Location of Program	Landau, Germany The University of Landau is located in a beautiful, energized German city where bright stone buildings surround a traditional cobblestone square in the center of the town. The city is surrounded on all sides by vineyards, and the scenery in the countryside is breathtaking, with steep, forested hills and ancient castles. Landau is located near Heidelberg and just 20 minutes from the border with France.
Overseas Address & Contact Person	Professor Dr. Dr. Peter Wagner Universität Koblenz-Landau Im Fort 7 76829 Landau, Germany
Website	http://www.uni-landau.de
Faculty Advisor	Associate Professor of German John Chaimov
Length of Program	Semester or ytear. Most Coe students who study at Landau choose a year-long program, and because the German academic calendar is quite different from the schedule in American institutions, students must plan ahead carefully if they wish to attend for one term.
Description of Program	The University of Landau, one of Germany’s youngest institutions of higher learning, has about 4,000 students. Their largest programs are in teacher education and psychology, but the University offers courses in subjects ranging from German literature to European history to business. Students from Coe who have studied at Landau have been majors in biology, business administration, German, political science, psychology, and public relations. The exchange is designed for Coe students in their junior year.
Language Spoken	A selection of courses within the Humanities are taught in English, but the great majority are in German. Fluency in German is not absolutely essential, but it will bring many advantages to the stay.
Cost of Program	Students pay Coe College tuition
Financial Aid Implications	None
Other Expenses	Board at Landau; passport/visa; travel; health insurance; textbooks; incidental expenses; all other debts incurred during the term or year.
Health Insurance	Health insurance is required for students traveling abroad through Coe College programs. Students subscribe to the German student health-care plan or bring written documentation that their U.S. health insurance will cover them while abroad. Check with your family health insurance plan to see if coverage is available for overseas study. Alternately, students may purchase plans in the U.S. that will cover them while studying abroad. The College carries insurance for Coe’s programs for medical evacuation and repatriation.
Travel to the Program	Travel is the responsibility of the student.
Credit Transfer	Transfer of credit is dependent upon approval by the College Registrar.
Housing Options	Residence hall housing
Board	The student is responsible for meals. Lunch can be purchased inexpensively at the University Mensa (cafeteria).
Prerequisites/Eligibility	Students at Coe must have 2.25 grade point average at the time of application. Students must not be on social probation. Students should be in their junior or senior year of study during the period of off-campus study.
Application Process	The first step is to contact the on-campus advisor for the exchange program In addition, contact the Director of Off-Campus Study for an application for participating in one of Coe’s off-campus exchange programs.
Deadlines	Application for permission to study off campus must be submitted six weeks before the end of the term just prior to the off-campus experience.
Deposit	No deposits are required at Coe College for exchange programs. Arrangements must be made for payment of the tuition bill by the fifteenth of the month prior to departure for the program.
Comments from Former Participants	I really enjoyed meeting people from all over the world. I made friends from Finland, Italy, Spain, Greece, Russia, the Czech Republic, Poland, and, of course, Germany. The exchange students became a type of surrogate family while we were all so far away from home. It was great. And it also gave us a non-threatening environment in which to practice our German skills. My relationships with the other exchange students gave me the confidence I needed to talk to native German speakers, and, in turn, make German friends. All in all, it was a great time, and I would definitely recommend the experience! -- Heidi, Landau 03-04 Living in Landau gave me a great opportunity to integrate into the German society. I coexisted not just with German students but with the whole town. -- Kristi, Landau 03-04 Do you like to swim? In the land of Landau there are two swimming pools: Das Freibad und La Ola. Das Freibad is an outdoor pool with a concession stand, a wading pool, and a grassy knoll, where people sunbathe, play grass volleyball, and philosophize about worldly topics. I believe you can snag a student discount at Das Freibad, assuming you ask for the student discount and present your ID card from Universität Landau. By the way, the word for discount is "Ermäßigung," and one of the many ways to ask for student discounts is "Gibt es Studentenermäßigungen?" I was surprised how many times I asked for student discounts at museums, cultural events, the movies, etc., expecting that student discounts wouldn't be available, and finding out there really were student discounts after all. As for La Ola, it is an indoor pool with saunas and waterslides. The Rathausplatz, the main square in downtonwn Landau, is home to a farmer's market Tuesday and Saturday mornings, a festival celebrating the newly collected wine in mid October, Landau's official New Year's Eve firework display, and the Büro für Tourismus, where you can pick up info ranging from a calendar of events, thus guaranteeing you "cool stuff to do in Landau," to a map of Landau, to even a La Ola brochure itself. Meine Güte! La Ola is open year round and Das Freibad is closed during the winter. Landau has three movie theaters: ATU, Gloria und Uni Kino. ATU is located on Königsstraße, which is the eastside of the Fußgängerzone, the pedestrian area where no cars are allowed. Gloria is on Industrienstraße, north of the main post office in Landau on Ostbahnstraße. ATU and Gloria feature films similar to those shown in the US. On the other hand, Uni Kino is a student organization, which shows movies on campus. Visit the AsTa Büro near die Mensa for further info on Uni Kino or other student organizations. There wasn't an organizational fair similar to the one at Coe to attend, so I went to the next best thing: the Atrium, a common area inside the main campus building where students hang out, wait for the next class, look at information boards containing class announcements, etc. In my opinion, the Atrium walls contain a plethora of information for "cool stuff to do in Landau. Uni Landau also offers intramural sports similar to Coe. A listing of all "Just for Fun" sports is in the Sporthalle and in the Atrium. The phrase "Just for Fun" comes from students saying, "Ich spiele Fußball Just for Fun." As a side note, I can't believe the number of times I didn't know the German word for something, used the English word, and it worked! Thinking of it, perhaps the person just didn't want to hurt my feelings. I learned a lot about how to handle myself in a different culture from paying attention. On a couple of occasions, I walked around in the Fußgängerzone and simply observed. Conversely, some lessons I learned the hard way. For example, I bumped into a professor in the Atrium and asked him, "Hast Du Zeit?" He quickly pulled me aside and told me I should always use "Sie" with a professor until I have been granted access to use "Du." That was one of those " I knew that!" experiences, or as Homer J. Simpson would say, "D'Oh." In case you cross a social or culture taboo, where you really didn't know any better at the time, don't take it personally , learn from the experience, and move on. --Chris, Landau 00-01

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