A Vision for the Future of
International Career Development

Students from Germany
Welcome to Detroit!

Technology
is changing how we work and learn.

Productivity in Education
requires mobility, flexibility, and easy accessibility.

New Learning Environments
are needed to sustain global workforce needs of the future.

A new German Bridge
is being built to connect global educational and workforce communities in the 21st century.

As new communities of global learners emerge in the 21st century, the pace of re-skilling and training in new competencies will increase. Continuing educational support will become a natural extension of higher education. The ability to assimilate both knowledge and experience rapidly will become the signature of personal, employee, and organizational success. Technology will not replace traditional education, but rather enhance its distribution.

As an incubator for innovative solutions to International Career Development (ICD), German Bridge aspires to become Michigan's showcase for experimentation with new technologies and their application to global workforce education needs:

- competency-based assessment of German language abilities
- intercultural skills assessment and simulation training
- a self-paced, personalized learning network for HR development
- customizable testing and qualification standards

Technology will never replace person-to-person contact, interaction, or the longlasting personal relationships which develop from them. (Nor would we want it to!)

But technology can better assist us all as we prepare for cross-cultural encounters and the many opportunities they hold to construct productive models of international cooperation, partnership, and understanding.

To discuss how you can help with the development of German Bridge ICD Solutions, contact Prof. Mark Ferguson (email: mark.ferguson@wayne.edu).

About German Bridge

German Bridge in Munich

Transatlantic Partners

Become a Partner

Services & Training

Int'l Career Development

German Bridge is an
initiative of the
College of Liberal Arts,
Lawrence A. Scaff, Dean
Tel (313) 577-2514

Wayne State University
Detroit, Michigan

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For more information:

In the US, contact:

Mark Ferguson, Ph.D.
Pres. German Bridge
Wayne State University
385 Manoogian Hall
Detroit MI 48202

Tel (313) 577-4605
Fax (313) 577-3266

email:
mark.ferguson@wayne.edu

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In Germany, contact:

Hans-Peter Söder, Ph.D.
Pres. German Bridge, Ref. II
Junior Year in Munich
an der Universität München
Richard Wagner Str. 27
80333 Munich, Germany

Tel (089) 52 35 08 33
Fax (089) 52 30 26 38

email:
Hans.Soeder@
lrz.uni-muenchen.de

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This website is designed and maintained by
Prof. Mark Ferguson.

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