International Summer School, Cologne University of Applied Sciences, Germany

International Summer School

Cologne University of Applied Sciences welcomes students from around the world for an intensive and exciting summer school study program every year. The last summer school was held in July and August 2008 with participants from over 20 countries.

Available courses for 2009, are shown below:

a) Sustainable Energy Supply
Change to a Sustainable Energy Supply
July 06 - July 10

Contact Hours / ECTS
30 hours / 2 (3) ECTS
Tuition Fee
€ 300 / one week
Admission Requirements
None, engineering or natural science background of advantage


b) International Terminology Summer School
Institute for Information Management
6-10 July 2009

TSS is a one-week, practice-oriented introductory training course for terminology management.
TSS is for practitioners, students, scientists who are looking for a comprehensive, state-of-the-art introduction to terminology theory and practice.

The participants attending to the International Terminology Summer School 2009 will receive 6 ECTS according to the European Credit Transfer System.


c) Public Transport
Public Mass Transport Systems on Rail and Road
July 18 - August 01

Contact Hours / ECTS
22 hrs à 90 min + field-trips;
5 ECTS Credits
Tuition Fee
€600 / two weeks
Admission Requirements
No preconditions
Company Visits
Transport authorities; Transport companies; Stations Change Points; Transport Control Units


d) Introduction to Robotics
Introduction to Robotics
July 20 - July 31, 2009

Contact Hours / ECTS
38 lecture units of 45 min each / 3 ECTS
Tuition Fee
€ 600 / two weeks
Admission Requirements
Knowledge in matrix calculation and basic geometry / minimum of 3 college semesters


e) Process Analytics
July 27 - August 07

Admission Requirements
This summer school is for Master students and PhD candidates of relevant areas only.


f) DSH Intensive Preparation
03. - 14. August


g) Database Design and Implementation
Database Design and Implementation with Oracle 11g and SQL
August 03 - August 08

Contact Hours / ECTS
40 hrs / 2 ECTS
Tuition Fee
300€ / one week
Admission Requirements
Second semester students of Computer Science and higher or
students of engineering, 5th semester or higher
Company Visits
Oracle Inc., Düsseldorf


h) Automotive NVH Systems Engineering
Automotive NVH Systems Engineering, Special Focus: Steering Systems
August 17 - 21

Contact Hrs/ ECTS
40 hrs / 2 credits
Tuition Fee
€ 300 / one week
Admission Requirements
Bachelor students 3rd year mechanical or automotive engineering
Company Visits
World-leading steering system supplier and NVH development center


i) GIS - Geographical Information Systems
(August 17 - 21) Introduction to Geo-Information Systems
(August 24 - 28) Advanced GIS Courses

Contact Hrs/ ECTS
Each of the courses consists of 25 contact hours plus homework. Upon successful completion of a course, students receive a certificate indicating the achieved ECTS credits. Depending on the workload of the given homework, it is possible to receive 2 or 3 ECTS.
Tuition Fee
€ 400 / per week and course
Admission Requirements
Students who register for one of the second week's programs should have general knowledge of GIS as taught in the first week (see course schedule).
For all programs, a good working knowledge of Windows as well as a basic understanding of geographical concepts is required.
Without prior knowledge of GIS, it is not recommendable to choose an advanced course without also participating in the introduction week.


j) Interactive Television - Live
August 24 - August 28

Tuition Fee
€ 400 / one week