Global Atlanta
More than 220 interns have gone through the program in the last decade.
While COVID-19 has thrown a wrench into a decade-old internship program sending mostly Southern students to
Germany, the pandemic is also helping organizers innovate to achieve their longer-term vision.
The
German-American Exchange program since 2009 has helped more than 220 college students learning German language and other disciplines arrange three-month summer stints working in Germany for companies like
Bosch, Porsche, UPS and others.
Amid the travel restrictions, visa issues and health uncertainties of 2020, the May-to-August program was postponed for the first time, along with a transatlantic investment conference held in