European Spring Academy : 100 Years of the End of WW I How Germany got there, Economic Implications, and Lessons learned for Europe Visit Germany, France, Luxembourg and Belgium EUROPÄISCHE AKADEMIE OTZENHAUSEN ggmbh (EAO) Europahausstraße 35 Venue 66620 Nonnweiler/Germany Tel.: +49 (0) 6873/662-488 Fax: +49 (0) 0873/662-350 Start 09 March End 20 March Europäische Akademie Otzenhausen (EAO), Germany East Stroudsburg University (ESU), PA, USA Partners West Chester University (WCU), PA, USA ASKO EUROPA-STIFTUNG (AES), Saarbrücken, Germany Centre International de Formation Européenne (CIFE), Nice, France Participants Students from the USA Dipl.-Jur. Sebastian Zeitzmann, EAO Prof. Christopher T. Brooks, ESU Responsibility Dr. Michael Meimeth, CIFE, Berlin Sebastian Zeitzmann, EAO (until 16.03.) Seminar leader Alexander Metternich, EAO (16.-19.03.) Seminar assistant Eva Dittmaier, EAO (until 16.03.) Seminar language English 15/02/ / SZ With kind support from
2 5 th PROGRAM DRAFT Friday, 09 March 06:30 WCU students: Arrival in Frankfurt (on Air Canada 872) ESU students: Arrival in Frankfurt (on different flights) you will be met around 11:00 by EAO staff at the airport - meeting point Terminal 1 arrivals (close to exits, between baggage claim sections A and B), restaurants and restrooms nearby 12:00 Bus or train transfer to Otzenhausen depends on group size Early afternoon A light lunch will be served for you in the restaurant Afterwards Check-In / Downtime 16:30 Welcome / Introduction to the programme / Getting familiar with the European Academy of Otzenhausen / Getting to know each other Sebastian Zeitzmann, EAO / Eva Dittmaier Saturday, 10 March Lecture: Germany in the 1800s: Nation Building and Democracy coffee break: 10:30 - Dr. Wolfgang Freund, Sciences Po, Paris (France) 10:45 Lecture: The Industrial Revolution in Europe and the Development of Capitalism Dr. Wolfgang Freund, Sciences Po, Paris (France) 19:00 Dinner 20:30-23:30 1800s? Let s move backwards in Time much more: Romans and Celts History of the Region Night hike along the Celtic trail to the Celtic Circular Wall (interesting! informative! exciting! probably also romantic! definitely worth it!) please bring hiking shoes! Kerstin Adam, Foundation European Culture and Education, Saarbrücken Sunday, 11 March from 09:00 10:00-13:15 Lecture: Moving Closer to War: The Links between Industry and Military in pre-ww I Europe coffee break: 11:30 - Prof. Dr. Stefanie van de Kerkhof, University of Heidelberg 11:45 13:30 Lunch 14:30 18:00 Lecture: European-American Trade from 1840-1920 coffee break: - Prof. Christopher T. Brooks, ESU 16:30 Monday, 12 March Excursion: Saarbrücken/Spicherer Höhen (Franco-German border) Speyer, Hambach Castle + wine tasting in Longuich (all Germany) Dress code: hiking shoes recommended 07:30 Transfer to Saarbrücken 08:30 Visit of Franco-German 1870/71 battlefield site Spicherer Höhen, presentation by Dr. Rolf Wittenbrock on war in public memory
3 and culture 10:30 Transfer to Speyer 12:15 Free time and individual lunch in Speyer 14:00 Transfer to Hambach Castle 14:45 Visit of Hambach Castle and guided tour 17:00 Transfer to Longuich 19:00 22:00 The Mosel Region: Famous for fine Wines and particular History. An introduction, Jürgen Schlöder, Longuich Traditional wine tasting and dinner, Winery Schlöder-Thielen 22:15 Departure for Otzenhausen 22:45 Arrival at Otzenhausen Tuesday, 13 March Lecture: WW I Causes of War Propaganda and Diplomacy in WW I coffee break: 10:30 - Dr. Wolfgang Freund, Sciences Po, Paris (France) Lecture: WW I as it happened Dr. Wolfgang Freund, Sciences Po, Paris (France) 18:30 Kebab dinner downtown Otzenhausen Wednesday, 14 March Lecture: WW I Military Strategy and Tactics, and how the Development of Technology has influenced either / The Impact of coffee break: 10:30 - Psychological Warfare Lecture: WW I in Literature / Literary Reaction with Attention to recent (last 40 Years) Comics/Graphic Novels 20:00 Kegeln championship (Kegeln is the traditional German version of bowling with 9 pins and some other differences. It s really cool.) Thursday, 15 March Lecture: Economic Consequences of War coffee break: 10:30 - Prof. Dr. Stefanie van de Kerkhof, University of Heidelberg Lecture: What Lessons Europe Learned from WW I and II: European Integration since 1945 Dipl.-Jur. Sebastian Zeitzmann LL.M., EAO
4 Friday, 16 March Big Days out : Landau (Germany), Fort Schoenenbourg (France) and Strasbourg (France) Dress code: hiking shoes and warm clothes (cold inside the Fort!) by 07:45 Check-out 08:15 Transfer to Landau 10:00 Guided walk: Landau, its Rebels, Revolutionaries and Democrats Manfred Ullemeyer, Landau Afterwards Free time in Landau incl. individual lunch 13:15 Transfer to Fort Schoenenbourg, Ligne Maginot 14:15 Visit of Fort Schoenenbourg 17:00 Transfer to Strasbourg around 18:30 Check-in Discover Strasbourg! Free evening and individual dinner Saturday, 17 March Big Days out : St. Mihiel and Verdun (France) Dress code: hiking shoes by 07:30 Check-out and departure to St. Mihiel 10:15 Visit to St. Mihiel American Cemetery and memorial 11:00 Transfer to Verdun 11:45 Free time for individual lunch in central Verdun 14:00 Transfer to Verdun Memorial 14:30 Verdun: battlefield, war museum and memorials visit 17:30 Transfer to Esch 18:45 Check-In at Esch Youth Hostel 19:15 Dinner at Esch Youth Hostel free evening Sunday, 18 March Big Days out : Luxembourg City (Luxembourg) and Bastogne (Belgium) Packed lunches will be provided Dress code: hiking shoes from 07:30 by 09:00 Check-out and departure to Luxembourg City 10:00 Guided visit of the Bock Casemates, Luxembourg City 12:00 Transfer to Bastogne 13:30 Visit of the Bastogne War Museum Transfer to Mainz around 19:30 Check-In, Hotel Moguntia free evening and individual dinner Monday, 19 March Excursion: Frankfurt (Germany) Dress code: business casual - carry passport or ID! from 07:00 08:00 Walk to Mainz Central, train transfer to Frankfurt 10:10-12:00 Visit of the European Central Bank: Financial Integration and Financial Stability in Europe Presentation and discussion, ECB staff member tba. Together with a student group from Colombia 13:00 Free time for individual lunch 15:00 Guided walk History of Frankfurt incl. visit to the Paulskirche 17:00 Free time, individual dinner, individual return to Mainz Tuesday, 20 March
5 10:00 Individual return journeys WCU students: Departure from Frankfurt (on Air Canada 873) Please note: You will have to walk from the hotel to Mainz Central. It is 900 meters and might take you a 20 minutes walk with luggage. There are direct trains from Mainz Central to Frankfurt Airport, running at approx. every 15 mins.; time of travel approx. 25 mins. WCU students are advised to take either 07:00 Regional Express train (platform 4a), arrival at Airport at 07:21 or 07:03 S Train (platform 5a), arrival at Airport at 07:30 Please have a safe flight home! The European Academy provides a fitness room, a multi-sport ground, a bar with pool billiards and ninepin alleys, and a party room for evening and free time activities (incl. table tennis, pool billiards and a foosball table).