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Hamburg International Summer School
Welcome to the Hamburg International Summer School!
Experience a summer in metropolitan Hamburg while earning credits and expanding your knowledge in an excellent research environment with leading researchers. Take the opportunity to form networks and friendships with academics and students from around the world!
What you get:
- a specialized research program
- a supplementary program including a language course, cultural events, guided tours (excursions, museums etc.) and day trips to Berlin and the Hanseatic city of Lübeck
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Guiliana Eboli Sotorilli—University of Campinas
Biological Transitions 2019
"I liked the cultural activities, that‘s something that I didn’t find in any other summer courses."
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Tamunodein Princewell—Stellenbosch University
Global Modernisms 2019
“Studying Global Modernism was a different way of looking at global phenomena, literature and arts. I really liked that the lecturers that taught us were from all over the world.”
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Reinard Christian Ganzevoort—Stellenbosch University
Health Economics 2019
"This is my first time I came to see Europe. It was an open opportunity that my university provided for me and it was a good experience: well-organized, good company, good teachings!"
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Nina Anigbogu—RUDN University
Health Economics 2019
"Logistics was impeccable and there were a lot of very interesting programs like the visit to Lübeck and Berlin."
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Nathália Susin Streher—Universidade Estadual de Campinas
Biological Transitions 2019
"The field trips were amazing to get to know the local environment!"
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Michael Bloss II—UC Davis
Health Economics 2019
"The team here set up a great program both in the classroom and outside the classroom to really learn the German language and the culture which enhanced the whole experience. It was a very in-depth course in Health Care Economics from one of the best Health Care Economics schools in the world."
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Manuel Baquedano—Universidad de Chile
Health Economics 2019
"The Health Economics summer school was a very interesting opportunity to get an insight into the health care systems in Europe and to understand the differences between the others in the world."
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Liwa Hjotsberg—Lund University
Biological Transitions 2019
"It has been a great experience to see what the major research fields are at Universität Hamburg, and to meet the professors.
In short: it is fun, you get to know Hamburg as a city, the university, and people from all over the world."
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Leo Barton—University of Southampton
Global Modernisms 2019
"The University, Hamburg, and Germany, all welcomed me with open arms presenting me with a wealth of new cultural concepts. In sum, the summer school has opened my eyes to a new culture, the possibilities of moving to Europe in the future and a whole new theoretical framework with which I will continue to shape my understanding of art for many years."
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Justin Owens—UC Davis
Health Economics 2019
"You meet people from all over the world, that’s exciting to me. I found when I came to Hamburg and Germany, just with having a smile and saying a few words people open up."
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Javiera Pino—Universidad de Chile
Biological Transitions 2019
"I met incredible people! Some colleagues are working or interested in similar topics to mine, I hope to see them again and maybe work in something together."
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Haruka Okada—University of Tsukuba
Global Modernisms 2019
"The friends I could make in this Summer School are my treasure for me."
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Gianmaria Niccodemi—University of Groningen
Health Economics 2019
"The organizers were amazing, so go for it!"
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Minjie Fu—Fudan University
Biological Transitions 2019
"The program in Hamburg in this Summer School is really fruitful and solid."
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Filipe Amaral Rocha de Menezes—Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Global Modernisms 2019
"The Global Modernisms summer school was a great opportunity to get in touch with other very stimulating readings on the subject."
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Chia-Hui Victoria Wang—National Taiwan University
Health Economics 2019
"I really like that it is not just study but also all these activities to interconnect the students. With these kind of activities people get to mingle and get to learn from each other. I would recommend this program for students who really want to get the global views, because Hamburg is like a culture center."
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Chengyu Xie— University of Tsukuba
Biological Transitions 2019
"In the Biology course we had the chance to travel to the North Sea and to see the plants there and the landscape, I really liked to explore and not just to stay in the classroom."
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Chanda Robijns—University of Amsterdam
Health Economics 2019
"This summer school was a great addition to my Master. It was nice to meet everyone from different continents and cultures and from different health care systems."
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Danmeng Cai—University of Tsukuba
Health Economics 2019
"The lecturers are very professional and through this two weeks of classes I learned a lot about Health Econometrics and about the German Health Economics System."