- Course location
- Aachen
- Teaching language
- • English
- Language level of course
- • English: B2
- Date(s)
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5 July - 18 July 2026 (registration deadline: 1 April 2026)
- Information on dates, prices and mode of study
- FRIENDS & PEERS DISCOUNT: Save 500 EUR!
Bring a friend, and you will both receive 15% off of the regular programme fee.
EARLY BIRD DEADLINE: Save 335 EUR!
1 March 2026
APPLICATION DEADLINE: 1 April 2026
If you want to learn more about all relevant processes and check our scholarship opportunities, make sure to read through our formalities (https://www.academy.rwth-aachen.de/en/programs/short-courses/formalities?utm_source=daad&utm_medium=portal&utm_campaign=summer-schools) page.
- Target group
- Become part of our international student community if you are:
• at least 18 years old in a Bachelor's or Master's degree programme
• in between these programmes, or if you recently graduated
• proficient in the English language
It is an advantage if you are in a degree programme related to our programme.
- Description/content
- Academic Content
This Summer School offers international students an engaging introduction to one of the most relevant challenges of modern industry: designing sustainable and circular production systems. The programme combines academic insights from RWTH Aachen University with hands-on learning experiences and provides a solid foundation in sustainability concepts tailored to students at an early stage of their academic journey.
Participants explore key topics such as sustainable manufacturing processes, resource and energy efficiency, circular economy strategies, life cycle assessment, and digital technologies enabling sustainable production. This course is designed to guide students through the fundamentals of sustainable and circular production, using practical tools such as Life Cycle Assessment, Hot Spot Analysis and Design Thinking. Through interactive lectures, case studies, group work, and industrial use cases, students gain practical insights into how sustainability principles are applied in real-world production environments.
For further information about this programme, click here (https://www.academy.rwth-aachen.de/en/programs/short-courses/detail/summer-school-sustainability-and-circular-economy-in-production?utm_source=daad&utm_medium=portal&utm_campaign=summer-schools).
Visit our website (https://www.academy.rwth-aachen.de/de/programme/short-courses?utm_source=daad&utm_medium=portal&utm_campaign=summer-schools) for more courses!
After your arrival on Sunday, we will gather for a welcome orientation. In the following weeks, there will be a lot of social events to support the instruction and the course-related activities. At these events, you can get to know the other participants, our beautiful city of Aachen, and the places in the surrounding area. Then during the last days of your stay, you will take a final exam to earn your certificate.
On the weekends and after the farewell event, you can take advantage of the short travel distances and discover more of Germany and Europe on your own or with your new friends!
Check out our programme package (https://www.academy.rwth-aachen.de/en/programs/short-courses/program-package?utm_source=daad&utm_medium=portal&utm_campaign=summer-schools) and learning environment (https://www.academy.rwth-aachen.de/en/programs/short-courses/learning-environment?utm_source=daad&utm_medium=portal&utm_campaign=summer-schools)on our website!