weiser Hall, Room 1010

University of Michigan faculty will discuss the results of elections in France, Italy, Germany, UK, and their implications.

Joshua Cole is professor of History at the University of Michigan, where he’s been teaching since 2004. His research and teaching deal primarily with the social and cultural history of France in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, and he’s published work on gender and the history of the population sciences, colonial violence, and the politics of memory in France, Algeria, and Germany.

Scott Greer is professor of Health Management and Policy, Global Public Health, and Political Science at the University of Michigan. He researches the ways in which political systems operate and shape health policy decisions. He has done extensive research on a variety of topics including COVID-19 policy response, health governance, strategic purchasing in health care, the politics of public health and disaster response, federalism, science policy, and European integration. He conducts research on the European Union, United Kingdom, and the United States in particular.

Johannes von Moltke is the Rudolf Arnheim Professor of Film, TV, and Media and German Studies at the University of Michigan. His published work addresses topics in German film and cultural studies, critical theory, and film theory, and it has been supported by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, the German Academic Exchange Service, the Berlin Program in Advanced German and European Studies, and the American Academy in Berlin, among others. A Past President of the German Studies Association, von Moltke currently serves as the Interim Director of the International Institute.

Giulia Riccò is assistant professor of Italian. Her book, New World Italians: The Invention of a Brazilian Identity, traces the discursive production of a modern, racialized Italian identity in São Paulo, Brazil. She is the co-editor of the 2020 Radical History Review issue dedicated to Fascism and Anti-Fascism since 1945. In 2021, Giulia received the Italian Scientists and Scholars of North America Foundation (ISSNAF) inaugural award for innovation in the study of Italian culture.


Website: https://events.umich.edu/event/123649

Hänsel und Gretel: Thursday-Saturday, November 14-16, 8 p.m., and Sunday, November 17, 2 p.m., Power Center for the Performing Arts

A charming fairy-tale opera with a folk-inspired score, Hänsel und Gretel – by German composer Engelbert Humperdinck, with a libretto by his sister, Adelheid Wette – has been loved by audiences of all ages since its first performance in 1893. In a familiar tale that softens some of the Brothers Grimm’s darker elements, Hänsel and Gretel are sent into the forest by their frustrated mother to hunt for strawberries and stay out of trouble.

Alas, trouble is inevitable when they come upon a mysterious gingerbread house with a frightening witch inside. The witch captures the children, threatening to fatten up Hänsel and use him to make gingerbread. The clever children must keep their wits about them to avoid a fiery fate.

* Composed by Engelbert Humperdinck; libretto by Adelheid Wette
* Based on the fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm
* Sung in German
* Conducted by Kirk Severtson
* Stage direction by Gregory Keller
* Performed with the University Symphony Orchestra

Discount of 10% off ticket price when you purchase 4 or more tickets.

Website: https://events.umich.edu/event/122608

Berliner Philharmoniker: Saturday, November 23, 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, November 24, 4 p.m., Hill Auditorium

The Berliner Philharmoniker returns to Hill Auditorium the weekend before Thanksgiving for two concerts. In the first of two concerts, violinist and recent Avery Fisher Prize awardee Hilary Hahn makes her first Ann Arbor appearance in two decades, performing Korngold’s heart-tugging violin concerto. Also on the program: Rachmaninoff’s first orchestral masterpiece, Isle of the Dead, and Dvořák’s dramatic Symphony No. 7, which the London journal Athenaeum declared at its 1885 premiere “not only entirely worthy of his reputation, but one of the greatest works of its class produced in the present generation.”

Program (Saturday):
* Sergei Rachmaninoff Isle of the Dead, Op. 29
* Erich Korngold Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35
* Antonín Dvořák Symphony No. 7 in d minor, Op. 70

Website: https://events.umich.edu/event/121959

Listening to conductor Kirill Petrenko’s interpretation of Bruckner’s Symphony No. 5 with the Berliner Philharmoniker promises to be a truly special experience. As The New York Times said of their first American tour together, which was also presented by UMS at Hill Auditorium in 2022, “Even at the very top of the [orchestral] field, playing this spectacular — this virtuosic, colorful, confident, unified, and committed — is vanishingly rare.”

For this limited tour, the orchestra performs Bruckner’s monumental Symphony No. 5, which explores themes of struggle, redemption, and spiritual transcendence, with rich brass chorales in the final movement. Composed in 1876, just a few years before UMS’s very first concert, the work has never been performed on a UMS program — nor did the composer himself ever hear it performed.

Program (Sunday):
* Anton Bruckner Symphony No. 5 in B-flat Major

Website: https://events.umich.edu/event/121961

DAAD - RISE Germany 2025: Saturday, November 30 (Application Deadline)

RISE stands for Research Internships in Science and Engineering. RISE Germany offers undergraduate students from North American, British and Irish universities the opportunity to complete a summer research internship at top German universities and research institutions. RISE Germany is funded by the German Federal Foreign Office.

* Students are matched with a host university or institute according to their area of interest (biology, chemistry, physics, earth sciences, engineering, or a closely related field)
* DAAD provides students a monthly stipend for three months to help cover living expenses
* Host universities, universities of applied sciences (UAS) and institutes provide housing assistance and match students with Ph.D. student mentors or researchers (only UAS)
* German language is not required and the working language will be in English

Website: https://www.daad.de/rise/en/rise-germany/
Application Website: https://www.daad.de/rise/en/rise-germany/find-an-internship/application-portal/

Academic Year in Freiburg 2025-2026: Sunday, December 1 (Early Application Deadline)

The best way to get to know Germany really well is to live there for an extended time.

By studying in Freiburg for a year, you can practically earn all credits required for a German major and may possibly get distribution credits and credits towards a second major; and you will live in one of the most attractive and desired places in Germany. This program is open to all University of Michigan undergraduate students.

Eligibility:
* Minimum 3.0 GPA
* Good academic standing
* Sophomore, Junior, or Senior standing by Fall 2025
* Completion of German 232 or equivalent prior to September 2025

Tuition for this year-long program is covered by a program fee (currently $7,700/term), and students receive University of Michigan in-residence credit for the courses they take during the Academic Year in Freiburg. Students will not pay University of Michigan tuition during the year abroad. Additional costs include travel, room, and board. The latter two are considerably cheaper than housing in Ann Arbor is. You will live in a single in a student dorm in Freiburg.

Students remain eligible for financial aid. In addition, the German Department will reduce the program fee for all applicants by up to $1,000 this year. Further funding opportunities are available from the department as well; to inquire, please contact germandept@umich.edu.

For more information, see the AYF website at https://www.ayf.uni-freiburg.de/

You can find out more on Instagram.

Here is the link to the application website from CGIS (Center for Global and Intercultural Study): https://mcompass.umich.edu/_portal/tds-program-brochure?programid=10247

Max Kade German Residence 2025-2026: Friday, December 6 (Application Deadline)

Max Kade Haus, the German Language Learning Residence located in North Quad, is accepting applications for the academic year 2025-26. To learn more about the program, requirements, and application process, visit:
https://lsa.umich.edu/german/undergraduate-students/max-kade-german-residence/how-to-apply.html

If you have any questions, feel free to email maxkade@umich.edu.