Program Binghamton University's exchange program with the University of Leipzig offers a unique opportunity to experience fully the changes in Germany as the former East is reunified with the West. The 500 year old University of Leipzig, reorganized in 1993-94, has expanded its programs and is forward looking in its scholarly activity. Participants enroll in an intensive advanced German language pre-session and then take regular university courses in a wide variety of disciplines at the undergraduate or graduate level.
Accommodations are in dormitories or student houses with German students.
The Setting Leipzig is a city that captures the imagination for the dramatic roles it has played in history. It is where vigils and demonstrations took place in 1989 as its citizens sought first the reform of socialism and then reunification. Reminders of Leipzig's historical importance aboundin the city's monuments. During the middle ages the city became known for trade fairs where oriental spices, silks and porcelain were traded for western cloth and jewelry. Martin Luther debated his opp onents here, and Leipzig's thriving publishing industry printed each new title he produced.