If you complete a TÜ-VIP course, and meet the requirements below, you have a chance of coming to Tübingen!
OPTION 1... Earn a place in our T-IES June Summer School 2027
How?
For your chance of being offered this unique place in our T-IES June Summer School 2027 (worth 1,950 €), 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.
Full financial support* (including accommodation).
4 weeks of expert-led classes on Europe and the European Union as well as class-based excursions.
Day trips, German lessons, and social activities.
Make new friends, here in beautiful Tübingen!
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.
OPTION 2... Earn a place in our International Summer Course 2027
If you prefer, you can have your name put in the hat to receive a place in our August 2027 International Summer Course (worth 1,280 €)! To apply for this, TÜ-VIP participants must:
Successfully complete a TÜ-VIP course (participants can miss no more than two lessons).
Receive a grade of 2,0 or above.
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.
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.
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.
Financial support* (accommodation and course fees).
4 weeks of expert-led language classes (and learn about current political and cultural life in Germany too).
Make new friends from around the world.
This is an incredible opportunity to continue your journey with the University of Tübingen’s Intercultural Short-Term Programs. Good luck!
