Make your Summer international: TEACHING for the FUTURE

About

"Education is the passport to the future,
for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today

The Augsburg International Summer School shows participants key aspects of intercultural teaching and learning within a manageable time frame and through personal contacts with students and lecturers from Augsburg and abroad on a subject-specific and interdisciplinary level. The students explore relevant scientific issues for their profession as teachers that go beyond their own national and subject boundaries.

The Augsburg Summer School 2026 will focus on the topic of ‘Teaching for the future’. It is aimed specifically at future teachers who want to engage early on with the requirements and design options of future-oriented school education.

After a keynote speech about the topic for introduction the Summer School will be structured around a series of parallel discipline-specific panels culminating in a shared discussion session. In exercise phases the students will find different theoretical and methodological approaches through cooperation and learn to critically examine and reflect on the consequences of disciplinary and interdisciplinary teaching for the future. The Summer School also offers time for social activities that fosters intercultural exchange between the students from different countries and educational systems.

The detailed programme for the Augsburg International Sommerschool 2026 can be found on: https://uni-a.de/to/aleap-summerschool/. The programme is a collaboration between the University of Augsburg and the partner universities of the A.LEAP project.

Course leader

University of Augsburg

Target group

The Summer School is for future teachers. So it is targeted for motivated Teacher Education students (Stateexam, Bachelor, Master) from the international A.LEAP network. The program is open to further students if there is sufficient capacity. Please contact us.

The International Summer School is partly interdisciplinary, partly disciplinary-oriented. It is aimed primarily at students of the disciplines Civic Education, English Language Education, Geography Education, German Language Education, History Education, Physics Education, Physical Education and Religious Education (catholic).

The Summer School is in English language. It is expected that the participants have a sufficient command of the English language to actively participate in the discussions and to present their own work in English.

Course aim

The aim is to prepare prospective teachers for the challenges of a changing educational landscape and to strengthen their professional skills in the long term.The focus is on innovative didactic concepts for schools and teaching, digital and hybrid teaching and learning formats, the reflective use of artificial intelligence in the classroom, and competence-oriented forms of learning and assessment. In addition, key cross-cutting topics such as diversity, inclusion, education for sustainable development and media education are addressed and taught in a practical manner.

Upon successful completion of the programme, the Summer School offers a Certificate of Attendance that mentions the workload of 76 hours and 3 ECTS credits. The credits will be awarded for the module upon active and regular participation and successful completion of your workshop work.

Additional credit points can be awarded if the Summer School is combined with further coursework at your home university. Please contact your lecturer for more information.