Welcome Dear Summer School Students,
First of all, we would like to warmly welcome you to Stuttgart and especially to the University of Hohenheim. We are very happy to have you here and look very much forward to an intensive and inspiring experience.
In our Summer School, a small group of students will meet with experts in corporate finance, entrepreneurship, venture capital, innovation theory and management as well as risk management and econometrics. We offer you a three and a half weeks comprehensive learning experience and deliver insights into economics, management and financing of innovations and the link of the respective concepts to entrepreneurial behavior and the creation and financing of innovative new companies. You will find a stimulating combination of academic education and practical experience to connect you with the thriving industry and culture in the region:
High-quality teaching by renowned professors from the University of
Hohenheim.
Attractive industry program which offers insights into the management and
structure of globally active companies as well as start-up companies located in
the region, for instance, Daimler (Mercedes-Benz), Porsche, BioRN Cluster
Management GmbH, European Patent Office, Stuttgart Stock Exchange,
Simpleshow, Startup Campus Stuttgart and the Ministry of Finance and
Economics of the Federal State Baden-Württemberg.
An exciting cultural and leisure program including visits to Heidelberg, Munich
and the medieval city Tübingen.
We hope you will enjoy your stay here at Hohenheim. And of course, we also hope that you will become a friend and future ambassador of our University!
Kind regards,
Prof. Dr. Dirk Hachmeister Jan Heidemanns Dean, Faculty of Business, Economics International Office, Faculty of Business and Social Sciences Economics and Social Sciences
Summer School – Program
Lectures in Hohenheim Industry Program Culture Program
CW 26: June 30th – July 3rd, 2016
CW 27: July 4th – 10th, 2016
CW 28: July 11th – 17th, 2016
MON 27.6. TUES 28.6. WED 29.6. THURS 30.6. FRI 1.7. SAT 2.7. SUN 3.7.
09:00 10:30
Arrival Day
Pyka
(HS 34) An Introduction into Innovation
Economics
11:00 12:30
13:30 15:00
Arrival Day
Welcome / Introduction
(Green Hall)
DIES ACADEMICUS
15:30 17:00
MON 4.7. TUES 5.7. WED 6.7. THURS 7.7. FRI 8.7. SAT 09.7. SUN 10.7.
09:00 10:30
Hopp
(Green Hall) An Introduction
into Entrepreneur-ship Research
Lampenius
(S 07) Risk
Management using Monte
Carlo Simulation
Jung
(PC Room 3) Econometrics of Innovation
Schiller
(Room 123) Risk
Perception, Risk Taking
and Risk Aversion
European Patent Office
(Munich)
Munich
11:00 12:30
13:30 15:00
Tykvová
(Green Hall) An Introduction
into Entrepreneurial
Finance
simpleshow Daimler
Virtual Reality Center
Gehde-Trapp
(HS 7) R&D in
Financial Institutions and
Markets
European Patent Office
(Munich)
Munich
15:30 17:00
MON 11.7. TUES 12.7. WED 13.7. THURS 14.7. FRI 15.7. SAT 16.7. SUN 17.7
09:00 10:30
Gerybadze
(Green Hall) Innovation
Management and New Product
Development
Gerybadze
(Aula) Innovation Policy in Germany
Burghof
(Blue Hall) Early-stage
Finance, State Subsidies and
Financial Markets
Stuttgart Stock
Exchange
Prettner
(Aula) Modeling
Innovation-based
Economic Growth
Tübingen
11:00 12:30
13:30 15:00
Hachmeister
(Aula) Entrepreneurial
Firms’ Valuation
Ministry of Finance and Economics
Stuttgart Stock
Exchange
Startup Campus Stuttgart
Tübingen
15:30 17:00
CW 29: July 18th – 22nd, 2015
Exams Procedure
Students who have successfully completed the summer school will be awarded 9 ECTS. Students need to write an essay on one of the following questions: 1. Entrepreneurship (Prof. Kuckertz): Imagine after finishing your studies you decide to start-up an innovative venture. How would you approach this process? 2. Finance (Prof. Tykvová): By which means does a venture capitalist evaluate the cash need of an entrepreneurial company? 3. Risk and Risk Management (Prof. Schiller): Based on the study Caliendo et al. (2009), how does risk aversion affect the decision to become an entrepreneur? How important is the prior situation of the considered people (regular employment or unemployment)? What are the main results and important methodological shortcomings of the study? (The study will be published on ILIAS.) 4. Innovation Management (Prof. Gerybadze): What are the most appropriate methods for measuring innovation activities and innovation performance? What are the particular strengths of the German innovation system? How strong are German business firms in terms of innovation performance? The essay should consist of 3-5 pages. At the end of the summer school (latest Wednesday, 20th July, 9 a.m.) students need to hand in their essay (pdf-file) via email to [email protected]. Grading will be based on the German grading system: 1,0 | 1,3 very good 1,7 | 2,0 | 2,3 good 2,7 | 3,0 | 3,3 satisfactory 3,7 | 4.0 pass 5,0 fail
MON 18.7. TUES 19.7. WED 20.7. THURS 21.7. FRI 22.7. SAT 23.7. SUN 24.7
09:00 10:30
Tümmers
(Aula) Innovation
Management, R&D Policy,
European R&D Policy
Porsche Museum
BioRN
Departure Day
11:00 12:30
13:30 15:00 Kuckertz
(Aula) New Venture
Creation
Porsche Factory Visit
Heidelberg Departure Day
15:30 17:00
Closing
ceremony
SCHEDULE
Wednesday, 29 June 2016 Arrival day: We will pick you up from Stuttgart airport/train station and bring you to the Student Hotel. Accommodation: Internationales Studentenhotel (International Student Hotel) Neckarstraße 172 70190 Stuttgart
Emergency Number:
+49 (0)176 54435152 (Jan Heidemanns)
Thursday, 30 June 2016
11:00 Transfer to the University of Hohenheim by metro: Meeting point in front of the Student Hotel, Neckarstr. 172 12:00 Lunch in the University Canteen 13:00 Campus Tour 14:30 – 15:30 Official Welcome (Green Hall) Address of Welcome by the Dean Prof. Dr. Dirk Hachmeister Introduction Summer School Program Prof. Dr. Tereza Tykvová Organizational Remarks Jan Heidemanns 16:00 Get-together at Café Denkbar (on Campus)
UEFA European Football Championship 21:00 Quarter-final _________________ : _________________
Friday, 1 July 2016 09:00 Lecture: An Introduction into Innovation Economics (HS 34) Prof. Dr. Andreas Pyka Innovation economics will introduce the summer school students into
the broad field of modern innovation economics. Innovation economics has gained momentum since the 1990s as an autonomous field in economics qualified by the increasing importance of knowledge and innovation for the competitiveness of firms, regions and economies as well as by the peculiarities of innovations, which makes innovation processes difficult to be analyzed in the context of standard industrial economics. It turned out that modern innovation economics has become a field of interdisciplinary research combining besides economists, among others technological historians, economic sociologist, engineers and complexity researchers. In this course, students will be made acquainted with important concepts and ongoing research projects.
10:30 Break 11:00 Lecture continues (HS 34) Prof. Dr. Andreas Pyka 12:30 Lunch break
Optional program: Dies academicus 13:30 “Dies academicus” is an academic holiday. Students and staff of the
university are given an opportunity to get to know other faculties. It is also a day where the university opens its doors to the public and thus, it is also known as the Open University.
The motto of the “Dies academicus” is Discovering and Enjoying the University! It gets to the heart of what the visitors can expect: A wonderful summer party with exciting activities can be enjoyed. Enjoy the very special atmosphere of the “Dies academicus” which is celebrated annually. After the traditional tapping of the beer barrel by the President, many student groups will present themselves and serve food, cocktails, and much more. On Friday evening, the castle courtyard will turn into a big party zone.
UEFA European Football Championship 21:00 Quarter-final _________________ : _________________
Saturday, 2 July 2016
FREE DAY
UEFA European Football Championship 21:00 Quarter-final _________________ : _________________
Sunday, 3 July 2016
FREE DAY
UEFA European Football Championship 21:00 Quarter-final _________________ : _________________
Monday, 4 July 2016 09:00 Lecture: An Introduction into Entrepreneurship Research
(GREEN HALL) Prof. Dr. Christian Hopp Entrepreneurship is “always a voyage of exploration into the
unknown, an attempt to discover new ways of doing things better than they have been done before” (Hayek, 1948: 101).
This lecture is intended to equip students with a basic understanding of the entrepreneurial process and respective managerial challenges. It analyzes the environments of entrepreneurship from types of opportunities, to how decisions are made depending on the opportunities pursued. We will focus on the unique challenges involved in founding and managing entrepreneurial ventures. Moreover, we address the analytical and administrative domains of entrepreneurial and managerial behavior. The course comprises theoretical insights into the entrepreneurial issues at hand and combines these with practical applications.
10:30 Break 11:00 Lecture continues (GREEN HALL) Prof. Dr. Christian Hopp 12:30 Lunch break
13:30 Lecture: An Introduction into Entrepreneurial Finance (GREEN HALL)
Prof. Dr. Tereza Tykvová
The lecture will deal with value creation as the objective of each strategic and financial choice that an entrepreneur or investor makes. It will devote substantial attention to value assessment in uncertain environments. The course will focus on methods of financial modelling and forecasting.
15:00 Break 15:30 Lecture continues (GREEN HALL) Prof. Dr. Tereza Tykvová
17:00 End of lecture
Tuesday, 5 July 2016
09:00 Lecture: Risk Management using Monte Carlo Simulation (S 07)
Dr. Niklas Lampenius The course covers the identification and management of operational
and financial risks in the context of innovations using Excel-based Monte Carlo Simulation tools. In the course of the session, students model and identify operational and financial risks in a case-study based context. Further, students test various mitigations strategies in terms of cost efficiency and mitigation potential. The session concludes with a recommendation to management regarding the top-5 risks and potential mitigation strategies of a particular innovation.
10:30 Break 11:00 Lecture continues (S 07) Dr. Niklas Lampenius 12:30 Lunch break Industry program: Simpleshow Simpleshow Academy Gmbh Marienstraße 37 70178 Stuttgart
13:20 Meeting point: Bus stop in front of the university canteen 14:30 – 16:30 Visit at Simpleshow “Simpleshow” is the market leader in explainer videos. Every day we
help our customers to explain their project or idea through the production of simple and concise explainer videos. Our handcrafted explanatory format, the simpleshow classic has been applied in the production of several thousand videos in over 50 languages. Thanks to our sound methodology, our insight into the target audience and our use of lively storytelling, we help to make your explanation both highly appealing and engaging.” (http://simpleshow.com/)
Wednesday, 6 July 2016
08:45 Introduction for using the PC-Room (PC-ROOM 3) 09:00 Lecture: Econometrics of Innovation (PC-ROOM 3) Prof. Dr. Robert Jung A common measure for the innovativeness of a firm is the number of
patents it files. Patents have the advantage that reliable data is available through official databases of the European Patent Office or the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for example. But, because of the non-negative and integer nature of the data special econometric methods have to be employed. The purpose of this course is to introduce you to these count data models and to investigate possible influencing factors like tangible and knowledge capital stock on the number of patents of a firm using a real world data set and the statistical software package STATA.
10:30 Break 11:00 Lecture continues (PC-ROOM 3) Prof. Dr. Robert Jung 12:30 Lunch break Industry program: Daimler AG - Virtual Reality Service-Center Palmenwaldstraße 73733 Esslingen-Brühl
Daimler AG – Virtual Reality Service-Center 13:30 Meeting Point: Bus stop in front of the university canteen 15:00 – 17:00 Visit at Daimler AG - Virtual Reality Service-Center
UEFA European Football Championship 21:00 Semi-final _________________ : _________________
Thursday, 7 July 2016 09:00 Lecture: Risk Perception, Risk Taking and Risk Aversion (ROOM
123) Prof. Dr. Jörg Schiller Financial decisions are usually made in a risky environment. The
lecture will deal with the following questions: How do people perceive risky situations? When people are risk averse, do they dislike certain risks more than others? Which risks are people willing to take? How can we model and measure behavior in risky situations? In order to explore these questions, the lecture will include experiments, which are directly analysed in the classroom.
10:30 Break 11:00 Lecture continues (ROOM 123) Prof. Dr. Jörg Schiller 12:30 Lunch break 13:30 Lecture: R&D in Financial Institutions and Markets (HS 7) Prof. Dr. Monika Gehde-Trapp
The neoclassical view of capital markets is a purely allocational one: capital is directed towards those business opportunities offering investors the most attractive risk-return profile. In this course, we will challenge this view and consider the role of financial institutions and capital markets in fostering innovation, critically discuss the role which financial innovation plays for economic welfare, and explore how technological advances are in turn affecting financial innovation and development of financial markets.
15:00 Break 15:30 Lecture continues (HS 7) Prof. Dr. Monika Gehde-Trapp 17:00 End of lecture
UEFA European Football Championship 21:00 Semi-final _________________ : _________________
Friday, 8 July 2016 European Patent Office (EPO) Bob Van Benthem Platz 1 80469 Munich
Industry program: European Patent Office (EPO) As the patent office for Europe, the European Patent Office (EPO) supports innovation, competitiveness and economic growth across Europe. The EPO offers inventors a uniform application procedure which enables them to seek patent protection in up to 40 European countries.
06:20 Meeting point: In front of the student hotel 10:00 Welcome Speech 10:15 Topic 1: European Patent Office and the European Patent Law (Ms Magdalena Kolasa) 10:45 Topic 2: Substantive Patent Law Harmonisation (Ms Sylvie Strobel) 11:15 Coffee Break 11:30 Topic 3: Unitary Patent and Unified Patent Court (Mr Stefan Luginbuehl) 12:00 Topic 4: PCT (Ms Paola Giancane) 12:30 Lunch Break 14:00 Topic 5: Life of a Patent (Ms Magdalena Kolosa) 14:30 Closing
Program Munich Munich is the capital and largest city of the German state of Bavaria. Munich is the third largest city in Germany, after Berlin and Hamburg and the 12th biggest city of the European Union with a population of above 1.5 million. 15:15 – 16:45 Guided City Tour – Starting point Mariensäule (Marienplatz) 16:45 Departure to Youth Hostel (Jugendherberge) München-City
Wendl-Dietrich-Str. 20, 80634 München (Tel: +49 89 2024449-0) 19:00 Dinner at Hirschgarten Beergarden (The Hirschgarten Beergarden is
one of the biggest beergarden in Bavaria.).
Saturday, 9 July 2016 Nymphenburg Palace 80638 München Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Site Alte Römerstraße 75 D – 85221 Dachau
Program Munich (Nymphenburg Palace) The Nymphenburg Palace is a Baroque palace in Munich. The palace is the main summer residence of the former rulers of Bavaria of the House of Wittelsbach. The palace, together with its park, is now one of the most famous sights of Munich. The baroque facades comprise an overall width of about 700 metres. Some rooms still show their original baroque decoration while others were later redesigned in rococo or neoclassical style. 09:00 Meeting point: In front of the youth hostel and walk to Nymphenburg
Palace (about 30 minutes walk) 09:30 – 12:00 Nymphenburg Palace 12:00 Departure to Dachau Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Site On March 22, 1933, a few weeks after Adolf Hitler had been appointed Reich Chancellor, a concentration camp for political prisoners was set up in Dachau. This camp served as a model for all later concentration camps and as a "school of violence" for the SS men under whose command it stood. In the twelve years of its existence over 200.000 persons from all over Europe were imprisoned here and in the numerous subsidary camps. 41.500 were murdered. On April 29 1945, American troops liberated the survivors. The Memorial Site on the grounds of the former concentration camp was established in 1965 on the initiative of and in accordance with the plans of the surviving prisoners who had joined together to form the Comité International de Dachau. 13:00 – 16:00 Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Site 16:15 Departure to Stuttgart 19:15 Arrival in Stuttgart, Student Hotel
Sunday, 10 July 2016
FREE DAY
UEFA European Football Championship 21:00 Final _________________ : _________________
Monday, 11 July 2016 09:00 Lecture: Innovation Management and New Product Development
(GREEN HALL) Prof. Dr. Alexander Gerybadze This course emphasizes the role of industrial corporations in
implementing innovation at the firm and industry level. We will compare large multinational firms and their R&D investments as well as entrepreneurial young start-up firms. New techniques such as stage-gate-processes, R&D portfolio management and strategic management of technology will be described using selected case examples. German corporations and their strategies will be compared with companies from North America and Asia. Break
11:00 Lecture continues (GREEN HALL) Prof. Dr. Alexander Gerybadze 12:30 Lunch break
FREE AFTERNOON
Tuesday, 12 July 2016 09:00 Lecture: Innovation Policy in Germany (AULA) Prof. Dr. Alexander Gerybadze This course provides an overview of political processes through
which decision-makers at federal and state level attempt to influence and set the stage for research and the national innovation system. What is considered public and what is private? The structure and governance of the public research system and the universities in Germany. Industrial R&D activities and mechanisms for public support of private R&D. Federal innovation policy vs. Länder states and regional clusters. The course provides deep insight into the work of the Expert Commission of Research and Innovation (EFI) and the recommendations of this advisory council during the period 2010-2015.
10:30 Break 11:00 Lecture continues (AULA) Prof. Dr. Alexander Gerybadze 12:30 Lunch break 13:30 Lecture: Entrepreneurial Firms’ Valuation (AULA) Prof. Dr. Dirk Hachmeister
Valuation is the process of converting a forecast into an estimate of the value of the firm. In the first part, we will have a short look on valuation theory and concepts. In practice, a wide variety of valuation approaches is employed. In this lecture, we illustrate valuation using an all-equity firm to simplify the discussion and look at implementation issues using the real life example of Facebook Inc.
15:00 Break 15:30 Lecture continues (AULA) Prof. Dr. Dirk Hachmeister 17:00 End of lecture
Wednesday, 13 July 2016 09:00 Lecture: Early-stage Finance, State Subsidies and Financial
Markets (BLUE HALL) Prof. Dr. Hans‐Peter Burghof The financing of young innovative companies is hampered by several
inefficiencies. The high degree of riskiness, information asymmetries and contractual incompleteness can lead to market failure, in particular if these companies rely on new and innovative technologies. A solution can be found in the adequate design of financial instruments and the availability of financial markets. Furthermore, the state tries to overcome these inefficiencies through subsidies. In the course, these different remedies to improve early stage financing are presented and evaluated according to their economic efficiency.
10:30 Break 11:00 Lecture will be continued (BLUE HALL) Prof. Dr. Hans‐Peter Burghof 12:30 Lunch break Industry program: Ministry for Economy, Labour and Housing Baden-
Württemberg Ministry for Economy, Labour and Housing Baden-Württemberg New Castle, Schlossplatz 4
Ministry for Economy, Labour and Housing Baden-Württemberg 13:20 Meeting point: Bus stop in front of the university canteen 14:30 – 16:00 Ministry for Economy, Labour and Housing Baden-Württemberg The Ministry is responsible for fundamentally setting the direction of
the State's economic policy, which has the objective of retaining and expanding Baden-Württemberg's level of employment and prosperity.
Thursday, 14 July 2016 Industry program: Stuttgart Stock Exchange Börse Stuttgart AG Börsenstraße 4 70174 Stuttgart
Stuttgart Stock Exchange: “Trading and Exchanges” 08:40 Meeting point: In front of the student hotel 09:30 – 10:30 Welcome and Introduction to LiveX 10:30 – 15:00 Simulation The trading simulation gives students the opportunity to act just like a
professional trading participant in financial markets. After a short introduction of trading basics and market microstructure, various trading sessions give students a hands-on experience of trading, price formation and financial markets.
FREE AFTERNOON
Friday, 15 July 2016 09:00 Lecture: Modeling Innovation-based Economic Growth: A Macro
Perspective (AULA) Prof. Dr. Klaus Prettner Modern economic growth models are based upon the central feature
that technological progress is endogenously determined in a general equilibrium setting. This course will introduce the basic structure of modern innovation-based economic growth models and discuss their properties and their shortcomings. After completion of the course students will be able to analyze the main determinants of long-run economic growth within a simple general equilibrium framework. Furthermore, they will be able to derive model-based policy recommendations of how to foster innovation and growth in a macroeconomic setting.
10:30 Break 11:00 Lectures continues (AULA) Prof. Dr. Klaus Prettner 12:30 Lunch break
Industry program: Startup Campus Stuttgart Startup Campus Stuttgart Teckstraße 62 70190 Stuttgart
Stuttgart Startup Campus 13:20 Meeting point: Bus stop in front of the university canteen 14:30 – 16:00 Visiting Startup Campus Stuttgart In association with the MERZ Academy "Startup Campus Stuttgart" is forming a groundbreaking meeting point for the Stuttgart Startup scene. The aim is to be an initiator for an innovative and creative work culture to co-create pioneering solutions. Launched by actors of the local startup scene the Campus accommodates startups, coworking spaces and events on nearly 600 square meters.
Saturday, 16 July 2016
Optional program: Day Trip to Tübingen 08:45 Meeting point: In front of the Student Hotel, Neckarstr. 172 On our day trip to Tübingen, we will explore a famous university city
located approximately 50 kilometers south of Stuttgart. Among Tübingen’s former students are the astronomer Johannes Kepler, former Pope Benedict XVI, the philosopher Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel and the poet Friedrich Hölderlin. The atmosphere in the rather small city centre is unique and extremely vivid. Narrow streets and alleyways are typical for Tübingen as well as the wooden boats on the Neckar River.
11:00 – 12:30 There is the option of attending a Public Guided City Tour (Adults:
6,50 EUR). The tour starts at: Tourist Information An der Neckarbrücke 1, Tübingen
Sunday, 17 July 2016
FREE DAY
Monday, 18 July 2016
FREE MORNING
13:30 Lecture: New Venture Creation (AULA) Prof. Dr. Andreas Kuckertz
This course addresses the fundamentals of starting and running a new business. We will discuss different approaches to the entrepreneurial process and introduce effective methods to develop innovative business models and to successfully implement them.
15:00 Break 15:30 Lecture continues (AULA) Prof. Dr. Andreas Kuckertz 17:00 End of lecture
Tuesday, 19 July 2016 09:00 Lecture: Innovation Management, R&D Policy, European R&D
Policy (AULA) Prof. Dr. Hans Tümmers
Science, technology and innovation are fundamental for the strength and the sustainable development of the economy. In this course, we analyze the role of the public and the private sector in the innovation process, with a particular focus on the strategy of the European Union.
10:30 Break 11:00 Lecture continues (AULA) Prof. Dr. Hans Tümmers 12:30 Lunch Break
FREE AFTERNOON
Wednesday, 20 July 2016 Porsche Museum and Factory Tour Porscheplatz 1 70435 Stuttgart
Optional Program: Porsche Museum The Porsche Museum is situated immediately next to the headquarters of the Porsche AG in Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen and one of the most spectacular car museums in the world. It presents more than 80 vehicles on 5,600 square metre in a unique ambience. The museum tells about the spirit and the passion that motivate the work at Porsche, and pays tribute to the company as well as the people behind the product. Opening Hours: Tuesday to Sunday 9 a.m.–6 p.m. Last admission is at 5:30 p.m.
Industry Program: Guided visit at Porsche Factory Zuffenhausen 13:00 Meeting point: In front of the student hotel 13:45 Meeting Point: Porsche Museum 14:15 – 16:15 Begin of Porsche Factory Tour The factory tour will last about two hours and includes a 3km walk
through the factory. At the factory side, it is not allowed to make photos and phone calls. Therefore, cameras and smartphones need either to be locked away at the museum or to hand over to the tour guide.
Thursday, 21 July 2016 BioRN Network e.V. and Heidelberg Technology Park Im Neuenheimer Feld 582 69120 Heidelberg
Industry Program: BioRN Network e.V. and Heidelberg Technology Park 07:10 Meeting point: In front of the student hotel 10:00 – 10:30 Welcome to BioRN Presentation: “Biotech-Cluster Rhine-Neckar” (Dr. Christian Tidona) 10:30 – 11:10 Welcome to Heidelberg Technology Park/Heidelberg Startup
Partners Presentation: “Heidelberg Technology Park/Heidelberg Startup
Partners” (Dr. Thomas Prexl) 11:10 – 12:00 Welcome to BioMed X Innovation Center/ Presentation/Lab
tour/Snacks (Dr. Christian Tidona) 12:00 Departure to Heidelberg City Center (Neckarmünzplatz)
Program: Heidelberg 12:30 – 16:30 Visit of Heidelberg Castle and the Historical City Center Heidelberg is a city situated on the river Neckar in south-west Germany and the fifth- largest town in the State of Baden-Württemberg after Stuttgart, Karlsruhe, Mannheim and Freiburg im Breisgau. Heidelberg is part of the densely populated Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan Region and is home to around 150,000 people. Heidelberg is the location of Heidelberg University, contemporary Germany's oldest and among its most reputable universities. Heidelberg is a popular tourist destination due to its romantic and picturesque cityscape, including Heidelberg Castle and the baroque style Old Town. 16:30 Departure to Stuttgart 19:00 Arrival in Stuttgart
Friday, 22 July 2016
FREE MORNING
Closing Ceremony: Tour with Covered Wagon including Wine Tasting Winery Rienth Im Hasentanz 8 – 10 70734 Fellbach
Program: Closing Ceremony 16:30 Meeting point: In front of the Student Hotel, Neckarstr. 172 17:30 – 19:30 Covered Wagon Tour 19:30 Departure to Stuttgart
Further Information
Where to go in your free time:
Wilhelma The Wilhelma, the zoo of Stuttgart, is the most popular place for a
leisure-time visit in Baden-Württemberg's capital city. Every year, more than 2 million visitors come to the park from Stuttgart itself, from Baden-Württemberg and from the rest of Germany, as well as from neighbouring European countries. The Wilhelma is not just a zoo in the generally accepted sense of the word - it's the only zoological botanical garden in Europe. And with its combination of plants, animals and historic buildings the Wilhelma is unique worldwide.
Opening Hours: Daily until 18.00 Entrance Fee: 7 Euro (students)
Mercedes-Benz Museum The Mercedes-Benz Museum is the only museum in the world that
can document in a single continuous timeline over 125 years of automobile history from its very beginnings to the present day. On nine levels and covering a floor space of 16,500 square meters, the museum presents 160 vehicles and over 1,500 exhibits. As a place of innovation, it also demonstrates that history can point the way ahead. The museum contains more than 160 vehicles, some dating back to the very earliest days of the motor engine. The museum provides visitors with free audio tours in a variety of languages.
Opening Hours: Tuesdays to Sundays: 9:00 to 18:00 Entrance Fee: 4 Euro (students)
Esslingen The former Free Imperial City “Esslingen am Neckar” nestles in the
Neckar Valley and is surrounded by vineyards. The city looks back on a history of over 1,200 years. A stroll through the winding cobblestone alleyways and inviting pedestrian zones of the historical Old Town can be recommended not only as a shopping experience but also as a walk into the past. The medieval Old Town is the only one in the Stuttgart Region to be so well preserved. The oldest row of half-timbered houses in Germany can be admired as well as patricians' and wine-growers' houses, churches, monastic administrative centers (Pfleghöfe), gate towers and towers
Getting there: By S-Bahn (local trains) S1 direction Kirchheim (T)/Plochingen (every 20 minutes); it takes around 17 minutes
Ludwigsburg The city of Ludwigsburg has many different faces. It is the county
seat of local government and has about 87,000 inhabitants spread over seven suburbs. Ludwigsburg is one of the most prosperous economic centers in the state. It is home to 50 factories, 1200 craft-oriented and commercial companies and over 2000 wholesale and retail outlets. Accommodating a teachers' training college, the University of Applied Sciences and the only film academy of the state, Ludwigsburg is also a center of education. The greatest and best-preserved baroque palace in Germany is also situated in Ludwigsburg. The city is said to be the cradle of Swabian poetry and in the past, the kings of Württemberg resided here.
Getting there: By S-Bahn (local trains), S4 direction Backnang, S5 direction Bietigheim-Bissingen
Ritter Sport Ritter Sport is a brand of chocolate from the Alfred Ritter GmbH &
Co. KG. Each 100 gram square-shaped bar is divided into 16 smaller squares, creating a four-by-four pattern. In 2013, the company introduced a new version that is divided into 9 smaller squares using a three-by-three pattern. Large bars weighing 250 grams and 16.5 gram mini bars are also available, although in fewer varieties. The chocolate brand Ritter Sport Schokolade produced as the square tablet known today was launched in 1932 after Clara suggested creating a chocolate bar that would fit into every sport jacket pocket without breaking. The Ritter museum is a "hommage to the square" - to describe the Sammlung Marli Hoppe-Ritter. The collection consists of nearly 600 paintings, objects, sculptures and graphic works, a breadth of painterly and sculptural confrontation with the square form used as the design for the Ritter chocolate. Ritter's factory is located in Waldenbuch, outside Stuttgart. They have a shop and museum there as well that is open to visitors.
Opening hours: Shop: Monday to Friday 8:00 to 18:30, Saturday 9:00 to 18:00 Museum: Tuesday to Sunday 11:00 to 18:00
OutletCity Metzingen OutletCity Metzingen is one of Europe's largest outlet centres, with
more than 50 top brands and price reductions of between 30 and 70 percent all year round. Fashion, lifestyle, design, food & drink and premium shopping set within innovative architectural surroundings and all just a stone's throw from the historical town centre of Metzingen. Its reputation as one of Europe’s leading factory outlet locations has already spread around the world. Every year over three million visitors from all over the world make the town one of the most important international shopping destinations. Tradition of the town as a centre for textiles and the home of the Hugo Boss brand meet contemporary issues: architecture, fashion, design, lifestyle, culture and cuisine.
Opening Hours: closed on Sunday
Public transport Stöckach (Student Hotel) University of Hohenheim From your student Hotel to University you need approximately 40 minutes by public transport. 1. To Stuttgart city centre:
1.) Go to the Subway Station Stöckach
2.) Take the subway U9 Direction Vogelsang or U14 Direction Heslach
Vogelrain (or U1 Direction Vaihingen Bf or U2 Direction Botnang)
3.) Exit at Hauptbahnhof (main station)
2. To Universität Hohenheim:
4.) Take the subway U7 Direction Nellingen Ostfildern
5.) Exit at Ruhbank (Fernsehturm)
6.) Take the bus 70 Direction Plieningen Seemühlenweg or Plieningen Garbe
7.) Exit at the bus station Universität Hohenheim
University of Hohenheim City Centre (Hauptbahnhof)
You can reach Stuttgart city center from our University within 30 minutes by public transport. There are several possibilities to get there. The central exit: Schlossplatz or Hauptbahnhof (main station). Alternative 1
1.) At the bus station Universität Hohenheim
2.) Take the bus 70 Direction Ruhbank (Fernsehturm)
3.) Exit at the station Ruhbank (Fernsehturm) (it is the final stop)
4.) Change to subway U7 Direction Mönchfeld or U15 Direction Zuffenhausen
5.) Exit at Schlossplatz or Hauptbahnhof
Alternative 2
1.) At the bus station Universität Hohenheim
2.) Take the bus 74 or 76 Direction Degerloch
3.) If you took:
a. bus 74 exit at the station Degerloch ZOB
b. bus 76 exit at the station Epplestraße
4.) Change to subway U5 Direction Killesberg, U6 Direction Gerlingen or
U12 Direction Killesberg
5.) Exit at Schlossplatz or Hauptbahnhof
Food and drink
Each participant is responsible for his/ her own food. In the students’ dorms you have the possibility to prepare small meals. During the days of class (Mo-Fri) the Mensa offers cheap lunch (approx. 3 EUR). Please see the current menu on: https://www.uni-hohenheim.de/mensa-cafes
(Mensa opening hours: Mon-Thurs: 11:00 – 14:15, Fri: 11:00 – 13:45).
The Cafeteria and the kiosk (opposite the main entrance of the Euro-Forum) offer small snacks throughout the day.
(Cafeteria opening hours: Mon – Thurs: 07:30 – 17:00, Fri: 07:30 – 15:00)
Shopping There is a grocery store (Edeka) close to the university, opposite of the U-Bahn station
Plieningen. There are more shops in the immediate surroundings (Birkach, Plieningen) as well as in Stuttgart city center. The closest grocery stores from the Student hotel are Penny (Neckarstraße 207, approx. 5 min by foot) and REWE (Ostendplatz, approx. 15 min by foot).
Post office / Bank
The post office and the “BWBank” are located at the
U-Bahn station Plieningen.
Opening hours:
Mon: 09:00-13:00 & 14:00-16:30 Tues: 09:00-13:00 & 14:00-16:30 Wed: 09:00-13:00 & 14:00-16:30 Thurs: 09:00-13:00 & 14:00-18:00 Fri: 09:00-13:00 & 14:00-16:30 Sat: closed Sun: closed
Photocopier
You will need a Copy-Card to be able to make copies at the Uni Hohenheim. The Card costs EUR 5 and can be bought in the Bio-Building as well as in the university libraries. One Copy-Card comprises 185 copies. There are photocopiers in the Bio-Building and in both libraries. There is a private Copy-Shop in the row of shops at Fruwirthstraße 26. For legal reasons it is not allowed to copy materials from the Mediatheque.
Sports The University of Hohenheim offers a variety of sports. The sports information desk at the AStA-office provides further information on the specific types of sports and the schedule.
Internet
WiFi on campus You will have WiFi access at the university. Login data will be provided upon arrival. In order to have a stable connection with your notebook, tablet or smartphone on campus it is highly recommended to install a VPN client. VPN connection with Windows/Mac: Install the Cisco AnyConnect VPN-Client (or alternatively another Cisco compatible VPN client). VPN connection with Android/iOS: For iOS and Android there is an app AnyConnect from Cisco, which you can download before coming to Germany. Alternatively, with iOS you can also use the standard VPN client in the iOS settings. With the VPN client you can log in into the Hohenheim WiFi (HoWLAN) using your login data. Detailed information on how to connect can be found online: https://kim.uni-hohenheim.de/94958?&L=1 Computer Room 1/2/3 There are three computer rooms on campus which you can use with your Hohenheim account.
Opening hours: Mon – Fri : 08:00 – 19:00
International Student Hotel The room in the student hotel you are staying has internet.
Medical service around the Student Hotel
Doctors / Pharmacy / Hospital around the Student Hotel General Practitioners (see map): A: Dr. med. Loukas Anastassiou B: Katharina Fabritius Werastr. 136 Reitzensteinstr. 24 Phone: +49 (0)711 2623385 Phone: +49 (0)711 283431 Dentists (see map): C: Dr. Eller D: Zahnärzte in der Landhausstraße Neckarstraße 136 Landhausstraße 74 Phone: +49 (0)711 267034 Phone: +49 (0)711 285210 E: Dr. R. Döring Schwarenbergstraße 47 Phone: +49 (0)711 260029 Pharmacy (see map) : F: Stöckach-Apotheke Neckarstraße 136 Phone: +49 (0)711 260023 Hospital (see map): G: Karl-Olga-Krankenhaus Hackstraße 61 Phone: +49 (0)711 2639-0
H (see map): International Student Hotel
Emergency Numbers
Police / Emergency call: 110 Fire dept. / Rescue service: 112
Doctor / Pharmacies around the University
General Practitioner:
Dr. Strobel Wollgrasweg 17 70599 Stuttgart-Plieningen Phone: +49 (0)711 455588 (close to the U-Bahn stop „Plieningen“)
Dentists: Dr. Schmidt and Dr. Schramm
Schilfweg 5 70599 Stuttgart-Plieningen Phone: +49 (0)711 454887
Dr. Reith Filderhauptstr.20 70599 Stuttgart-Plieningen Phone: +49 (0)711 4570094
Pharmacies:
Garben-Apotheke Wollgrasweg 17 Phone: +49 (0)711 4560020
Birken-Apotheke Birkheckenstr. 8 Phone: +49 (0)711 456655
Important: The Summer School organizers do not provide medical insurance.
List of Participants First Name Last Name Country Mr. Ziming Lin China
Ms. Shuyue Yang China
Ms. Aude Julliard France
Ms. Duong Ta Vietnam
Ms. Amanda Moerschell USA
Ms. Hanna Ueckert USA
Ms. Axelle Matterne Belgium
Ms. Xiaoyi Yang China
Ms. Yawen Zheng China
Ms. Yuwan Han China
Ms. Jasmine Hudgins USA
Mr. Andrew Mueller USA
Mr. Etienne Jordaan South Africa
Ms. Sharina Islam South Africa
Mr. Carlo McConney South Africa
Mr. Omotoyosi Craig Nigeria
Mr. Marco Granzotto Italy
HOHENHEIM PARTICIPANTS
Mr. Marius Zeyher Hohenheim
Ms. Sabrina Becirovic Hohenheim
Mr. Frederik Wulf Hohenheim
COORDINATION TEAM
Mr. Jan Heidemanns Program Coordinator
Ms. Nora Simons Student Helper
Mr. Tim Boissinot Student Helper
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