Greetings everyone!
My name is Mei Wilson. I am currently a junior at Linfield University studying accounting and international business. I will be embarking on a new academic journey in Nürtingen, Germany at Nürtingen-Geislingen University, NGU or HFWU, as they refer to it, Hochschule Für Wirtschaft und Umwelt Nürtingen-Geislingen. It did confuse me when I first started the process of applying and registering, as they very rarely refer to it as NGU like we do at Linfield, preferring the latter name, which after some light research, translates to Nürtingen-Geislingen University of Applied Sciences for Economy and Environment, which makes sense. There are two campuses, one in Nürtingen and the other in Geislingen. Each campus has its focus of study. The Nürtingen campus concentrates predominantly on economics and business with a particular emphasis on sustainability and the Geislingen campus delves more into humanities.
In my two years at Linfield so far, I have focused on the business core and accounting requirements, and this is the first step in working towards my international business degree. I am excited to look into some of the courses that I have already done at Lindfield with a different perspective. I tried to pick classes that would, not only help with my degree requirements but also help me gain that additional outlook. The specific courses that the university offers for exchange students are a bit more restricted in their options than the ones offered to their students, but they do have a good range of subjects including:
- Accounting and Finance
- Management, Innovation, and Sustainability
- Marketing
- Economics
- International Business and Management
- German Society and Culture
- Business English
- Landscape Architecture
- Real Estate Management
Within those subjects, I was able to select what I hope are interesting courses. Two of them are subjects that I have already completed at Linfield and the other two are ones that a brand new to me. Applied International Economics and Marketing and Sustainability are the classes that I have some familiarity with, but they both have aspects that I have not studied specifically the international and sustainability aspects. The other courses, Cross-Cultural Experience and Strategic Management in an International Context, are going to be new and interesting.
I cannot wait to embark on my trip, and I look forward to what new experience it will bring!