Lectures on geographical, sociological, and political issues will be held on one weekend. During the university summer term, participants are expected to continue their studies in their own time, using course books and additional materials. Assignments are sent out at regular intervals by the teachers. Students stay in Latvia, Lithuania, or Estonia for four weeks in september, 1998. Here, they study at the universities of Riga, Vilnius, and Tartu, respectively, four hours per day, five days a week.
Emphasis here is on conversation skills.
Classes are complemented with lectures and excursions. Students live with guest families throughout their stay. This is the final examination, again in Haus Annaberg, Bonn. It takes place directly after the study period in the Baltics. After successfully passing the exam, participants receive a certificate.