Day 10, the last day of our adventure here in Europe. We first went to Delph and did a small city tour. I thought the architecture was pretty. The city felt very peaceful and quiet. Completely the opposite of what we experienced in Amsterdam. Next we went to Kinderdijk and got to see the iconic [...]
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Day 9 – Evan Carter
Today I enjoyed getting to meet Erasmus University students and discussing issues facing global supply chains. We also visited The Hague for the Mauritshuis museum. I'm not a big art guy but there was actually some very cool paintings there. Our last activity for the day was a tour and dinner at the SS Rotterdam. [...]
Day 7 – Evan Carter
Today we traveled from Munich to Rotterdam, there was a lot of public transit and it was mentally exhausting. When we got to Rotterdam, we dropped off out bags at the hotel and embarked on our food tour which introduced us to some important parts of Dutch cuisine. Some of these included Stroopwafel, fries and [...]
Day 6 – Evan Carter
Dachau was extremely disturbing and depressing, but it remains an important part of history. I was surprised to learn that Dachau was primarily a labor camp, not a death camp, as I had previously believed. I was also disappointed to learn that the original barracks had been torn down by the German government. The most [...]
Day 5 – Evan Carter
Today I really enjoyed getting a guided city tour of Munich. My favorite part of the tour was getting to visit the English Gardens and seeing the locals surfing on the river. I wasn't expecting the river to be flowing so fast and it was surprising to seeing surfing going on in the middle of [...]
Day 4 – Evan Carter
Day 4 is our second day in Munich. We got to tour the Allianz arena, home of FC Bayern Munich, one of the best soccer teams in the Bundesliga and world! My favorite part was getting to see the locker rooms where so many incredible soccer player have been. I also loved getting to walk [...]
Day 3 – Evan Carter
Today was a long day, we started by departing from Stuttgart bright and early and headed to Munich. Once we got to Munich we met up with German students and professors at Munich University of Applied Sciences and got a quick lecture along with a case study presentation activity. It was very fun getting to [...]
Day 2 – Evan Carter
Today we got to see how Mercedes-Benz and Porsche manufacture their vehicles. I found it very interesting seeing up-close how both companies integrated automation and robotics with humans and perfected just in time production strategies to make their processes as efficient as possible. Something that stood out when we toured Mercedes-Benz is just how large [...]
Day 1 – Evan Carter
Today was our first day in Stuttgart, and we started with a short tour of some of the city’s key landmarks, including the town hall, the art museum, Schlossplatz, and several other important areas. We also learned some background about Stuttgart’s history, including its connection to horse breeding and how that history helped shape the [...]
Evan Carter Pre-Trip Post
Hello, my name is Evan Carter. I'm a junior Mechanical Engineering Technology student. I'll be arriving in Stuttgart on the morning of Sunday, May 10th. I'm looking forward to seeing industry 4.0 up close and how the German automobile industry is implementing smart manufacturing. I also can't wait sightsee and explore an area of the [...]
