Students broaden horizons through exchange programme
EXCHANGE: Students Anathi Booysen and Courtney Wyngaard are in Germany as part of the Erasmus Exchange Programme at DHBW Ravensburg.
Tuesday, 10 February 2026
Two Tourism and Event Management students are spending three months in Ravensburg, Germany, broadening their academic and cultural horizons as part of the Erasmus Exchange Programme at DHBW Ravensburg.
Students Anathi Booysen and Courtney Wyngaard have indicated that they are learning far more than what is taught in the classroom. Through language, culture and everyday experiences, they are gaining a deeper understanding of the global tourism and events industry and the different ways people connect, communicate and live.
Anathi has found the experience to be exciting and eye-opening. She has already explored cities like Stuttgart and Ulm and experienced snow for the first time during an excursion to Oberstdorf. She has also grown to love Germany’s bakery bread and snacks, and appreciates how seriously sustainability, recycling, and waste management are taken. While getting around was confusing at first and the language barrier has been a small challenge, she is taking German classes and slowly finding her feet.
Courtney has found the first three weeks “challenging but truly life changing”.
Being in a new country has pushed her to become more independent, from cooking and cleaning to navigating daily life on her own. She has already started German classes, joined a gym to stay active, and attended event seminars that have opened her eyes to how vast the events and tourism industry is across Europe, England, and Australia. Visiting Ulm Cathedral was a memorable moment, and a trip to the Porsche Museum, where she got to sit inside a Porsche, has been another highlight of the journey.
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