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Middlebury School in Germany: Potsdam (Outgoing Program) Featured: Print 
  • Locations: Potsdam, Germany
  • Program Terms: Academic Year, Calendar Year, Fall, Spring
  • Homepage: Click to visit
  • Program Sponsor: Middlebury Schools Abroad 
  • Dates / Deadlines
Fact Sheet:
Fact Sheet:
Click here for a definition of this term Program Type: Middlebury Schools Abroad Program Sponsor: Middlebury Schools Abroad
Language of Instruction: German Click here for a definition of this term Language Prerequisite: 6 semesters of college-level instruction with a 'B' average in language coursework
Click here for a definition of this term GPA (cumulative): 2.67 Click here for a definition of this term Minimum Language GPA: 3.0
Click here for a definition of this term Minimum Major GPA: 3.0 Internships Available: YES
Excursions: YES Housing Type: Apartment, University Residence Hall
Click here for a definition of this term Midd. Financial Aid: YES Advisor: Nicole Chance
Recommended Program: YES Featured Program: YES
Program Description:
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As a residence of Prussian kings, it’s where Hitler’s government met for the first time and also where the Potsdamer Abkommen ended Nazi-power in 1945. After the Wende, the Bezirkshauptstadt became the capital city of the new state of Brandenburg.

Situated at the river Havel and home to the Babelsberg Film Studios, Potsdam has grown to be one of Germany’s internationally recognized centers of science, research, and culture. By offering the advantages of urban life combined with easy access to the outdoors of its unique landscape, the city makes it easy for everybody to feel at home.

Students at Uni Potsdam can get involved in a variety of clubs or groups, including the Literaturbühne 90; the Sprecherkreis, and schreib, a Zeitschrift für junge Literatur. There is also the Campus Cantabile, the Sinfonietta, the student choir, „Pura Vida“, the History Club Havenvolck e.V., Filmclub der Potsdam University. In the Studierendenkeller Nil e.V. students organize music events from metal over punk rock to singer/songwriter gigs and karaoke.

The Cultural Student Center Potsdam (KuZe) offers a variety of student events throughout the year. You can spend your break in the park of Sanssouci or opt to spend the afternoon on Berlin’s museum island and go to see a live gig at one of Berlin’s music clubs. (Travel distance between Potsdam main station and Berlin Zoological Garden: 20 min.)



Dates / Deadlines:
Dates / Deadlines:
Term Year App Deadline Decision Date Start Date End Date
Spring 2027 10/01/2026 ** Rolling Admission 03/08/2027 08/15/2027
NOTE: Dates are approximate: Do not purchase a plane ticket until official program dates are available on the School in Germany calendar. Middlebury undergraduates must apply by February 1, 2026.
Calendar Year 2027 10/01/2026 ** Rolling Admission 03/08/2027 02/04/2028
NOTE: Dates are approximate: Do not purchase a plane ticket until official program dates are available on the School in Germany calendar. Middlebury undergraduates must apply by February 1, 2026.

** Indicates rolling admission application process. Applicants who apply in the fall or winter will be notified on February 15th of the academic year preceeding study abroad. Applicants whose applicaitons are completed after February 15th (or anytime in the fall, if they are applying to study abroad during the following spring semester) will be immediately notified of acceptance into this program and be able to complete post-decision materials prior to the term's application deadline. Some Schools Abroad will fill before the deadline.