2024 International Summer University in Kassel

Based on your personal interest you can choose one of the five different summer schools and you will be able to gain useful insights in the chosen field of study and improve your intercultural communication skills in a highly international learning environment. The university program is combined with several leisure time activities, such as workshops, excursions and a German language course, which is offered at different levels.

Kassel's location in central Germany makes other destinations in Germany and Europe easily reachable within a few hours. Excursions to Berlin, companies or the historic city of Fritzlar are included in the program.

During your stay in Kassel you will be accommodated at a host family. Due to this structure the program guarantees a broad and realistic impression of german culture, historical heritage and daily life in modern society.

5 different Summer Schools to choose from:

1. Renewable Energy Summer School
2. Brothers Grimm Summer School
3. German History & Politics Summer School
4. Intercultural Communication Summer School
5. Inside Arts - The Documenta Summer School
6. Contemporary Art and Curatorship: from Documenta to the Biennale

Additional intensive German language courses are offered

CULTURAL PROGRAMS

Our advanced education program certainly can't subsitute real cultural experiences, which are a highly important part of every exchange program. Therefore the program offers manifold and interesting excursions, cultural programs and leisure activities, likes movies, sports and hiking, BBQ, game night, etc. All included in the program fee. 

• Kassel
• Join a guided city tour and scavenger hunt through Kassel and see the continent's oldest museum and Germany's oldest theater and many other interesting buildings and places. Also get to know the life and work of the Brothers Grimm, whose fairy tales such as Snow White and Cinderella are well-known all over the world
• Nature Walk – Bergpark
• Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe is a landscape park in Kassel. The area of the park is 2.4 square kilometres (590 acres), making it the largest European hillside park, and second largest park on a hill slope in the world. Construction of the Bergpark, or "mountain park", began in 1696 at the behest of the Landgraves of Hesse-Kassel and took about 150 years. The park is open to the public today. Since 2013, it has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
• Fritzlar
• The town has a medieval center ringed by a wall with numerous watch towers. Thirty-eight meters (125 ft) high, the "Grey Tower" ("Grauer Turm") is the highest remaining urban defense tower in Germany. The city hall, first documented in 1109, with a stone relief of St. Martin, the town's patron saint, is the oldest in Germany still in use for its original purpose. The Gothicchurch of the old Franciscan monastery is today the Protestant parish church, and the monastery's other buildings have been converted into a modern hospital. Many houses in the town center, notably around the market square, date from the 15th to 17th centuries and have been carefully maintained or restored. The town is dominated by the imposing Romanesque-Gothic Church of St. Peter from the 12th-14th centuries.
• German Folk Dance
• Come and enjoy yourself in our folk dance! Germany has many different regions – each having preserved its own cultural identity. Traditional folk dance is obviously an important part of this heritage. So why do you not join the workshop and experience it yourself. A local folk dance group from Kassel will be invited to show you their best moves. 
• Game Night
• In the ISU´s most exciting workshop, the Game Night, your group will compete with other groups of ISU students. Get the most points, have the highest score and win a price with your group!

OPTIONAL TRIP TO BERLIN

• Spend some days in the exciting German capital
• Join a guided city tour through Berlin
• Experience German history and politics “in a nutshell”
• Meet a Member of Parliament in the Reichstag building
• Visit renowned museums and theaters
• Go shopping and try the famous Berlin Currywurst 

This 4 day trip costs an additional 295 Euro, which includes:

• Accomodation and breakfast in Berlin
• 3-day-ticket for public transportation in Berlin
• Support service and guided tours as well as museum visits in Berlin
• Transportation Berlin - Kassel

DATES

• Application: Starting now - Admissions are done on a rolling basis until all spots are filled. Early registration is recommended to reserve a spot in your preferred seminar.
• Arrival in Berlin: Saturday, June 22, 2024
• Arrival in Kassel: Tuesday, June 25, 2024
• Departure: Saturday, July 20, 2024