Plan your next exchange
Materials
GAPP Teacher Handbook
Tools to promote a GAPP exchange at your school
For your convenience, we have compiled ready-to-print marketing materials to help you promote a GAPP exchange at your school.
Materials for students
You can download a copy of the student journal above or contact us at gapp@goethe.de if you would like to receive printed and bound copies for your students. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to e-mail or call us at (212) 439-8700.
We have also created a detailed lesson plan to help you promote German at the elementary school in your district and get younger students excited about taking German down the road:
Travel and Accommodation
Airlines
GAPP groups may fly with any carrier of their choice. However, Lufthansa and Icelandair are offering special conditions to GAPP groups. Click on the links below to find out more.Lufthansa via Objectix GAPP Groups on Lufthansa need to be booked through Objectix to obtain special conditions. |
Icelandair Download Icelandair-GAPP Exchange Agreement for travel: |
Accommodations
Hostelling International Hostelling International is a worldwide network of Not-for-Profit Youth Hostel Association |
City-Hostels City-Hostels in Germany’s Rhineland featurs hostels in Bonn, Cologne, Duisburg, and Düsseldorf that are perfect for groups of all sizes and ages. |
University Collaborations
If you're traveling to Germany with GAPP, you may want to visit a few universities during your trip. Why? Germany is a top-destination for international students. Its world-class, low-cost/tuition-free universities pave the way not only for a high- quality, accredited global education, but also for a debt-free future.
GAPP has a partnership with several German universities that have liasion offices in New York City. Please contact each office individually if you are in the vicinity of universities and interested in touring universities with your GAPP group. Our partners at the liaison offices will coordinate between you and the universities.
Contact Liaison Office NYC
Dr. Eva Bosbach, Executive Director
Email: eva.bosbach@uni-koeln.de
UAS 7 (German Universities of Applied Sciences)
Berlin School of Economics and Law, FH Münster UAS,
Bremen City UAS, Hamburg UAS, TH Köln - UAS,
HM Hochschule München UAS, Osnabrück UAS
Contact Liaison Office NYC
Patrizia Nobbe, PhD, Executive Director
Email: nobbe@uas7.org
Campus Ostwestfalen- Lippe
Bielefeld University, Paderborn University, Hochschule Bielefeld –
University of Applied Sciences and Arts (HSBI),
TH OWL University of Applied Sciences and Arts,
Detmold University of Music
Contact Liaison Office NYC
Dr. Katja Simons, Executive Director
Email: simons@campus-owl.org
University Alliance Ruhr (UA Ruhr)
TU Dortmund University, Ruhr University Bochum,
University of Duisburg-Essen
Contact Liaison Office NYC
Priya S. Nayar, Executive Director
Email: priya.nayar@uaruhr.de
University of Heidelberg
Contact Liaison Office NYC
Amanda Daquila, Executive Director
Email: info@heidelberguniversity.org
University of Freiburg
Contact Liaison Office NYC
Marta Millar, Program Director
Email: liaison-office@zv.uni-freiburg.de
Insurance
In the application for group and teacher grant you can select whether you would like to take advantage of this free option. We will then pass the information on to the insurance company and you are automatically enrolled. You can find the scope and cover for accident and liability insurance on the Klemmer Versicherung website: You can find basic information on coverage and on how to contact the insurance broker in case of an emergency here: Klemmer International Versicherungsmakler GmbH
We advise all GAPP teachers and coordinators to get administrative approval from their school. Organizing and conducting the program with approval from your school administration legitimizes the GAPP exchange as a part of the regular school program. It provides you with legal protection and support.
General Visa and Traveler Safety Information
If the foreign citizen is a legal U.S. resident and their citizenship requires a visa, they may be eligible to be issued a visa by a German Consulate or Embassy in the United States. This website will guide you through the application process and help you to find a German mission in the U.S.
Please also refer to the Schengen Visa – Tourist factsheet and checklist for comprehensive information.
The Traveler’s Checklist provided by the State Department for a short summary of the most important points and useful further links.
Changing partner schools
If a change in partner schools is necessary, visit www.partnerschulnetz.de to set up a new profile and find your new partner school.
Please inform us about your new partner school by sending an email to gapp@goethe.de.
GAPP Evaluation Documents
Contact
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German American Partnership Program
c/o Goethe-Institut New York
30 Irving Place
New York, NY 10003, USA
Tel.: +1 212 439 8700