Summer Schools
Spending a short stay abroad is very popular. Summer schools offer the ideal opportunity to combine a stay abroad with the acquisition of practical experience. If the content of the respective summer school meets the requirements, it can be recognized either as a research internship or course at the University of Mannheim. We will be happy to advise you on the subject of summer schools.
Please take note of the topics Selecting Courses for Your Stay Abroad and Recognition of Credits Obtained Abroad. For further information on other summer schools and financing options please see the website of the International Office.
Databases
Here, you will find a list of summer schools around the world:
- http://www.summer-programs.org/
- https://www.summerschoolsineurope.eu/
- https://www.shortcoursesportal.com/
If you find a summer school that is not yet on the list below and that you would like to have recognized as research internship, please contact the Internship Office first.
List of summer schools
Summer schools that can be recognized as a research internship
Students of the master’s programs M.A. in Political Science and M.A. in Sociology can have the following summer schools recognized as research internships:
ECPR Summer School on Political Parties
ECPR Summer School in Methods and Techniques
Essex Summer School in Social Science Data Analysis
GESIS Summer School in Survey Methodology
EITM Europe Summer Institute
If you have found a summer school that has not yet been added to this list, please first contact the competent program manager to make sure that the respective summer school meets our academic requirements.
If you have any questions regarding the recognition of the above-mentioned summer schools, please contact the internship manager.
Summer schools at our partner universities
If you plan on attending one of these summer schools and would like to have the ECTS credits obtained abroad recognized in Mannheim, please contact the competent exchange coordinators and/
or program managers in advance. See: Selecting Courses for Your Stay Abroad and Recognition of Credits Obtained Abroad. For further summer schools please see the website of the International Office.
Country
University Summer School Website Belgium
KU Leuven Summer School Webseite Poland
SGH Warsaw School of Economics Summer School Webseite Italy
LUISS Summer University Website Italy
Universitá Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Summer Programmes Website Finland
Tampere University International Summer School Website South Korea
University of Seoul International Summer School (students of B.A. Political Science are prioritized; next application spring 2024) Website Netherlands
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Summer School Website UK
University of Essex Essex Summer School in Social Science Data Analysis Website UK
University of Exeter International Summer School Website UK
University of Leeds Leeds International Summer School Website Czech Republic
CEVRO Institute Prague Summer University Webseite Czech Republic
Charles University Summer School of Czech Language Website Taiwan
National Chengchi University NCCU International Summer School Website Slovenia
University of Ljubljana International Summer School of Political Ecology Website
Although the Aarhus University Summer School 2020 was held exclusively online due to the current situation, participation was a unique and very enriching experience! In small groups we met daily via Zoom to discuss the last lecture unit and the additionally provided papers on the over-theme “Youth, Drugs and Alcohol”. We were encouraged by the teachers to look into the legal situation or consumption rates in our respective countries of origin – this way we had the opportunity to learn a lot about other cultures and their handling of substance consumption by young people from home. Social activities were not neglected either: in addition to the discussion rounds, virtual meetings with different contents were offered to all participants, such as the joint baking of Danish pastries, a kind of virtual city tour through Aarhus or the history of the Vikings. All in all, I had a lot of fun during the four weeks of the summer school, felt well looked after and cared for and learned a lot of interesting and worthwhile things!
Academic advising
Do you have any more questions? We’re happy to advise you.
The internationalization manager and the exchange coordinators will be happy to advise you on the subject of summer schools. If you have any questions regarding the organization of your stay abroad, the International Office will be happy to assist you.
International Office
Advising for Mannheim students
Mannheim students who are interested in studying abroad are welcome to contact the International Office. The exchange coordinators of the International Office will be happy to answer any organizational questions regarding the application, visa and financing options.