A group of students from the Department of Foreign Languages, German Unit, Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) in Ile-Ife, Nigeria, under the leadership of one of their German lecturers in person of Dr. E. O. Olagunju, embarked on an educational trip to Germany.
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The 14-day trip started on April 21st, with the students leaving Ile-Ife for Lagos. They stayed in a hotel near the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos that night. On April 22nd, the group flew from Lagos to Frankfurt, Germany, with a stopover in Cairo, Egypt.
Upon arrival in Frankfurt, the students took an ICE train to Freiburg, where the program commenced at the Freiburg University of Education, Germany from April 23rd to 27th.
On Friday, 26th of April, the students visited France and then transferred to the city of Jena on Saturday, 27th of April. Furthermore, they rested on Sunday after they visited Leipzig on the 28th of April. The second half of their program commenced at the Friedrich Schiller University Jena from 29th to 2nd of May when they are expected to return to Nigeria.
ACJOAU gathered that the trip will be concluded on Thursday, 2nd of May, with the students departing Jena for Frankfurt and then returning to Lagos, Nigeria, with a stopover in Cairo.
According to the information gathered, the students have a daily schedule in Germany that includes attending classes from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm, with breaks for meals and shopping. The lectures are focused on German language and linguistics.
The students also had the opportunity to meet with past OAU Foreign Languages students who are currently studying or working in Germany, including Johnson, Blessing, Michael, Adebola and Tolu.
The name of the students who embarked on the trip are AKINLABI Adenike Ibitayo,ODUNAYO Oluwayemisi RachelO, JO Aderinola Omobolade, ODENIRAN Pelumi Deborah,OLADEJO Grace Itunuoluwa, EGBEWALE Tolulope, OLUTUNJU Alice Temitope and ADEGOKE Ifarotim
This educational trip to Germany is expected to provide the OAU students with valuable cultural and academic experiences, as they immerse themselves in the German education system and explore the country’s rich history and culture.