To be clear: we have two lottery prizes for you, our TÜ-VIP participants - when you apply, please indicate which offer you are interested in: either a place in our 4-week T-IES Summer program (June 2027 ONLY) here in beautiful Tübingen (website) or a place in our 4-week (August 2027) International Summer Language Course (website), also here in beautiful Tübingen.

EARN A PLACE IN ONE OF OUR T-IES SUMMER OR WINTER SCHOOLS HERE IN TÜBINGEN!

TÜ-VIP is our online short-term program here at the University of Tübingen. T-IES is our on-site short-term program. Continue your journey with T-IES! If you complete a ten-week course with TÜ-VIP you will automatically qualify for the chance of a free place in either a T-IES summer or winter school* here in beautiful Tübingen (worth 1,950 €)!

• Full financial support* (including accommodation).
• 4 weeks of expert-led classes on Europe and the European Union, class-based excursions, day trips, German lessons, and social activities.
• Make new friends.

For your chance of being offered this unique place in a T-IES Summer or Winter School, TÜ-VIP participants must:

• Successfully complete a TÜ-VIP course (participants can miss no more than two lessons).
• Receive a grad of 2,0 or above.
• Be enrolled as a Bachelor student at a partner university of the University of Tübingen.
• Send the TÜ-VIP Team a Letter of Recommendation (within two weeks of the TÜ-VIP program ending) from their home university. This should be one A4 page and must explain why you are suitable for participation in a T-IES Winter/Summer School. This can include academic achievements, social commitment, etc. Ideally, the letter should be written by a person from the department in which you are studying. 

Once the program ends, one successful candidate will be carefully chosen by the TÜ-VIP Team and notified per Email.

This is an incredible opportunity to continue your journey with the University of Tübingen’s Intercultural Short-Term Programs. Good luck!

* For participants of our TÜ-VIP February programs, a place in either a T-IES August Summer School or following January Winter School is possible. For participants of our TÜ-VIP October programs, a place in a T-IES June Summer School is offered.

EARN A PLACE IN OUR INTERNATIONAL SUMMER COURSE IN AUGUST 2027 HERE IN TÜBINGEN!

The international summer course at the University of Tübingen combines four weeks of intensive, communicative German lessons at the language levels A2-C1 with a varied leisure program. If you complete a ten-week course with TÜ-VIP you will automatically qualify for the chance of a free place in our language school here in beautiful Tübingen (worth 1,280 €)!

• Financial support* (accommodation and course fees).
• 4 weeks of expert-led language classes, as well as the opportunity to learn about current political and cultural life in Germany.
• Make new friends from around the world.

For your chance of being offered this unique place in our International Summer Course, TÜ-VIP participants must:

• Be at least 18 years old
• Have a completed A2 language level. At least 200 hours of language instruction is required. There is no class for absolute beginners.
• Successfully complete a TÜ-VIP course (participants can miss no more than two lessons).
• Receive a grade of 2,0 or above.
• Send the TÜ-VIP Team a Letter of Recommendation (within two weeks of the TÜ-VIP program ending) from their home university. This should be one A4 page and must explain why you are suitable for participation in the International Summer Course. This can include academic achievements, social commitment, etc. Ideally, the letter should be written by a person from the department in which you are studying. 

Once the program ends, one successful candidate will be carefully chosen by the TÜ-VIP Team and notified per E-mail.

This is an incredible opportunity to continue your journey with the University of Tübingen’s Intercultural Short-Term Programs. Good luck!

For further details, please visit: https://uni-tuebingen.de/en/225000