BONN NIGHT RUN – Raising money for a good cause!

Every year, the Academy for International Education encourages students to participate in one of the numerous city runs in Bonn to raise money for charities through runner sponsorship.
The Bonn Marathon in April is a firmly established event in our semester long programs.

This summer AIB students participated in the BONN NIGHT RUN (10k) for the first time, and raised a total of € 137,00 (approx. $ 185,00) for our affiliated NGO, the Marol Academy in South Sudan.
What a fantastic night!

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE LMU SUMMER STUDENTS & PROFESSORS FOR PARTICIPATING IN THIS YEAR'S BONN NIGHT RUN!

AND A BIG THANKS TO THE DONORS!!!

Exploring German Society

The Students from Wesley Theological Seminary successfully completed an immersion trip throughout Germany. During their 2-week stay in Germany, the students and their professor, Scott Kisker, had the chance to explore German society, culture, and theology at various sites and places. Their excursions took them to Bonn, Worms, Mainz, Aachen, Maastricht, Cologne, the Eifel region, Heidelberg, Reutlingen, Tübingen, Munich, and many more places. One of the various highlights of the trip was to the Methodist Annual Conference in Heilbronn, where the students got the opportunity to join a church service with about 2000 German Methodists. The students additionally visited the School of Theology, a Methodist Seminary, in Reutlingen. During their visit, they spent two nights on campus, participated in a lecture by Prof. Dr. Ulrike Schuler, and had a chance to exchange their experiences with German theology students at a social get-together with traditional German food. The Wesley students also enjoyed touring the roof top of the Cologne Cathedral, seeing the tomb of the Three-Wise Men, and exploring the Cathedral of Charlemagne.

Overall, the program was a great success!

Visiting IBIT

On Tuesday 27th, 2014, a group of AIB students of the University of North Carolina Wilmington, visited the IBIT (International Training Centre for Crowd Safety Management). The students are studying "Recreation, Sport Leadership and Tourism Management" at the AiB at the moment.

The IBIT (based in Bonn, Germany) aims to provide standards, education and professional training to all involved in planning, organizing and managing crowd safety. An interdisciplinary team of experts develops the practical content of the IBIT education program and is available for consulting services covering all challenges concerning crowd management.

IBIT is involved in various national research projects and member of various associations related to crowd safety management.

The students had a great time learning about the basics of crowd and safety management, and the IBIT GmbH enjoyed their visit.