UBC has partnered up with a number of institutions of higher learning to offer UBC students at all stages of their studies a wide and invigorating range of exchange opportunities in German-speaking contexts. Check out Study Abroad, Summer Seminars, Research Abroad and Summer Abroad opportunities below! These programs reach across disciplines and offer programming of interest to students specializing in humanities, social science, STEM, arts, and other disciplines. Coursework is sometimes in German and in a few instances in English or other languages.
These programs are primarily supported through the UBC Go Global office. You can find more information about the office and its programming here.
If you are an undergraduate student enrolled in any of our German studies courses (with designation GERM) and are interested in connecting your studies to these international experiences, reach out to Dr. Ervin Malakaj (ervin.malakaj@ubc.ca), who would be glad to advise you.
Study Abroad
Austria
Vienna University of Economics and Business
City: Vienna
For students in: Commerce
Language of instruction: English, German
Terms: Term 1, Term 2, Full year, Summer
Germany
Students considering an exchange at a university in Germany are encouraged to apply for the generous DAAD Undergraduate Scholarship. The application is due by January 31 (before you will have received confirmation of your exchange.) You will require a letter from Go Global to apply.
Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg
City: Freiburg
For students in: Arts, Education, Forestry, Health Sciences, Land and Food Systems, Science
Language of instruction: English, German
Terms: Term 1, Term 2
Freie Universität Berlin
City: Berlin
Language of instruction: English, German
For students in: Arts, Land and Food Systems, Science
Terms: Term 1, Term 2, Full year, Summer
Humboldt-Universitat zu Berlin
City: Berlin
Language of instruction: English, German
For students in: Arts, Land and Food Systems, Science
Terms: Term 1, Term 2, Full year, Summer
RWTH Aachen University
City: Aachen
Language of instruction: mostly German, some English
For students in: Engineering, Land and Food Systems, Science
Terms: Term 1, Term 2, Full year
Technische Universität Dresden
City: Dresden
Language of instruction: English, German
For students in: Science
Terms: Term 1, Term 2, Full year
Technische Universität Darmstadt
City: Darmstadt
Language of instruction: English, German
For students in: Arts, Engineering, Land and Food Systems, Science
Terms: Term 1, Term 2, Full year, Summer
Universität Konstanz
City: Konstanz
Language of instruction: English, German
For students in: Arts, Land and Food Systems
Terms: Term 1, Term 2, Full year
University of Mannheim
City: Mannheim
Language of instruction: English, German
For students in: Commerce, Social Science, Humanities, Economics
Terms: Term 1, Term 2, Full year
University of Würzburg
City: Würzburg
Language of instruction: Mostly German, English
For students in: Science
Terms: Term 1, Term 2
Bauhaus University Weimar
City: Weimar
Language of instruction: English, German
For students in: Arts, especially those with interest in German language, literature and culture
Terms: Term 1, Term 2, Full year, Summer
Hertie School
City: Berlin
Language of instruction: English
For students in: Masters of Public Policy and Global Affairs program
Terms: Term 1
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
City: Munich
Language of instruction: English, German
For students in: Arts, Education, Fine Arts, Management (UBCO), Science
Terms: Term 1, Term 2, Full year, Summer
Technische Universität Berlin
City: Berlin
Language of instruction: English, German
For students in: Arts, Architecture and Landscape Architecture, Arts, Commerce (UBCV), Management (UBCO), Engineering, Land and Food Systems, Science
Terms: Term 1, Term 2, Full year, Summer
Universität Bonn
City: Bonn
Language of instruction: Mainly German, English
For students in: Arts, Land and Food Systems, Science
Terms: Term 1, Term 2, Full year, Summer
Universität zu Köln
City: Cologne
Language of instruction: English, German
For students in: Arts, Commerce (UBCV), Land and Food Systems
Terms: Term 1, Term 2, Full year, Summer
WHU-Otto Beisheim School of Management
City: Vallendar
Language of instruction: English, German
For students in: Commerce (UBCV)
Terms: Term 1, Term 2, Full year
Switzerland
Universitaet Bern
City: Berne
Language of instruction: English, German
For students in: Law
Terms: Term 1
ETH Zurich
City: Zurich
Language of instruction: Bachelor’s: mostly German; Master’s: mostly English
For students in: Engineering, Forestry, Land and Food Systems, Science
Terms: Term 1, Term 2, Full year, Summer
Universitat St. Gallen
City: St. Gallen
Language of instruction: English, German
For students in: Commerce (UBCV)
Terms: Term 1, Term 2, Full year
Global Seminars 2022
World Literature and Social Movements: Black Art and Literature in Berlin
ENGL 337 | 3 credits
led by Dr. Ayasha Guerin, Department of English Language and Literatures
Berlin – Art and the City: Field Course in Contemporary Art and Cultural Theory
VISA 470 | 3 credits
led by Dr. Althea Thauberger, The Department of Art History, Visual Art & Theory
Witnessing Auschwitz
CENS 303D | 3 Credits
led by Dr. Bozena Karwowska, The Department of Central, Eastern and Northern European Studies
Research Abroad
ETH Zurich – Student Summer Research Fellowship
For students in: Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, Physics
Technische Universität Darmstadt – International Research Experience Summer Program
For students in: Applied Science, Arts, Commerce, Science
Technical University of Munich: Practical Research Experience Program
For students in: Applied Science, Architecture, Arts, Commerce, Science
Summer Abroad
Austria
International Summer University WU in Vienna
8 to 16 ECTS credits (2 ECTS credits = 1 UBC credit)
Vienna University of Economics and Business Sumer School of Responsible Entrepreneurship
online for Summer 2022
6 ECTS credits (2 ECTS credits = 1 UBC credit)
Germany
Bauhaus Summer School
2 ECTS credits (1 UBC credit)
Free University of Berlin International Summer and Winter University
4 to 12 ECTS credits (2 ECTS credits = 1 UBC credit)
Humboldt-Universitat zu Berlin Summer School
4 to 12 ECTS credits (2 ECTS credits = 1 UBC credit)
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München International Summer University (MISU)
only available remotely for summer 2021
6-9 ECTS credits (2 ECTS credits = 1 UBC credit)
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München Remote European Studies Summer School
online for Summer 2022
up to 9 ECTS credits (2 ECTS credits = 1 UBC credit)
TU Darmstadt Automotive Engineering Summer Germany
12 ECT credits (2 ECTS credits = 1 UBC credit)
