European Industrial Heritage Summer School 2026

Transformation of Industrial Heritage

Due date: 10. April 2026
Join students from all over the world at our European Industrial Heritage Summer School. From 9 to 20 August, 23 students will come together in Berlin for ten intensive days exploring the topic of transforming industrial heritage. Factories, ports, mines, power plants, railway stations: industrial sites that have lost their original function and are now being renegotiated. In terms of space, society and politics.
Imagine you are inside a former factory. What do you see? A vacant space waiting for investors? A place of collective memory for the workers who spent their lives here? An opportunity for new living space, for culture, for community? Or a conflict – about who actually owns the city and who decides its future?

The answer depends on who you ask. And that's exactly why we need many perspectives.
In our Summer School, you will discuss with international experts, visit Berlin's industrial landmarks, take part in creative workshops and work together in interdisciplinary teams. 

We welcome students from history, museum studies, sustainability studies, cultural management, heritage conservation, architecture, urban planning, and related disciplines. Students from other fields are warmly encouraged to apply as well.

Overview

•    Cost: 360 € including program, food, accommodation

•    When: 9 to 20 August 2026

•    Where: University of Applied Sciences Berlin (HTW)

•    Certification of participation: 3 ECTS including preparation

•    Who can apply: Bachelor and Master students

•    Required: Level B2 English skills

•    Application is open until 10 April


Further Information and details on how to apply is available on the Website of Industriekultur Berlin and their Instagram Account.

We look forward to your application!