The Business of German Engineering
Experience German academia, business and culture in a well curated two week program
Frequently Asked Questions
Admission requirements
The Summer School at Hamm-Lippstadt University of Applied Sciences is welcoming everyone who is enrolled at a university at the time of the program, can provide evidence of English competency at the B2 level (check our website for further specification), and is interested in the fields of business and engineering.
No, but introductory knowledge in the fields of engineering and/or business administration is helpful.
You can apply for the Summer School at Hamm-Lippstadt University of Applied Sciences through the registration form.
Application for the Summer School 2026 will be possible between March 1st and April 15th, 2026 via this website.
The completed registration form as well as the additionally required documents (certificate of enrollment, academic transcript of records, Curriculum Vitae, color photo of yourself) must arrive before the announced end date of the application period in order to be considered for participation.
The deadline for 2026 is April 15th.
If you applied within the deadline, you will receive an e-mail end of April/ beginning of May 2026, confirming or rejecting your application.
The total fee for the Summer School at Hamm-Lippstadt University of Applied Sciences is 1’800€, which includes all lectures, company visits, accommodation, socio-cultural activities, and transportation within the program.
Please note, that transportation costs to and from Hamm at the beginning and the end of the summer school must be paid by the participant and are not covered by a possible scholarship.
We are providing a limited number of scholarships for students that want to participate in the Summer School at Hamm-Lippstadt University of Applied Sciences. Anyone is free to apply for either a full scholarship (1‘800€) or a partial scholarship (900€).
Selected partner universities of the Hamm-Lippstadt University of Applied Sciences are offered a fixed number of full scholarships via the existing exchange program. You can check our website to find out whether your home university is listed among the partner universities. You can apply while filling out the registration form, choosing the respective option. Please be aware that there’s only a limited number of scholarships available.
The scholarship covers everything that is included in the participation costs. Transportation to and from the program at the start and end of the summer school are not included.
Organizational Information
The summer school 2026 will start on Sunday, July 12th 2026. This day is for everyone to arrive at Hamm, where you will be picked up from the train station. The program will start the following day. Since we want to guarantee a smooth start, we ask you to make sure to arrive on that specific day, not later. Of course, you are free to arrive earlier in Germany than July 12th but accommodation etc has to be organized by you in this case.
The nearest airport is the Düsseldorf (DUS) airport. The Cologne/Bonn (CGN) airport is also an option, although it is further than the Düsseldorf airport. Directly from both airports, you can catch a train to Hamm central station. Another option is arriving at the Frankfurt (FRA) airport.
To book a train trip to Hamm, please visit the following website: https://www.bahn.com/en.
If you prefer traveling to Hamm by bus, you can book a trip with Flixbus: https://global.flixbus.com/.
Once you have arrived at Hamm train station on the first day of the summer school, you will be picked up by one of our staff and will be accompanied to your accommodation.
Yes. The transportation within the program to the companies and to the lectures is provided. There will also be rental bikes available for you to use in your free time as well as for the transport within the program.
In the morning, you will attend academic lectures on the technologies of the German engineering business. Each lecture will be accompanied by a company visit covering the practical aspects of the course. Some afternoons will be filled with seminars discovering the socio-economic and cultural pillars of German engineering while other afternoons invite you to experience German culture first-hand with guided tours and fun activities. Evenings are at your disposal with a few selected extra-curricular events. On the weekend you will have time to explore other cities using your unlimited train pass.
A detailed timetable will be available soon.
To get to know your lecturers and their respective topics check the course’s syllabus.
You will receive a certificate of participation and 2 to 3 ECTS (European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System) that you can validate at your university back home. The daily lectures and the applied sessions during company visits are included in the calculation of these credit hours. The submittal of a scientific paper on one of the covered topics is an option to increase the number of ECTS to 3.
Hamm has a lot to offer! Check out the following section for more details.
No. Please inform yourself beforehand about a suitable travel insurance.
The Universities of Applied Sciences are a vital part of the German higher education system. Around 40% of all students are enrolled at a university of applied sciences and the system keeps gaining popularity outside of Germany. With a position right at the transfer point of science and business, students get the best of both worlds combined. The students not only learn about latest scientific findings, but also about how those can be applied to business.
Learning in Universities of Applied Sciences takes place in relatively small groups, hence in a personal atmosphere and with a high teacher-student-ratio. The professors are required to have at least five years of practical experience in their field of teaching so that practical orientation and relevance of the content is guaranteed. Another specialty of universities of applied sciences is maintaining strong bonds with regional or international companies. They cooperate on projects, letting the students get highly relevant insights about business from early on. This way, useful connections can be made, and students get the chance to build a network early in their career. For the students, all of this leads to an easy entry into the professional work life and can open various job opportunities.
You will be staying at BfW Hamm.
You will either be staying in a single or double room. The accommodation is only ten minutes by bike from the university. To the city center it will take about ten to fifteen minutes.
The accommodation is surrounded by lots of greenery with many possible leisure activities such as billiard, football or table tennis.
Interested? Then join us!
You want to be a part of this year’s Summer School “The Business of German Engineering”? Apply now!
Limited number of scholarships available.