Germanic Studies -- Library/Reference -- Yiddish -- History/Politics -- Media -- Arts -- Visiting -- German
VISITING THE GERMAN SPEAKING COUNTRIES
The Deutschland-Portal is the central, non-commercial access to Germany on the Internet. It provides commented link lists in six languages and bundles the German Web offers of high-quality Internet portal.
swissworld.org is the official information portal of Switzerland.
The DAAD (Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst) provides information for everyone interested in studying, doing research or getting to know life in Germany.
The Deutsche Bildungsserver informs in-depth about the German education system and provides links to all German universities. (German)
The German Way & More informs about Culture and Travel in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
Travel and tourism in Germany
The German Consulate General in Chicago
AboutGermany.org offers an illustrated tourist guide, travel guide and culture guide to Austria.
German National Tourist Office _*_ City Maps _*_ Trains _*_ Youth Hostels _*_ Bed&Breakfast
Cities: Berlin _*_ Dresden _*_ Hamburg _*_ Frankfurt am Main _*_ Köln/Cologne _*_ Leipzig _*_ München/Munich
Other destinations: Black Forest _*_ Neuschwanstein _*_ Heidelberg_*_ Rhine _*_ Baltic Sea _*_ Bavaria
Travel and tourism in Austria
The Austrian Consulate General in Chicago
AboutAustria.org offers an illustrated tourist guide, travel guide and culture guide to Austria.
Austrian National Tourist Office _*_ Maps _*_ Trains _*_ Youth Hostels _*_ Bed&Breakfast
Cities: Graz _*_ Innsbruck _*_ Linz _*_ Salzburg _*_ Wien/Vienna
Other destinations: Tyrol _*_ Wolfgangssee _*_ Großglockner
Travel and tourism in Switzerland
The Swiss Consulate General in Chicago
Swiss National Tourist Office _*_ Maps _*_ Trains _*_ Youth Hostels _*_ Bed&Breakfast
Cities: Basel _*_ Bern/Berne _*_ Genève/Geneva _*_ Lausanne _*_ Zürich/Zurich
Other destinations: Zermatt/Matterhorn _*_ St. Moritz _*_ Maienfeld, the Heidi village _*_ Lake Lucerne _
Exchange Programs and Fellowships
The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) offers awards to highly qualified undergraduate students for study abroad and university language or summer courses in the Federal Republic of Germany.
The Freie Universität Berlin International Summer University (FUBiS) is an intensive summer program that seeks to bring together students from all over the world to promote international education and cross-cultural understanding.
The International Parliamentary Scholarship (IPS) provides the opportunity to spend three-and-a-half-month as an intern in the office of a Member of the German House of Representatives.
The Gillman International Scholarship Program offers grants for U.S. citizen undergraduate students of limited financial means to pursue academic studies abroad.
The USA-Interns Program, a German-American internship exchange program that finds 8-12 week (up to 6 months) internships for students at American and German universities in the respective host country.
The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation offers a variety of fellowships, primarily to scholars, scientists and prospective leaders.
The Researcher's Mobility Portal Germany offers information about career opportunities and relevant information and assistance for scholars and scientists.
The Institute of International Education, an independent non-profit education and training organization, administers over 200 programs serving more than 20,000 individuals each year.
The National Registration Center for Study Abroad (NRCSA) provides information on programs in 30 countries, including class offerings, fees, dates, and academic credit.
The College Consortium for International Studies (CCIS) sponsors more than eighty study abroad programs
StudyAbroad.com offers a directory of study abroad programs, summer study abroad, internship, service learning and volunteer abroad programs and intensive language programs