Summer and Winter Schools Abroad
Many of our partner universities use their campuses to host Summer Schools and Winter Schools during the summer or winter breaks. Participating in such stays abroad, which serve the purpose of specialised knowledge, will provide you with many new experiences. You will also be able to improve your language skills and maybe this short-term program will even make you want to stay abroad for a longer period of time.
Please note:
Application and participation in these programs is on your own responsibility and self-organisation.
Questions and Answers
| What are summer and winter schools? | These are short-term programmes offered by universities during the lecture-free period in which exchange students can acquire ECTS/credits or continue their education independently of their subject. These can be language courses or academic subject-specific programmes. |
| What do I need to consider? | Usually, short-term programmes between TU Darmstadt and the partner university are not contractually stipulated in the partnership agreements. Therefore, you cannot be nominated for the short-term programme. Therefore, please contact the responsible persons at the Department of International Relations Overseas (overseas-out@zv.tu-…) oder Europe (europe-bip@zv.tu-…) in advance to discuss possibilities for letters of support or letters of permission. |
| What costs should I expect? | Please note that you take part in such programmes as a self-payer/freemover. The programme fees depend entirely on the programme and other activities included. Please find out about these in advance on the respective websites. Tip: Some universities offer early booking discounts. |
| How far in advance should I plan? | Applications are usually possible at shorter notice than for an entire semester abroad, for example. However, please note the application deadlines for short-term programmes |
| Further tips: | You will need various documents for your application, including a transcript of records in English. Please request this in good time from the relevant study office. |
The following table provides an overview of some short-term programmes of partner universities:
UNITE!-Programmes
| Partner University | Programme |
| Aalto University (Finland) | Aalto Science Institute international summer research programme |
| Grenoble INP graduate school of engineering and management, University Grenoble Alpes (France) | GINSEN, Grenoble International Smart Engineering Summer School here (PDF file) (opens in new tab)and summer school – Artificial Intelligence here |
| KTH Royal Institute of Technology (Sweden) | |
| Politecnico Di Torino (Italy) | |
| Universidade de Lisboa (Portugal) | ULISSES (University of Lisbon – Interdisciplinary Studies on Sustainable Environment and Seas) |
| Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya · BarcelonaTech (UPC) (Spain) | |
| Graz University of Technology (Austria) | |
| Wrocław University of Science and Technology (Poland) |
Current Summer and Winter Schools
| Country | Partner & Programme |
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| Australia | Curtin University – Perth: t.b.a. |
| Austria | Universität Graz: t.b.a. |
| Brazil |
Pontificia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro Brazilian Seminars Summer 2026 |
| Canada |
University of British Columbia – Vancouver UBC Vancouver Summer Program 2026 |
| University of Toronto: t.b.a. | |
| China |
Beijing Institute of Technology: t.b.a. |
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Tongji University Shanghai Summer School at CDHK |
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Tsinghua University 2026 Global Research Program |
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The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Shenzen Summer Lab Research Programme (SLR) SME Summer Camp, AI for Science&Engineering (PDF file) (opens in new tab) |
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| Denmark |
Aarhus University: t.b.a. |
| Egypt |
American University in Cairo Intensive Arabic for Summer Learners (ALIS) |
| Estonia |
University of Tartu |
| France |
CentraleSupélec | Université Paris-Saclay AI Summer School 2026 (PDF file) (opens in new tab) |
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Grenoble INP: Study in Grenoble INP (PDF file) (opens in new tab) |
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Université Grenoble Alpes Short programmes |
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Institut National des Sciences Appliquees – Rennes French Summer School 2026 |
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Institut National des Sciences Appliquees de Toulouse Short programmes Summer School SECOIAS MINATO Summer School |
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| Université de Bordeaux: t.b.a. | |
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UniLaSalle – Beauvais Summer 2026: Food as Medicine Summer 2026: Geology Field School Summer 2026: Robotics and the world of tomorrow (PDF file) (opens in new tab) |
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Université Côte d’Azur – Nice “Glocal Leadership” Summer School “Economies and Management” Summer School |
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| Finland | Åbo Akademi – Turku: t.b.a. |
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Aalto University Science Institute International Summer Research Programme |
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LUT University LUT Summer School |
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Talinn University Talinn Summer School 2026 |
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| Hong Kong |
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Summer School 2026 Summer UG Research Program 2026 |
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The Hong Kong Polytechnic University PolyU International Summer School |
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The University of Hong Kong Summer Institute 2026 |
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| Hungary |
Eötvös Loránd University – Budapest ELTE Budapest Summer University |
| Lithuania | Vilnius Tech: t.b.a. |
| Ireland | University College Cork |
| India |
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay 2026 International Summer School |
| Israel | Technion – Israel Institute of Technology: t.b.a. |
| Italy |
Universita di Padova Unipd Summer Schools |
| Universita di Trento: t.b.a. | |
| Japan |
Keio University – Tokyo Keio Summer Program 2026 |
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Kobe University Summer Program 2026 |
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Nagoya University Short-Term Japanese Language Program |
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Osaka University Training Program for Robotics Engineers (PDF file) (opens in new tab) |
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Tohoku University – Sendai TESP 2026 Summer Engineering Short Program |
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The University of Tokyo Engineering Summer Education Program (ESEP) Global Unit Courses: Summer Program |
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| Korea |
Chonnam National University – Gwangju 2026 International Summer School |
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Chung-Ang University – Seoul 2026 CAU International Summer Program |
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Dankook University International Summer School 2026 |
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| EWHA Women's University – Seoul | |
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Hanyang University – Ansan Hanyang ERICA Summer School 2026 (PDF file) (opens in new tab) |
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Kyungpook National University – Daegu 2026 KNU SUMMER SCHOOL |
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Pusan National University – Busan: 2026 PNU Summer School (PDF file) (opens in new tab) |
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Seoul National University International Summer Program (ISP) (PDF file) (opens in new tab) |
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| Malaysia | Universiti Sains Malaysia: t.b.a. |
| Mexico |
Tecnologico de Monterrey Spanish and Mexico: Culture or Business in Mexico |
| Netherlands | Radboud University – Nijmegen: t.b.a. |
| Norway | University of Oslo: t.b.a. |
| Poland |
University of Silesia International Summer School – VINCI Reload |
| Singapore |
Nanyang Technological University: GEM Trailblazer Summer 2026 |
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National University of Singapore Summer Programmes 2026 |
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| Spain |
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid UPM International Summer School (ISS) |
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Universidad Autónoma de Madrid Summer School of Economics and Business (SSEB) 2026 |
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Universitat Internacional de Catalunya – Barcelona UIC Barcelona Summer Programme 2026 |
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Universidad Pontificia de Comillas – Madrid Summer School 2026 |
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| Sweden |
Linköping University LiU Summer Academy 2026 |
| Switzerland |
University of Zurich: t.b.a. |
| Taiwan |
National Taiwan University – Taipei: NTU Plus Academy 2026 (PDF file) (opens in new tab) |
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National Cheng Kung University – Tainan 2026 NCKU AISSM Semiconductor Summer School |
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National Taiwan Normal University – Taipei Amazing Formosa Mandarin Study Tour |
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National Tsing Hua University 2026 Mango Summer Program |
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| Thailand |
Mahidol University – Bangkok Thailand Summer Program 2026 (PDF file) (opens in new tab) |
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Thammasat University Summer Training Abroad Short-term Internship Program (STIP) |
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| Türkiye |
Middle Eastern Technical University (METU/ODTÜ) – Ankara METU International Summer Program 2026 |
| United Kingdom |
Aberysrwyth University English Language Summer School |
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University of Bristol Bristol Summer Programmes 2026 |
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| United States of America |
Texas A&M University Engineering Summer School (PDF file) (opens in new tab) |
| Spain |
Universitat Rovira i Virgili – Tarragona Erasmus+ BIP (PDF file) (opens in new tab) |
