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 (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: t.b.a. |
| University of Toronto: t.b.a. | |
| China |
Beijing Institute of Technology: t.b.a. |
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Tongji University – Shanghai |
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| Denmark |
Aarhus University: t.b.a. |
| Egypt | American University in Cairo: t.b.a. |
| Estonia |
University of Tartu |
| France | CentraleSupélec | Université Paris-Saclay: t.b.a. |
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Grenoble INP: Study in Grenoble INP (opens in new tab) |
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Université Grenoble Alpes Short programmes |
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Institut National des Sciences Appliquees de Toulouse Short programmes |
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| Université de Bordeaux: t.b.a. | |
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UniLaSalle – Beauvais |
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| Finland | Åbo Akademi – Turku: t.b.a. |
| Hong KongThe Hong Kong Politechnic University: t.b.a. |
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology International Summer Campus 2026 |
| The Hong Kong Politechnic University: t.b.a. | |
| Lithuania | Vilnius Tech: t.b.a. |
| Ireland | University College Cork |
| India |
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay 2025 Global Winter School |
| Israel | Technion – Israel Institute of Technology: t.b.a. |
| Italy | Universita di Trento: t.b.a. |
| Japan |
Keio University – Tokyo Keio Short-Term Japanese Studies Program (KJSP) 2026 |
| Kobe University: t.b.a. | |
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Nagoya University Short-Term Japanese Language Program |
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Osaka University Training Program for Robotics Engineers (opens in new tab) |
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Tohoku University – Sendai Engineering Short Program |
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| Korea | Chonnam National University – Gwangju: t.b.a. |
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Chung-Ang University – Seoul 2026 CAU International Winter Program |
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EWHA Women's University – Seoul International Winter Collage |
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Hanyang University – Ansan Hanyang ERICA Summer School 2026 (opens in new tab) |
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| Kyungpook National University – Daegu: t.b.a. | |
| Pusan National University – Busan: t.b.a. | |
| Seoul National University: t.b.a. | |
| 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. |
| Singapore | Nanyang Technological University: t.b.a. |
| National University of Singapore: t.b.a. | |
| Spain |
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid : t.b.a. |
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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 2025 |
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Universidad Pontificia de Comillas – Madrid Entrepreneurship und Innovation Winter Programme (opens in new tab) |
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| Switzerland |
University of Zurich: t.b.a. |
| Taiwan | National Taiwan University – Taipei: |
| National Cheng Kung University – Tainan: t.b.a. | |
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National Taiwan Normal University – Taipei Amazing Formosa Mandarin Study Tour |
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| Turkey |
Middle Eastern Technical University (METU/ODTÜ) – Ankara METU International Summer Program 2026 |
| United Kingdom |
University of Bristol: t.b.a. |
| Spain |
Universitat Rovira i Virgili – Tarragona Erasmus+ BIP (opens in new tab) |
