The Summer Camp is an opportunity to get a taste of living and learning with internationally-minded, young people from all over the world. Participants in the Summer Camp are assigned to a workshop based on the stated interests in their applications, and with a view to ensuring that each workshop introduces students to work as part of a diverse group of students. Mornings are spent in these workshops, preparing for a final presentation to be held for the other Summer Camp participants, including staff and professors, as well as parents. Afternoons are spent participating in extracurricular activities such as sports and cultural excursions.
Yes, all Summer Camp participants stay on campus for the duration of their program, apart from planned excursions. You will have your own private bedroom, and a bathroom which you share with one other student of the same gender. Three meals a day will also be provided for you.
You should apply if you are a student between the ages of 15 and 18, you are still pursuing your secondary education, and you are eager to get a taste of living and learning with internationally-minded young people from all over the world. The Summer Camp would also be suited to young people considering studying at a German university, or at an international university.
The workshops offered each year may change, however, the workshops offered in the Summer Camp 2019 are listed below. Their common theme is that they encourage students to think critically about the challenges and opportunities we face in our modern, globalized, and diverse world.
o Building Bridges
o Exploring Space
o Earth Resources
o Nanotechnology
o Design the Future
o Living under a Dictatorship
o Integration through Community Work
The Summer Camp 2020 lasts 9 days in total.
Program Timeline
Arrival Day (24.07.)
Social Program (25.& 26.07)
Workshops (27 - 31.07)
Closing Ceremony & Departure Day* (01.08.)
Optional: Late Departure: 02.08. On request & additional cost
*Departure Day: from 14:30 p.m.
Yes, as with all programs offered at Jacobs University, the Summer Camp is conducted entirely in English.
You should complete the online application form available on the Jacobs University website. We will want to know the academic fields you are most interested in and why, as well as your high school grades. You will also be invited to tell us a bit about yourself, such as your hobbies and any extracurricular activities in which you are involved.
No, Jacobs University does not charge an application fee.
Yes. The deadline for applications for the Summer Camp 2020 is March 15, 2020. Decisions will be communicated on March 25, 2020.
Yes, certainly. Applicants often send in a summary of their work in PDF form via email (this ranges from photos of art work, award certificates and other relevant information). If you are sending us several additional documents, please be so kind to also summarize your distinctions in a list form. Please also be aware that supplementary documents should not be larger than 2.500 KB.
You have to answer every question within the space provided. Pay close attention to the minimum and maximum word count on every writing section.
You should state the academic fields you are most interested in. You will then be assigned to a workshop based on your stated interests, but also with a view to ensuring that each workshop introduces students to working as part of a diverse group of students.
Participation in the Summer Camp for the duration of 9 days, costs 890,00€ which includes:
• Accommodation
• board (breakfast, lunch, dinner)
• Workshop participation
• Additional excursions and social activities
• Transportation services airport and train station (pick up and drop off)
Travel expenses to and from Bremen and additional spending money in the free time are not covered.
The fee of 890,00€ is already a subsidized rate, therefore we do not offer additional scholarships.
The early bird registration fee is 790,00 €. It is a 100 € discount for the summer camp applicants, who apply from now on until January 31, 2020.
Please note that from February 1, 2020, this discount is not anymore available and the registration fee is going to be 890,00 €.
In order to find out whether you require a visa, please see our Visa Information System.
After being admitted and having confirmed that you will be taking up a place on the Summer Camp, please check the website of the German embassy about the conditions of a visitor’s visa. We will send you an admission letter to the Summer Camp for the visa application.
If you have prepared all required documents, the process can take from 10 days to 8 weeks, depending on availability of appointments in each embassy. We suggest booking an appointment for the visa as soon as possible taking into consideration your expected travel date.