Whether on-site, digitally or in a blended learning format: the summer and winter schools of our EDUC Alliance partner universities in Hungary, the Czech Republic, Italy, Norway, Spain and France promote international exchange between students with a duration of one to six weeks. You can attend language courses or expand your knowledge on a wide range of specialist topics in a very individual way. Finally yet importantly, you will gain unique insights into other lifestyles and cultures.
Here we present the summer and winter schools of our partner universities and the joint offers of the EDUC Alliance. As a student of the University of Potsdam, you can apply for all of these offers. Please note the different application modalities.
Summer Schools of our EDUC-Partner Universities:
University of South-Eastern Norway
Blended Intensive Programs:
Currently, only places on the waiting list are available for scholarships for the Summer School in Pécs!
European Studies Summer School
July 9-22, 2023
Application deadline: March 6, 2023
During the summer school, you will study the political, economic, cultural and social achievements and challenges of the European Union, as well as expand your knowledge on topics such as the art history, gastronomy and folk traditions of Europe. You can learn together with students from many different countries for two weeks and broaden your perspectives about the contributing factors that led to contemporary Europe, including migration, cultural diversity, gender issues. The classes will be taught by internationally renowned professors.
You can find all the detailed information about the course here.
The language of instruction is English, thus language skills of at least level B2 are required.
For the summer school at the University of Pécs we will award up to five scholarships. The scholarships are awarded on a "first come, first serve" basis. There is no entitlement to a scholarship.
The scholarship of 1,100 € is intended to pay for the course fee, travel and accommodation expenses. Please note that the scholarship may not cover the entire costs and therefore plan your own contribution in time.
Application procedure:
Students of higher BA semesters, MA students and PhD students of all disciplines are eligible to apply.
Apply for the scholarship via our MoveOn form (select "EDUC Outgoing grant"), uploading the following documents:
Application deadline: March 6, 2023
If you have any questions, please contact the International Summer Campus Office team: iscouuni-potsdampde.
International Summer School Ringerike - International Management and International Marketing
June 1-29, 2023
Application deadline: March 1, 2023
Each year about 60 students gather together at Campus Ringerike for an intensive, five-week program to study international management and international marketing. Students work closely with professors in USN's friendly and stimulating campus environment.
All further information about the course can be found here.
The language of instruction is English, thus language skills of at least level B2 are required.
The scholarship of €1,100 is intended to pay for the course fee as well as travel and accommodation expenses. Please note that the scholarship does not cover the entire costs and therefore plan your own contribution in time.
Application procedure:
1.register for the course directly on the respective website.
2. apply for the grant through our MoveOn form (select "EDUC Outgoing grant"), uploading the following documents:
Grants are awarded on a "first come, first serve" basis. There is no entitlement to a scholarship.
Application deadline: March 1, 2023
If you have any questions, please contact the International Summer Campus Office team: iscouuni-potsdampde.
Masaryk University Brno offers a broad range of summer schools for which we can provide scholarships.
Check out the Masaryk University website to find your summer school and apply for a scholarship at the University of Potsdam following the procedure below.
The language of instruction is English, thus language skills of at least level B2 are required.
The scholarship of 1,100 € is intended to pay for the course fee as well as travel and accommodation expenses. Please note that the scholarship may not cover the entire costs and therefore plan your own contribution in time.
Application procedure:
1.register for the course directly on the respective website.
2. apply for the grant through our MoveOn form (select "EDUC Outgoing grant"), uploading the following documents:
Grants are awarded on a "first come, first serve" basis. There is no entitlement to a scholarship.
Application deadline: varies; the application deadline of the respective summer school applies;
If you have any questions, please contact the International Summer Campus Office team: iscouuni-potsdampde.
Blended Intensive Program “Connecting your IoT devices”
Virtual Classes: June 12-16, 2023, from 4-6 p.m. each day.
Classroom weeks: June 20 - July 3, 2023
Application deadline: April 16, 2023
The "Connecting your IoT devices" Summer School is organized in the fields of digital electronics, embedded software and networking for IoT. Both hardware and software aspects of IoT will be presented and discussed during the school, and hands-on practical courses will allow attendees to familiarize with IoT standards. The project will enable you to solve a societal issue with the support of a local company called Eco-Counter which provides solutions to analyse the flow of pedestrians and bikes around the world.
The language of instruction is English, so language skills of at least level B2 are required.
All further information about the course can be found here.
The University of Potsdam awards five places to students of the disciplines mentioned below. 500€ will be charged by the University of Rennes as a lump sum for food and lodging. Per day 70€ can be subsidized, for 14 days this amounts to 980€.
Application procedure:
Students of higher BA semesters and MA students of IT Systems Engineering, Data Engineering, Software Systems Engineering and Computational Sciences are eligible to apply.
Apply for ERASMUS funding via our MoveOn form (select "EDUC Outgoing grant") and upload the following documents:
Application deadline: April 16, 2023
If you have any questions, please contact the International Summer Campus Office team: iscouuni-potsdampde.