If you missed this year's IWU, we welcome you to apply for next year's programme! You will find information about the annual programme on our homepage.
Hessian State Ministry for Higher Education, Research, and the Arts (HMWK)
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.
IWU Kassel invites motivated and qualified students and graduates with an academic background in culture as well as a particular interest in German culture and language to participate in this programme.
IWU students can participate in the following English-taught seminar, which is offered by experts from the respective departments at the University of Kassel:
German History, Literature and Art from Goethe to the Weimar Republic
(45 contact hours, 5 ECTS credits)
In this seminar, students take a closer look at the "Age of Goethe", the end of the 19th century (Nietzsche), and the revolutionary art movement (Bauhaus and Expressionism). Through excursions and group activities, students explore how contemporary German culture has been shaped by historical developments over the past 200 years.
German Language Course
(30 contact hours, 3 ECTS credits)
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 beginning to advanced levels). Participants will also have plenty of opportunities to practise their language skills while staying with a host family.
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.
A minimum level of English B2 is required for the IWU Kassel seminars.
https://www.iukassel.de/en/iwukassel/application-scholarships
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.
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 are also served.
The IWU offers extracurricular activities such as a movie night, workshops (e.g. German dancing), a game night, a guided tour of the city of Kassel, and an excursion to an interesting location in Germany (e.g. Marburg). Furthermore, students will have the opportunity to participate in a four-day trip to Berlin for an extra fee of 340 EUR – highlight: New Year's Eve at the Brandenburg Gate!
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.
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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Language course/short course
