Empowering Academia for an Inclusive University

This summer school is organized as part of the EQUNI project.

This course is designed for students, faculty members, researchers, scholarship holders, teaching and non-teaching staff. Participants from the partner universities are invited to register. We welcome anyone who wants to contribute to an academic environment where discrimination gives way to inclusiveness. There is a programme for lecturers and one for students:

• Programme for lecturers: A maximum of 3 lecturers from our university can participate.

• Programme for students: 3-4 different programmes will be offered. A maximum of 11 students from our university can participate in the summer school.

When registering, you sign up for a programme of your choice. Outside the trainings there will be opportunities to exchange views and make contacts. 

It is expected that the participants have a sufficient command of the English language to actively participate in the discussions and to present their own work in English.

The following trainings are offered:

• Self-awareness and bias recognition

• Empathy and perspective taking

• Inclusive communication strategies

• Structural and cultural integration

• Neurodiverse education

• Play and facilitate the board game* 
  

*In the project, a board game has been developed that makes it possible to discuss discrimination with each other. 

A mobile application is also being developed, for which we want to ask summer school participants to act as test players. 

The final programme will be published on this website in June/July.

After participating in the summer school, you…

• have honed your ability to manage your own emotions

• will have a deeper insight into your own needs and motivations

• will have increased your knowledge of what discrimination is 

• have enhanced your empathic abilities

• will have increased your cultural awareness 

• are better able to postpone judgement

• you know better how to contribute to a more inclusive academic world 
  

How can I implement the learnings of this summer school?

Teachers
As a teacher, you can pay attention to inclusiveness in your classes by, for example, the way you teach your material, or the choice of cases. But also, by the way you approach students and how you manage your class: how can you deal with differences? How can you contribute to inclusive education? 

Students
How can you interact with students and teachers in group work or during breaks in a way that shows respect and cultural awareness? How can you deal with differences in an inclusive way? How can you contribute to an inclusive University? 

To apply, kindly fill out the online application form. Please include the following documents with your application:

• CV (max 2 pages)
• Letter of motivation, clearly stating what field/disciplines you are studying/working in if you are a student or teacher, or if you are an administrative staff member, which Faculty/Department you work for. Briefly explain why you want to participate in the summer school, what you hope to gain from it and how you intend to use the knowledge and experience obtained during the event within your academic/work activities at the RUG. (max 1 page)

The deadline for registration is 28 September 2025.