The Vulcanus programme was just what I was looking for! Just the right balance between language studies and internship, and aimed at engineers and scientists.
What if each research institution in the U.S. issued a directive to its departments to make a serious effort to fill one faculty position with an outstanding scientist of color?
"Nach zwei Jahren spannender Arbeit in Kalifornien stellte ich mir die Frage, ob ich gegenüber Deutschland ein Rücken-Kehrer oder Rückkehrer sein wollte..."
"Aside from the terrific research I was involved in, the most exciting part of my experience was to have the opportunity to learn a foreign language and get accustomed to a different culture--up close and personal."