Notre Dame shifts German study abroad opportunity from Innsbruck to Berlin | News | Notre Dame News | University of Notre Dame Skip To Content Skip To Navigation Skip To Search University of Notre Dame Notre Dame News Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us Home Contact Search Menu Home › News › Notre Dame shifts German study abroad opportunity from Innsbruck to Berlin Notre Dame shifts German study abroad opportunity from Innsbruck to Berlin Published: January 18, 2010 Author: Dennis Brown The University of Notre Dame’s study abroad program in Innsbruck, Austria, will enroll its final class of students this spring. Established in 1964 as Notre Dame’s first study abroad opportunity, the Innsbruck program enrolled some 1,400 students with a focus on German language and culture. At its height in the 1970s, the program attracted 35 to 50 students per year. However, as the University offered new study abroad opportunities around the world in recent years, the number of applications to the Innsbruck program decreased to the point that just two students applied for the 2010-11 academic year, and there were just nine applicants for the 2011 spring semester. Seven Notre Dame students are enrolled for the full current academic year, and 14 will participate in this spring’s final semester. Notre Dame will continue to offer a German-language study abroad opportunity through its increasingly popular program in Berlin. The number of German majors at Notre Dame recently has increased by nearly 25 percent, and the University has just been named an associate member of the Berlin Consortium of German Studies, a joint project of Columbia, Johns Hopkins, Princeton and Yale Universities and the Universities of Chicago and Pennsylvania. In addition to classes offered on German language and culture within the consortium program, study abroad students in Berlin may take courses at any of the city’s three premier universities. Berlin, the capital of reunited Germany, is a dynamic, multicultural central European metropolis with an extraordinary diversity of cultural offerings, featuring numerous museums and world-renowned orchestras, opera houses and theaters, and the city’s array of historical, political, and cultural resources offer students many educational opportunities beyond the classroom. Qualified students who applied for Innsbruck next academic year will be eligible for placement in Berlin or other study abroad programs offered by the University. There are 785 students participating in Notre Dame’s 36 international study programs this academic year. Posted In: International Home Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us Related September 30, 2022 Nanovic Institute to welcome former President of Croatia Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović September 29, 2022 Notre Dame, Ukrainian Catholic University launch three new research grants September 27, 2022 Notre Dame, Trinity College Dublin engineers join to advance novel treatment for cystic fibrosis September 14, 2022 Apostolic nuncio to Great Britain to deliver the 2022 Keeley Vatican Lecture September 12, 2022 Can you tell me how to get to Sesame Street … in different countries? For the Media Contact Office of Public Affairs and Communications Notre Dame News 500 Grace Hall Notre Dame, IN 46556 USA Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Pinterest © 2022 University of Notre Dame Search Mobile App News Events Visit Accessibility Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube LinkedIn