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SUMMER CAMP DIVERSITY AND INTERCULTURAL EXPERIENCE FOR PRE-COLLEGE STUDENTS, JULY 26 – AUGUST 9, 2015
 

Summer Camps 2018

The Jacobs University-VDI Zukunftspiloten Summer Camp is a great opportunity for high school students to find out what it’s like to study at an academically challenging, international, English speaking university. 
We bring together young people from all over the world, to participate in workshops on the big issues facing modern societies today – from safeguarding the environment to democracy.  And of course, there are plenty of opportunities to unwind and have fun along the way, with excursions, sports activities, and a big final night party!

We are very proud to offer this opportunity, for the third year running, in collaboration with the VDI (Verein Deutscher Ingenieure), Germany’s largest association of engineers.

 

Date:
The camp will take place between July 29 and August 4, 2018.

Location:
Jacobs University campus, Bremen.

Ideal For:
The camp is designed for high school students between grades 10 - 13 (last three years of high school).

Fees & Services:
The cost of the camp is €400. The fee includes room and board, excursions within the context of the camp and participation in the workshop. Please note that travel costs to and from the camp and additional spending money are the responsibility of the participants.

Application Information:
The application for the summer camp will open on the October 15, 2017.
For consideration please fill in the on-line application (including a short motivation statement and an upload of your most recent transcript. Recommendations from teachers or counselors are welcome but optional).

The deadline for application submission is: March 3, 2018.

This year, we are also very pleased to offer an on-campus German Language course to follow the camp. This will run until 27 August, although students will also have the option to take only the first part, until 15 August. There will be three different levels as outlined below:

Part 1 (6 - 15 August)Part 2 (16 - 27 August)
A1.1A1.2
A2.1(1)A2.1(2)
B1.2B1 plus





The course, including room and board, will be €500, or €250 for students who only wish to attend the first part of the course. Students will be able to register for the langauge course when the applications for the Summer Camp have closed


Contact our Admissions Team

Please direct any queries to:

Miriam Tréfás
Team Assistant (Academic Management)
E-Mail: summerprograms [at] jacobs-university.de (subject: Summer%20Camp%202017)
 
Claudia Janetzke
Academic Management Coordinator
E-Mail: summerprograms [at] jacobs-university.de (subject: Summer%20Camp%202017)

 

STUDENT PERSPECTIVES — SUMMER CAMP 2017

Ayesha Naeem - Pakistan

Travelling all the way from Pakistan to Germany for the Jacobs University-VDI Zukunftspiloten Summer Camp is one of the most significant decisions I ever made. All the supervisors and professors were extremely considerate and I now feel prepared for future studies abroad. The extra curricular activities that were organized by the team also helped me to explore new cultures and gave me a chance to have an intercultural experience I had never had had before. This Summer Camp was something like a dream come true and I'm glad to have been a part of it. Every student back in Pakistan wishes to be the part of a program like this and I'm so happy that I got an opportunity to represent my College and Country in this kind of event.
Summercamp 2017

Joakim Jakovleski - Macedonia

Looking for ways to spend my summer, I was told about the Jacobs University-VDI Zukunftspiloten Summer Camp. Not thinking much of it at first, I applied and was accepted as one of the 86 young people that were going to be spending a week in Bremen later that year. But I was truly amazed when I actually came to the Summer Camp and started the seven day whirlwind of new knowledge, friendships, and experiences. The workshops explored various interesting and engaging topics, and the camp staff entertained and educated us with all kinds of excursions, visits and activities. But it was definitely the amazing people from Germany and all around the globe that made this summer experience what it truly was – the time of my life. So, if you want to invest in yourself, meet new people, or explore Bremen, this is the place for you.
Summercamp 2017

Carolina Abreu - Portugal

My most treasured memory will always be being a part of the “Integration through Community Work” workshop and being able to visit the Geschichtenhaus in Bremen and meeting people who have been through the worst and were able to take the best out of it and pull themselves up and not give up on life, it was truly inspiring and made me look at life in a more positive way. It showed me that we just need each other, a world as a community. I loved my experience at Jacobs University summer camp; I even wished it could’ve been longer. Cheers to the best experience I’ve ever had in my life.

Eliza Checiu - Romania

I was taken aback by how the other participants welcomed me with open arms. They gave me one of the best birthdays I have ever had, with their surprise card and ‘ice cream cake’, even giving me a crown and singing to me in all the languages possible. But with all the fun and exciting memories, I can’t fail to mention the academic part of it all. In the Sensor Network workshop, I was given the opportunity to carry out different experiments with the sensors under the guidance of our teacher, Professor Fangning Hu, and the teaching assistant, Lallit Singh, who offered me insight into what it means to be a student at Jacobs. Presenting the work done by the workshop was a great opportunity for me to practice my public speaking skills too, which was a big plus. All in all, it was an experience I won't ever forget. I will keep not only memories and pictures, but good friends and a strong desire to apply to Jacobs University.