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Honors
Program for the Study of European Ideas · Guest
Speakers & ·Special Events · European
City Seminars · Alumni
Career Placement
What
makes JYM unique?
JYM
— a Distinguished Tradition
Students
who study abroad in Germany with JYM become part of a distinguished
tradition. Not only did the junior year abroad movement in Germany
begin with JYM, but with the re-opening of JYM by Wayne State University
in 1953, JYM became the first
junior year abroad program in postwar Germany. 3500
students from 500 US colleges and universities have studied abroad
in Munich since 1953 with JYM —
America's oldest study abroad program in
Germany.
"I've
had another study abroad experience that I really enjoyed, but
JYM is unique because it was a program that was designed a long
time ago and the spirit of the program is different than what
other study abroad programs offer." (Maria,
The George Washington University)
Our
Mission — What's yours?
JYM
continues to expand upon
and enhance a singular mission: to integrate US undergraduate students
with studies in their major at a German university. Unlike
most study abroad options today, JYM students are enrolled as students
at a
German university, and
are not limited to courses offered by the program. JYM
students
have access to the full curriculum at LMU
Munich appropriate to their German language abilities and class
ranking, and yet they may design their study abroad experience according
to the goals they themselves want to achieve.
Whatever
it is you could want to do here, JYM will find a way to make it
possible." (Matt, University
of Pennsylvania)
JYM
— Not a "Factory Program"
Because
we have
a clearly defined mission focusing on one country, and are not a
so-called "program provider" that sends thousands of students
to all corners of the world, we are able to offer exceptional personal
service and support — from the moment students first inquire
about the program to long after they have returned to the States.
With JYM, students and their parents have only one
number to call, with someone at the end of the line with a name
and voice you will recognize who answers your call.
"I
loved the fact that JYM was not a 'factory program.' JYM really
cares about the students and provides amazing opportunities —
Berlin Seminar, internships, hiking in the Alps, adventures in
Budapest, etc. I truly believe JYM is the BEST study abroad program
in Germany." (Megan,
Kenyon College)
When
HP is not a Printer
The
reputation of a study abroad program rests upon the shoulders of
its resident director. JYM's resident director is Prof.
Hans-Peter Söder (aka Herr Söder or HP), holds a Ph.D.
in German Intellectual History from Cornell University. An active
scholar of German philosophy, whose publications range from Nietzsche
to Postmodernity and the state of the German university, Prof. Söder
has unrivaled academic credentials to individually challenge, assist
and mentor students as they forge their own way through the study
abroad experience. (Plus he's got a great sense of humor, and
lots of old bikes! By the way, the program
director was a JY student.)
Honors
Program for the Study of European Ideas
JYM can be equally challenging and rewarding enough for many. But
for those who wish to go above and beyond, we offer the Honors
Program for the Study of European Ideas. Recent students have
been selected for internships at the German Bundestag, or invited
to participate in the Young Professionals Program sponsored by the
Aspen Institute Berlin.
European
City Seminars
"Ich lerne sehen" is the recurring theme of Rilke's
novel about a young poet in Paris, and the conceptual framework
for JYM's optional European
City Seminars. More than travel tours, these seminars to such
places as Berlin, Budapest, Ljubljana, Prague, Vienna, Weimar and
beyond, provoke inquiry into Europe as an opened book that needs
to be not only seen, but also understood.
Affordable
Study Abroad — Why pay more for less?
JYM is a self-financing program at
Wayne State University; we don't use our program fees to subsidize
other programs around the world. This allows us to operate the program
at cost, and offer you a study abroad experience that is thousands
less than other study abroad programs in Germany. Unless
you have money to burn, why pay more for less?
Scholarships
You'd be hard-pressed to find a study abroad program in Germany
that distributes $50,000
in scholarship awards annually. But we do - thanks to alumni and
friends of JYM who believe that study abroad should be an
affordable opportunity for everyone.
JYM
has gone far beyond its origins in the junior year abroad tradition.
At
a time when more and more students wish to add study abroad experience
to their resumes, we want you to view study abroad as part of a
continuum of experiences, rather than as a singular episodic adventure.
Today
we especially encourage our students to view their JYM experience
within the larger context of sustaining productive German-American
relations. To this end, we
have introduced a progressive series of programs that take place
before, during, and well beyond our students' participation in the
program to
nurture the next generation of transatlantic leaders, colleagues
and team-workers.
JYM's
holistic approach to education abroad is unique. No other program
has introduced initiatives that . . .
·
reward talented first year college students of German with
our Munich Summer
Fellows Program
· challenge high-achiever students on JYM with
our Honors Program for the Study of European Ideas
· mentor graduates of JYM during their senior year
with post-JYM fellowship proposals
· and assist alumni with career opportunities through
our own JYM Job Board so that they can build upon their JYM experience
after graduation.
Networking
with Leadership
Our guest visitor and special events programs allow students to
meet people with leadership responsibilities from the public and
private sectors on both sides of the Atlantic, including internationally
known poets, scholars, and musicians.
Alumni
Job Placement
JYM has a stellar record of placing alumni in jobs that require
German language proficiency and meaningful overseas experience.
JYM is the only study abroad program that posts current job openings
for its alumni through our JYM
Job Board.
Graduate
School and Fellowships
JYM has an outstanding record of supporting alumni with their applications
to graduate school or with their proposals for post-JYM
fellowships. Many students return to Germany soon after JYM
with the Lauder Institute of Management and International Studies
(Wharton School of Business), or as recipients of prestigious awards
such as the German Chancellor Scholarship or Fulbright Fellowships.
Distinguished
Alumni
Great careers begin somewhere, and many had their
start in Munich with JYM:
·
professors at the University of California-Berkeley, University
of Pennsylvania, Columbia University, Yale University and many more
· chairmen, vice-presidents, CEOs and CFOs of major
corporations such as Random House, Inc. and the Wm. Wrigley Jr.
Company, or entrepreneurs who founded their own businesses, e.g.
European Computer Telecoms AG
· graduates of top-ranked law, medical, and business
schools such as Georgetown, Harvard, or the University of Pennsylvania's
Wharton School
· successful authors, including
the best-selling novelist Jonathan
Franzen (JYM 1979-80).
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