SUPER - Stuttgart University Program for Experiencing Research

Participating institutes at the University of Stuttgart offer unique opportunities for full time research projects in a variety of disciplines. The SUPER program lasts between two to three months from June through August, depending on the duration of the research project offered by the hosting institute.

Possible fields of study:  

• Architecture and Urban Planning
• Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics
• Energy Technology, Process Engineering and Biological Engineering
• Computer Science, Electrical Engineering and Information Technology
• Aerospace Engineering and Geodesy
• Engineering Design, Production Engineering and Automotive Engineering
• The High Performance Computing Center Stuttgart

• ICVT - Membrane and device for hydrogen-fuelled cars
• ICVT - Novel membranes and devices for water purification
• HLRS - Virtual and augmented reality
• IAG - Accuracy of finite-difference methods
• IAS - AI-based evolution of variant-rich software systems
• IFB - Electric and hybrid electric flights
• ILH - Efficiency optimization of GaN-based inverters for low-power motors
• ILH - Performance analysis of fully integrated transmit and receive RF frontends
  used in ultra-high data rate wireless communication links
• IKTD - Use case-specific creation of an ontological data model to increase data consistency
• ITECH - Research Pavillion
• ITT - Determining transport properties with entropy scaling
• VEGAS - Heat transport in the subsurface
• VEGAS - Mobility of contaminants
• VEGAS - Monitored bioaugmentation, bioelectrochemical remediation and electro-nano-bioremediation

(Please note: The attached documents may not be accessible. If you are not able to read them, please send uns an e-mail.)

Student visa

Students who are citizens of Australia, Canada, or the United States can enter Germany with their passports. A visa is not required for visits up to 90 days. Citizens of all other (non-European Union) countries must apply for a student visa (Studentenvisum) at the German Embassy or a German Consulate in their home country prior to departing for Germany. They will need to present a letter of admission from the University of Stuttgart which the university will issue after completion of all application formalities. Check our visa page for further information.

Health insurance

For insurance reasons, SUPER participants must enroll as regular students at the University of Stuttgart. The approximate cost for enrollment will be EUR 110. German law requires all students to have health insurance. Non-EU citizens have to purchase a student health insurance upon arrival in Germany. Further information can be found at our health insurance page.

Housing

Upon request, the International Office can help locate accommodations in one of the student dormitories for you. More information about costs and application. 

Welcoming service

You, as a participant of SUPER, may also apply for our welcoming service which offers assistance upon arrival. It is simple to apply for. Once you are registered, an experienced student from the University of Stuttgart will contact you before you leave home and pick you up at the Stuttgart airport or central train station and accompany you to your accommodations.

SUPER participants do not pay tuition for the program, but are responsible for the rent on their student dormitory accommodations. The rent in student dormitories is approximately EUR 350 per month.

Scholarships will be awarded on a competitive basis. Applicants are notified whether they have been considered for a scholarship by the end of March each year.

The partner universities decide their own application deadlines. Selected candidates have to be nominated by the partner universities by March 1.

Applications including the official application form, a cover letter and a resume must be sent to:

Universität Stuttgart
Babette Endrulat-Göhler
SUPER Coordinator
Pfaffenwaldring 60
70569 Stuttgart