Author: Joel Jarrett

Yesterday was the most somber part of this trip as we visited the Dachau concentration camp. Unfortunately, an underlying theme throughout this whole trip was the atrocities that took place during World War II in this country. Over and over again, we've heard of this "German Guilt" from our cultural supervisor as well as German [...]

As a fan of the "beautiful game", today was one of the most fulfilling days of the trip. As we walked into Allianz Arena my mind just imagined all of the legendary games that have taken place in that stadium throughout the years. The stadium tour was everything that I expected and more and seeing [...]

This day started quiet early as we had to get from Reutlingen all the way to Munich. Though tired and with heavy eyes, we were still able to get a lot out of our tour of BMW. Located in the heart of the Olympikzentrum and nestled in between neighboring homes and residencies, this is the [...]

After attending a callout for the Dual Masters program between Purdue and Reutlingen University in the Fall, this has been a day of the trip that I’ve had a lot of anticipation for. At Purdue, my capstone project is focused on creating a digital twin of our smart factories so I’ve been able to gain [...]

Today was quite eventful and filled with lots of opportunities to advance my own knowledge of smart manufacturing as well as Industry 4.0. A small portion of our group started our day with a trip to the Mercedes Benz Museum and it was enriching to learn the complete history of car manufacturing in Stuttgart as [...]

Our second day of this study abroad lived up to the expectation with our trip to the Mercedes Benz factory. In the modules prior to this trip, this was the facility that I was most excited to see with relation to Industry 4.0 and Smart Factory. Seeing the Technology Center be 99.3% operated by machines [...]

After completing the first official day of this Collaborations, Cars, & Commerce study abroad in Stuttgart, I can't help but feel excited for what we will see in the coming days. With this being my first visit to Europe, I was intrigued by the differences in the cultures of Germany and back home in the [...]