In Germany, every employee has the right to sabbatical days, to attend work-related conferences. To check if the Hamburg University Summer School can count as a sabbatical for you, please ask for further information from:
Landeszentrale fur Politische Bildung – Bildungsurlaub
Steinstr.7
20095 Hamburg
Tel: 040 / 42 854 - 2151
E-Mail: bildungsurlaub@bbs.hamburg.de