Announcing the Hohenheim Summer School 2025

The Faculty of Business, Economics, and Social Sciences is pleased to announce the return of the Hohenheim Summer School after a two-year hiatus. We invite students from around the world to join us on campus for an innovative and future-oriented program, focusing on two of the most pressing topics of our time: digitalization and sustainability.

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Digitalization for Sustainability – Sustainable Digitalization

Individuals, Organizations, and Societies in the Twin Transformation

The Hohenheim Summer School 2025 will run from June 15th to July 6th, 2025. This three-week program will provide a comprehensive exploration of the twin transformation, combining digitalization and sustainability, highlighting both synergies and conflicts. Digitalization enhances resource efficiency but also demands high resource use and can lead to rebound effects. Individuals, organizations, and societies are essential drivers and beneficiaries of this transformation.

The UHOH Summer School 2025 will delve into these dynamics, offering interdisciplinary insights and fostering discussions on navigating towards a digital and sustainable future.

Key Facts:

Dates: June 15th - July 6th, 2025
Lecture Period: June 16th - June 26th, 2025
Company Visits: Engage with leading firms in the globally competitive region of Stuttgart, renowned for its innovation and industry leadership.

The interdisciplinary lecture program will cover the latest research and applications of digitalization and sustainability. Participants will have the opportunity to discuss and develop their own perspectives on the challenges and opportunities presented by the twin transformation at individual, organizational, and societal levels.

We look forward to welcoming you to the Hohenheim Summer School 2025, where you will engage with peers from around the world, and experience the vibrant academic and cultural environment of Stuttgart.

Be part of this exceptional opportunity to shape the future of digitalization and sustainability. Join us at the Hohenheim Summer School 2025!

If you have any questions or need further information, please do not hesitate to contact us. Registrations are open from now until 15th of April 2025!

Here you can find the programme of the Summer School 2025

Application and further informations

Welcome to Hohenheim!

You might wonder, where the heck is the University of Hohenheim? Well, rest assured, because you're going to find out …

Have you ever heard of the city of Stuttgart? It is the capital of the federal state of Baden-Württemberg located in south-western Germany. If you watch soccer, you might also have heard of our club, VfB Stuttgart, that is currently playing in the Champions League. The University of Hohenheim can be found just outside the city centre in a beautiful environment with loads of parks, gardens, a stunning library and we also have our own castle on campus!

In addition to our breath-taking campus, the university of Hohenheim consists of three faculties, namely the faculty of Business, Economics and Social Sciences, Natural Sciences and Agricultural Sciences. Especially the faculty of Business, Economics and Social Sciences (BESS) offers a variety of opportunities for local but moreover international students. Due to the structure of the university, the students are closely linked to the professors, promoting the connection and familiarity here in Hohenheim. Furthermore, BESS deals with omnipresent but also modern problems, e.g. through the new course of study “Sustainability and Change”. Lastly, BESS gives you the opportunity to connect to internationally renowned companies like Mercedes-Benz or Porsche.

Alright, now that you know where the University is located and how it looks like, let us give you some more information about the international city of Stuttgart and why it is more than worth it to visit.

Firstly, Stuttgart offers a vibrant cultural scene. With museums and Galleries such as the Mercedes-Benz Museum, the Porsche Museum or the Staatsgalerie, which is interesting for everyone, especially for those of you who are interested in the automotive industry.

However, for everyone else, there is always something to do, for example going to the world-class opera house, visiting the Wilhelma Zoo, hiking onto the Killesberg for a stunning view or just wandering around the city.

Secondly, Stuttgart is located quite in the centre of Europe, making it easy to make the most of your trip by visiting big cities like Munich, Frankfurt, Paris or Zurich. However, there are also numerous other possibilities for you to explore Stuttgarts surrounding, e.g. visiting the Outletcity Metzingen, strolling through the student city of Tübingen or going for a hike in Stuttgarts vineyards or even in the Swabian Alb.

Here you can see the most interesting things of Stuttgart.

Lastly, and probably the most interesting part of Stuttgart for you as an international Business or Social Science student, Stuttgart is home for internationally renowned companies, such as the Mercedes-Benz Group AG, the Porsche AG or the Robert Bosch GmbH. Mercedes-Benz actually has two of its biggest production factories located in and just outside the city of Stuttgart, namely in Untertürkheim and Sindelfingen. Additionally, there is Porsche with its main production facility in Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen, where the iconic 911 and 718 models but also the Taycan are produced. These two worldwide leading firms in the automotive industry represent the economy city of Stuttgart very well.

Hopefully, you are now informed a bit better about the University of Hohenheim and the city of Stuttgart. We are looking forward to welcoming you at our university, that has already won the award of the most beautiful University of Germany. And with that, see you on campus!

Application Process

The Hohenheim Summer School 2025 is an intensive academic program designed for advanced undergraduate and graduate students. Students interested in participating in the Summer School are asked to submit the application documents by e-mail to jana.funk@uni-hohenheim.de until April 15, 2025. Applicants will be informed by email if accepted to the program. The costs for accommodation and public transport, along with payment details, will be provided in the admission email .Registration for the Summer School is valid only upon receipt of payment for accommodation and public transport.

Application Documents

a signed application form
a transcript of records of previous studies
proof of English language at B2 level (for non-native English speakers only)
a scanned copy of passport

Tuition fees

Tuition fees are € 1.000 and do not include living costs. Students from partner universities are exempt from tuition fees.

The tuition fees include the following costs:

Letter of admission
Invitation letter for visa application, if necessary
Lectures & Lecture materials
Company visits
Wifi access on campus
Certificate of attendance

Additional Costs

All participants are required to cover their own costs for accommodation and public transportation (about 850 EUR), public transport, food, private excursions and any other personal needs.

Accommodation

In the International Student Hotel students stay either in the Bed & Breakfast or in the shared apartment accommodation:

Bed & Breakfast

70 modern furnished rooms in different categories are available for short term accommodation on a daily basis. All rooms are equipped with telephone and free internet access. TVs are rentable at the reception. The hotel provides a lounge-like common area, which invites guests to get together in a relaxing atmosphere.

Shared apartment accommodation

The fully furnished single rooms divided in apartments for 3, 4 or 8 persons, are rentable from one month up to maximum six months. All apartments are provided with a kitchen for self-catering and shared bathrooms. All rooms are equipped with telephone, TV and internet connection. Breakfast is included in the hotel.

Address:
International Student Hotel
Neckarstraße 172
70190 Stuttgart

Company Visits as Part of Our Summer School

As part of our Summer School program, we are excited to offer exclusive company visits that bring theoretical knowledge to life in a practical context. These visits provide hands-on insights into cutting-edge examples of digital and sustainable transformations within leading organizations.

For international business students, this is more than just an experience - it’s an opportunity to connect with the German job market and establish valuable professional networks.

Join us to discover how theory translates into action and to gain a competitive edge for your future career!

EnBW

EnBW stands for „Energie Baden-Württemberg AG“, meaning the energy supplier of the state of Baden-Württemberg. With its size, it is one of the biggest operators of critical infrastructure in Germany with future orientated solutions for electricity, heat, electromobility and telecommunications. The headquarter of EnBW is located in Karlsruhe, but the company has plants in Stuttgart and its surroundings as well. The company of EnBW stands for digital and sustainable energy supply and therefore is closely connected to the topic of the Summer School and a perfect and realistic example of the Twin Transformation. Moreover, the EnBW is currently working on hydrogen cars with one of its generating plants close to Stuttgart.

If you want to find out more about EnBW, you can find further information here: Sustainability | EnBW

Trumpf

To further develop and digitally connect the production technology and making it more economic, precise and safe for the future - that's the main goal of the company Trumpf. It is one of the market leaders for working tools and lasers for the industrial production in Germany, aiming for smart factories with software solutions. Furthermore, this can also be seen in a company slogan of Trumpf: “Unlocking technological worlds for generations to come”. Their strategy of smart factories is closely connected to the topic of Industry 4.0, meaning the digitalization of industrial production and processes. Thereby, Trumpf connects digitalization with sustainability, aiming right at the intersection of our Summer School.

Besides, their headquarters is located in the city of Ditzingen which is only a few kilometers away from the city centre of Stuttgart. Consequently, a look into their workflow is very worthwhile.

For more information, visit their website: Trumpf - Look Beyond

L-Bank

The third input will be from the L-Bank, the state bank of Baden-Württemberg. It supports the economy, the communes and the people in the state of Baden-Württemberg with financial aid. Additionally, it provides financial support for parents and educational measures, but also endorses climate change protection. Especially for Start-ups, the L-Bank represents the impetus for success. In terms of our Summer School, the L-Bank will provide insights into social sustainability in the context of personnel recruiting and management. In general, the company's sustainability efforts started with the creation of a sustainability management system in 2012 and it has been involved in a sustainable structural change towards a low-emission, resource-saving and socially inclusive economy ever since. Moreover, the L-Bank also specifically supports the transformation of the economy in terms of digitalization with the innovation financing 4.0 (see: L-Bank Innovationsfinanzierung 4.0).

Further information on their sustainability strategy can be found here: L-ESG and L-Bank's sustainability strategy