International Summer School: German Language and Culture

Join our International German Summer School at TU Braunschweig to improve your German, experience German history and culture and make new friends from all over the world!

Programme

The participants of the Summer School cheering in front of the old building of the TU Braunschweig.

Our Summer School of German Language and Culture has a long tradition: Every year we offer 4 to 6-week intensive courses in German language and culture during the semester break. In these courses you will learn German in small groups at 4 different language levels. You will have 6 lessons on each of the five weekdays, during which you will improve your grammar, pronunciation and vocabulary at the language levels A1 to C1 (GER). You will also learn a lot about German culture and regional studies.

The lessons take place in presence at TU Braunschweig and are complemented by a varied social and excursion programme: We visit regional companies and local museums as well as historical cities. We visit institutes of TU Braunschweig and learn about innovative research projects. Through day trips on the weekends we also get to know some exciting German cities and learn more about the German culture. Joint afternoons and evenings as well as enough free time for exploring the region on your own complete our program.

The course is aimed at students and young professionals from all over the world who want to use the semester break to improve their German. It is particularly suitable for students from our partner universities who are planning to study at TU Braunschweig in the following semester.

Looking back: In order for you to get a more detailed idea of our programme, please find the booklet of our last year's Summer School here.

Download booklet

Experiences of our participants

Two participants of the Summer School are sitting in the Audimax.

A Summer School participant stands in front of a section of the former Berlin Wall.

"This image is a depiction of my facial expression and body language throughout the TU-Braunschweig Summer School experience. My smile has yet to disappear from my face and my laugh has yet to be muted."

Azola Fumba (Participant Summer School 2022)

Three Summer School participants laugh as they leave the slides at the Autostadt Wolfsburg.

"My favorite part of summer school is the relationships I have gained as well as the experiences I have shared with the people I have met along the way. We have had so much fun learning German together through group exercises and playing games."

Payton Johnson (Participant Summer School 2022)

Dates in 2024

Time period	17 June – 26 July 2024	02 September – 27 September 2023
Registration deadline	31 March 2024 or as soon as the maximum of 40 participants is reached	15 July 2024 or as soon as the maximum of 40 participants is reached
Event form	In presence	In presence
Language of instruction	German	German
Participation fee	1.335 € (for tuition, teaching material and social programme)	890 € (for tuition, teaching material and social programme)
Target group	Students and prospective students of all fields of study young researchers and professionals students from partner universities	Students and prospective students of all fields of study young researchers and professionals students from partner universities
Level	A1, A2, B1 (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages)	A1, A2, B1/B2 (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages)
Requirements	no previous knowledge of the German language required, at least 18 years old	no previous knowledge of the German language required, at least 18 years old
Workload	180 teaching hours (45 minutes each) 3 teaching units (90 minutes each) per day (8:30–14:30)	125 teaching hours (45 minutes each) 3 teaching units (90 minutes each) per day (8:30–14:30)
Certificate and credit points	Graded certificate, 9 ECTS. If required, up to 12 ECTS credits can be achieved through additional assignments. (+ 1 to 3 optional ECTS for additional assignments such as project works)	Graded certificate, 6 ECTS credits

Important information

1. Fill in the registration form

Thank you for your interest in the International Summer Course in German Language and Culture. Please fill out the following registration form:

Registration form Summer School 2024

2. Send documents

By registering, you confirm that you are taking out health and liability insurance for the duration of the course.

Please send your application by e-mail:
summerschool(at)tu-braunschweig.de

Upon receipt of your registration we will send you a confirmation with all further information.

The course fee is €890 to €1.335 (depens on the course). This includes tuition, teaching materials and the social programme. The course fee must be paid at least six weeks before the course begins. If you cancel your course participation later than 6 weeks before the start of the course, we must retain a cancellation fee of €200 for the costs incurred.

Please note that the course fee does not include the cost of meals and accommodation. Depending on the type of accommodation (see below), you should expect additional costs of between €400 and €600 per month. For your meals you should calculate around €50 to €80 per week. You can find more information in our FAQ.

Summer School June/July 2024

Students from our partner universities are eligible to apply for a scholarship for our International Summer School for German Language and Culture in June/July 2024. The scholarship covers the tuition and the teaching material as well as the costs for the social and excursion program.

To apply for a tuition waiver please send the following documents to summerschool(at)tu-braunschweig.de until 15 July 2023:

Application form (available on our website)
Your CV
Motivation letter
Transcript of records of your current study program
Proof of enrollment at your university
List of German courses you have taken (if any)

Summer School September 2024

If you are currently enrolled at one of our partner universities, you have the option to apply for one of our tuition waivers for our International Summer School for German Language and Culture in September 2024. Students who receive the tuition waiver only pay the cost for the social and excursion program as well as for the teaching materials. The cost of the tuition is waived.

To apply for a tuition waiver please send the following documents to summerschool(at)tu-braunschweig.de until 15 July 2024:

Application form (available on our website)
Your CV
Motivation letter
Transcript of records of your current study pogramme
Proof of enrollment at your university
Information about whether you will be studying at TU Braunschweig in winter term 2023
List of German courses you have taken (if any)

You stay only for the duration of the Summer School?
We can gladly help you finding a private room in a family or shared apartment for the duration of the German course. These rooms are equipped with a bed, pillow, blanket, wardrobe and usually also with bed linen as well as a workplace (table and chair). Kitchen and bathroom are usually shared with your host family or roommates. The cost for this type of accommodation is between 480 and 600 euros per month. The details of the rental contract and the house rules should be discussed directly with your landlord or landlady. If you are interested in this type of accommodation, please indicate this directly on your application form.
You stay at TU Braunschweig for an exchange semester?
If you are staying at TU Braunschweig for a semester abroad after Summer School and you still need a room, you can use our Accommodation Service, which will organize a room for you at Studentenwerk OstNiedersachsen. In this case, please contact Anne-Kathrik Kaiser by e-mail: exchange(at)tu-braunschweig.de.
You want to organise your own accommodation?
Of course, you are free to organise another form of accommodation on your own (e.g. hotel, hostel, AirBnB). You will find helpful information on the following websites:

Overview of hotels in Braunschweig

Interim rent

Couchsurfing

Airbnb

The participants of the Summer School stand in front of the Reichstag in Berlin.

Students are standing in front of a historical old car

Students are visiting the research airport

Students are standing in front of old buildings in Braunschweig

View of the river Oker and the houses behind it in beautiful sunshine.

View of Burgplatz square in Braunschweig from above.

Summer School participants will discover historic Braunschweig on a guided tour of the city.

3 participants of the Summer School take a selfie while paddling in a boat on the river Oker.

Eine Gruppe von Studierenden steht im Magniviertel in Braunschweig.

Participants of the Summer School sit in a teaching room and take notes.

FAQ

You can find more information about TU Braunschweig Summer School Courses in our FAQ.

All Summer School Courses

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Support our Summer Schools

For our participants, we are looking for host families who are willing to host an international student for the duration of the Summer School. Our students come from all over the world to learn German and to get to know Braunschweig, our region and German culture. This works best when they stay with host families or in friendly shared apartments during their stay in Germany. Often, friendships for life are formed in this way.

Currently we are looking for the following periods:

Period 1: 01 March – 31 March 2024

Period 2: 15 June – 28 July 2024

Period 3: 01 September – 30 September 2024

All information on how to become a host or host family can be found here.

The International House is looking for students of TU Braunschweig who are interested in international exchange and would like to become a buddy for the international participants of our Summer Schools for the following periods:

Period 1: 04 March – 22 March 2024
Period 2: 17 June – 26 July 2024
Period 3: 02 September – 27 September 2024

All information and the registration form for the Buddy Programme can be found here

Thanks to the financial support of a large number of companies, institutions, foundations and individuals who feel a connection to the TU and would like to promote the intercultural exchange of young people across national borders, we have been able since 1992 to award a number of partial or full scholarships each year for participation in our summer courses. This enabled us to invite students who were unable to participate from their own resources - especially from Eastern European countries, but also from Southeast Asia and Africa. These highly motivated young people gave the courses a whole new quality.

Your donation is a valuable contribution to intercultural exchange.

Since then, students from all over the world have come together annually in Braunschweig. They all share a common interest in Germany, our language and our culture. These intensively experienced weeks and the lively cultural exchange have lasting positive effects on the young people.

We would like to continue this scholarship programme - with your help - this year, as many students are unable to pay the costs associated with taking part in a summer course in Germany. However, they are very interested in establishing contacts with German companies and institutions and take their role as multipliers in their home country very seriously, which is why we would be very happy to make it possible for students to participate in the course.

If you are interested, please contact Joana Zimmer (summerschool(at)tu-braunschweig.de).

We would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone whose support enables students from all over the world to participate in the International Summer Courses: