Summer & Winter Schools

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You are interested in a stay abroad, but you don’t want to stay a whole semester? In this case the Summer/Winter Schools are perfect for you.

Summer/Winter Schools are mostly taking place in the months July and August or January and February. There are certain programs which start in June, September or December.

Application has to be addressed directly to the partner university (freemover-participation, nomination/recommendation by the IRC is unfortunately not possible). Please pay attention to the application deadlines and study costs.

Below you can find current offers of our partner universities for 2025/2026:

EUROPE

DENMARK
Copenhagen Business School
Dates:
2-week courses (2.5 ECTS): 22 June – 3 July 2026
3-week courses (7.5 ECTS): 22 June – 10 July 2026
6-week courses (7.5 ECTS): 22 June – 31 July 2026
Application:
Application round: 27 January 2026 at 12:00 - 14 April 2026 at 12:00. More Information on how to apply can be found here. Please note that you are a single course student.
Fees:
390€ (two week courses), 820€ (3 week and 6 week courses)
Further Information:
Website
 
FRANCE
Burgundy School of Business
Dates:
19 -23 January 2026: Authentic Leadership & Design Thinking (Dijon Campus)
26 - 30 January 2026: Empowering Sustainability: Transformative Pathways in Consumption (Lyon Campus)
Application:
Further Information will follow in early September 2025.
Further Information:
Flyer
Flyer
 
EM Normandie
Dates:
Feburary 02-13, 2026
Application:
Application deadline: early bird: November 30, 2025; regular: January 05, 2026. You can find the application form here. 
Fees:
early bird: 1200€; regular: 1500€
Further Information:
Website
 
ICN Business School
Dates:
June 22 - July 3, 2026
Application:
Application deadline: February 27, 2026. More Information on how to apply can be found in the flyer.
Fees:
2700€
Further Information:
Flyer
 
KEDGE Business School
Dates:
January 12 – 23, 2026
Application:
Application period: October 13 - December 08, 2025. You can find  the application form  here. Please note that it is on a first come first serve basis.
Fees:
100€ registration fee + 100€ per course or 1800€ for the two weeks.
Further Information:
Website
 
University of Strasbourg
Dates:
June 15th to 26th, 2026
Application:
Application deadline: November 15th, 2025. You can register here.
Fees:
1850€
Further Information:
Website
Program
 
ITALY
University of Trento
Dates:
12 January 2026 - 23 January 2026
Application:
Application deadline: 15 October 2025. You can apply here.
Further Information:
Website
 
SPAIN
ESCI-UPF
Dates:
29 June - 3 July, 2026: Sustainable Entrepreneurship and Business Opportunities in Europe
6 - 10 July, 2026: Culture and Sustainability for Companies in Europe
13 - 17 July, 2026: International Dynamics and Cross-Cultural Negotiation: Global Environment
20 - 24 July, 2026: International Dynamics and Cross-Cultural Negotiation: Corporate Environment
Application:
The applications portal opens on 16 March 2026. You can find the application form here.
Fees:
1-week course: 550€
2-week course: 900€
3-week course: 1450€
4-week course: 1750€
Further Information:
Website 
 
SWITZERLAND
University of Bern
Dates:
January 26-30, 2026 (online)
Application:
Application deadline: October 15, 2025. You can apply here.
Fees:
225 CHF
Further Information:
Website
Flyer
Program

 

  NON EUROPEAN 

CHILE 
Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez
Dates:
During Winter: May to July
During Summer: December to January
One to two weeks intensive programs. 
Further Information available here.
 
REPUBLIC OF KOREA
Konkuk University
Dates:
February 01 - 14, 2026
Application:
Application deadline: December 31, 2025 (early bird: November 30, 2025). You can apply  here.
Fees:
around $1.900. Early bird discount possible.
Further Information:
Website
Flyer

 

Additional Summer/Winter Schools

Here you can find information of Summer/Winter Schools of extern providers / universities which have no partner agreement with our faculty. Therefore, we are not able to take responsibility for the content and quality of the programs and websites. The School of Business and Economics has no impact on editorial content of the foreign websites and that the operators comply with the legal regulations.