What is the IUSP?

Although German as a foreign language has become less commonly spoken among students around the world, students' interest in getting to know Germany and Europe during their studies has not diminished. Only a small number of German universities offer courses in English that would meet this interest while at the same time ensuring an academic level fully recognized by universities abroad. IUSP has been designed to fill this gap.

The IUSP is a challenge: Within the German university system a high degree of autonomy and self-responsibility in both academic and organizational regards is being expected of the students.

Target audience

Our target audience are undergraduate students from all over the world who want to get to know Germany and the German language within the context of an academic semester abroad, without missing out on lectures (and credits) at their home university. That is partly why an intensive German language course with a total of 120 hours is an essential part of the program. Participants are encouraged to attend regular university lectures in German in order to become acquainted with their sound and structure, and to get to know German students!

Program calendar

In order to make it possible for international students to take part in our program, it was necessary to adapt the structure of our academic year to their needs. This means that IUSP participants will be able to return to their home campus and continue their studies without missing the semester following the IUSP semester in Germany.

Exact dates can be found under "Practical Information".

IUSP participants can enroll for one or two semesters.

_{Note: If you are interested in an even shorter study stay, check out our 4-week summer study program "Hessen International Summer University" (ISU).}