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-outgoings@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) |
Grenoble INP – UNITE! Winter School – Grenoble INP – Pagora GINSEN, Grenoble International Smart Engineering Summer School (there are 15 places with a 30% discount for students from Unite! University) Apply 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 |
|---|---|
| Australia | Curtin University – Global Summer and Winter University Programs |
| Austria | Universität Graz International Summer School |
| Brazil |
Pontificia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro: PUC-RIO Factsheet (opens in new tab) PUC-RIO Language Intensive Course (opens in new tab) PUC-RIO Information (opens in new tab) PUC-RIO English (opens in new tab) |
| Canada | University of British Columbia Vancouver Summer Program |
| China | Beijing Institute of Technology 2024 Winter Program (opens in new tab) |
| Denmark | Aarhus University AU Summer University |
| France |
Université de Bordeaux - t.b.a. |
| Université Grenoble Alpes Short programs | |
| Finland | Åbo Akademi Summer School |
| Hong Kong |
International Summer Exchange Program (ISP) Program Details HKUST Website |
| India | Indian Institute of Technology Bombay Global Virtual Winter School 2023 (opens in new tab) |
| Italien | Universita di Treno Winter School DecolHeri 2024 (opens in new tab) |
| Japan |
Keio University: Basic Information Application Procedure |
| The University of tokio Poster 2024 (opens in new tab) | |
| Korea |
Kyungpook National University: KNU Pamphlet 2024 (opens in new tab) KNU Program Schedule 2024 (opens in new tab) KNU Korean Language Course Syllabus 2024 (opens in new tab) |
| Kroatien | t.b.a. |
| Malaysia |
Universiti Sains Malaysia Tropical Data Science School (opens in new tab) Arrival Guide 2024 (opens in new tab) |
| Mexico | Tecnologico de Monterrey Tec Summer School 2024 |
| Netherlands | Radboud University Summer School 2024 |
| Poland |
Universiti Sains Malaysia Arrival Guide 2024 |
| Romania |
Babes-Bolyai University: t.b.a. Polytechnic University of Bucharest: 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. Universidad Pontificia de Comillas: t.b.a. |
| Sweden |
University of Gothenburg Summer School 2024 (opens in new tab)
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Linköping University Summer Academy Linköping Flyer 2024 (opens in new tab) |
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| Taiwan | National Taiwan University: t.b.a. |
| Thailand | Mahidol University: t.b.a. |
| Turkey | Sabancı University: t.b.a. |
| United Kingdom | University of Bristol Summer Schools 2024 |
| Aberystwyth University Identity and Nationhood Summer School |