In March, selected students of the University of Tokyo TLP Program visit Germany for about 20 days. In the morning they attend German language intensive course of the University of Cologne. In the afternoon and evening they visit various laboratories of the University of Cologne as well as museums, cultural institutes and concerts. During weekend they enjoy excursion to nearby towns.
Program in 2024
Activities:
- Language course
- Visits to the laboratories in the institutes of Zoology and History.
- Visits to the Japanisches Kulturinstitut, Kölner Zoo, TOYOTA GAZOO Racing Europe (TGR-E)
- Visits to various museums in Cologne and DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) in Bonn.
- Get-together party with German students
- Opera and Philharmonie
- Excursion to Aachen and Drachenfels
Program in 2023
Activities:
- Language course
- Visits to the laboratories in the institutes of Zoology and History.
- Visits to the Japanisches Kulturinstitut.
- Visits to various museums in Cologne and DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) in Bonn.
- Get-together party with German students
- Opera concert
- Excursion to Aachen and Drachenfels
Program in 2021 (organized as online virtual visits)
- Online Language course
- Online visits to the Japanese Cultural Institute Cologne
- Online Get-together party with German students
Program in 2020
Planned activities (canceled because of the COVID19 pandemic restriction):
- Language course
- Visits to the laboratories in the institutes of Zoology, Biochemistry, Experimental Psychology, History and Japanology.
- Visits to various museums and DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service)
- Get-together party with German students
- Visit to the brewery of local Kölsh beer
- Opera and symphony concerts
- Excursion to Aachen, etc.
(Get-together party was later organized in the online Zoom style.)
Program in 2019
Activities:
- Language course
- Visits to the laboratories in the institutes of Zoology, Physics, International Law and Japanology.
- Visits to various museums in Cologne and DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) in Bonn.
- Get-together party with German students
- Opera concert
- Excursion to Aachen, Amsterdam and Drachenfels
* TLP Spring Course in Cologne is organized in collaboration with the International Office, German Language Course Office and Prof. Kei Ito of the University of Cologne. Financially it is joint-supported by the University of Tokyo, the Cologne Summer School Program of the University of Cologne and German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD).
Cologne Summer Schools
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