International Programmes 2024/2025

IWU: Environmental Engineering – Renewable Energy Sources | International Winter University IWU: Renewable Energy Sources

University of Kassel • Kassel

Course location
Kassel
In cooperation with

Hessian State Ministry for Higher Education, Research and the Arts (HMWK)

Teaching language
  • English
Language level of course
  • English: B2, C1, C2
Date(s)
  • 1 January - 18 January 2025
Information on dates, prices and mode of study

The tuition fee for the programme is 2,390 EUR. If you register by 1 October, we will grant an early bird discount of 200 EUR.

Students can opt to attend a four-day New Years Eve trip to Berlin, which costs an additional 340 EUR.

  • If you attend the optional Berlin trip: arrival in Berlin on 29 December 2024
  • Arrival in Kassel: 1 January 2025
  • Departure: 18 January 2025
Target group

IWU Kassel invites motivated and qualified students and graduates to join the programme. Students with a particular interest in German culture and language are also very welcome to participate.

Description/content

The University of Kassel is one of the leading universities in Germany, and indeed in Europe, in the fields of energy and the environment, environmentally friendly construction, environmental systems research, and ecological agricultural science. IWU participants will benefit from this technical knowledge when they participate in the following English-taught seminar, offered by experts from the respective departments at the University of Kassel:

Environmental Engineering - Renewable Energy Sources
(45 hours of instruction, 5 ECTS)
Students gain an extensive overview of environmental engineering issues not only from a local perspective but also from a German and a European perspective. This multifaceted approach allows students to look into different aspects of the subjects concerned and to develop their own research focus.

German Language Course
(30 hours of instruction, 3 ECTS)
In addition to the academic seminars in the respective disciplines, all students attend intensive German language courses. These courses are offered at three different levels (from beginners to advanced).

Recognised language exams offered (e.g. DSH, TestDaF, TOEFL)
No
Other degrees / qualifications awarded
Certificate of participation
ECTS points (max.)
8
Average number of hours per week
30
Dates and costs
  • 1 January - 18 January 2025, costs: EUR 2,390
This price includes
  • Course fees
  • Accommodation
  • Accompanying programme
Information on dates, prices and mode of study

The tuition fee for the programme is 2,390 EUR. If you register by 1 October, we will grant an early bird discount of 200 EUR.

Students can opt to attend a four-day New Years Eve trip to Berlin, which costs an additional 340 EUR.

  • If you attend the optional Berlin trip: arrival in Berlin on 29 December 2024
  • Arrival in Kassel: 1 January 2025
  • Departure: 18 January 2025
Teaching language
  • English
Language level of course
  • English: B2, C1, C2
Language requirements

A minimum level of English B2 is required for the IWU Kassel seminars.

Submit application to

https://www.iukassel.de/en/iwukassel/application-scholarships

Is accommodation organised?
Accommodation is arranged by the organiser.
Type of accommodation

Living with a German host family in Kassel, students will have a unique opportunity to experience German culture and everyday life first-hand. The homestay adds immeasurably to the study abroad experience and guarantees daily opportunities to improve both language and intercultural communication skills outside the classroom.

Meals

Accommodation with host families includes two meals per day. Breakfast and dinner will be provided by the host families, and an affordable lunch will be available at various campus cafeterias where vegetarian/vegan meals will also be served. At weekends, three meals a day will be provided by the host families.

Is a social and leisure programme offered?
Yes
Description of social and leisure programme

The IWU offers extracurricular activities such as a movie night, workshops, and a guided city tour.

Free internet access
Yes
Support in visa matters
Yes
Pick-up service from train station/airport
No

University of Kassel

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The University of Kassel is a young, modern, and lively university with a unique profile in natural sciences, engineering, culture, and society. The University of Kassel is uniquely focused on environmentally related education and research. This is reflected in the university's more than 60 study sectors related to environmental issues.

25,000 Students
~3,200 International students

University location

Welcome to "boom town" Kassel, a combination of urban culture and pure nature - museums, art, culture, sports, leisure activities, mountains, lakes, and forests as far as the eye can see. At the same time, Kassel is well-connected to Berlin, Munich, Hamburg, and the Rhine and Ruhr regions. Kassel is home to approximately 200,000 people and looks back on more than a thousand years of history as the former capital of "Hessen-Kassel". Today Kassel is a vibrant, young town with a rich heritage.

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