provided by the JYM program. Students are immersed in German language and culture by living alongside other university students in Studentenstadt Freimann. More than 3500 students from 500 US colleges and universities have participated in the Junior Year in Munich program since 1953. Directing the JYM program today are Mark Ferguson (Ph.D. University of Wisconsin-Madison), program director in Detroit, and Hans-Peter Söder (Ph.D. Cornell University), resident director in Munich. References External links Student exchange Study abroad programs Wayne State University Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich 1931 establishments in Germany