© LUH

GUEST stands for the German-US-Economic-Studies Term Student Exchange Programme between the Faculty of Economics and Management at Leibniz University Hanover and the Department of Economics of the school of Business Administration at California State Polytechnic University Pomona. CalPoly Pomona is located near Los Angeles, California. The GUEST programme consists of two parts, the HISSEMA (Hanover International Summer School of Economics and Management) and one semester at CalPoly in Pomona.

Information about the GUEST Programme

Composition of the GUEST programme

  • Part 1. Participation in HISSEMA

    The HISSEMA (Hanover International Summer School of Economics and Management) offers international students the opportunity to gain study experience in Germany and to follow to lectures on economics and business administration in English, for which credits can be obtained.

    For the German GUEST students, HISSEMA is part of the exchange programme. Participation is also possible - to a limited extent and under certain conditions - for German students of the Faculty of Economics at LUH who do not participate in the GUEST programme. 

    You can find more information about HISSEMA here.

  • Part 2: Winter Semester at the CalPoly Pomona

    The Winter term of the American academic year opens up the possibility for students of the Faculty of Economics and Management in Hanover to spend a semester abroad in the USA.Courses on economics and business administration successfully completed  can be integrated in the B.Sc. programme in Hanover.  The conditions for individual recognition apply to WiING students

    California State Polytechnic University, Pomona is located in California on the eastern edge of Los Angeles County. It is one of the seven polytechnic universities in the United States of America. The university has had university status since 1972. A total of 23,000 students study on campus.

    General info about CalPoly Pomona

    Name of the university California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
    Homepagehttp://www.cpp.edu/
    ProgrammeGUEST
    Slots10-12
    Duration of the study stay1 semester
    Language of the lecturesEnglish
    Language requirementsEnglish
    Homepage of the CalPoly
    Cource catalogue (To select: Under "Course Attributes", filter by "Course Level: Upper Division" and select courses with a 4000 number.)
    International CenterCollege of Business Adminstration
  • Estimation of the costs

    Estimation of the costs

    Visa291 €
    Health insurance (on site)

    185 € (Mawista German); 37,50 € monthly

    Administration fees (on site)213 $
    Teaching materials300 $  
    optional: Accommodation in the dormitory on campus925 $ monthly
    alternativ: external accommodationca. 500 $ monthly
    Mealsca. 450 - 600 $ monthly
    Flight600 € one way / 1.000 € round trip
    optional: rental car350 $ monthly (4 Pers/ car)
    optional: Parking Permission213 $

Funding opportunities

You can find information on financing stays abroad here:

Office hours Faculty International Office

Office hours Faculty International Office (without registration)
  • Tuesdays: 10:30-12:30am online via Stud.IP/ BBB  (search for „Auslandsbüro / Faculty International Office“ sign in and click „Meetings“)
  • Tuesdays: 14-16h on-campus (building 1501, room 101-103)
  • Thursdays: 10:30-12:30am on-campus (building 1501, room 101-103)

Contact

International Office of the Faculty of Economics and Management:

Head of Faculty International Office

Nino Iden
Address
Königsworther Platz 1
30167 Hannover
Building
Room
103
Nino Iden
Address
Königsworther Platz 1
30167 Hannover
Building
Room
103

on parental leave

M.A. Berit Sellmer
Exchange Coordinator
Address
Königsworther Platz 1
30167 Hannover
Building
Room
103
M.A. Berit Sellmer
Exchange Coordinator
Address
Königsworther Platz 1
30167 Hannover
Building
Room
103

Employees

M.A. Linda Schwarz
Address
Königsworther Platz 1
30167 Hannover
Building
Room
101
M.A. Linda Schwarz
Address
Königsworther Platz 1
30167 Hannover
Building
Room
101