University of Bonn is among the top three research universities in Germany and a leader in biomedical research. The programme has been set up in close co-operation with the Collaborative Research Centre "Regulation and manipulation of information flow within dynamic protein and lipid environments" as well as the Life and Medical Sciences (LIMES) institute of the University. The programme combines laboratory research in biomedicine with the aquisition of intercultural skills in Bonn, a beautiful city with a profound international presence and a host city to the United Nations. Students actively participate in an intensive scientific project integrated into outgoing life science research activities at the university host lab.