This program is a beginners’ Python course where participants will gain a full understanding of Python programming and some useful Python modules mainly for data processing.

The course covers two parts: Python programming and  advanced Python modules. In the first part, you will learn about Python programming including data types, control structures (if-else, for-loop, while) and basic algorithms, file operations, code-reuse (function, class, module), and program debugging. In the second part, you will learn to use  some most common and popular Python modules for data processing: NumPy, Pandas for data analysis; Matplotlib, Seaborn for data visualization; Requests, Beautiful Soup for crawling.

This course will also include Python for scientific calculation (using module SciPy), and some basic machine learning methods achieved when learning basic algorithms, e.g. k-means clustering, random forest.

Participants of the TU Berlin Summer & Winter University must meet the following requirements: (i) B2 level English, or equivalent and (ii) at least one year of university experience. Working professionals are also welcome to take part in the program.

Participants in this course do not require any previous knowledge of python, however it is helpful if they have some basic programming knowledge.

Technical Requirements

We will ask participants to fulfill the following technical requirements:

Fully functional device (laptop, tablet, PC)

Stable internet connection

Software: Zoom (App installed on desktop or over browser. Participants are requested to use their

real name as Zoom account name)

Recommended: external headset for better sound quality

Course Structure:

Reading week: June 28th - July 2nd, 2021. Flexible, 5 hours preparatory work to be done on-demand.

Online course: July 5th - July 16th, 2021. Estimated session times are Mondays through Fridays from 9 am to 2 pm CET for live lectures and group sessions, etc.

Please note that exact session times will be confirmed once registrations have closed (sessions will be scheduled according to the time zones of the registered course participants).

Should you have any questions regarding the course timetable, please contact us at summeruniversity@tubs.de

Please note this is a full-time, intensive course. Weeks 1 and 2 will involve approximately 30 hours of workload.

Participants will get introduced to current major themes in innovation and entrepreneurship, including human-centred design and innovation eco-systems - specifically the dynamic startup eco-system in Berlin. This practical course will guide participants to create new valued products, services or experiences, from idea generation trough to business concept development and testing.

This course is suitable for undergraduate and graduate students as well as professionals from any discipline who wish to develop an entrepreneurial and user-centered mindset in multidisciplinary teams.

Participants of the TU Berlin Summer & Winter University must meet the following requirements: (i) B2 level English, or equivalent and (ii) at least one year of university experience. Working professionals are also welcome to take part in the program.

Technical Requirements

We will ask participants to fulfill the following technical requirements:

Fully functional device (laptop, tablet, PC)

Stable internet connection

Software: Zoom (App installed on desktop or over browser. Participants are requested to use their

real name as Zoom account name)

Recommended: external headset for better sound quality

Course Structure:

Reading week: June 28th - July 2nd, 2021. Flexible, 5 hours preparatory work to be done on-demand.

Online course: July 5th - July 16th, 2021. Estimated session times are Mondays through Fridays from 9 am to 2 pm CET for live lectures and group sessions, etc.

Please note that exact session times will be confirmed once registrations have closed (sessions will be scheduled according to the time zones of the registered course participants).

Should you have any questions regarding the course timetable, please contact us at summeruniversity@tubs.de

Please note this is a full-time, intensive course. Weeks 1 and 2 will involve approximately 30 hours of workload.

In this course, students gain skills and expertise in the field of human factors. First the theoretical groundwork (human perception and performance, design principles, and trust in automation) is laid and participants gain first practical insights in complex socio-technical systems.

Afterwards, participants team up to put the theoretical foundation into the real world, examining typical challenges in human-automation interaction.

The aim is to accomplish a holistic research process from the development of the research question to the presentation of the results. Thereby, the investigated technologies can vary broadly (e.g. humanoid robots, mobile applications, navigation devices, or websites).

Participants of the TU Berlin Summer & Winter University must meet the following requirements: (i) B2 level English, or equivalent and (ii) at least one year of university experience. Working professionals are also welcome to take part in the program.

Technical Requirements

We will ask participants to fulfill the following technical requirements:

Fully functional device (laptop, tablet, PC)

Stable internet connection

Software: Zoom (App installed on desktop or over browser. Participants are requested to use their

real name as Zoom account name)

Recommended: external headset for better sound quality

Course Structure:

Reading week: June 28th - July 2nd, 2021. Flexible, 5 hours preparatory work to be done on-demand.

Online course: July 5th - July 16th, 2021. Estimated session times are Mondays through Fridays from 9 am to 2 pm CET for live lectures and group sessions, etc.

Please note that exact session times will be confirmed once registrations have closed (sessions will be scheduled according to the time zones of the registered course participants).

Should you have any questions regarding the course timetable, please contact us at summeruniversity@tubs.de

Please note this is a full-time, intensive course. Weeks 1 and 2 will involve approximately 30 hours of workload.

This course covers the theory, tools, and techniques associated with systems thinking approach which allows students to understand the relationship and connections between components of a system, instead of looking at the individual components one by one. Moreover, this course provides an introduction to system dynamics modelling for the analysis of business policies and strategies. 

This online program categorizes students to small working groups regarding the students’ background and offers them special tutorial services for business simulation based on their research interests.

The course uses role-playing games, simulation software to develop principles for the successful management of complex strategies. Special emphasis will be placed on how to realize the inter-relation between different components of system and then how to quantify these times depended impacts.

This program helps students to develop understanding and proficiency in system dynamics simulation to evaluate the future of one business in the real world by system thinking approach to consider the linear and nonlinear impacts between different components of one business.

Participants of the TU Berlin Summer University must meet the following requirements: (i) B2 level English, or equivalent and (ii) at least one year of university experience. Working professionals are also welcome to take part in the program.

Technical Requirements

We will ask participants to fulfill the following technical requirements:

Fully functional device (laptop, tablet, PC)

Stable internet connection

Software: Zoom (App installed on desktop or over browser. Participants are requested to use their

real name as Zoom account name)

Recommended: external headset for better sound quality

Course Structure:

Reading week: June 28th - July 2nd, 2021. Flexible, 5 hours preparatory work to be done on-demand.

Online course: July 5th - July 16th, 2021. Estimated session times are Mondays through Fridays from 9 am to 2 pm CET for live lectures and group sessions, etc.

Please note that exact session times will be confirmed once registrations have closed (sessions will be scheduled according to the time zones of the registered course participants).

Should you have any questions regarding the course timetable, please contact us at summeruniversity@tubs.de

Please note this is a full-time, intensive course. Weeks 1 and 2 will involve approximately 30 hours of workload.

Due to the challenges of the climate change as well as energy and water scarcity, the development of advanced technical solutions under specific local boundary conditions becomes urgently necessary. The chair of environmental process engineering offers a new course focusing on sustainable solutions for energy generation and water desalination based on economic, ecologic and social dimension which has been developed with Jordanian and Tunisian universities. In addition, aspects and challenges in terms of integrated water resource management (IWRM), supply and demand, water quality and reuse are discussed.

The course includes a theoretical introduction for the conversion of renewable energies and design of desalination technologies. The participants will work on case studies in teams on a specific technology combination. The results will be presented in teams and discussed with all participants.

Participants of the TU Berlin Summer & Winter University must meet the following requirements: (i) B2 level English, or equivalent and (ii) at least one year of university experience. Working professionals are also welcome to take part in the program.

The course requires that you have basic knowledge in mechanical, electrical or power engineering. Students of water and environmental sciences are welcome to apply.

Technical Requirements

We will ask participants to fulfill the following technical requirements:

Fully functional device (laptop, tablet, PC)

Stable internet connection

Software: Zoom (App installed on desktop or over browser. Participants are requested to use their real name as zoom account name)

Recommended: external headset for better sound quality

Course Structure:

Reading week: June 28th - July 2nd, 2021. Flexible, 5 hours preparatory work to be done on-demand.

Online course: July 5th - July 16th, 2021. Estimated session times are Mondays through Fridays from 9 am to 2 pm CET for live lectures and group sessions, etc.

Please note that exact session times will be confirmed once registrations have closed (sessions will be scheduled according to the time zones of the registered course participants).

Should you have any questions regarding the course timetable, please contact us at summeruniversity@tubs.de

Please note this is a full-time, intensive course. Weeks 1 and 2 will involve approximately 30 hours of workload.

This project-based seminar course explores the principles and potentials of sustainable thinking and action. The course offers effective and powerful concepts and exercises in sustainability and how they can be applied to professional practice and business environment, not to mention everyday living.

Even though the term has become a popular catchword, we should make clear what "SUSTAINABILITY” actually means and consists of. This course aims to establish a practical foundation that sustainability presents opportunities, rather than limitations.

The course approaches the foundation in five core areas of concern: energy, materials, construction, water, and lifestyle. They are framed by the four overarching, interconnected objectives: conservation, efficiency, process, and durability. By weaving the core areas and objectives, the course provides a clear priories and strategies on the opportunities in sustainable thinking and practice that will drive the development of human environment in the future.

Participants of the TU Berlin Summer & Winter University must meet the following requirements: (i) B2 level English, or equivalent and (ii) at least one year of university experience. Working professionals are also welcome to take part in the program.

Technical Requirements

We will ask participants to fulfill the following technical requirements:

Fully functional device (laptop, tablet, PC)

Stable internet connection

Software: Zoom (App installed on desktop or over browser. Participants are requested to use their

real name as Zoom account name)

Recommended: external headset for better sound quality

Course Structure:

Reading week: June 28th - July 2nd, 2021. Flexible, 5 hours preparatory work to be done on-demand.

Online course: July 5th - July 16th, 2021. Estimated session times are Mondays through Fridays from 9 am to 2 pm CET for live lectures and group sessions, etc.

Please note that exact session times will be confirmed once registrations have closed (sessions will be scheduled according to the time zones of the registered course participants).

Should you have any questions regarding the course timetable, please contact us at summeruniversity@tubs.de

Please note this is a full-time, intensive course. Weeks 1 and 2 will involve approximately 30 hours of workload.

In the Startup Crash Course, you will learn how to develop a start-up idea into a successful business model and how to a win a startup pitch. As for today, 99% of new businesses fail. We, the creators of this course, think that the main reasons are some myths around the startup scene, which lead to wrong expectations and crippled instruments. The main goal of this course is to increase the success rate of startups. The course offers knowledge on how to start a company and push it to success.

It will have three main parts: the structured approach, hands-on experimentation and feedback. The structured approach is given through lectures and case studies, which serve as a compass. The hands-on experiment consists of individual and group work that makes you try all the new concepts and implement them to your business idea. Feedback comes from interaction with successful entrepreneurs and startup scene players.

Participants of the TU Berlin Summer & Winter University must meet the following requirements: (i) B2 level English, or equivalent and (ii) at least one year of university experience. Working professionals are also welcome to take part in the program.

Technical Requirements

We will ask participants to fulfill the following technical requirements:

Fully functional device (laptop, tablet, PC)

Stable internet connection

Software: Zoom (App installed on desktop or over browser. Participants are requested to use their

real name as Zoom account name)

Recommended: external headset for better sound quality

Course Structure:

Reading week: July 19th - July 23rd, 2021. Flexible, 10 hours preparatory work to be done on-demand.

Online course: July 26th - August 13th, 2021. Estimated session times are Mondays through Fridays from 9 am to 2 pm CET for live lectures and group sessions, etc.

Please note that exact session times will be confirmed once registrations have closed (sessions will be scheduled according to the time zones of the registered course participants).

Should you have any questions regarding the course timetable, please contact us at summeruniversity@tubs.de

Please note this is a full-time, intensive course. Weeks 1-3 will involve approximately 30 hours of workload.

This course will focus on using Python for Data Science. You will learn to use the tools needed to analyze, understand and gain new insights from data in Python. We will begin with the very basics of Python and end with utilizing powerful libraries such as Numpy, Pandas and Matplotlib. The course will also give compact insights to Machine Learning by realizing simple algorithms with Python.

Participants of the TU Berlin Summer & Winter University must meet the following requirements: (i) B2 level English, or equivalent and (ii) at least one year of university experience. Working professionals are also welcome to take part in the program.

Basic programming knowledge is also required for this course. Students should be able to write and run small programs in the language of their choice. Students should also have basic knowledge in linear algebra and statistics/probability theory and know what loops, conditionals, methods/functions, libraries, vectors, matrices, gradient and probability distributions are.

Technical Requirements

We will ask participants to fulfill the following technical requirements:

Fully functional device (laptop, tablet, PC)

Stable internet connection

Software: Zoom (App installed on desktop or over browser. Participants are requested to use

their real name as Zoom account name)

Recommended: external headset for better sound quality

Course Structure:

Reading week: July 19th - July 23rd, 2021. Flexible, 10 hours preparatory work to be done on-demand.

Online course: July 26th - August 13th, 2021. Estimated session times are Mondays through Fridays from 9 am to 2 pm CET for live lectures and group sessions, etc.

Please note that exact session times will be confirmed once registrations have closed (sessions will be scheduled according to the time zones of the registered course participants).

Should you have any questions regarding the course timetable, please contact us at summeruniversity@tubs.de

Please note this is a full-time, intensive course. Weeks 1-3 will involve approximately 30 hours of workload.

Participants of this course will design a space mission in an interdisciplinary group. They group will choose their own mission idea to conduct a feasibility study. Each participant is responsible for one aspect of the mission but must work intensely with all other participants for to be successful. The goal is to prepare and present a full scenario and spacecraft configuration of the space mission. The supervising space engineers guide the participants through the process. They introduce the fundamentals of space technologies in live lectures and train the participants in tools to make the necessary calculations, simulations and trade-offs.

Participants of the TU Berlin Summer University must meet the following requirements: (i) B2 level English, or equivalent and (ii) at least one year of university experience. Working professionals are also welcome to take part in the program.

Technical Requirements

We will ask participants to fulfill the following technical requirements:

• Fully functional device (laptop, tablet, PC)

• Stable internet connection

• Software: Zoom (App installed on desktop or over browser. Participants are requested to use

their real name as Zoom account name)

• Recommended: external headset for better sound quality

Course Structure:

Reading week: July 19th - July 23rd, 2021. Flexible, 10 hours preparatory work to be done on-demand.

Online course: July 26th - August 13th, 2021. Estimated session times are Mondays through Fridays from 9 am to 2 pm CET for live lectures and group sessions, etc.

Please note that exact session times will be confirmed once registrations have closed (sessions will be scheduled according to the time zones of the registered course participants).

Should you have any questions regarding the course timetable, please contact us at summeruniversity@tubs.de

Please note this is a full-time, intensive course. Weeks 1-3 will involve approximately 30 hours of workload.

In this course, participants will learn the basic elements of the Python programming language as well as the application of useful libraries for scientific tasks. It is aimed at (future) engineers and scientists that want to use Python for the processing and visualization of data as well as physical modelling.

Participants of the TU Berlin Summer University must meet the following requirements: (i) B2 level English, or equivalent and (ii) at least one year of university experience. Working professionals are also welcome to take part in the program.

Participants should have basic mathematical and scientific understanding (linear algebra, basic physics). Some programming experience (no matter what language) is of advantage, but not a necessity.

Technical Requirements

We will ask participants to fulfill the following technical requirements:

• Fully functional device (laptop, tablet, PC)

• Stable internet connection

• Software: Zoom (App installed on desktop or over browser. Participants are requested to use

their real name as Zoom account name)

• Recommended: external headset for better sound quality

Course Structure:

Reading week: July 19th - July 23rd, 2021. Flexible, 10 hours preparatory work to be done on-demand.

Online course: July 26th - August 13th, 2021. Estimated session times are Mondays through Fridays from 9 am to 2 pm CET for live lectures and group sessions, etc.

Please note that exact session times will be confirmed once registrations have closed (sessions will be scheduled according to the time zones of the registered course participants).

Should you have any questions regarding the course timetable, please contact us at summeruniversity@tubs.de

Please note this is a full-time, intensive course. Weeks 1-3 will involve approximately 30 hours of workload.

This course is an introductory course for all interested in learning about extended, augmented, and mixed reality. Besides the theoretical overview, participants will learn how to do the first basic setup for extended reality (XR) applications and address user experience and user testing in XR applications. In the end, participants will be able to evaluate their developed XR application and know about possible future improvements. 

The course addresses the following topics:

· What is extended, augmented, virtual, and mixed reality?

· What tools are used to develop MR applications, and how can they be set up?

· Deployment of the app on the participants' phones/tablets (depending on device capabilities).

· Introduction to programming for extended reality with Unity (scene setup, interactions). 

· What is User Experience (UX), what is UX design?

· UX Design and important influencing factors (human/context/system).

· What is user testing, why is it needed, and what method can be used for testing?

· Perform a usability test and use the gathered result during the development

Participants of the TU Berlin Summer University must meet the following requirements: (i) B2 level English, or equivalent and (ii) at least one year of university experience. Working professionals are also welcome to take part in the program.

Beneficial additional skills: Basic programming knowledge is beneficial for this course. The ability to write and run small programs in the language of their choice (e.g., C#). Basic understanding of mobile builds (Xcode / ADB).

Technical Requirements

We will ask participants to fulfill the following technical requirements:

Fully functional device :

Laptop, PC which can meet Unity installation requirements

Mobile Phone capable of AR applications (iOS 11.0 or later and an iOS device with an A9 or later processor, Android 7.0 or later and access to the Google Play Store)

Stable internet connection

Software: Zoom (App installed on a desktop or over browser. Participants are requested to use their real name as the zoom account name)

Recommended: external headset for better sound quality

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Extended Reality: Design and Development

Summer University Online: July 26th - August 13th, 2021

5 ECTS credit points, max. 20 participants

Registration Deadline: June 27th, 2021

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Overview

This course is an introductory course for all interested in learning about extended, augmented, and mixed reality. Besides the theoretical overview, participants will learn how to do the first basic setup for extended reality (XR) applications and address user experience and user testing in XR applications. In the end, participants will be able to evaluate their developed XR application and know about possible future improvements. 

The course addresses the following topics:

· What is extended, augmented, virtual, and mixed reality?

· What tools are used to develop MR applications, and how can they be set up?

· Deployment of the app on the participants' phones/tablets (depending on device capabilities).

· Introduction to programming for extended reality with Unity (scene setup, interactions). 

· What is User Experience (UX), what is UX design?

· UX Design and important influencing factors (human/context/system).

· What is user testing, why is it needed, and what method can be used for testing?

· Perform a usability test and use the gathered result during the development

Learning Goals & Syllabus

Learning Goals:

The course aims to

• Explain what extended reality is, the history of how and why it was developed, and the potential future use of it 
• Define user experience, and show benefits of the connection with extended reality
• Teach how to develop a first extended reality game with Unity
• Deployment of the app on the phones/tablets of the participants (depending on device capabilities).
• From creating use case design, scenarios, prototyping to developing to learning to create a good user experience of XR apps
• Learn about the user test and how to analyze/ incorporate the results into a next app version

Course Structure:

Week 0: Theory (Reading week) The preparation week is focused on building foundations. Students will learn about extended reality in general, the difference between AR, MR, VR, and where these technologies are and can be used.  

Week 1: Set-up and Coding
In the first week students will develop their own first extended reality app in Unity. This step will include scene setup, tracking, interaction, etc. At the end of the first week, students will create a simple app in the needed development environment. 

Week 2: User Experience Design

In the second week students will learn about User Experience and influence factors such as context, human, and system factors. After the week, students will be able to utilize the knowledge in their developed apps and future projects.

Week 3: User Testing

In the third week students will learn about theories of user testing and why this is needed. The collected feedback from the users will be analyzed and presented in a final presentation.

Reading week: July 19th - July 23rd, 2021. Flexible, 10 hours preparatory work to be done on-demand.

Online course: July 26th - August 13th, 2021. Estimated session times are Mondays through Fridays from 9 am to 2 pm CET for live lectures and group sessions, etc.

Please note that exact session times will be confirmed once registrations have closed (sessions will be scheduled according to the time zones of the registered course participants).

Should you have any questions regarding the course timetable, please contact us at summeruniversity@tubs.de

Please note this is a full-time, intensive course. Weeks 1-3 will involve approximately 30 hours of workload.

In this course you learn first the basic knowledge of computer programming and then how to write computer programs using the programming language Java. There will be some assignments which will give you more understanding of the programming concepts.

Participants of the TU Berlin Summer University must meet the following requirements: (i) B2 level English, or equivalent and (ii) at least one year of university experience. Working professionals are also welcome to take part in the program.

Technical Requirements

We will ask participants to fulfill the following technical requirements:

• Fully functional device (laptop, tablet, PC)

• Stable internet connection

• Software: Zoom (App installed on desktop or over browser. Participants are requested to use

their real name as Zoom account name)

• Recommended: external headset for better sound quality

Course Structure:

Reading week: July 19th - July 23rd, 2021. Flexible, 10 hours preparatory work to be done on-demand.

Online course: July 26th - August 13th, 2021. Estimated session times are Mondays through Fridays from 9 am to 2 pm CET for live lectures and group sessions, etc.

Please note that exact session times will be confirmed once registrations have closed (sessions will be scheduled according to the time zones of the registered course participants).

Should you have any questions regarding the course timetable, please contact us at summeruniversity@tubs.de

Please note this is a full-time, intensive course. Weeks 1-3 will involve approximately 30 hours of workload.

Design thinking is a powerful holistic process that focuses on people and their needs and experiences. The process is iterative and flexible, emphasizing the collaboration between innovators and users. The design thinking aims to shift the paradigm from the innovation centered on technology and economy towards the one on human needs and experiences.

In the course, the students will learn and develop the essential skills behind design thinking. The course will enable the students to empathize with people, identify their needs, and systematically ideate, prototype, and test ideas. Through a series of practical and accumulative exercises, the students will create a design-thinking project.

Participants of the TU Berlin Summer University must meet the following requirements: (i) B2 level English, or equivalent and (ii) at least one year of university experience. Working professionals are also welcome to take part in the program.

Technical Requirements

We will ask participants to fulfill the following technical requirements:

• Fully functional device (laptop, tablet, PC)

• Stable internet connection

• Software: Zoom (App installed on desktop or over browser. Participants are requested to use

their real name as Zoom account name)

• Recommended: external headset for better sound quality

Course Structure:

Reading week: August 9th - August 13th, 2021. Flexible, 5 hours preparatory work to be done on-demand.

Online course: August 16th – August 27th, 2021. Estimated session times are Mondays through Fridays from 9 am to 2 pm CET for live lectures and group sessions, etc.

Please note that exact session times will be confirmed once registrations have closed (sessions will be scheduled according to the time zones of the registered course participants).

Should you have any questions regarding the course timetable, please contact us at summeruniversity@tubs.de

Please note this is a full-time, intensive course. Weeks 1 and 2 will involve approximately 30 hours of workload.

This program is a beginners’ Python course where participants will gain a full understanding of Python programming and some useful Python modules mainly for data processing.

The course covers two parts: Python programming and  advanced Python modules. In the first part, you will learn about Python programming including data types, control structures (if-else, for-loop, while) and basic algorithms, file operations, code-reuse (function, class, module), and program debugging. In the second part, you will learn to use  some most common and popular Python modules for data processing: NumPy, Pandas for data analysis; Matplotlib, Seaborn for data visualization; Requests, Beautiful Soup for crawling.

This course will also include Python for scientific calculation (using module SciPy), and some basic machine learning methods achieved when learning basic algorithms, e.g. k-means clustering, random forest.

Participants of the TU Berlin Summer & Winter University must meet the following requirements: (i) B2 level English, or equivalent and (ii) at least one year of university experience. Working professionals are also welcome to take part in the program.

Participants in this course do not require any previous knowledge of python, however it is helpful if they have some basic programming knowledge.

Technical Requirements

We will ask participants to fulfill the following technical requirements:

Fully functional device (laptop, tablet, PC)

Stable internet connection

Software: Zoom (App installed on desktop or over browser. Participants are requested to use

their real name as Zoom account name)

Recommended: external headset for better sound quality

Course Structure:

Reading week: August 9th - August 13th, 2021. Flexible, 5 hours preparatory work to be done on-demand.

Online course: August 16th – August 27th, 2021. Estimated session times are Mondays through Fridays from 9 am to 2 pm CET for live lectures and group sessions, etc.

Please note that exact session times will be confirmed once registrations have closed (sessions will be scheduled according to the time zones of the registered course participants).

Should you have any questions regarding the course timetable, please contact us at summeruniversity@tubs.de

Please note this is a full-time, intensive course. Weeks 1 and 2 will involve approximately 30 hours of workload.

Sustainable Development Goals were set by UN to prevent environmental and social meltdowns. This course is aimed at enabling financially sustainable impact entrepreneurs.

Participants of the TU Berlin Summer University must meet the following requirements: (i) B2 level English, or equivalent and (ii) at least one year of university experience. Working professionals are also welcome to take part in the program.

Technical Requirements

We will ask participants to fulfill the following technical requirements:

• Fully functional device (laptop, tablet, PC)

• Stable internet connection

• Software: Zoom (App installed on desktop or over browser. Participants are requested to use

their real name as Zoom account name)

• Recommended: external headset for better sound quality

Course Structure:

Reading week: August 9th - August 13th, 2021. Flexible, 5 hours preparatory work to be done on-demand.

Online course: August 16th – August 27th, 2021. Estimated session times are Mondays through Fridays from 9 am to 2 pm CET for live lectures and group sessions, etc.

Please note that exact session times will be confirmed once registrations have closed (sessions will be scheduled according to the time zones of the registered course participants).

Should you have any questions regarding the course timetable, please contact us at summeruniversity@tubs.de

Please note this is a full-time, intensive course. Weeks 1 and 2 will involve approximately 30 hours of workload.

Cities around the world face rapid changes in their transportation systems with the advances in ICTs. Recent trends include on-demand and shared mobility-modes and automation in public and private transportation systems; these new solutions impact transport industry, infrastructures management as well as political agenda. Focusing on Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), new “Smart Mobility” system and real-time network management have been developed as potential solutions to mitigate congestion issues and improve network efficiency.

This course will bring a general overview about sustainable and smart transportation in the future smart cities in terms of i) industry trends, business models, technical and urban design aspects. Based on different European case studies especially in Germany, this program participants will get to know innovative methods to deal with Smart cities current and future solutions.

The course combines theoretical and practical learning materials for transportation modelling and simulation techniques, with a focus on Smart Mobility and ITS solutions and real-world applications.

Participants will review the most well-known traffic simulation models, learn about demand forecasting methods, business, social and political issues and related analytical techniques.

Moreover, students will gain insight into the concept of the smart mobilities and how their business models could grow by analyzing case studies and companies.

Participants of the TU Berlin Summer & Winter University must meet the following requirements: (i) B2 level English, or equivalent and (ii) at least one year of university experience. Working professionals are also welcome to take part in the program.

Basic knowledge of the fundamentals of mathematics and statistics are essential.

Technical Requirements

We will ask participants to fulfill the following technical requirements:

Fully functional device (laptop, tablet, PC)

Stable internet connection

Software: Zoom (App installed on desktop or over browser. Participants are requested to use their

real name as Zoom account name)

Recommended: external headset for better sound quality

Course Structure:

Reading week: August 9th - August 13th, 2021. Flexible, 5 hours preparatory work to be done on-demand.

Online course: August 16th – August 27th, 2021. Estimated session times are Mondays through Fridays from 9 am to 2 pm CET for live lectures and group sessions, etc.

Please note that exact session times will be confirmed once registrations have closed (sessions will be scheduled according to the time zones of the registered course participants).

Should you have any questions regarding the course timetable, please contact us at summeruniversity@tubs.de

Please note this is a full-time, intensive course. Weeks 1 and 2 will involve approximately 30 hours of workload.

Biomechanics, as a growing field of engineering, has many applications in the health and sport sectors. This broad field of study includes the design of artificial implants, the development of human tissues in the lab, the measurement of human movement and the detection and treatment of pathological conditions, the understanding of the performance of our muscles and how to employ it in sport, the diagnosis of injuries, the imaging of biological tissues and the detection of their pathological state, etc.

In this course, the fundamental principles of biomechanics and their application to real life situations will be covered including: basic understanding of the application of mechanical principles in biology, understanding of anatomical and biomechanical terminology, application of biomechanical principles to human movement, basic understanding of the mechanical properties of biological tissues and the techniques used to determine them, and more recent advanced topics such as mechanics of cells, tissue imaging and tissue engineering.

Participants of the TU Berlin Summer & Winter University must meet the following requirements: (i) B2 level English, or equivalent and (ii) at least one year of university experience. Working professionals are also welcome to take part in the program.

Also, participants should have completed courses in engineering mechanics and materials science and know the Matlab software.

Technical Requirements

We will ask participants to fulfill the following technical requirements:

Fully functional device (laptop, tablet, PC)

Stable internet connection

Software: Zoom (App installed on desktop or over browser. Participants are requested to use

their real name as Zoom account name)

Recommended: external headset for better sound quality

Course Structure:

Reading week: August 9th - August 13th, 2021. Flexible, 5 hours preparatory work to be done on-demand.

Online course: August 16th – August 27th, 2021. Estimated session times are Mondays through Fridays from 9 am to 2 pm CET for live lectures and group sessions, etc.

Please note that exact session times will be confirmed once registrations have closed (sessions will be scheduled according to the time zones of the registered course participants).

Should you have any questions regarding the course timetable, please contact us at summeruniversity@tubs.de

Please note this is a full-time, intensive course. Weeks 1 and 2 will involve approximately 30 hours of workload.

This is a discussion-based course dealing with the effects of technology on individuals, society and nature. It focuses on what could be done to create a more responsible technology process that addresses the needs of all stakeholders and at the same time minimizes the risks and harms of its implementation.  The course promotes a deep understanding of social and ecological responsibility by using a variety of alternative teaching methods. Participants will challenge the conundrum of sustainability, as a discipline, being either ignored or solely focused on technological solutions.  The course promotes interactive learning through group discussions and decision-making in order to establish a co-responsibility of the direction and learning outcomes. Students will be able to deal with complex social, political and economic interdependencies by considering different values and interests within a global perspective and their own culture.  Through several communication techniques, the class exercises encourage students to identify and map key aspects of the problems rather than just trying to solve them. This method responds to specific user needs in order to cooperatively discuss the role of technologies which are socially useful, locally adapted, durable and reparable.  This course acknowledges current Green Economy trends, and the UN Rio+20 debate, which show how there is a strong demand for technological innovations as a remedy for ecological destruction and as a pathway to poverty eradication.

Participants of the TU Berlin Summer University must meet the following requirements: (i) B2 level English, or equivalent and (ii) at least one year of university experience. Working professionals are also welcome to take part in the program.

Technical Requirements

We will ask participants to fulfill the following technical requirements:

• Fully functional device (laptop, tablet, PC)

• Stable internet connection

• Software: Zoom (App installed on desktop or over browser. Participants are requested to use

their real name as Zoom account name)

• Recommended: external headset for better sound quality

Course Structure:

Reading week: August 9th - August 13th, 2021. Flexible, 5 hours preparatory work to be done on-demand.

Online course: August 16th – August 27th, 2021. Estimated session times are Mondays through Fridays from 9 am to 2 pm CET for live lectures and group sessions, etc.

Please note that exact session times will be confirmed once registrations have closed (sessions will be scheduled according to the time zones of the registered course participants).

Should you have any questions regarding the course timetable, please contact us at summeruniversity@tubs.de

Please note this is a full-time, intensive course. Weeks 1 and 2 will involve approximately 30 hours of workload.

This course introduces to the emerging topic of Circular Economy and allows students to design their own ‘circular prototypes’. With the effects of climate change starting to surface more rigorously, moving away from a linear economy becomes ever more important. Therefore, the focus will be on urban resource flows such as water, energy, materials, food, and waste because the way in which we manage the resources consumed and produced in cities is critical for the future development path. This online course will give participants an opportunity to rediscover their own city by making material flows visible and understanding relevant infrastructures as well as socio-economic processes. The central question is: how can we live more sustainably by introducing circular urban systems?

We first offer an introduction to Circular Economy out of the perspective of different fields such as built environment, food & biomass, textile & fashion, and materials & products. In the second phase, students will apply the gained knowledge to prototype solutions with their own city as a case study. The goal is to get a profound understanding of the Circular Economy concept and to create ideas for circular solutions at either the household, product or system scale.

You will learn the most relevant theory behind Circular Economy, you will get an overview of a wide range of examples, you will get insights into current practices and learn how to transform them and finally, the students will be introduced to the lecturer’s research. The course is taught online only and will use a range of techniques such as webinars and online workshops including group work, live lectures, case studies, guided design as well as live chats and discussions. The course is open to students with different backgrounds ranging from design and engineering to social science.

Participants of the TU Berlin Summer University must meet the following requirements: (i) B2 level English, or equivalent and (ii) at least one year of university experience. Working professionals are also welcome to take part in the program.

Technical Requirements

We will ask participants to fulfill the following technical requirements:

• Fully functional device (laptop, tablet, PC)

• Stable internet connection

• Software: Zoom (App installed on desktop or over browser. Participants are requested to use

their real name as Zoom account name)

• Recommended: external headset for better sound quality

Course Structure:

Reading week: August 9th - August 13th, 2021. Flexible, 5 hours preparatory work to be done on-demand.

Online course: August 16th – August 27th, 2021. Estimated session times are Mondays through Fridays from 9 am to 2 pm CET for live lectures and group sessions, etc.

Please note that exact session times will be confirmed once registrations have closed (sessions will be scheduled according to the time zones of the registered course participants).

Should you have any questions regarding the course timetable, please contact us at summeruniversity@tubs.de

Please note this is a full-time, intensive course. Weeks 1 and 2 will involve approximately 30 hours of workload.

The Berlin Summer University of the Arts offers designers and artists, musicians and performers, creative and cultural professionals a great selection of inspiring workshops covering all artistic disciplines and their intersections. The Berlin University of the Arts – one of the largest and most diverse art universities of Europe – would be happy to welcome you for a summer of inspiration.

From June to October, an international team of lecturers and teachers will introduce you to methods and discourses of contemporary art in a diverse and experimental way – both in online and in face-to-face events. You will have a great opportunity to bring your ideas to life, develop an artistic concept, and advance your skills and artistic language within the following categories:
 

Transition focuses on finding the experimental break with well-known art and design cultures.

Perception focuses on sensory perception and its documentation which together make up a large part of artistic practice.

Communication focuses on artistic exchange such as performative interactions, forms of visual communication, and spatial design.

Exploration stands for the exploration of unknown artistic territories, the daring experiment without disciplinary boundaries.

Participation artistically questions the forms of collectivity and seeks for artistic exploration of social and political issues.

The admission requirements vary from course to course. Please check the course page you are interested in for further details.