The January program in Konstanz , on Lake Constance near the border to Switzerland, gives students who have completed at least three semesters of German a first experience of life in Germany.
Participants live with a German family and attend classes at a local Gymnasium.
Students are supervised and taught by a Colby faculty member while in Konstanz. In return for the German hospitality, a graduate of the Gymnasium is invited each year to spend the academic year at Colby in the position of German Language Assistant. Language program followed by courses at the University of Regensburg with special tutors for American students. Housing in University residence halls or private apartments in Regensburg . Students live in residence halls or student apertments alongside German students.