Discover Germany While Experiencing a Taste of Engineering at KIT
The Parents Program accompanies the CBS Summer Academy’s Mechanical Engineering High School Program. While students explore engineering topics and university life at KIT, parents follow their own curated schedule that blends cultural highlights, engineering insights, and flexible time.
Parents join several of the same excursions their students attend (such as the Technomuseum Speyer or the Mercedes-Benz and Porsche Museums) but always as a separate group. Families who wish to share parts of these experiences are welcome to walk together; those who prefer to explore independently can do exactly that.
During the full-day Heidelberg trip, parents may also meet up with their children again later in the day.
At the same time, the program offers its own adult-focused experiences: elegant lunches, cultural tours, regional tastings, and scenic German landscapes. On days without scheduled activities, parents receive curated suggestions for independent exploration.
The One-Week Parents Program offers a curated selection of cultural and engineering-related activities, connecting to what students experience in the CBS Summer Academy — while still allowing time for independent exploration.
Included for All Parents
Welcome Information Session
Evening Social with the students
Admissions Information Session
Program Highlights
Ice Breaker for Parents
A friendly, informal welcome to meet other participants.
Karlsruhe Cultural & Innovation Day
Guided city tour with English-speaking guide
Elegant lunch in Karlsruhe
Visit to the ZKM | Center for Art and Media (art, technology & innovation)
“Kaffee & Kuchen” in a local café
Engineering & Automotive Day
Mercedes-Benz Museum
Porsche Museum
Dinner in Karlsruhe (Parents may join their children or explore independently.)
Duration: 2 weeks (5 program days + 1 bonus event) Price: €980 p.p
Parents Program participants enjoy five full program days plus an Ice Breaker event on the first day.
Included for All Parents
Welcome Information Session
Evening Social with the students
Admissions Information Session
Bonus Event
Day 1 – Parents Ice Breaker
A relaxed welcome evening for Parents Program participants to get to know each other.
Week 1
Day 2 – Karlsruhe City Experience
Guided city tour (English-speaking guide)
Elegant lunch in Karlsruhe
Visit to the ZKM | Center for Art and Media (art, technology & innovation)
“Kaffee & Kuchen” in a local café
Day 3 – Speyer Technology & History
Technomuseum Speyer (Parents and students visit the museum on the same day; joint or separate exploration possible.)
Lunch in Speyer
Speyer Cathedral
Week 2
Day 4 – Engineering & Automotive Day
Mercedes-Benz Museum
Porsche Museum (Parents and students may walk together or explore independently.)
Day 5 – Heidelberg Full-Day Excursion
Old Town & Castle
Neckar river cruise (Parents and students may meet again later in the day if they wish.)
Dinner in Heidelberg
Day 6 – Black Forest Experience
Gentle Schwarzwald walk (comfortable, not strenuous)
