TÜ-VIP Ten

Your global classroom starts here.

Study with students from around the world in a live, interactive 10-week program from the University of Tübingen.

Applications for the next TÜ-VIP Ten program starting in February 2027 are now open! Please scroll down to the TÜ-VIP Ten box to view all of our courses and once you've made up your mind, you can Apply here!

VIDEO SCRIPT TITLE “You don't have to leave home to go global.”

TÜ-VIP gives you an international academic experience from wherever you are. No flights. No visa. No tuition fees. Just you, your classmates and a live global classroom.

TITLE Are you ready to join the global classroom? The International Office, here at the University of Tübingen, makes international learning without borders, truly possible. If you want to meet people from countries around the world, discuss those subjects, that truly matter to you, develop intercultural skills and get a unique international academic experience, then TÜ-VIP Live is for you.

TITLE One global program. Two ways to experience it. We have courses designed around international, intercultural and interdisciplinary questions. Effective Leadership, The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence, Gender Identities and Cultures, Talking Religion, Waging Peace… these Global Perspectives courses allow you to learn with the world, live. Our second group, is for those of you interested in Germany, in Tübingen and perhaps even coming here for your studies. Living and Studying Internationally, Germany NOW!, the Virtual Buddy Program and of course our free German Beginners classes allow you to get to know Tübingen… before you arrive.

You don't have to want to study in Tübingen to belong in TÜ-VIP. But if you are interested, there is a clear pathway for you.

TÜ-VIP Ten - It's online, live and free!

“Imagine meeting once a week with students from around the world to talk about things that truly matter to you, in real-time!” TÜ-VIP is a 10-week international learning experience from the University of Tübingen. Take a course, meet students from around the world, earn ECTS and build an international network - without leaving your home university.

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TÜ-VIP Ten

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Who can apply?

TÜ-VIP is open to all undergraduate and graduate students from all fields, and from all over the world.

Participants must be enrolled as students at their home university and must have a very good command of English to be able to follow the courses.

Please note: Online international participants of TÜ-VIP will not be enrolled as students of the University of Tübingen.

How much does it cost?

Nothing. Zero. Nada.

This program is 100% free. No tuition. No program fee. No travel required.

How much time does it take?

Join your global classmates on Zoom once a week for 90 minutes, for ten weeks.

The next TÜ-VIP Ten program begins on 05. February, 2027 and ends on 16. April, 2027.

Details of assignments, homework, presentations, and week 9 exams are specific to each course.

Who will I meet?

You will be studying alongside students from five, ten or even twenty different countries - all without leaving your home university! Meet people you'll still know years from now.

What will I learn?

Don't just learn about other perspectives. Discuss, collaborate and learn with people who bring them.

Learn with students from around the world in real-time.

Learn to work across cultures.

What will I get out of it?

This program is unique. You get to build an international network… from wherever you are!

You will be immersed in intercultural communication and digital collaboration.

This can help your career & future skills - Add an international experience to your CV.

4 ECTS credits per course - You can take up to two courses, plus take part in our Buddy program!

TÜ-VIP is a first connection to the University of Tübingen.

Will my home university recognize the credits?

TÜ-VIP Ten is an opportunity to take a university-level course alongside your regular studies and earn ECTS.

But, will your home university recognize the credits? You have to ask your home university yourself.

(TÜ-VIP Ten isn't really about the credits. It's about so much more.)

Important news for future exchange students: Please note that you will be able to transfer all ECTS/credits gained in any TÜ-VIP course to your exchange semester at Tübingen University. Write us a mail if you wish to make use of this great opportunity!

What will I actually experience?

TÜ-VIP is a unique collaborative learning experience, emphasizing real-time interaction with students from around the world, networking, global awareness and intercultural competence.

Exchange perspectives you wouldn't encounter in your regular classes.

Build connections that can continue long after the course ends.

Could this help me study abroad later?

Yes. TÜ-VIP can prepare you for a semester abroad.

Build confidence communicating internationally.

I am a student at the University of Tübingen...

If you are already a student here in Tübingen, TÜ-VIP is an excellent opportunity to both meet international students from around the world (possibly from a partner university where you want to spend your year abroad) and to increase your intercultural competence by engaging in meaningful intercultural team work and cooperation! Students of the University of Tübingen can acquire CPs by attending these courses. Bachelor students of the University of Tübingen can have these CPs credited as part of the module Key Qualifications. Furthermore, there is the option for students of the University of Tübingen (bachelor and master level) to get these CPs credited as part of the certificate Global Awareness (see https://uni-tuebingen.de/de/204780).

Meet the world, learn together: A quick summary of TÜ-VIP Ten

One live class per week for ten weeks. 100% online. Completely free. ECTS available. Open to all fields of study.

I'm considering a Master's in Germany. Which TÜ-VIP program is for me?

TÜ-VIP Minis.

I've already been admitted to Tübingen. Which program is for me?

TÜ-VIP START.

This program is not simply an online course.

There are thousands of online courses. There are relatively few opportunities to sit in a live classroom with students from, say, Germany, South Africa, Brazil, Japan, India, Canada, Senegal, China and Spain and actually work together and exchange perspectives.

Not just an online course. A global classroom.

All TÜ-VIP courses are hosted by the University of Tübingen and bring together students from around the world in real time. Some courses focus particularly on Germany and Tübingen; others explore broader international topics.