A journey to post-communism: Berlin, BudapesT, Belgrade and Sarajevo

APPROXIMATE PROGRAM DATES:
January 4 - 20, 2013

PROGRAM FEE: TBD

INCLUDES: 3 credits tuition, all hotels and transportation, speakers, breakfast each day in hotels, most entrance fees and tours, pre-departure orientation at GMU, CGE T-shirt.

*International Airfare Not Included*

CREDITS: Graduate or Undergraduate. Students choose one of the following 3 credit courses:

Government 398, History 398 or 598, Conflict 385 or 695, New Century College 399, Global Affairs 480, Honors 240, Public Administration 739.

TYPE OF HOUSING: Three and Four Star Hotels

ELIGIBILITY: GMU and non-GMU students encouraged to apply.

CONTACT: Gregory Seiler
(703) 993-2641

APPLY ONLINE TODAY!

This program will be led again by Dr. Yehuda Lukacs and will take students from Berlin to Budapest, Belgrade, Sarajevo and return to Budapest.

This study tour will provide participants the opportunity to examine political, economic, social, and cultural developments in post-communist, East-Central Europe. By visiting four countries - Germany, Hungary, Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina – students will be able to observe the tremendous transformation of East-Central Europe since the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. History in this region is not merely confined to dusty books in libraries; the burden of history seems to resonate in the lives of individuals and plays a key role in the formation of collective identity within each society in the region. By walking the streets of these magnificent European cities, visiting relevant sites, and talking to locals, participating students should be able to develop an appreciation of what is meant by “the burden of history” in East-Central Europe.

Last Year's Program Itinerary:

January 4 - January 9

The Program begins in the German capital and with visits to the Victory Column, Chancellery, Reichstag (Parliament), new Government Quarter, Brandenburg Gate, Holocaust Memorial, Unter den Linden (Opera house, Catholic Church, Protestant cathedral), Island of Museums, TV Tower, St. Nikolai church, Pergamon, Gendarmenmarkt, French church, Checkpoint Charlie,  Potsdamer Platz, rests of Berlin Wall, memorial church (WWII-memorial), Charlottenburg Palace, and Kurfürstendamm.

January 9-14

Onward to Hungary, for tours of Heroes Square, Matthias Cathedral, Fischerman’s Bastion, Citadel, House of Horror, Shoes at the Danube prominade, and Dohany utca Synagogue.

January 14 - 17; details coming soon!

January 17 - 19; details coming soon!

January 19 - Return to Budapest

Overnight in Budapest

Depart January 20 back to USA.

*CGE reserves the right to modify or cancel a program in light of currency fluctuations, changing security and safety conditions, or other unforeseen circumstances.