Page | 33 MIDDLE EUROPE JULY 3 – 25, 2011 — SESSION 2 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS Return of the Lions to Saint Mark's Square Gondoliers transport a statue of a winged lion to St. Mark's Square during a ceremony in Venice Day 1 Flight to Venice Sat., 2July2011 Board your overnight flight to Venice! • Your adventure begins as you fly through the night to Venice, Italy. Day 2 Venice Sun., 3July2011 Arrival in Venice • 1st Day of Program Touch down at Marco Polo Airport [VCE], Venice. Make your own way to hotel for check-in after 2PM. SPECIAL NOTE: ● Students in the LEAP segment, Session 1, continuing in the MIDDLE EUROPE segment must arrive today; make their own way to the hotel and check-in after 2PM. ● Students in the GREECE & ITALY segment, Session 1 continuing in the MIDDLE EUROPE segment remain at their hotel in Venice. Overnight in Venice Day 3 Venice Mon., 4July2011 Motorboat ride to Central Venice and Orientation tour ● This morning you will be taken on a motorboat ride to central Venice for a basic orientation tour. You will have some time to explore central Venice on your own before returning by motorboat late evening. Perhaps take an optional gondola ride through the canals of Venice with dinner included at an Italian restaurant (approx. 50 Euros) arranged through Contiki. Overnight in Venice Day 4 Venice to Ljubljana Tue., 5July2011 This morning check out of Venice hotel for coach travel to Ljubljana, the capital and largest city of Slovenia. Sightseeing Tour of Ljubljana ● Your Contiki Tour Manager will take you on a walking tour of the city where you will see a mix of Baroque and Art Noveau styles as well as the Dragon Bridge and St. Nicholas Cathedral, the city’s only cathedral,. Rest of the evening is at leisure. Overnight in Ljubljana Day 5 Ljubljana to Budapest Wed., 6July2011 This morning check out of Ljubljana hotel for coach travel to Budapest widely regarded as one of the most beautiful cities in Europe. Check in hotel after 2PM; rest of afternoon at leisure. Overnight in Budapest Day 6 Budapest Thu., 7July2011 Class ● This morning you will join Professor Graham for class, “International Civil Dispute Resolution”. Sightseeing tour of Budapest ● This afternoon you will be taken on a sightseeing tour of Budapest by coach. Overnight in Budapest Day 7 Budapest Fri., 8July2011 Class ● This morning you will join Professor Graham for class, “International Civil Dispute Resolution”. Visit to Parliament ● This afternoon you will be taken on a tour of Parliament with a local tour guide. Free afternoon. Explore Budapest at your own pace. Perhaps do more sightseeing—take in the Natural History Museum, the largest synagogue in Europe (Dohány Street Synagogue); the largest medicinal bath in Europe (Széchenyi Medicinal Bath). Overnight in Budapest Day 8 Budapest Sat., 9July2011 Class ● This morning you will join Professor Graham for class, “International Civil Dispute Resolution”. 23 Days/22 Nights Venice/Ljubljana/Budapest/ Bratislava/Vienna/Prague/ Dresden/Berlin COURSE: INTERNATIONAL CIVIL DISPUTE RESOLUTION (3 CREDITS) PROFESSOR & DIRECTOR: MICHAEL H. GRAHAM UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF LAW PROGRAM FEE INCLUDES: ♦ 22 overnight stays in superior tourist class hotels with private bathrooms, double occupancy ♦ 22 breakfasts daily ♦ 13 lectures; 1 exam; 3 credit hours ♦ Full-time University of Miami Program Director ♦ Guest Lecturer ♦ Services of experienced Contiki Tour Manager as per the itinerary ♦ Select guides and entrances to special attractions as per the itinerary ♦ Hire of local air-conditioned coach and driver as required including all tolls, parking and fuel costs as per the itinerary ♦ Classroom style conference rooms in Budapest, Vienna, Prague and Berlin ♦ 1 roundtrip motorboat transfer to St. Mark’s Square in Central Venice ♦ All state & local taxes for land services INCLUDED SIGHTSEEING TOURS: ■ Orientation tour of Venice ■ Orientation tour of Ljubljana ■ Sightseeing tour of Budapest conducted by a local tour guide ■ Orientation tour of Vienna ■ Sightseeing tour of Prague conducted by a local tour guide ■ Orientation tour of Dresden ■ Sightseeing tour of Berlin conducted by a local tour guide EXCLUSIONS ■ International flights ■ Transfer from airport to hotel in Venice ■ Transfer from hotel to airport in Berlin ■ Customary gratuities for Contiki tour director, local guide and driver ■ Porterage ■ Personal Travel and Health Insurance ■ Beverages ■ Public transportation to free time activities
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MIDDLE EUROPE
JULY 3 – 25, 2011 — SESSION 2
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Return of the Lions to Saint Mark's Square
Gondoliers transport a statue of a winged lion to St. Mark's Square during a ceremony in Venice
Day 1 Flight to Venice Sat., 2July2011 Board your overnight flight to Venice! • Your adventure begins as you fly through the night to Venice, Italy. Day 2 Venice Sun., 3July2011
Arrival in Venice • 1st Day of Program
Touch down at Marco Polo Airport [VCE], Venice. Make your own way to hotel for check-in after 2PM. SPECIAL
NOTE:
● Students in the LEAP segment, Session 1, continuing in the MIDDLE EUROPE segment must arrive today; make their own way to the hotel and check-in after 2PM.
● Students in the GREECE & ITALY segment, Session 1 continuing in the MIDDLE EUROPE segment remain at their hotel in Venice. Overnight in Venice Day 3 Venice Mon., 4July2011 Motorboat ride to Central Venice and
Orientation tour ● This morning you will be taken on a motorboat ride to central Venice for a basic orientation tour. You will have some time to explore central Venice on your own before returning by motorboat late evening. Perhaps take an optional gondola ride through the canals of Venice with dinner included at an Italian restaurant (approx. 50 Euros) arranged through Contiki. Overnight in Venice Day 4 Venice to Ljubljana Tue., 5July2011
This morning check out of Venice hotel for coach travel to Ljubljana, the capital and largest city of Slovenia.
Sightseeing Tour of Ljubljana ● Your Contiki Tour Manager will take you on a walking tour of the city where you will
see a mix of Baroque and Art Noveau styles as well as the Dragon Bridge and St. Nicholas Cathedral, the city’s only cathedral,. Rest of the evening is at leisure. Overnight in Ljubljana Day 5 Ljubljana to Budapest Wed., 6July2011 This morning check out of Ljubljana hotel for coach travel to Budapest widely regarded as one of the most beautiful cities in Europe. Check in hotel after 2PM; rest of afternoon at leisure. Overnight in Budapest Day 6 Budapest Thu., 7July2011
Class ● This morning you will join Professor Graham for class, “International Civil Dispute Resolution”.
Sightseeing tour of Budapest ● This afternoon you will be taken on a sightseeing tour of Budapest by coach. Overnight in Budapest
Day 7 Budapest Fri., 8July2011
Class ● This morning you will join Professor Graham for class, “International Civil Dispute Resolution”.
Visit to Parliament ● This afternoon you will be taken on a tour of Parliament with a local tour guide. Free afternoon. Explore Budapest at your own pace. Perhaps do more sightseeing—take in the Natural History Museum, the largest synagogue in Europe (Dohány Street Synagogue); the largest medicinal bath in Europe (Széchenyi Medicinal Bath). Overnight in Budapest
Day 8 Budapest Sat., 9July2011
Class ● This morning you will join Professor Graham for class, “International Civil Dispute Resolution”.
COURSE: INTERNATIONAL CIVIL DISPUTE RESOLUTION (3 CREDITS)
PROFESSOR & DIRECTOR: MICHAEL H. GRAHAM UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF LAW
PROGRAM FEE INCLUDES: ♦ 22 overnight stays in superior tourist
class hotels with private bathrooms, double occupancy
♦ 22 breakfasts daily ♦ 13 lectures; 1 exam; 3 credit hours ♦ Full-time University of Miami Program
Director ♦ Guest Lecturer ♦ Services of experienced Contiki Tour
Manager as per the itinerary ♦ Select guides and entrances to
special attractions as per the itinerary ♦ Hire of local air-conditioned coach
and driver as required including all tolls, parking and fuel costs as per the itinerary
♦ Classroom style conference rooms in Budapest, Vienna, Prague and Berlin
♦ 1 roundtrip motorboat transfer to St. Mark’s Square in Central Venice
♦ All state & local taxes for land services
INCLUDED SIGHTSEEING TOURS: ■ Orientation tour of Venice ■ Orientation tour of Ljubljana ■ Sightseeing tour of Budapest
conducted by a local tour guide ■ Orientation tour of Vienna ■ Sightseeing tour of Prague conducted
by a local tour guide ■ Orientation tour of Dresden ■ Sightseeing tour of Berlin conducted
by a local tour guide
EXCLUSIONS ■ International flights ■ Transfer from airport to hotel in
Venice ■ Transfer from hotel to airport in Berlin ■ Customary gratuities for Contiki tour
director, local guide and driver ■ Porterage ■ Personal Travel and Health Insurance ■ Beverages ■ Public transportation to free time
activities
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SCHOOL OF LAW SUMMER ABROAD PROGRAMS
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Day 8 Budapest (cont.) Sat., 9July2011
Free afternoon ● On your last day relax a little or do some last minute shopping. Overnight in Budapest Day 9 Sun., 10July2011 Budapest to Vienna via Bratislava This morning check out of Budapest hotel for travel by coach to Vienna with a stop in Bratislava for a panoramic tour and lunch on your own before continuing our journey to Vienna for the next 5 days. Check into Vienna hotel; rest of day at leisure. Overnight in Vienna
Day 10 Vienna Mon., 11July2011
Class ● This morning you will join Professor Graham for class, “International Civil Dispute Resolution”.
Laundry Day ● Your Contiki Tour Manager will provide you with details.
Sightseeing Tour of Vienna ● This afternoon after class you will be taken by your Contiki Tour Manager on an orientation tour of Vienna. Rest of day at leisure. Overnight in Vienna
Day 11 Vienna Tue., 12July2011
Class ● This morning you will join Professor Graham for class, “International Civil Dispute Resolution”.
Free afternoon ● You may want to visit major tourist attractions such as the imperial palaces of Hofburg and Schönbrunn also home to the oldest zoo and the Lipizzaner horses. Overnight in Vienna
Day 12 Vienna Wed., 13July2011
Class ● This morning you will join Professor Graham for class, “International Civil Dispute Resolution”.
Free afternoon ● This is your last afternoon in Vienna so you can use your afternoon to do some shopping or visit any sites you missed. Overnight in Vienna
Day 13 Thu., 14July2011 Vienna to Prague with stop in Kutna Hora This morning check out of Vienna hotel and travel by coach to the World Heritage Site of Kutna Hora, and explore a Gothic Ossuary and have lunch on your own before
our arrival in Prague and a walking tour of the Castle and center of town. Rest of evening free. Overnight in Prague
Day 14 Prague Fri., 15July2011
Class ● This morning you will join Professor Graham for class, “International Civil Dispute Resolution”.
Free afternoon ● See the Astronomical Clock, stroll across Charles Bridge or visit the shopping malls. Rest of afternoon at leisure. Overnight in Prague
Day 15 Prague Sat., 16July2011
Class ● This morning you will join Professor Graham for class, “International Civil Dispute Resolution”.
Free afternoon ● Maybe explore some of the museums including the Sex Machines Museum, see the John Lennon Wall, or a classical music concert to name a few. Overnight in Prague
Day 16 Prague Sun., 17July2011
Class ● This morning you will join Professor Graham for class, “International Civil Dispute Resolution”.
Free afternoon ● This is your last afternoon in Prague so you can use your afternoon to do some shopping or visit any sites you missed. Overnight in Prague
Day 17 Mon., 18July2011 Prague to Berlin via Dresden Morning check out of Prague hotel and travel by coach to Dresden.
Orientation Tour of Dresden ● Orientation tour and lunch on your own before our final journey to Berlin. Check in to Berlin hotel; rest of afternoon at leisure. Overnight in Berlin
Day 18 Berlin Tue., 19July2011
Walking Tour of Berlin ● This morning you will be taken on a walking tour of Berlin with a local tour guide. Rest of afternoon at leisure. Overnight in Berlin
Day 19 Berlin Wed., 20July2011
Class ● This morning you will join Professor Graham for class, “International Civil Dispute Resolution” and Guest Lecturer.
Free time in Berlin ● Perhaps visit popular destinations such as the Brandenburg Gate, Checkpoint Charlie, and the remaining stretches of the Berlin Wall and the Wall Victims Memorial or just relax and take in the city’s contemporary skyscrapers. Overnight in Berlin Day 20 Berlin Thu., 21July2011
Class ● This morning you will join Professor Graham for class, “International Civil Dispute Resolution”.
Visit to Reichstag ● This afternoon your Contiki Tour Manager will take you by coach for a tour of the Reichstag Parliament Building. Rest of evening free. Overnight in Berlin Day 21 Berlin Fri., 22July2011
Class ● This morning you will join Professor Graham for class, “International Civil Dispute Resolution”.
More free time in Berlin ● Today why not visit one of the many art and history museums. Overnight in Berlin Day 22 Berlin Sat., 23July2011
Class ● This morning you will join Professor Graham for class, “International Civil Dispute Resolution”.
Free afternoon ● Use the afternoon to study for your final exam. Overnight in Berlin Day 23 Berlin Sun., 24July2011
Free morning to study ● Use the morning to catch up on any final studying before your exam this afternoon.
EXAM ● This afternoon you will take your final exam for Professor Graham for your class, “International Civil Dispute Resolution.”
Free afternoon ● This is your last afternoon in Berlin so you may want to use your afternoon to visit any sites you missed. Overnight in Berlin Day 24 Berlin Mon, 25July2011 FLIGHT HOME End of MIDDLE EUROPE Segment-Session 2. After breakfast, check out of hotel. Make your own way to the airport for your return flight home.
Dragon Statue at Zmajski Bridge—Lujbljana, Slovenia
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Parliament Building, Budapest The domed, neo-Gothic parliament building, ca. 1904, lies on the Pest side of the Danube river in the Hungarian capital of Budapest.
ACADEMIC PROGRAM
OVERVIEW The University of Miami School of law proudly announces
its MIDDLE EUROPE four-week segment in Session 2 of our 2011
Summer Abroad Programs. Students enrolled in the MIDDLE
EUROPE segment, Session 2, will take one 3-credit course entitled
International Civil Dispute Resolution. In the morning an
Orientation Meeting and first day of classes will be conducted
in Budapest on Thursday morning, July 7. After your morning
class you will be taken on a sightseeing tour by coach. Twelve
additional classes each of 160 minutes duration, with the
exception of the last four classes that are 165 minutes duration,
are scheduled in total between July 8 and 23 in Vienna, Prague
and Berlin. In Berlin a one hour guest lecture on the German
Legal System will be conducted immediately after the first day
of class. The examination will be held Sunday, July 24, from
approximately 2:00PM-6:00PM. The program concludes the day
after the examination in Berlin on Monday, July 25. Students
check out of their hotel and return home.
All courses comply with the standards of the American Bar
Association and the Association of American Law Schools.
Students should contact their present law school regarding the
possibility of accelerated graduation, and, where appropriate,
converting semester credits to a quarter system. Upon
completion of your selection(s) of the 2011 study abroad
programs, an official transcript from the University of Miami
will be mailed to the student’s law school and confirmation will
be mailed to the student’s present address. The University of
Miami School of Law employs an A, B+, B, C+, C, C-, D, and F
grading system. The transferability of credits will be
determined by the student’s present law school. Inquiry should
be made in advance of application.
Each student who enrolls in one other 3-credit course in
Session 1 of their Summer Abroad Program will earn a total of
six credits.
THE COURSE INTERNATIONAL CIVIL DISPUTE RESOLUTION (3 CREDITS)
Professor Michael H. Graham, University of Miami School
of Law. This course will cover transnational civil litigation
initiated outside of the United States; recognition and
enforcements of foreign judgments in the United States;
recognition and enforcement of United States judgments
in foreign countries; foreign sovereign immunity; the Act
of State doctrine; and mediation and arbitration.
THE FACULTY MICHAEL H. GRAHAM, Professor of Law at the
University of Miami School of Law, received a B.S.E. from
the University of Pennsylvania in 1964 and a J.D. in 1967
from Columbia Law School. Professor Graham has
taught evidence, civil procedure, conflict of laws, trial
advocacy, and transnational litigation. He has written
eleven books and numerous articles in the field of
evidence including a textbook and nutshell for students.
Franciscan Church of Pest, Central Budapest
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Sony Center, Potsdamer Platz, Berlin, Germany
COURSE MATERIALS All courses will be self-contained. Books and other
required course materials will be provided in advance of
departure from the United States to Venice for the MIDDLE
EUROPE segment Session 2 for the required course, International
Civil Dispute Resolution. All courses will be taught in English.
TRAVEL DESTINATIONS
OVERVIEW The MIDDLE EUROPE segment, Session 2, will begin July 3rd
and end July 25th, 2011. The MIDDLE EUROPE segment will be
presented by Contiki Holidays, the world’s largest travel
company for 18-35 year olds for over 45 years. The program
commences upon arrival in Venice (3 nights) on Sunday, July 3,
2011. From Venice we depart early morning and travel to
Ljubljana for one night. We then travel by coach to Budapest
for 4 nights. The next morning after arrival an orientation
meeting and first day of classes is scheduled followed by a
sightseeing tour of Budapest in the afternoon. Our next stop is a
visit to Bratislava where you will be given a panoramic tour and
some time to explore on your own before we arrive in Prague,
Czech Republic, where we conduct 3 more class days. Our final
journey takes us to Berlin, Germany, for 4 more class days with
a stopover in Dresden. The exam will be conducted in Berlin on
Sunday, July 24th, approximately 2:00-6:00PM. The program
concludes the day after examination in Berlin on Monday, July
25th. Students check out of their hotel, make their own way to
the airport and return home.
The MIDDLE EUROPE segment is a comprehensive and
inclusive segment of our Summer Abroad Programs. An
exciting array of sightseeing and guided tours from the start of
your journey in Venice to your journey’s end in Berlin are
included at program expense.
Accommodations, transportation and sightseeing aspects of
the MIDDLE EUROPE segment, Session 2, encompassing Venice/
The Crown Gate or Kronentor of the restored Baroque Zwinger Palace, originally built between 1710 and 1732 after a design by Matthaus Daniel Poppelmann in collaboration with sculptor Balthasar Permoser.
SWITCHING SEGMENTS Students may enroll solely in any one of the four segments
offered in Session 1 or Session 2 or may enroll in one segment in
both Sessions. Students enrolled in the Greece and Italy
segment, Session 1, may not enroll in the Italy and Greece
segment, Session 2 and vice versa. Due to all aspects of the
Summer Abroad Programs involving logistics, planning and
preparation, there will be no program switching after the March
31st deadline.
EARLY ARRIVAL Unless you’ve made previous hotel arrangements, it is not
necessary to arrive earlier than the Summer Abroad Programs
commencement date for the MIDDLE EUROPE segment. Pre-night
stays in single room hotel accommodations at your own
expense can be costly.
ENROLLMENT Enrollment in the MIDDLE EUROPE segment is limited.
Students will be accepted on a first-come, first-serve basis.
REGISTRATION DEADLINE Registration deadline for all segments is March 31, 2011.
HOW TO REGISTER AND APPLY FOR PROGRAM SEGMENTS At the time of your application, if paying by check or
money order, you must write two separate checks payable to
the “University of Miami School of Law”: (1) for the $250
application fee, and (2) for partial tuition deposit of $300 for
your single segment selection in either Session. If enrolled in a
segment in each Session, you must pay an additional deposit of
$300 to be made on the same check. Payments may also be
made by a major credit card and must be included at the time of
registration. A passport size photo or similar (headshots only)
must also be included with your application.
Once your application with the required deposit(s) and
your photo has been received, the University of Miami School of
Law Summer Abroad Programs office will mail you a
confirmation letter and your program details.
Students applying near the program deadline should
contact the University of Miami School of Law Summer Abroad
Program office to confirm that there’s space on the segment(s)
you have chosen.
ALTERATION IN SEGMENT A great deal of effort has been made into the production of
this brochure. The information given and literature produced
has been compiled with care and is published in good faith.
Sometimes, because of circumstances outside our control, some
itineraries might have to be slightly altered. If this is necessary,
alternative schedules will be arranged and every best effort will
be made to advise students accordingly.
PAYMENT SCHEDULE REGISTRATION A non-refundable one-time registration fee of $250 and a
deposit of $300 for each segment in which enrolled, the latter to be
credited against Tuition and Related Expenses, must be received
with your application by the March 31, 2011 deadline.
The Buda Castle
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PAYING THE BALANCE For those students on financial aid by April 22, 2011 an
additional non-refundable $500 deposit for each segment must be
made payable by check, cash, money order, or credit card made
payable to the “University of Miami School of Law” or
guaranteed with a credit card as a guarantee against late
cancellation. You must fill out the credit card information on
your application form at time of registration. Your credit card
will not be charged the additional deposit requirement then due
pending your financial aid application unless you cancel from
the program for whatever reason prior to program
commencement. With respect to disbursement of your financial
aid loan, it will be your responsibility to make all necessary
arrangements through your law school’s financial aid office to
ensure that final payment for all monies due will be paid before
commencement of the program. Otherwise you will be
automatically dropped from the program and will incur a $125
penalty fee for reinstatement.
For students not on financial aid by April 22, 2011 an
additional non-refundable deposit of $500 for each segment will
be required payable by check, cash, money order, or credit card
made payable to the “University of Miami School of Law”. By
May 23, 2011 final payment for all monies due will be required
for each segment a student is enrolled in. If paying by check, all
payments should be mailed to: University of Miami School of
Law, Summer Abroad Programs Office, Law Library–Room