Fulbright U.S. Administrators in Germany Program

We spent today at Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg (H-BRS). This is one example of a University of Applied Science. It is only 23 years old and was formed when the German capital was moved back to Berlin. Part of the relocation package was investments in the Bonn area, including the creation of H-BRS. The university already has 8,000 students. The mission of H-BRS includes knowledge and technology transfer. Our meetings today included a visit with Dr. Udo Scheuer who is involved with their impressive entrepreneurship program. It is ranked in the top 3 in Germany. Entrepreneurship and innovation were emphasized in the afternoon with presentations on their Building Bridges across Continents program and the International Center for Sustainable Development.

In the evening we enjoyed dinner in Bonn with our host Prof. Dr. Jürgen Bode – center of picture – and a nighttime tour of Bonn with the “night watchman”. Although Bonn may have lost the title of capital it is a thriving city with a rich history.