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Summer Schools in Dresden 2026

Dresden hosts many excellent summer schools for undergraduates, postgraduates, PhD candidates and postdocs. They run from spring to winter, and offer a fascinating thematic breadth, interdisciplinarity and in-depth research .

Here you can gain an overview, please note that it presents an ongoing process and does not yet include all offers of Summer Schools at the DRESDEN-concept Science and Innovation Campus. The page is continuously updated by the Team Strategy and Internationalization of TUD and the DRESDEN-concept Head Office, so please check regularly for additional offers.

Last update: March 13, 2026

March

International Spring School "The Chemistry of f-Elements"

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May

ESBOC conference and summer school (European Symposium on Bio-organic Chemistry)

  • Period of the event: May 27 to 29, 2026
  • Registration period: until March 31, 2026
  • Website of the event: https://www.esboc.org.uk/
  • Event location: Dresden, Schloss Hotel Pillnitz
  • Topic cluster: Chemistry, Biology, Natural sciences
  • Target group: outstanding early-career scientists (students or postdocs)
  • Participation costs: From 350 € (early bird, students) to 850 (industry)
  • Event language: English
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International Refrigeration and Compressor Course

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June

djR Summer School 2026 „Sustainable Materials in Rheology“

  • Period of the event: June 9 – 12, 2026
  • Registration period: until April 15, 2026
  • Website of the event: https://drg-rheologie.de/aktuelles/veranstaltungen/djr-summer-school-2026/
  • Event location: Dresden University of Technology TUD, Institute of Lightweight Engineering and Polymer Technology (ILK), Dürerstraße 28, 01307 Dresden
  • Topic cluster: Natural Science, Engineering and Computer Sciences, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Transport and Traffic, Sustainable Development
  • Target group: Graduate students, PhD students, Postdocs and professionals in the industry with a specially interests in rheology
  • Participation costs: free
  • Event language: English
  • Participating DRESDEN-concept partners:
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GESINUS 2026 - German-Sino Unsteady Sediment Transport Group

  • Period of the event: June 18 to 19, 2026
  • Registration period: until April 7, 2026
  • Website of the event: https://gesinus1.wordpress.com/2026/01/30/gesinus-2026/
  • Event location: TUD Dresden University of Technology
  • Topic cluster: Civil and Environmental Engineering (with a focus on sediment transport, hydraulic engineering and hydromechanics)
  • Target group: PhD’s and Early PostDocs
  • Participation costs: No participation fee
  • Event language: English
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EASL Summer School (Artificial Intelligence in Hepatology)

  • Period of the event: June 26 to 27, 2026
  • Registration period: until September 28, 2025
  • Website of the event: https://digitalhealth.tu-dresden.de/events/easl-summer-school-ai-in-hepatology/
  • Event location: EKFZ at TUD Dresden University of Technology
  • Topic cluster: Medicine, Artificial Intelligence
  • Target group: PhD, international Researcher who fit the EASL Clinical School application requirements
  • Participation costs: free
  • Event language: English
  • Participating DRESDEN-concept partners:
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July

Summer University 2026 – Study orientation in the STEM disciplines

  • Period of the event:
    July 6 to 10, 2026 for female* pupils
    July 13 to 17, 2026 for male* and female* pupils (mixed week)
    July 20 to 24, 2026 for male* and female* pupils (mixed week)
  • Registration period: until June 22, 2026
  • Website of the event: http://tu-dresden.de/sommeruni
  • Event location: Campus of the TUD Dresden University of Technology
  • Topic cluster: Natural Science, Engineering and Computer Sciences, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Transport and Traffic, Sustainable Development
  • Target group: School pupils aged 16 and above, as well as prospective students who have already completed their school education, can choose to take part, in either one of the following project weeks
  • Participation costs: the participation fee is 75€ per person
  • Event language: German
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Student Summer Programm at HZDR

  • Period of the event: July until September 2026
  • Registration period: Students can apply between 24 November 2025 and 22 February 2026
  • Website of the event: https://www.hzdr.de/db/Cms?pNid=2519
  • Event location: HZDR, Dresden
  • Topic cluster: Natural sciences, Life sciences, Medicine, Technology and related areas
  • Target group: international senior university students of natural sciences, life sciences, medicine, technology and related areas
  • Participation costs: no costs (HZDR summer students will receive free accommodation as well as a stipend to cover additional costs)
  • Event language: English
  • Participating DRESDEN-concept partners:
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August

TSPSS - Touch Sensing and Processing Summer School

  • Period of the event: August 24 to 28, 2026
  • Registration period: until March 27, 2026
  • Website of the event: https://lasr.org/tspss2026
  • Event location: Dresden
  • Topic cluster: Engineering and Computer Sciences
  • Target group: Young researchers and PhD students
  • Participation costs: The registration fee is 550€
  • Event language: English
  • Participating DRESDEN-concept partners:
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15th International Summer School – Trends and New Developments in Laser Technology

  • Period of the event: August 24-28, 2026
  • Registration period: until June 12, 2026
  • Website of the event: https://www.iws.fraunhofer.de/en/events/summer-school-2026.html
  • Topic cluster: Natural Science, Engineering and Computer Sciences
  • Target group: Undergraduate and PhD students
  • Participation costs: Companies and non-students: 350€; University students: 150€; TU Dresden students: free (limited places, please contact the organizing team)
  • Event language: English
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CeTI Summer School – Human-Cyber-Physical Systems – Challenges and Innovations

  • Period of the event: August 31 to September 4, 2026
  • Registration period: tba
  • Website of the event: https://ceti.one/events/ceti-summer-schoolceti-summer-school-2026/
  • Event location: TUD Dresden University of Technology, CeTI: Barkhausen-Bau, Georg-Schumann-Str. 9, 01187 Dresden
  • Topic cluster: Engineering and Computer Science, Medicine, Psychology and Health
  • Target group: Master and PhD students
  • Participation costs: no participation costs (we cannot cover travel and accomodation costs)
  • Event language: English
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September

EMBO Workshop „Lipid Code to Life“

  • Period of the event: September 7 to 11, 2026
  • Registration period: until May 15, 2026
  • Website of the event:https://meetings.embo.org/event/26-lipid-code
  • Event location: Center for Regenerative Therapies Dresden (CRTD), Fetscherstraße 105, 01307 Dresden
  • Topic cluster: diverse disciplines—including lipidomics, chemical biology, structural biology, and membrane biophysics
  • Target group: senior PIs and early career scientists, especially graduate students and postdocs
  • Participation costs: 350€ (students), 600€ (academia), 770€ (industry)
  • Event language: English
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DGN Summer School Dresden/ German Neurological Society

  • Period of the event: September 14 to 18, 2026
  • Registration period: Open from now until around two weeks before the event
  • Website of the event: https://www.dgn.org/event/dgn-summer-school-dresden
  • Event location: University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Fetscherstraße 74, 01307 Dresden
  • Topic cluster: Medicine, Psychology and Health
  • Target group: Advanced students and junior doctors
  • Participation costs: 150 – 250 € (depending on student status and need for accommodation)
  • Event language: German
  • Participating DRESDEN-concept partners:
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Smart City Summer School Dresden

  • Period of the event: September 23 to 25, 2026
  • Registration period: Call for Participation will be released in March 2026
  • Website of the event: https://tu-dresden.de/bu/architektur-landschaft/wa
  • Event location: Stadtforum Dresden, Waisenhausstraße 14, 01069 Dresden
  • Topic cluster: Engineering and Computer Sciences, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Transport and Traffic, Sustainable Development
  • Target group: Smart city researchers and practitioners
  • Participation costs: Travel and accommodation cost to be covered by participation
  • Event language: German
  • Participating DRESDEN-concept partners:
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More Summer Schools in Dresden?

You miss a summer school that is supposed to be carried out by a DRESDEN-concept partner in Dresden in 2026? Then please let us know. We are also happy to get information on your summer school plans for 2026 or 2027 to prepare our further campaign, so do not hesitate to contact us at any time!

Contact person in the Strategy and Internationaliza­tion Team of TU Dresden

Johanna Steffen

Coordinator Internationalisation

Phone: +49 351 463 39609
E-Mail: dresden-summer-schools@tu-dresden.de

 

Contact person in the DRESDEN-concept Head Office

Kilian Ludwig Heine

Advisor for Science Management DRESDEN-concept

Phone: +49 351 463 40427
E-Mail: dresden-summer-schools@tu-dresden.de

Color Coding DRESDEN-concept Partner

TUD Dresden University of Technology & University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus

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