Host University
Philipps University
Founded in 1527, Philipps University is the world's first Protestant university still in existence. The oldest portion of the campus, the Alte Universität, is built on the site of a 13th century Dominican cloister.
During its nearly 500-year history, the university has educated and employed a large number of distinguished scholars and thinkers, including nine Nobel prize winners.
Today, nearly 20,000 students study in the university's modern facilities. Philipps is a large university with a wide range of academic disciplines, including business, law, psychology, media, mathematics, chemistry, biology, geology, geography, education, medicine, pharmacology, and physical education. Philipps University has hosted BCA participants since 1962, when 25 American students boarded a ship bound for Germany.
IKI Wien
Located in the culturally rich city of Vienna, Austria, The Internationales Kulturinstitut Wien (IKI Wien) adheres to the Common European Framework of Reference and is a certified examination center for the ÖSD (Austria’s German Language Diploma), an internationally recognized examination system for proof of German language proficiency. IKI Wien teaches all levels of German to students from around the world.
Libraries and Computer Labs
During orientation you will take a tour of the university library - the UB - which has a variety of books and other reading material in addition to computers for student use. In addition to the UB, the academic departments have mini-libraries and study rooms.
During the spring semester, BCA students in Marburg may have the opportunity to attend BCA's Student Conference on European - U.S. Relations in Strasbourg, France. BCA students from all over Europe come together with other American and European students for several days. Meet journalists, professors and activists from Spain, the United Kingdom, France, Hungary and Sweden and join discussions about the changing role of the American Dream in a global society.