Ferngespräch - der Podcast des International House der TU Braunschweig

In this episode, Joana Zimmer, coordinator of TU Braunschweig’s International Summer Schools, answers your top FAQs about the Summer School for German Language and Culture —covering who can apply, how the curriculum and daily schedule work, accommodation options, excursions, support services, and much more. Along the way, she shares personal anecdotes from her role — including a few fun highlights.

In this episode, we meet Ceren, a Turkish student who chose an Erasmus+ exchange at TU Braunschweig, seeking the peaceful pace of a smaller city after living and studying in bustling Istanbul. At the last minute, she enrolled in the Summer School for German Language and Culture—and now shares whether it turned out to be the right decision.

In this second episode of our Summer School series, we meet Emmy, an international student from Nigeria who’s come to TU Braunschweig for a full degree program. With a few weeks to spare before lectures began, he enrolled in the Summer School for German Language and Culture. Emmy looks back on the Summer School’s curriculum and the international friendships he built—experiences that left him feeling confident, connected, and well-prepared to begin his studies in Germany.

Summer schools are a fantastic way to explore a university, immerse yourself in a new culture, and make international friends—in just a few weeks. In this episode, Ivan Velazquez from Mexico reflects on his time at the Summer School for German Language and Culture at TU Braunschweig, right before beginning his exchange semester in Braunschweig. He shares what he learned in the language classes, talks about highlights from the excursions and gives practical tips for other interested students.