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What follows is a brief background on each of the IMM Program locations designed to provide you with added insights and observations that will help you better appreciate these locations and the opportunities that they afford IMM participants.

West Lafayette, Indiana

The main campus of Purdue University is located in West Lafayette, Indiana (126 miles southeast of Chicago and 65 miles north of Indianapolis). Purdue’s statewide university system includes five campuses and numerous teaching and research sites.

Visitors to Purdue’s West Lafayette campus enjoy strolling across the well-tended campus with its scores of stately red-brick buildings and welcoming green spaces. Traveling to Lafayette - West Lafayette can be accomplished by air, auto or bus, water and rail.

The sister cities of Lafayette and West Lafayette, Indiana are friendly, spirited, and energized. This is a place with fresh perspectives and new ideas. The cities are steeped in history, yet moving steadily towards the future. This is a community with a delightful mixture of Midwestern charm and metropolitan attractions.

Tilburg, The Netherlands

The Netherlands is one of the most densely populated countries in the world. About 16 million people live in an area of approximately 37,000 square km. Sixty per cent of the population lives in the western part of the country, which is called Holland. This name is often used to refer to the Netherlands as a whole.

Although Amsterdam is the capital city of the Netherlands, the seat of Government is in The Hague. Here the Dutch parliament meets and most of the foreign embassies are situated here.

The country is flat. There are some low hills only in the centre and in the south. Stretches of forest can be found in many parts of the country and also in the surroundings of Tilburg. Typical features of the Dutch landscape are the broad sandy beaches and dunes that draw so many Dutch and foreign tourists to the North Sea coast.

Dutch is a Germanic language and is spoken everywhere in the country. Many Dutch people speak at least two foreign languages; nearly everyone understands and speaks English.

Tilburg University is located in the southern part of the Netherlands. Its campus, designed with a compact architectural concept in mind, is set in gently undulating, park-like grounds on a forest edge. With a population of 200,000 inhabitants, Tilburg is the Netherlands' sixth largest city.

Budapest, Hungary

Hungary, located in the heart of Central-Eastern Europe, shares borders with seven neighbours: Austria, Slovakia, the Ukraine, Romania, Serbia, Croatia, and Slovenia. Hungary has always been an important link in the chain connecting East and West for over a thousand years. It lies on the crossroads of peoples and cultures, which has influenced its present eclectic and colourful image.

With less than 100,000 square km in total, it is divided into thirds by two rivers flowing north to south-the Danube and its tributary, the Tisza. Hungary occupies the low-lying areas of the Carpathian basin and two-thirds of her territory consists of plains below 200 meters. Of the 10.2 million people who live in Hungary, one-fifth live in Budapest, the capital. Budapest lies on both sides of the Danube in the approximate center of the country.

Hungary has a long and diverse history. The ancestors of the Hungarians, or "Magyars", lived in the Ural Mountains. They had close linguistic ties with other Finno-Ugrian peoples and shared certain anthropological and cultural traits with the Turks. In the 2nd millennium BC they began a nomadic lifestyle based on cattle-breeding; this led to a period of westward migration which brought them into contact with several tribes, including the Alan, Turkish and Kazar ethnic groups.

After World War II, it became part of the Soviet bloc. Nineteen eighty-nine saw the return to a democracy and a free-market economy. Hungary is a member of the NATO since March of 1999 and many of its subordinate organizations. It is also a member of the WTO, the World Bank and other worldwide organizations of similar status. Hungary became member of the European Union in 2004.

CEU Business School is conveniently located on the green, quieter Buda side of the Danube, but still well in the center of Budapest, one of the most exciting cities in Central-Eastern Europe. The School is very close to the Margaret Bridge, which in minutes takes you to the heart of the city - a thriving commercial and financial hub, brimming with restaurants, cafés, museums, galleries, clubs, shops and offices. CEU Business School is only a short walk to the Danube River and Margaret Island, a peaceful oasis in the midst of the bustling city.

Did you know that Hungarians...

  • Enjoy the same amount of annual sunshine as those in Naples
  • Built the first subway system in Continental Europe
  • Developed the holograph, the moon rover, the binary code, the carburetor, the atomic bomb, the Zeppelin, BASIC and computer programming, colour television, full-length motion pictures....
  • Started the California Wine Industry and the U.S. Cavalry

Hannover, Germany

Living in Hannover

The attractive city of Hannover, Germany, is located at the heart of an expanding Europe, and is each to reach by plane (via the international Hannover Airport), by rail (e.g. by high-speed ICE train) or by car. Hamburg and Berlin are just a short train ride away ­ about one and two hours, respectively.

Hannover treats visitors to some surprising contrasts, with old-world flair and the avant-garde often just a few steps apart.

The historic center of town, the Altstadt, features a picturesque array of 11th-century half-timbered houses. Just a stone’s throw away you can see modern architecture worthy of an upbeat city which not only hosted the EXPO 2000 World’s Fair, but is also the site of mega-events like CeBIT ­ the world’s biggest IT exhibition. Thanks to its long tradition as a trade fair city, Hannover is home to such prominent companies such as Continental, VW Commercial Vehicles, Hannover Rück and TUI .

Among the more than 500,000 Hannoverians, the city is also populated by some 40,000 students from around the world. Hannover’s international flair is reflected in the rich variety of restaurants offering foreign cuisine. The selection of trendy bars, cozy cafés and traditional restaurants is huge, and growing all the time. Those in search of parks and nature will feel right at home in a city graced by the likes of the Royal Baroque Gardens of Herrenhausen, the far-reaching Eilenriede forest along the eastern side of the city, and the lovely Lake Masch just a few steps from the downtown area.

For more on Hannover, visit the city’s multilingual website at www.hannover.de.

Beijing, China

Beijing, also known as Peking is a metropolis in Northern China, and the capital of the People's Republic of China. Governed as a municipality under direct administration of the central government, Beijing borders Hebei Province to the north, west, south, and for a small section in the east, and Tianjin Municipality to the southeast. Beijing is one of the Four Great Ancient Capitals of China.

Beijing is divided into 14 urban and suburban districts and two rural counties. Beijing is a major transportation hub, with dozens of railways, roads and motorways passing through the city. It is also the destination of many international flights arriving in China. Beijing is recognized as the political, educational, and cultural center of the People's Republic of China, while Hong Kong and Shanghai predominate in economic fields. The city hosted the 2008 Olympic Games.

Few cities in the world besides Beijing have served as the political and cultural centre of an area as immense as China for so long. The Encyclopædia Britannica describes it as "one of the world's great cities," and declares that the city has been an integral part of China’s history for centuries; there is scarcely a major building of any age in Beijing that does not have at least some national historical significance. Beijing is renowned for its opulent palaces, temples, and huge stone walls and gates. Its art treasures and universities have long made the city a centre of culture and art in China.

Shanghai, China

Shanghai is the most populous city in People's Republic of China. The city is located in eastern China, at the middle portion of the Chinese coast, and sits at the mouth of the Yangtze River. Due to its rapid growth over the last two decades it has again become a global city, exerting influence over finance, commerce, fashion, technology and culture.

Once a fishing and textiles town, Shanghai grew in importance in the 19th century due to its favourable port location and was one of the cities opened to foreign trade by the 1842 Treaty of Nanking. The city then flourished as a centre of commerce between east and west, and became a multinational hub of finance and business in the 1930s. However, with the Communist Party takeover of the mainland in 1949, the city's international influence declined. In 1990, the economic reforms introduced by Deng Xiaoping resulted in an intense re-development of the city, aiding the return of finance and foreign investment to the city. Shanghai is now aiming to be a global finance hub and international shipping centre in the future, and is one of the world's major financial centres.

Shanghai is also a popular tourist destination renowned for its historical landmarks such as The Bund, City God Temple and Yuyuan Garden, as well as the extensive and growing Pudong skyline. It is described as the "showpiece" of the booming economy of mainland China.

Puebla, Mexico

The city and municipality of Puebla is the capital of the state of Puebla, and one of the five most important colonial cities in Mexico. Being a planned city, it is located to the east of Mexico City and west of Mexico's main port, Veracruz, on the main route between the two.

The city was founded in 1531 in an area called Cuetlaxcoapan, which means “where serpents change their skin”, in between of two of the main indigenous settlements at the time, Tlaxcala and Cholula. This valley was not populated in the 16th century as in the pre-Hispanic period; this area was primarily used to the “Flower Wars” between a number of populations.[ Due to its history and architectural styles ranging from Renaissance to Mexican Baroque, the city was named a World Heritage Site in 1987. The city is also famous for mole poblano, chiles en nogada and Talavera pottery. However, most of its economy is based on industry.

Being both the fourth largest city in Mexico and the fourth largest Metropolitan area in Mexico, the city serves as one of the main hubs for southeast Mexico. Many students come from all over the country. The city is also important because of its industry; one of the largest Volkswagen factories in the world not located in Germany, is located in the Municipality of Cuautlancingo. As a result, a lot of supplier factories have opened in the city of Puebla.