Cologne Summer Schools

06/03/2025

🌍🎓 Want to gain international experience this summer in Cologne? Join the COLOGNE SUMMER SCHOOL from July 21 – August 1, 2025!

This hybrid program invites students to dive deep into the critical issues of intergenerational justice, sustainability, and future visions. Explore topics like climate change, demographic shifts, social transformation, and more from a transdisciplinary perspective. 🌱💬

What’s waiting for you?
- In-depth lectures, seminars & group projects
- A cultural program, intercultural training, site visits and excursions.
- Networking opportunities with fellow students and experts from around the world.

Open to Bachelor & Master students from all majors! The entire program will be held in English!

📅 Apply by March 31, 2025, and be part of this great experience!
🔗 Link to apply in bio!

'University of Cologne International Affairs

19/08/2024

👉Keep in touch and get the latest updates on international activities at UoC!

06/06/2024

Make the most of your academic year and have a look at our new summer school offers ☀️📈📑📌
https://portal.uni-koeln.de/international/redirectseiten/cologne-summer-schools

16/05/2024

📌Apply now for the Cologne Summer School "From Basic Mechanisms to Translational Aging Research"! Application deadline for the program is May 31, 2024!
The program is open to students from
✅ Biology
✅ Biochemistry
✅ Biomedicine
✅ related Life Science disciplines with an interest in aging research
👉Visit our website for more information: https://portal.uni-koeln.de/international/studium-in-koeln/cologne-summer-schools

25/08/2023

Week 2 finished! ✅ The Cologne Summer School on Migration taking place at the University of Cologne International Affairs had a lot to offer!

We welcomed colleagues from the University of Cologne and visited local organisations and NGOs to gain practical insights into diverse aspects of human global mobility. Take a look at our highlights of the week:
✅ Migration on an Institutional Level - workshop by Law Clinic Cologne and Sibel Schmidt and Ariane Elshof, both colleagues from of Cologne International Affairs who are involved in academic refugee support and support of scholars at risk.
✅ Social cohesion and diversity by Prof. Clemens Kroneberg, Institute of Sociology and Social Psychology Cologne -Fakultät der Universität zu Köln.
✅ Integrity of migrants in Germany. Demanding and making space for diversity. We were honoured to be welcomed by Lisa, founder and director of In-Haus e.V. who introduced us to her work and current projects.
✅ How does theater handle and address exile, flight and forced migration? Our guest was Stawrula Panagiotaki, dramaturg at Theater Cologne Schauspiel Köln.
✅ Köln - we visited the archives of the first museum of Migration in Germany and learned about the concept and participatory approach of the museum which is expected to open in 2026 in Cologne

21/08/2023

More than successful start of the Cologne Summer School on Migration taking place at the University of Cologne International Affairs with a keynote by Prof. Michaela Pelican and the following lectures of Karim Zafer, Prof. Wolfgang Wessels, Prof. Bechhaus-Gerst, Dr. Bhanubhatra Jaan Jittiang and Dr. Anna Börger.

We kicked-off the wirst week and dived deep into the specifics of:
✅South-South Migration (Prof. Michaela Pelican, lecturer at Universität zu Köln and research member at the Global South Studies Center University of Cologne
✅Qualitative research methods and ethical challenges
✅Migrants divide and categorization (Karim Zafer, director of Regional Office of the University of Cologne in Egypt)
✅Migration policies of the EU (Prof. Wolfgang Wessels, director of Ceteus - Centre for Turkey and European Union Studies)
✅Be(com)ing German. Colonial migrants in Germany (Prof. Marianne Bechhaus-Gerst, lecturer at Universität zu Köln)
✅ Seeing Asylum - a human right (Dr. Anna Börger, alumna of Universität zu Köln and currently immigration lawyer)

20/06/2023

Summer School in Cologne
⚡ Energy Transition towards Sustainability: Renewable Energies & Energy Market Design

🇩🇪 🇪🇬 Exchange on the Current Status and Perspectives in Germany and Egypt

🗓️ 14 - 18 August 2023
📍 At the

⏰ Deadline for application for the Universität zu Köln: 30 June, 2023



https://basef-network.com/summer-school-in-cologne-2/

23/05/2023

📌Apply now for a Cologne Summer Schools Experience in India 🇮🇳 or China 🇨🇳! Application deadline for both programs is May 31!

The programs are open to students enrolled at member unviersities of the NRW China Alliance:
✅University of Cologne
✅University of Siegen
✅University of Münster
✅University of Wupperthal
✅Technical University of Dortmund
👉Visit our website for more information:

If you are interested in a short-term exchange program, one of our Summer Schools may just be the right choice for you. Fortunately we have exciting destinations to choose from!

13/04/2023

on Health Inequalities in Europe
📌Open call for application. 5 available spots for students of University of Cologne📌 Deadline April 30

🇬🇧 Will take place at University of Birmingham
👉Program open to students of all levels as well as doctoral students, early-career researchers, and health and social care professionals.
👉Participation is free of charge and travel and accommodation costs will be reimbursed by EUniWell.
👉Application requirement: Letter of motivation (max. 500 words)
👉More information on EUniWell website: https://www.euniwell.eu/what-we-offer/educational-offer/summer-winter-schools/euniwell-health-inequalitiessummer-school #

This summer school, held at the University of Birmingham, 26-30 June 2023, will bring together students, early-career researchers, health and social care professionals, and policy makers from across our EUniWell universities. Apply now!

04/04/2023

📌Open Call for UoC Alumni📌 Deadline: May 15
Back to the future and back to the University of Cologne. We are excited to announce the 8th edition of the WELTWEIT Summer School. Eligible to apply are all former students of the University of Cologne. German language skills are required!
👉More information and application link on the website:
https://portal.uni-koeln.de/international/alumni-ae/koelnalumni-weltweit/koelnalumni-weltweit-summer-school

03/04/2023

📌Open call for application📌
Apply now until April 30 for the 5th edition of the Cologne Summer School for European Legal Linguistics!
The program is suitable for students of Law, European Legal Linguistics, General Linguistics and Translation Studies. More information on the summer school website ⬇️
https://erl.phil-fak.uni-koeln.de/css-erl-sommerschulen/css-erl5