IEP–2015 (WISMAR-GERMANY)

IEP–2015 (WISMAR-GERMANY) - A REPORT
With a firm determination in our minds and excitement in our hearts we made a choice for our
brighter future by applying for the Indian Summer School Program in Wismar, Germany. The journey
for IEP-2015 Electrical students started when they received the email notifying that they were
selected for the Indian Summer School program. Students were being continuously updated by the
GTU team through social media. With support and guidance of GTU IEP team the students finally got
their visa. Even under severe time constraint, the students prepared themselves to enter the new
phase of life.
Finally, on 12th June the day arrived when the first batch of students boarded for destination
Hamburg, via one of the richest city of the world Abu Dhabi and Düsseldorf. The pickup from
Hamburg to Wismar was arranged by Wismar University (Hochschule Wismar). After one and a half
hours drive through lush green farms and barn they reached the student residence area. The
students were welcomed by the Administrative Manager Ms. Yelena Zascerniskaand were
introduced to the student tutors (Sussane, Yuchang, Zhang and Parichut).
ABU DHABI AIRPORT
Wismar University (Hochschule Wismar) is situated in the centre of the town and it offers many
courses in various fields of engineering and management. There was a sports community in the
college where students could find various games from table tennis to football. There was a mensa
(food court) in the college, where the students had their lunch during break time. The shopping
malls and supermarkets were near by the university. Also, many students rented a bicycle for a
month.
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WISMAR UNIVERSITY
STUDENT RENTED BICYCLE
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In the first week, students studied the additional subject wireless communication. The week 1
included laboratory and theory sessions for the subject. The students were provided with the notes
in advance and were encouraged to go through it before attending the lectures. The subject wireless
communication was taught by Prof. Andreas Ahren. The difference that the students found was that
instead of just theoretical knowledge, they were provided with the practical application through the
Mat lab programming which resulted in better understanding of the subject.
WISMAR CITY AT A GLANCE
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The second week started with the subject of GTU curriculum Advanced Processors and Controllers.
The subject continued for two weeks. The subject was divided in three parts. The first part of the
subject was taught by Prof. Ahren, the second part was taught by Prof. Olaf Simanski and the third
part was taught by his colleague Prof. Cesar Benevento from Spain. The subject included practical
sessions on Siemens PLC S7-1500, Design and Implementation of filters and Mat lab programming on
audio and signal processing.
PLC S7 1500 SIEMENS
The fourth week started with the subject of GTU curriculum Advanced Micro-controllers and
Embedded Systems. The subject was taught by Prof. GotzBuller. In the beginning, it was difficult for
the students to get an understanding of the subject, as they were not much familiar with ‘C’
programming. But after a couple of lectures it became interesting for students to understand C
programming. During the two weeks, the students worked on PSoC and Black-Fin processor ADSPBF533. PSoC (Programmable System-on-Chip) is a family of microcontroller integrated
circuits by Cypress Semiconductor. These chips include a CPU core and mixed-signal arrays of
configurable integrated analogue and digital peripherals. Whereas, ADSP-BF533 is Advance Digital
Signal Processor and it provides a high performance, power efficient application in signal processing .
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Black-Fin processor ADSP-BF533
The examination was much more practical based than theory, hence students enjoyed examinat ion
as they were now much more familiar with the subjects. In the fourth week the college arranged a
boat trip of Wissemara for the students. Wissemara, replica of a medieval sailing boat built in 14th
century and is one of its kind. The trip was memorable for the students.
Besides studying students had weekend trips to cities like Hamburg, Rostock, Lubeck and Munich.
These are the famous and well known places of Germany and are located near Wismar. A trip to
Berlin was organized by the university during the fifth weekend. The students visited the Wall of
Berlin, Berlin television tower, Brandenburg gate and at the end a short boat trip was organized by
the university.
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WISSEMARA BOAT TRIP
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PARLIAMENT HOUSE BERLIN
In the last week the students went to capital city of Mecklenburg- Vorpomonn state, Schwerin, to
visit the Centre for trade and commerce. The next day we moved to GICON Stralsund. The Core
competence of GICON is the treatment of steel and other metals to high-quality products. The
students had a meeting with the Mayor on the same day.
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CASTLE AT SCHWERIN
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SCHWERIN
WITH STUDENT TUTOR ON HER BIRTHDAY
A GROUP OF STUDENTS WITH MAYOR
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The excursion was to Szczecin, Poland. Szczecin (Stettin), is the capital city of the West Pomeranian
Voivode ship in Poland. In the vicinity of the Baltic Sea, it is the country's seventh-largest city and a
major seaport in Poland. The students had an industrial visit to the PORT SZCZECIN. Port of Szczecin
has a history as old as the city itself. It is difficult to even determine if the port was created by the
city or perhaps the city by the port. The early existence of the port is reflected in the Slavic boat
wreck dating from the late ninth century.
PORT SZCZECIN
And now was the last weekend. The students could not even realize how the six weeks got over and
now they have to return back to India. With a broken heart on 28th July, 2015 the students said good
bye to Wismar and left back for India.
The Indian Summer School program got over with glimpse of knowledge and motivation to the
students. Students went for this program individually but they returned as a family.
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