Open AccessA Report on Germany as a Study Abroad Destination for U.S. Students in STEM Disciplines
Author(s) -
David Comp
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
frontiers
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2380-8144
pISSN - 1085-4568
DOI - 10.36366/frontiers.v19i1.281
Subject(s) - german , study abroad , order (exchange) , higher education , political science , colonialism , mathematics education , library science , sociology , pedagogy , psychology , history , law , computer science , archaeology , finance , economics
This paper is an attempt to map patterns of study abroad in Germany by American students in the Scientific, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) fields and to learn what, if anything, Germany is doing to attract these students to its universities and research institutions. The history of American students studying in Europe, from colonial times to the present day, is studied and details on Germany’s place in this academic activity during this history is examined. Also, the academic trends in the STEM fields in both the United States and German higher education systems is reviewed in order to better understand the international educational opportunities for American students to study these disciplines abroad in Germany.