University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany exchange
The Department of Sociology has an exchange agreement with the University of Duisberg-Essen (UDE) in Germany. Take courses in their Global and Transnational Sociology Summer School (June 10 to July 4, 2024) and get credit towards your UVic degree.
All courses are taught in English and your weekends are free to explore Germany and Europe. You’ll choose one course to take in each 2-week session. See the 2024 course program.
How to apply
You must first apply to participate in the UVic International Centre for Students (ICS) exchange program.
To apply to the exchange, submit the application form and your transcript to soc-internat@uni-due.de. Your UVic exchange coordinator must sign the application form.
The application deadline is March 31, 2024.
About UDE
The University of Duisburg-Essen (UDE) is one of the largest universities in Germany with over 40,000 students.
Global and Transnational Sociology at UDE is focused on broadening the sociological imagination beyond the national borders of most sociological theories and empirical data to generate new understandings of cross-border social interactions and interrelations.
UDE’s Institute of Sociology (Campus Duisburg) includes several scholars engaged in studies of work and employment, social structural change, comparative and transnational sociology. Professors teaching at the summer school are also members of the Institute of Work, Skills and Training and the Institute of East Asian Studies in Duisburg.