Key Facts Summer School
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Where, when and who
Participation fees
How to apply
Accommodation
Overview
9–20 August 2026 in Berlin
Costs: 360 €
Certification of participation: 3 ECTS
Where
Berlin, Germany
The workrooms are located on the Wilhelminenhof Campus of HTW Berlin in Oberschöneweide
When
Obligatory preparation meeting online:
25 July 2026, 9–13 CET
On Site in Berlin:
9–20 August 2026
Who
Students from Europe, aged 18–30 years old, with an interest in industrial culture and heritage. Eligible are all bachelor and master students who are enrolled at a university. Bachelor students have to be at least in their 2nd semester. We strive to make the group international and diverse.
Teaching language
English. We require B2 English language skills.
Certification
Certification of participation (3 ECTS). Participants must apply for recognition at their university on their own behalf.
Participation fees
360 € including
- Accomodation
- Costs for joint self-catering
- Costs for external lecturers and materials
- Cultural program (additional activities outside classroom)
- Room and laboratory use at the HTW Berlin
- Public transport in Berlin for the duration of the Summer School
Costs to be considered individually
- Travel expenses
- Visa costs (depending on nationality)
- Health and liability insurance
- Other (living) expenses, e. g. additional food and drinks, phone, leisure activities
Travel Grant
We offer a limited travel grant of up to 100 €. Special preference will be given to participants from lower income European Countries (GDP per capita < 75% of the EU average, as classified under EU Cohesion Policy), such as Bulgaria, Romania, Greece, Poland, Hungary, or Croatia, who lack sufficient financial support elsewhere.
You may apply for the grant after successful participation confirmation.
Fellowship
The Summer School is a program of the European Route of Industrial Heritage in cooperation with the Berlin Center for Industrial Heritage and the HTW Berlin. The acceptance to the Summer School is linked to an ERIH scholarship, which allows to keep the participation fees low.
Your successful application is connected to an ERIH Scholarship for every participant, reducing the fee to 360 €. The original price would have been 1700 €.
Application
Application phase for 2026 will start on 1 March and end 10 April.
Confirmation of acceptance
From 15 April 2026 on a rolling basis until all places are allocated.
Capacity
A maximum of 23 students will be admitted.
Accommodation
You will stay in shared rooms in the guesthouse of a Berlin canoe club near the HTW Berlin. During the Summer School you will live and work in a community of your own design. Two participants from Berlin will be at your side as team leaders. The house is for the group’s use only and at your responsibility.
Located directly on the river spree, the accommodation has a barbecue area, kitchen, large common room, shared sanitary facilities and free WiFi.
Meals
The participation fee includes a food allowance (breakfast, lunch, dinner). Participants use this allowance to provide for themselves and organize a shopping and kitchen plan together.
Free time
Berlin hosts enormous cultural diversity and has got everything to spend your free time in an exciting way. On Sunday you are free to discover Berlin on your own.