Finding the right university and study program can be overwhelming! To support high school students during the decision making process Jacobs University offers a variety of services:
Campus Tours
The best way to get to know our university is to visit the beautiful campus, located a short train ride away from central Bremen. We offer both individual and group campus tours, all student-led and taking place throughout the year. Please use this link to search for a preferred date and time: Book a campus tour!
Next Open House: 17th of November, 2018
A day to discover our campus and get to know everything it has to offer. From Pre-Degree Programs to Bachelors and Masters, our annual Open House is the perfect opportunity to learn about our admission requirements, scholarships, financial aid, career options, and life on campus. The next Open House will take place on Saturday, 17th of November, 2018. Register now!
Summer Camps 2018
One week full of workshops ranging from renewable resources and physics to social sciences, intelligent data systems and nanotechnology, in which pre-college students between grade 10 and 13 will have the opportunity to participate in exciting discussions, experiments and outings along with like-minded people from all around the world. Along with the VDI, Verein Deutscher Ingenieure e.V., we offer a Summer Camp during the summer break (July/ August), with the objectives of inspiring young talents to study and raising awareness of global issues. Please go to this link for the program features, general application questions, fees and visa support: Summer Camp 2018!
Math Summer School
The International Summer School for Students is an introduction to top-level mathematical research topics for highly selected international students at the age of transition between high school and university. Presentations and mini-courses will be given by international leading university mathematicians. Impressions from the last Summer School can be found here.
Medical Preparatory Year – Information Workshops
Getting into medical school in Germany and other European countries is often complicated. Our information workshops give an overview on admission criteria and individual university requirements in Germany and other European countries. It offers a brief insight into the individual university requirements and deadlines. If you are interested in studying medicine, this workshop will furthermore show you how the Medical Preparatory Year supports your way into medical school. More information on the Medical Preparatory Year can be found here. If you are interested in participating at one of our workshops, please contact medprep [at] jacobs-university.de.
We will publish the date for the next workshop soon! So stay tuned!
Foundation Year - Orientation Workshops
Gap Year? Work & Travel or straight to University? Making the right decision on what to do after school can be tough.
Learn more about personal strength, study options and potential career paths in our regularly hosted orientation workshops. These workshops are usually held on our campus and in corporation with education counseling agencies which are specialized in advising students after obtaining their high school degree.
If you are interested in joining one of these workshops, please contact us directly: foundationyear [at] jacobs-university.de (subject: I%20am%20interested%20in%20the%20Foundation%20Year) .
We will publish the date for the next workshop on the Foundation Year soon- stay tuned!
MINT EC
Jacobs University is happy to collaborate with the German initiative "MINT EC". Together we organize workshops in the natural sciences for high school students to encourage young talents to pursue a career in the natural sciences.
At the last "MINT-EC Hauptstadtforum" in Berlin we offered a physics workshop ("Die Physik hinter dem Nobelpreis zur DNA Struktur") and a workshop in chemistry ("Supramolekulare Chemie in Wasser").
Please visit the MINT EC website for updates on upcoming projects.