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Education University of Groningen Summer Schools Summer schools by discipline

Culture, Arts, Philosophy & Religion

Intercultural Competence for Students

Intercultural competence is considered one of the top 10 works skills needed. During this structured training participants will gain a deeper insight into their own culture and get the knowledge and skills needed to communicate effectively across cultures

Dates: 24 June - 28 June 2024
Application deadline: 6 May 2024


Polarisation

Understand societal processes of polarisation – and work jointly to overcome them - in our dynamic transdisciplinary summer school with researchers and students from the Netherlands and South Africa.

Dates: 1 - 5 July 2024
Application deadline: 15 April 2024


Two is One

Nondualism is a radical new perspective on all aspects of reality. By bringing into dialogue two main ways of articulating it (Baruch Spinoza’s philosophy and the Ĺšaiva Tantric tradition of South Asia) we want to explore what does it mean to think, to speak, to live, to act in the world, when Two is One.

Dates: 28 - 30 August 2024 (with online sessions in June and July 2024)
Application deadline: 15 May 2024


The World in Rome

Join our interdisciplinary Summer school and learn all about intercultural exchange and international co-operation in the Eternal City, in past and present.

Dates: 7 – 20 July 2024
Application deadline: 15 April 2024


Finding Your Way in the Education-Work Transition

Gulu, northern Uganda, offers unique possibilities for fieldwork and interdisciplinary exchange to gain insight in mental resilience and youth entrepreneurship in a complex post-conflict area

Dates: 16 - 25 July 2024
Application deadline: 20 April 2024


Re/Making: ecologies of care in art and heritage

Together we explore diverse ecologies of care in order to make informed decisions about strategies for a sustainable approach to art, architecture and cultural heritage objects.

Dates: 7-12 July 2024
Application deadline: 1 April 2024 (non-EU participants) and 28 April 2024 (EU participants)


Walkscapes

Walkscapes offers a unique opportunity to immerse yourself in the Dutch countryside, an embodied experience walking within, and an opportunity to learn about discourses related to climate change in an international setting.

Dates: 30 June - 6 July 2024
Application deadline: 15 April 2024


SuRe - Sustainable and Resilient societies

Polycrisis and disruptive transformations happen at different levels, but their common denominator is the insight that understanding resilience problems analytically and societally requires transcending disciplinary silos, monocausal explanations and single-issue policies and interventions.

Dates: 24 - 29 June 2024
Application deadline: 1 March 2024


Arts in Health

This exciting new summer school introduces the emerging field of arts in health. Students will experience how the arts can support well-being, prevent compassion fatigue, and encourage healthy living.

Dates: 17 - 21 June 2023
Application deadline: 10 April 2024


Medieval "Lived Religion"

This summer school challenges assumptions about what counts as medieval religion. The multi-disciplinary approach equips you to explore afresh the entanglement of people, texts, things, and places in medieval religion.

Dates: 24 - 28 June 2024
Application deadline: 31 March 2024


Things That Matter

Curate a virtual exhibition, engage in critical debates on Digital Humanities and Cultural Heritage and learn the latest technical tools through hands-on sessions in an international team of students and practitioners.

Dates:
The online course "Curating a Virtual Exhibition" starts 15 April 2024
The on-site Summer School is between 17 - 21 June 2024

Application deadline: 31 March 2024


Using Theory in the History of Education

Theoretical perspectives are key to research in the humanities and social sciences. This summer school provides a unique opportunity to practice your theoretical skills.

Dates: 24 - 28 June 2024
Application deadline: 1 March 2024


Speech Technology: Charting new futures

Explore, Create, Transform: Dive into the world of speech tech in our 5-day Speech Technology  summer school – where innovation meets ethics and imagination!

Dates: 3 - 7 June 2024
Application deadline: 1 April 2024


Cultural Entrepreneurship in the Global North and the Global South

Expand your knowledge on entrepreneurship in culture and develop new opportunities for professionals in the global North and South.

Dates: 8 -12 July 2024
Application deadline: 31 March 2024

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