Summer/Winter Schools at Partner Universities
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Available Programs, Application Process and Credit Transfer
Below you find a range of offers for short programs at various universities. The list is not exhaustive but is updated regularly. We accept no responsibility for the content or accuracy of the linked sites.
Unless otherwise indicated, students attending a short program are generally required to organize their participation (application, costs, accommodations, etc.) themselves. For questions regarding such aspects as application procedure, entry requirements, duration of the program, etc. please reach out to the hosting university. For all questions with regards to the transfer of ECTS credits, you will need to get in touch with the responsible contact person at your Department and/or Faculty. Our department cannot provide any information in this respect.
*Application Deadlines provided without guarantee
Country |
University |
Subject Areas / Topics |
Short Program Title |
Dates |
Application Deadline* |
| Switzerland | University of Geneva | Various courses available | Geneva Summer Schools | Please consult the course information for specific dates | Registrations are open UZH students applying to these courses receive a 50% discount towards the program fees |
| Australia | University of Sydney | Various courses available | 23 June – 25 July 2025 | 31 March 2025 | |
| Austria | Universität Wien | International and European Studies | 12 July – 9 August 2025 | 31 March 2025 | |
| Austria | Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien | Various courses available | International Summer University ISUWU | July Session: 30 June – 18 July 2025 August Session: 21 July – 8 August 2025 |
Nomination Deadline: 15 March 2025 Please contact summer@int.uzh.ch if interested |
| Canada | Gustavson School of Business, University of Victoria |
Business Studies | 16 June – 23 July 2025 | 26 May 2025 Please contact summer@int.uzh.ch if interested |
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| Canada | Gustavson School of Business, University of Victoria |
Business Management | International Summer Institute for Business Management ISIBM |
ISIBM A: 3 – 24 July 2024 ISIBM B: 4 – 22 August 2025 |
ISIBM A: 14 June 2025 ISIBM B: 11 July 2025 Please contact summer@int.uzh.ch if interested |
| China | Fudan University | Various courses available | Fudan International Summer Session
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30 June – 25 July 2025 | 31 May 2025 Please contact summer@int.uzh.ch if interested |
| China (Hong Kong) | Chinese University of Hong Kong | Various courses available | July Session: 22 June – 30 July 2025 August Session: 3 – 24 August 2025 |
July Session: 30 April 2025 August Session: 31 May 2025 Please contact summer@int.uzh.ch if interested |
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| China (Hong Kong) | Hong Kong Polytechnic University | Various courses available | Session 1: 2 – 30 July 2025 Session 2: 14 July – 13 August 2025 |
Sesion 1: 28 February 2025 Session 2: 15 March 2025 Please contact summer@int.uzh.ch if interested |
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| China | Zhejiang University | Various courses available | June – August 2025 | 11 April 2025 | |
| Chile | UC Chile | Public Health | 6 – 31 January 2025 | Early application recommended | |
| Denmark | Aarhus University | American Legal Profession & Practice Skills | AU Summer University | 2 July – 18 July 2025 | 18 March 2025 Please contact summer@int.uzh.ch if interested |
| Denmark | Aarhus University | Current Issues in European Human Rights Protection | 23 July – 8 August 2025 | 18 March 2025 Please contact summer@int.uzh.ch if interested |
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| Denmark | Copenhagen Business School | Various courses available | 2- to 6-week courses: Starting 23 June |
3 April 2025 | |
| Finland | Aalto School of Business | Strategy and Experience Design, Information and Service Business |
Information Technology Program
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2 June – 29 August 2025 | 11 April 2025 Please contact summer@int.uzh.ch if interested |
| Finland | Turku Area Universities | Various courses available | Turku Åbo Summer School | Various courses: August 2025 | 17 April 2025 |
| France | EDHEC Business School | The Business of Luxury | 23 June – 4 July 2025 | 20 March 2025 Please contact summer@int.uzh.ch if interested |
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| France | EM Normandie Business School | Various courses available | Courses in Le Havre: Starting 27 June 2025 Courses in Paris: |
Early Bird: 30 April 2025 Please contact summer@int.uzh.ch if interested |
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| France | Rennes School of Business | Consumer Behaviour in a Digital World, Sustainable Business, Cross-cultural Management | RSB Summer Programme | Various courses: June – July 2025 | 30 April 2025 Nomination Deadline: 15 April 2025 Please contact summer@int.uzh.ch if interested |
| Germany | Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen | International & European Studies | June Session: 29 May – 26 June 2025 August Session: 1 – 29 August 2025 |
Registrations are open Early application recommended |
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| Germany | Freie Universität Berlin | Various courses available | Term 2: 7 June – 19 July 2025 Term 3: 26 July – 23 August |
Early Bird Term 2: 12 April 2025 Early Bird Term 3: 31 May 2025 |
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| Germany | Universität Trier | Germany and its Neighbors | 4 – 29 August 2025 | Nomination Deadline: 31 March 2025 Please contact summer@int.uzh.ch if interested |
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| Greece | University of Crete | Various courses available | Various courses: Starting June and July 2025 | Registrations are open | |
| India | Ashoka University | Various courses available | 7 July – 16 August 2025 | Registrations are open Please contact summer@int.uzh.ch if interested |
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| Japan | Doshisha University | Japanese Language and Cultural Studies |
Doshisha Summer Session | July – August 2025 | 14 March 2025 |
| Japan | Kansai University | Learning Osaka, the Mercantile Capital of Japan | Kansai Short Term Program | 1 July – 1 August 2025 | 11 April 2025 |
| Japan | University of Tokyo | Various courses available | UTokyo Global Unit Courses | 16 June – 28 July 2025 | 14 March 2025 |
| Morocco | ESSEC Business School | Various courses available | 30 June – 18 July 2025 | 31 May 2025 Please contact summer@int.uzh.ch if interested |
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| Netherlands | University of Amsterdam | Various courses available | UvA Summer School | Various courses: Starting June 2025 | 15 March 2025 Please contact summer@int.uzh.ch if interested |
| Netherlands | University of Antwerp | Various courses available | Various courses: Starting June 2025 | Registrations are open | |
| Netherlands | Leiden University | Various courses available | June & July 2025 (various start dates) | Please check website for specific application deadlines | |
| Netherlands | Radboud University | Various courses available | Radboud Summer School | Various courses: Starting June 2025 | Registrations are open Please contact summer@int.uzh.ch if interested |
| Norway | BI Norwegian Business School | Sustainability, Data Science | 23 June – 11 July 2025 | First round: 15 February 2025 Second round: 22 April 2025 Please contact summer@int.uzh.ch if interested |
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| Singapore | Nanyang Technological University | Various courses available | GEM Trailblazer Summer | Session 1: 23 June – 5 July 2025 4-week session: Session 2: 3 July – 19 July 2025 |
Nomination Deadline: 15 March 2025 Please contact summer@int.uzh.ch if interested |
| Slovenia | School of Economics and Business, University of Ljubljana | Various courses available | 7 – 23 July 2025 | 3 June 2025 |
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| South Korea | EWHA Women's University | Various courses available | 27 June – 24 July 2025 |
Early Bird: 20 March 2025 |
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| South Korea | Korea University | Various courses available | 4- to 6-week courses: Starting 28 June 2025 | 23 May 2025 Early Bird: 28 February 2025 Please contact summer@int.uzh.ch if interested |
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| South Korea | Pusan National University | Where Summer begins, the True Korea Awaits | 7 July – 1 August 2025 | 30 April 2025 Early Bird: 31 March 2025 |
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| South Korea | Seoul National University | Various courses available | 23 June 2025 | 1 May 2025 Early Bird: 6 April 2025 |
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| Spain | Universidad Autónoma de Madrid | Economics and Business, Climate Change |
30 June – 11/25 July 2025 | 8 June 2025 Early Bird: 28 February 2025 |
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| Spain | Universidad Autónoma de Madrid | Tourism | 14 – 25 July 2025 | 20 June 2025 Early Bird: 28 February 2025 |
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| Spain | Universitat Pompeu Fabra Barcelona | Various courses available | Barcelona International Summer School | 14 – 25 July 2025 | Registrations are open |
| Spain | Universitat Internacional de Catalunya Barcelona | Barcelona Unveiled: a Mediterranean Tapestry of Art, Architecture, and Culture |
7 – 18 July 2025 | 1 April 2025 | |
| Sweden | Linköping University | Various courses available | 27 June – 26 July 2025 | 24 March 2025 Please contact summer@int.uzh.ch if interested |
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| Sweden | Stockholm University | Various courses available | First session: 23 June – 4 July 2025 Second session: 7 – 18 July 2025 |
6 April 2025 Nomination Deadline: 21 March 2025 Please contact summer@int.uzh.ch if interested |
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| United Kingdom | University of Aberdeen, King's College | Various courses available | University of Aberdeen Summer School | Various courses: June – August 2025 | Early application recommended Please contact summer@int.uzh.ch if interested |
| United Kingdom | University of Birmingham | British Cultural Heritage, Economics, Film & Media, and Biomedical Science, Clinical Care, and Population Health | Birmingham International Summer School | 21 July – 8 August 2025 | Early Bird: 5 April 2025 Please contact summer@int.uzh.ch if interested |
| United Kingdom | University of Lancaster | Film, International Commercial Law, International Cultural Experience | Lancaster Global Summer Schools | 7 – 25 July 2025 | 14 April 2025 |
| United Kingdom | University of Liverpool | Various courses available | Liverpool International Summer School | 16 June – 25 July 2025 | Early Bird: 13 April 2025 |
| United Kingdom | Oriel College, University of Oxford | Various courses available | Oriel Summer Institute | Session 1: 20 July – 2 August 2025 Session 2: 3 – 16 August 2025 |
Registrations are open UZH students applying to these courses receive a £450 discount towards the program fees |
| United Kingdom | University of Southampton | Connection, Creativity and Sustainability | UoS Summer School | 5 – 27 July 2025 | 30 April 2025 Please contact summer@int.uzh.ch if interested |
| United Kingdom | University of Warwick | Various courses available | 13 July – 2 August 2025 | 31 May 2025 Please contact summer@int.uzh.ch if interested |
Information on upcoming winter and summer schools is published on a rolling basis.
International Summer and Winter Schools Platforms
The following websites offer a broad overview of different summer school programs around the world:
Universitas 21 Database for International Opportunities for Students
UNICA Summer and Winter Schools
Please note that all of these websites are not related to the University of Zurich in any way.