18+ Summer Programme

We are now accepting applications for 2025. Submit your application for the 18+ Summer Programme here.

The Downing College Summer Experience

The 18+ Summer Programme offers undergraduate students from around the world the unique opportunity to enrol at Downing College Cambridge and extend their knowledge in a range of academic subjects and experience Cambridge student life.

The programme offers students the opportunity to attend a 2-week academic course, extending and developing their knowledge while experiencing academic and cultural life at this globally renowned institution.

Applications for the 18+ Summer Programme are now open.

Broaden your context on global challenges, modern culture, and philosophy…

As part of the experience, students will attend lectures and workshops with students from around the globe in a class size of 20 students. The programme aims to provide students with a one-to-one learning experience based on the acclaimed Cambridge structure and to examine ideas in a lively academic environment.

The social and cultural indulgence in Cambridge at the Downing College Summer Experience is one not to be missed as you join our team of Teaching Assistants on a series of excursions, from visiting museums and cultural sites steeped in history to enjoying the lively social scene.