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Introduction to Public International Law
top course online courseThe Public International Law course will look at the role of international law in responding to today's global challenges. Together, we will examine the nature and function of inte...
Sustainable Pattern Cutting & Construction
This course is meant to create more awareness regarding the sustainable use of fashion for individual purpose. Shaping a garment requires patience and a good eye for detail, with f...
Teaching in English
top courseAre you a non-native English speaker who plans to teach in English in the near future? Our intensive Teaching in English course will help you gain more confidence and become more a...
Using Logic as a Tool for Modelling
top courseNOTE: Given the insecurity about the development of covid-19 and its influence on on-campus (offline) activities, all –then applicable- guidelines from the Dutch government will be...
Pre-University Honours Programme: Business Innovation & Entrepreneurship
top course online courseThis online summer course is ideal for students who are considering pursuing a degree in business: however, no matter what you will study or the kind of career you are interested i...
Analyzing Neural Time Series Data
top courseRhythmic activity such as oscillations and synchronization are widespread in neural time series data, and are thought to have important roles in brain function, including providing...
A New View on Vessels: State-of-the-art Tools for Comprehensive Insight into Vascular Function
top course online courseThis unique course, building on the world-leading expertise within the Radboudumc, aims to expand knowledge and skills on state-of-the-art (imaging) technology and developments in...
Cambridge English First (B1 → B1+)
top courseAre you able to communicate in English, but would like to become more fluent and accurate in your interaction with co-workers, clients or at the university? This Cambridge English...
Introduction to GIS for Human and Behavioral Scientists
top courseThe objective of the course is to provide students, that have a background in social, human or behavioral sciences, with an introduction to GIS (Geographic Information Systems). Th...
Cambridge English Advanced (B2 → C1) July - Track
top courseWould you like to take your English to an advanced level in just one month? Our 4-week Advanced Cambridge English course is just what you need. You will significantly improve your...
Governing Climate Change: Theory and Practice
top courseNOTE: Given the insecurity about the development of covid-19 and its influence on on-campus (offline) activities, all –then applicable- guidelines from the Dutch government will be...
Discover (the) Dutch: Dutch Language and Culture
top course online courseLearn to speak and understand the Dutch language and society at a basic level. At the end of this course you will be able to join a basic conversation, using general expressions an...
Regenerative Medicine
top courseLearn how regenerative medicine (RM) may hold the potential to bring (human and animal) therapies from the lab into the clinic. The convergence of science, technology and medicine...
English for Academic Purposes (B2 → B2+) mid July
top courseAre you looking to improve your English for a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree programme? Our English for Academic Purposes course is designed to give you the key language skills you...
Dutch Language Level 4 (A2 → B1)
top courseAre you acquainted with the basics of Dutch language, but would you like to interact with native speakers more fluently? Our Dutch Language Level 4 course helps you take your Dutch...
Decision Management and Business Rules Management
top courseThis course will provide fundamental knowledge about Decision Management and Business Rules Management. Organisations execute numerous decisions each day, based on an increasing am...
Doing Business in Europe - International Communication
The Doing Business in Europe - International Communication program has two aims. First, to increase your awareness of the importance and complexity of intercultural issues in inter...
Corporate Governance and the Effectiveness of Boards
top course online courseUnderstanding how corporate boards are formed and how they act has become an important topic. Corporate failures and scandals such as Enron and Parmalat in the early 2000s and, mor...
Cambridge English Advanced (B2 → B2+)
top courseWould you like to show you have the level of English that employers and universities are looking for? Our Cambridge English Advanced B2+ course will help you develop the necessary...
Cambridge English Proficiency (C1 → C1+)
top courseWould you like to communicate in English at a high level without effort, with international friends or work relations? Our advanced level Cambridge English Proficiency C1+ course h...
Narratives of Peace, Conflict and Reconciliation
top course online courseThe last two decades have seen the increase of conflicts of an ethnic, cultural, racial, environmental, religious, political or economic nature around the world. Hence, it is urgen...
Data Science: Data Analysis
top course online courseThe course Data science: Data Analysis offers a range of techniques and algorithms from statistics, machine learning and data mining to make predictions about future events and to...
The City Through a Philosopher’s Eye
top courseNOTE: Given the insecurity about the development of covid-19 and its influence on on-campus (offline) activities, all –then applicable- guidelines from the Dutch government will be...
Dutch Art of the Golden Age
top course online courseAre you curious to learn more about Rembrandt's Nightwatch, Vermeer's Girl with the pearl earring, Hals's laughing figures or other Dutch masterpieces from the 17th century? Sign u...
Conflict Resolution and Mediation Skills
top courseThis course provides you with a challenging introduction to conflict resolution and mediation skills. The focus of the course is to familiarize you with the backgrounds of human co...
Data Science: Statistical Programming with R
top course online courseR is rapidly becoming the standard platform for data analysis. This course offers an elaborate introduction into statistical programming in R. Students learn to operate R, form pip...
Hands-On Anthropology and Ethnographic Storytelling
top course"NOTE: Given the insecurity about the development of covid-19 and its influence on on-campus (offline) activities, all –then applicable- guidelines from the Dutch government will b...
Developmental Psychopathology and Psychological Assessment in Childhood and Adolescence
top courseThis course provides students with theoretical knowledge on developmental psychopathology. Students acquire knowledge on most common problems in youth, age specific characteristics...
Global Trends in Demographics and Migration
top course online courseGlobal trends in Demographics and Migration is a two-week summer course that examines developments in global and regional changes in the population composition (declining birth rat...
Local Initiatives for Sustainable Development
top course blended courseWhat are the pressing issues of development today? Poverty, inequality and climate change are certainly outstanding candidates in the world we live in. However, what to say about t...
Highlights of Law and Economics - Track
top courseThis track deals with the highlights of Law & Economics and Europe. In the first part, the effects of European Competition Law on the economy are discussed. In the second part of t...
PhD's Adventures in Wonderland - Exploring Resilience in Academia
top course online courseResearch shows that numbers of Ph.D.-students who experience stress, depression, burn-out etc. are alarming and a lot higher than in other professions, such as health care and acco...
Chinese Language and Culture HSK1 -> HSK2
top course online courseThe Chinese language is the most widely spoken language in the world. Learning Chinese can open a new door for you to explore the culture and society of this rapidly developing cou...
Global Management Game: Strategic Marketing, Management and Finance
top courseIn this course, participants work as a marketer in a small decision-making unit of a manufacturer within a competitive industry. Your goal is to improve your firm's long-term finan...
Dutch Language Level 3 (A1+ → A2)
top courseAre you looking to interact more with Dutch natives at the university, at work or in your social life? Do you know basic Dutch, but would you like to improve your grammar and make...
A Gentle Introduction to Bayesian Statistics
top course online courseThis course describes the stages involved in Bayesian analysis: specifying the prior and data models, deriving inference, model checking and refinement. We discuss prior and poster...
Data Science: Multiple Imputation in Practice
top course online courseThis 4-day course teaches you the basics in solving your own missing data problems appropriately. Participants will learn how to form imputation models, how to combine data sets, h...
Doing Business in Europe (extended) - Track
top courseThis track offers three different yet complementing approaches to the world of business from a European perspective. First, you will be introduced to the European Union and its his...
Multilateralism, Globalization & Corporate Diplomacy
top course online courseDoes climate crisis spell the end of human civilization or a chance for a major breakthrough in global cooperation and multilateralism? Is the resurgence of nativist attitudes a tr...
Pre-University Honours Programme: Politics & Identity
top course online courseAs our hyper-connected world draws closer together, it falls to present and future generations to understand how this affects the political climate. Every aspect of our lives is in...
Research design for Experimental Linguists - Uil OTS
top courseThis course is essential for experimental linguists. In this course you will learn about important aspects of a quantitative study design (research methodology), the basics of stat...
Dutch Language for Beginners (A0 → A2) - Track
top courseAre you just starting to learn Dutch and would you like to make big steps in a short timespan? Are you looking for a Dutch course that combines the grammar, vocabulary and language...
Creative Fiction and Non-Fiction: Utrecht Writing Workshop (B2+)
top course online courseWriting creatively, in any genre, is the ultimate way to explore the possibilities for expression and innovation in language. In this course (with instruction in Dutch or English)...
Perfecting your Academic Writing Skills
top courseAlthough writing is one of the most essential skills for a PhD student, many are not the productive super writers they would like to be. During this one week course, experienced wr...
Research on Productivity, Trade, and Growth
online courseThis course provides a self-contained set of lectures to bring PhD students and practitioners up to speed in the area of empirical research using firm-level data. The course starts...
International Humanitarian Law in Theory and Practice
online courseThis unique programme gives a broad overview of the laws of armed conflict, and offers a range of opportunities to test the acquisition of knowledge through interactive exercises....
Dutch Language for German Speakers incl. State Exam (A0 → B2)
top courseAre you a German speaker who’s looking to learn Dutch quickly and effectively? Are you planning to study at a Dutch university, for which you need to pass the NT2 State Exam? Our i...
Data Science and Beyond: Data Assimilation with Elements of Machine Learning
top courseHow do meteorologists forecast the weather and climate? Is there a way to predict the profit from a wind farm? These are some of the questions modern science addresses by using dat...
Cambridge English Advanced (B2+ → C1)
top courseAre you looking for an international English language qualification for work or an academic course? Or would you simply like to communicate in English at a higher level and be more...
Cambridge English Advanced (B2+ → C1)
top courseAre you looking for an international English language qualification for work or an academic course? Or would you simply like to communicate in English at a higher level and be more...
Duke-Leiden Institute in Global and Transnational Law
-- Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this Institute might be organised online -- Organised by Leiden Law School and Duke Law School, the Duke-Leiden Institute in Global and Transnatio...
BioBusiness Summer School
Discover the fascinating world of BioBusiness BioBusiness Summer School will help you obtain an overview of what career options there are in BioBusiness, gain understanding of t...
Smart Sustainable Cities
top courseWhat does the city of the future look like? Since the beginning of the 21st Century the majority of the world population lives in an urban area. The Summer School Smart Sustainable...
International Arbitration Training Course
online courseThe International Arbitration Training Course, offered by Leiden Law School in cooperation with the Permanent Court of Arbitration, focuses on the theory and practice of internatio...
Interprofessional Collaboration in Stroke Management
top courseIn this summer course you will work in interprofessional groups (e.g. medicine, nursing, occupational therapy, psychology, physiotherapy, speech-language therapy, social work). You...
Introduction to Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Neural Networks
top courseArtificial Intelligence (AI) has grown in the last few years from a promising research field into a widely applied technology. Many processes and decisions in our lives are governe...
Agile Projects as Dynamic Capability
top course blended courseA central element in the dynamic capabilities of an organization is its ability to successfully transform existing assets and resources into new capabilities. Projects are key inst...
Comprehensive Introduction to Research Methodology and Design
top courseThis course aims to lay a solid, diverse and integrated foundation for conducting first-rate qualitative and quantitative research, and for embedding it in effective and feasible m...
History of Art: Relations between Italy and the Netherlands - Track
top courseThe Utrecht Summer School offers an opportunity to travel back in time and experience the art from both traditions first hand, staying in two cities that played a pivotal part in t...
Political Economy
top course online courseTo what extent does the economy determine the type of policies a government pursues? And how much sway over the economy does a government have? These classical political economy qu...
Brain, Bacteria and Behaviour: Understanding the Gut-Brain Axis
top course online courseTo understand behaviour, we often think only of studying the brain. However, there is another key system, almost always overlooked, involved in the normal functioning of the brain:...
History of Art: Highlights in Germany and the Netherlands - Track
top courseThis four-week course takes place two weeks each in Utrecht and Berlin. By combining studies in Utrecht and Berlin, you will be able to get a glimpse of several centuries of art hi...
International Criminal Justice
top courseNOTE: Given the insecurity about the development of covid-19 and its influence on on-campus (offline) activities, all –then applicable- guidelines from the Dutch government will be...
Citizenship and Migration: Europe's 21st century Challenges
top course online courseCitizens and/or migrants? Citizenship and migration are highly contested and politicized topics in today's Europe. Brexit, the 'migration crisis' or people dying in the Mediterr...
Psychodiagnostics: Theory and Skills Training
top course online courseThis summer, Utrecht University offers you an online 'bridging' course in psychodiagnostics, in order to overcome deficiencies in psychodiagnostics and assessment for entering the...
The Beautiful Mind: Global Perceptions of Mental Health
top courseNOTE: Given the insecurity about the development of covid-19 and its influence on on-campus (offline) activities, all –then applicable- guidelines from the Dutch government will be...
Dutch Culture: History and Art
top courseDuring this course you will be introduced to the rich cultural traditions developed in the Netherlands from the 17th Century to the present day in artistic fields such as painting,...
Summer Institute on Addiction
top course online courseAddiction and its accompanying health social concerns are major problems in today's world. From substance abuse to technological and sex addictions, there are often tragic conseque...
Planning the Cycling City
top courseThis graduate level programme unravels urban cycling from a critical and interdisciplinary perspective. We draw on historical and current events and thinking and engage with top Du...
Leadership for Innovation and Performance Happiness
top courseIn this course you will discover the key variables of leadership, their relation to innovation and how they stimulate workplace happiness and increased performance. Supported by a...
Bilingualism - UiL OTS
top courseAsk someone their opinion on bilingualism and you are likely to hear statements such as: learning two languages from birth confuses children and impairs their cognitive development...
Doing Business in Europe - Marketing
This first-class Summer School takes you on a journey through the European world of business. In order to provide the broadest of information, the program covers general and specia...
Neurodegenerative Diseases: From Lab to Patient and Back
top courseNOTE: Given the insecurity about the development of covid-19 and its influence on on-campus (offline) activities, all –then applicable- guidelines from the Dutch government will be...
Critical Theory: Philosophy and Social Critique
top course online courseCritical theory, in the tradition of the Frankfurt School, aims to develop a philosophical understanding and evaluation of social conflicts in contemporary societies. It engages no...
Dutch Culture in a European Context - Track
top courseThis special track offers you the opportunity to study European and Dutch culture from one of the oldest and most beautiful cities of The Netherlands; the city of Utrecht. Excursio...
Old Catholic Theology in its Ecumenical Context
top course online courseThe course offers an introduction to Old Catholic theology in an ecumenical context. Old Catholic theology is understood as the main theological currents as they exist in Union of...
The Posthuman & New Materialism
top course online courseThe course will continue the tradition of neo-materialist, critical feminist posthuman theory that Braidotti is known for. It focusses on the intersections and divergences between...
Social Media Theory and Research
top courseUnderstanding social media in everyday life in political communication on social media, the news on social media to entertainment of social media. Social media (such as Twitter...
Introduction to Sexuality Studies
top course online courseSexuality and gender define what it is to be human: they are at the core of our existence. But how does society define and reinforce these concepts? In this summer school, we will...
Advanced Survey Design
top course online courseThis course in ‘advanced survey design’ takes students beyond the introductory courses and will discuss the state of the art in both the design and the analysis of survey data. We...
Gender & Diversity Studies: Core Concepts
top courseThe interdisciplinary Summer School course Gender & Diversity Studies: Core concepts is based in the academic work that is being done at Radboud University Nijmegen and will be tau...
A Journey through Dutch Art - Track
top course online courseExperience the highlights of Dutch art from the last 400 years at first hand! This track covers many of the country's most renowned artists, museums and cities. Discover the famous...
New Venture Creation and Entrepreneurship
top course"NOTE: Given the insecurity about the development of covid-19 and its influence on on-campus (offline) activities, all –then applicable- guidelines from the Dutch government will b...
Law and Economics: Corporate Governance & Mergers and Acquisitions - Track
top courseCorporations and Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) provide excellent case studies for Law & Economics. This special track deals with these two subjects. This is a very suitable course...
The Global Energy Transition in a Fossil World
top course online courseThe need for a global transition to a low-carbon energy sector is contested by few, but opinions on what this means in practice and on how to get there vary widely. This course wil...
Hands-on Process Mining
top courseProcess mining is a data analytics technique to discover, evaluate or enhance business processes by analysing the data traces left behind during the execution of these processes. I...
Beyond Horizons - Migrant and Minority Literature
top course blended courseThis summer school will examine the function and meaning of cultural transfer of new narratives written by minorities and migrants. We will also study their works as important tool...
Challenges in Global Health: Non-Communicable Diseases
top courseThis one-week course aims to enhance the participant's knowledge and understanding of major global health challenges with a focus on chronic non-communicable diseases. The topics d...
Complexity Methods for Behavioural Science: A Toolbox for Studing Change
top course online courseComplexity research transcends the boundaries between the classical scientific disciplines and is a hot topic in physics, mathematics, biology, economy as well as psychology and th...
Intercultural Competence
top course online courseAre you exposed to cultural differences on a regular basis or wish to better understand other cultures? Have you ever pondered about why some cultures behave, communicate and think...
The Circular City: Towards a Sustainable Urban Ecosystem
top courseDue to their environmental impact, cities play a crucial role in the transition towards sustainable societies. Despite the fact that they occupy only 3% of the global terrestrial s...
Data Science: Applied Text Mining
top course online courseThis course introduces the basic and advanced concepts and ideas in text mining and natural language processing. In this course, students will learn how to apply text mining method...
English for Academic Purposes (B2 → B2+) mid August
top courseAre you looking to improve your English for a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree programme? Our English for Academic Purposes course is designed to give you the key language skills you...
Mindfulness and Compassion-based Interventions
top courseAs our world becomes busier and more interconnected, people's lives take different trajectories towards new futures. This socio-cultural shift also affects our well being. But has...
Old Frisian and its Neighbours
top course blended courseThe central theme of this summer school concerns medieval language shifts along the North Sea coast: Old Frisian, Old/Middle Dutch and Old Saxon/Middle Low German. Old Frisian is a...
The Use of Health Technology Assessment (HTA) to Support Universal Health Coverage
top course online courseThis course provides practical and stepwise guidance on the use of evidence-informed deliberative processes in HTA to design a country’s health benefit package. You will learn how...
Fashion Business Portfolio Development
Immerse yourself in Fashion for 2 weeks (10 days) on campus and follow an easy, step-by-step supervised fashion project. Learn how to plan, produce, execute and complete a fashion...
Bootcamp: Ethnography and Design
top course online courseAre you familiar with ethnographic research and curious about how you can turn your insights into action and pitch your research to an interested organisation? Are you interested i...
Data Science: Introduction to Text Mining with R
top course online courseApplications of text mining are everywhere: social media, web search, advertising, emails, customer service, healthcare, marketing, etc. In this course, students will learn how to...
Cambridge English Proficiency (C1+ → C2)
top courseDo you want to perfect your English and communicate with the fluency and sophistication of a near-native speaker? Do you need to achieve the level of English that’s needed to study...
International Criminal Law: From Theory to Practice
online courseThis summer school enables students and professionals from all over the world to engage in discussions on the prospects and challenges of international criminal justice. Students w...
Chinese Language and Culture for Beginners
top course online courseThe Chinese language is the most widely spoken language in the world. Learning Chinese can open a new door for you to explore the culture and society of this rapidly developing cou...
Exploring Culture through Data: Digital methods & Data practices
top courseThe accelerating datafication of society constitutes challenges and opportunities for humanities research. Participants of this course get acquainted with some of the (methodologic...
Cambridge English Proficiency (C1 → C2) - Track
top courseDo you want to perfect your English and communicate with the fluency and sophistication of a near-native speaker? Do you need to achieve the level of English required to study or w...
Research Methods in Intercultural Communication
top courseThis course will be offered in an online setting. In this course, students will be introduced to the basics of conducting research in the field of Intercultural Communication. C...
European Politics and Economy
top courseThe European Union (EU) is a political and economic union of 27 democratic European member states. With almost 500 million citizens, it has become a major player in global politics...
Religion and the Urban, Natural and Virtual Environments
top courseDue to the covid-19 outbreak, all programmes for 2020 have been cancelled. This summer school will discuss the relation between religion and the urban, the natural and the virtu...
Innovation Lab: Design Thinking for Socially-Relevant Innovation
top courseWe see an increase in the need for socially relevant innovation; to boost our networks, activate our communities, and contribute to a healthier society. We invite you to join our ‘...
Baby & Child Research Center: How Early Life Shapes Human Development
top course online courseDuring the prenatal and early postnatal years human development proceeds at a breathtaking pace and is highly sensitive to environmental influence. Early experience shapes short- a...
Dutch Language Level 2 (A1- → A1+)
top courseDo you know a few words and phrases in Dutch, but are you still a beginner? Would you like to improve your comprehension of Dutch and express yourself better? Our Dutch Language Le...
Project Management: From Theory to Practice
top courseToday’s environment requires organisations to continuously change policies, processes or practices - changes often organised as projects: unique, temporary efforts, performed by mu...
Sustainable Health
top course online courseWhere does COVID-19 come from and was it avoidable in the first place? What are its connections with the Black Lives Matter movement, and why do minority groups experience worse ou...
Hands-on GIS for Earth Scientists
top courseThis course is a hands-on course on GIS: 2 weeks of practicals in the GIS Lab of the faculty of Geosciences. The following topics will be covered: Working with ArcGIS Pro and Spati...
Intellectual Disability and Health: Reducing Inequity
top courseBackground: People with intellectual disabilities (ID) experience significant health disparities that can be related to both biological and environmental factors. While healthcare...
The Making of Europe: From Middle Ages to Modernity
top courseTaking the beautiful city of Utrecht as a starting point, this course will bring you the opportunity to step into history. This historical journey, which illuminates Europe from th...
Discovering the Dutch: Dutch Culture and Society - Track
top courseThis special track explores the question of Dutch identity by placing the history of the Netherlands and Dutch art in a wider European and transatlantic perspective. You will be in...
Digital Methods for Media and Democracy
online courseNews reports of ‘click farms’ or ‘follower factories’ have pushed the phenomenon of ‘fake’ likes, followers, and views to the centre of public debates. The more recent rise of cons...
Global Transformations
top courseHow can systemic drivers of global challenges be identified? What are transformations and how do they come about? How can different forms of experimentation and adaptive learning b...
Parallel Computing and Big Data
online courseIn this course, we provide the theory and applications of state-of-the-art techniques for parallel computing. Topics Covered Nowadays, even mobile phones and tablets have mu...
Introduction to Generative Syntax - UiL OTS
top courseIn this course, students will be introduced to the basics of generative linguistics, the theoretical framework evolved from and based on Noam Chomsky’s work. The formal tools of ge...
The Political Economy of Terrorism and Counterterrorism
top course online courseWhat do we know about the roots and motivations of ISIS, the KKK, al-Qaeda, or the Lord’s Resistance Army beyond speculation, snippets of incomplete information, and stereotypical...
Law and Governance in Contemporary China
top course"NOTE: Given the insecurity about the development of covid-19 and its influence on on-campus (offline) activities, all –then applicable- guidelines from the Dutch government will b...
Data Analysis in R - Session 2
top course online courseThis course focuses upon understanding statistical models and analysing the results whilst learning to work with R. As well as introducing the software to newcomers, it presents ba...
International Rhythm Course
top courseThe International Rhythm Course Utrecht is a six day program taking place at the Utrecht Conservatory in the Netherlands, where previous and new IRC participants come together in U...
Writing for Publication - PhD (C1 → C1+) mid July
top courseWould you like to have your article published in an academic journal? Our Writing for Publication course will help you become aware of your strengths and weaknesses and improve you...
Kick start your Career: Academic skills during and after Grad school
top course online course“What will I ever use this degree for?” Surviving university is no easy task! Many students panic when they finish their studies because they are not aware of how the countless hou...
Diversity in Education
top course blended courseThis interdisciplinary, week-long course is meant for anyone – students, teachers, policy makers – with an interest in diversity in education. Our focus is on cultural and linguist...
Composing Film Music for Beginners
top courseFilm music is one of the most essential elements in audiovisual story telling. To become a film music composer, you will need a lot of exercise and experience in different areas. D...
Society, Environment, Transportation and Space (SETS)
top courseDue to the covid-19 outbreak, all programmes for 2020 have been cancelled. The Summer School ‘Society, Environment, Transportation and Space: The Dutch Experience’ of the Facult...
Introductory Econometrics Using Stata
top course online courseDue to the current conditions around Covid-19, the course will be offered as an online course. The course Introduction to Econometrics using Stata is in particular useful for st...
Introduction to the International Law of the Sea
top course online courseThe current regime for the oceans is built on the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 1982 (LOSC). This framework convention divides the oceans in coastal state mari...
Nature & Nurture: Twin Research and Human Genetics
top course blended courseNOTE: Given the insecurity about the development of covid-19 and its influence on on-campus (offline) activities, all –then applicable- guidelines from the Dutch government will be...
Pharmaceutical Policy Analysis
top courseThis course will give students insight into current developments in pharmaceutical policy making and a better understanding of the methods available for analysing the effects of po...
Fine Art and Design Introduction Course
An intensive three-week studio-based programme that introduces students to Dutch culture, the Minerva Art Academy community along with its facilities, and the Dutch approach to art...
Introduction to Data Science with R and Rstudio for the Social Sciences
top courseUnderstanding patterns in data is crucial for understanding human societies and making sound decisions. Learn R and Rstudio to become a modern data scientist in the social sciences...
Cambridge English First (B1+ → B2) mid July
top courseWould you like to become more fluent and communicate in English without effort, in almost any situation? Our Cambridge English First B2 course will help you train all the necessary...
International Human Rights Law: An Introduction
top course online courseInterested in learning about human rights? This one-week online introduction course focuses on the major features of international human rights law. It begins by examining the phil...
Chinese Language and Culture HSK3 -> HSK4
top course online courseThe Chinese language is the most widely spoken language in the world. Learning Chinese can open a new door for you to explore the culture and society of this rapidly developing cou...
Baby & Child Research Center: Development from Pregnancy to Preschool
top course online courseBabies and young children are amazing: Born seemingly helpless, they reach important cognitive and linguistic milestones within the first years of life and transform into totally d...
Childhood Cancer: State-of-the-Art Treatment, Innovative (Bio)Medicine and Patient Centered Care
top course online courseThroughout this course you will learn more about the latest knowledge in the area of childhood cancer. This course will give students the latest knowledge in state-of-the-art treat...
European Encounters: The Baltics in the European Union - Track
top courseThe Baltic States share an intricate history of repression and liberation and are now thriving culturally and economically. Learn about the history and identity of these countries...
Global Health
Quantified Self concentrates on the increasing, worldwide development of technical applications to support self-monitoring by individuals. This promotes self-knowledge and allows u...
Corporate Governance after the Financial and Covid-19 Crises
top courseFailing Corporate governance of financial institutions has often been mentioned as an important cause of the crisis. Consequently, having a deeper understanding how Corporate board...
How to Evaluate Psychological Interventions Through Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
top course online courseThe number of studies examining relevant research questions is staggering. Each year thousands of new randomized controlled trials are conducted, and endless numbers of epidemiolog...
Diagnostic Avian and Exotic Animals Pathology
top courseIn this course the student is trained to perform post-mortem diagnostics based on protocols, and to formulate, based on this diagnosis, the pathogenesis, the etiology and significa...
International Management
top course online courseWe live in an increasingly global and interconnected world. Over the past couple of decades, rapid technological advancement and disappearing trade barriers have completely transfo...
Stress Management: A Personalised Approach to Dealing with Long & Short Term Stress Effectively
top courseDuring this course we will discuss the various causes of stress and ways to deal with that stress effectively. The course is based on decades of evidence based and practical resear...
Racialized Othering
top courseWithin the past year, protest movements like BlackLivesMatter have made racial injustice and institutional racism focal points for broad societal discussions. But racialized otheri...
The 20th Century: Europe in Three Wars
top courseWhen asked about the 20th century in Europe, most people's first associations are either Adolf Hitler or the Second World War. However, during the 20th century, Europe not just exp...
Linear Algebra for Neuroscientists
top courseNeuroscience is moving towards "big data," with new and improved brain measurement technologies that acquire an ever-increasing amount of data. Examples include multichannel LFP/te...
Introduction to Intercultural Communication
top course online courseThis course will be offered in an online setting. This course provides an introduction on foundational theories in the field of intercultural communication. These theories will...
Fashion Design Portfolio Development
Immerse yourself in Fashion for 2 weeks (10 days) on campus and follow an easy, step-by-step supervised project on how to create a fashion portfolio you can use as a ticket to appl...
Organizational Behaviour Management
top course online courseTo change behaviour within an organization, we first need to understand it. Only then can we effectively improve leadership, motivation and culture, creating a more productive work...
Applying Ethics in Digital Innovation
top courseTechnology is not neutral. In this course we discuss and practice how to recognise and address moral questions in digital innovation. How do you respect personal and public values...
Migration and Integration: Refugees, Rights & Realities
top course online courseWhat are the legal, political & human ramifications of the current refugee crisis? How should states handle the recent mass migration? What are the forces behind this influx? How d...
Family Health and Family Care
In the Summer school Family Health and Family Care you will learn, together with students from different disciplines, countries and cultures, about how to support patients and thei...
Dutch Language Level 5 (B1 → B2)
top courseWould you like to feel more confident when expressing yourself in Dutch? Does it annoy you when a Dutch person switches to English even though you’re speaking to them in Dutch? Are...
Biomedical Research Lab
top courseThis interdisciplinary lab course gives you a realistic insight into the life of a biomedical researcher. We provide advanced bachelor students (with backgrounds in medicine and/or...
Current Challenges in EU Law
top courseThis course will challenge you to understand and to critically assess the role of EU law in responding to the major challenges the EU is currently facing. It will involve discussin...
Reproductive & Maternal Health: A Global Perspective
top courseThis summer course will provide a comprehensive overview about women’s reproductive and maternal health around the world. Topics discussed in this course represent critical health...
Visions of The Occult: Introduction to Western Esotericism
top course online courseThe goal of Visions of the Occult is to offer an introductory overview of the study of Western esotericism. In this two-week online winter course, we will investigate the key thema...
Creativity and Innovation (in collaboration with Cardiff University)
top course online courseInnovation and creativity are the key drivers of success in many industries today. They fuel the uptake of new technologies, the development of products and services and the formul...
Rehabilitation in Physiotherapy and Allied Health Care in the Netherlands
top course online courseThis online introduction course is intended for students and recent graduates in physiotherapy and related fields interested in pain management, mental health and rehabilitation of...
History of Art: A Thousand Years of European Highlights
top courseStay in three of Europe's most wonderful cities, cover around 2000 years of Western art, visit all the relevant museums and sites and yet feel like you’ve done no more than just sk...
Chinese Language and Culture HSK2 -> HSK3
top course online courseThe Chinese language is the most widely spoken language in the world. Learning Chinese can open a new door for you to explore the culture and society of this rapidly developing cou...
Advanced Multilevel Analysis
top course online courseThis three day course will teach you advanced topics in multilevel modelling. The three-day course builds upon the contents of the other summer school course “Introduction to multi...
Language Development for Academic Writing
top courseDo you need to communicate your research in scientific papers or publications but do you still find aspects of English an ongoing challenge? Do you struggle with English tenses, ar...
Cultural Diversity: Theory and Practice
top course online courseWhat can cross-cultural psychology tell you about your own cultural assumptions? Are you able to understand the unique challenges and benefits of living in a multicultural society?...
Introduction to Academic English (B2 → B2+)
top courseAre you about to start a study programme that is wholly or partially in English? Would you like to prepare by learning how English is used in higher education and what you need to...
Feeding The Billions: Challenges and Innovations in Food and Water Security
top courseNOTE: Given the insecurity about the development of covid-19 and its influence on on-campus (offline) activities, all –then applicable- guidelines from the Dutch government will be...
Disruptive 4.0 A Multidisciplinary Approach of Artificial Intelligence
top course online courseThe 4th industrial revolution has arrived. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is now a reality and is playing an increasingly important role in our daily lives, showing no signs of slowi...
Deep Learning
online courseThis one-week Deep Learning course covers theoretical and practical aspects, state-of-the-art deep learning architectures and application examples. The lectures will introduce t...
Old Catholic Theology: The Early Church as Charism and Challenge - Track
top course online courseThis track consists of two connected courses which offer the posibility to get to know and deepen your understanding of Old Catholic Theology by thematic and in-depth, case-driven...
Introduction to Phonetics and Phonology - UiL OTS
top courseIn this course we will investigate sound in language from 5 different perspectives: alphabet (units), acoustics, articulation, prosody and learning. These complementary perspective...
Justice for Victims of Conflict-related Sexual Violence and Human Trafficking?
top course online courseAll around the world, numerous men, women, boys and girls suffer the harsh consequences of conflict-related sexual violence and human trafficking. Thousands of men, women and child...
Analyzing Neural Time Series Data
top course online courseRhythmic activity such as oscillations and synchronization are widespread in neural time series data, and are thought to have important roles in brain function, including providing...
Cambridge English Advanced (B2 → C1) August - Track
top courseWould you like to take your English to an advanced level in just one month? Our 4-week Advanced Cambridge English course is just what you need. You will significantly improve your...
Corporate Leadership
top courseNOTE: Given the insecurity about the development of covid-19 and its influence on on-campus (offline) activities, all –then applicable- guidelines from the Dutch government will be...
Methodology in the History of Philosophy
top course online courseThis summer school will offer an overview of different approaches to the study of the history of philosophy, and reflect on the methodological challenges in history of philosophy....
Exploring Religious and Global Identity in Africa
top course online courseThis course is designed to be an introduction to African Studies within a global context. As a result, it will cover the growth of African intellectual culture, which emerged in th...
Environmental Epidemiology
top courseDEPENDING ON THE COVID-19 SITUATION THIS COURSE WILL BE OFFERED ONLINE, ON CAMPUS OR BLENDED This course provides participants with insight in the principles and important issue...
Operations Research: A Mathematical Way to Optimize Your World
top courseNOTE: Given the insecurity about the development of covid-19 and its influence on on-campus (offline) activities, all –then applicable- guidelines from the Dutch government will be...
Innovation in European Business: Business Models, Leadership and Design - Track
top courseDue to the covid-19 outbreak, this program has been cancelled for 2020. Innovation is key for companies to adapt to a rapidly changing business environment and is arguably the m...
Contemporary Conflict Analysis: Actors, Issues & Technologies of 21st Century Warfare
top course online courseOwing to the ever-changing nature of warfare, the field of conflict studies requires an informed approach towards answering the question of why various actors resort to violent con...
Cambridge English Advanced (B2 → B2+)
top courseWould you like to show you have the level of English that employers and universities are looking for? Our Cambridge English Advanced B2+ course will help you develop the necessary...
Modeling the Dynamics of Intensive Longitudinal Data
top course blended courseThis is a four-day course on how to study dynamics in intensive longitudinal data, such as ambulatory assessments (AA), experience sampling method (ESM) data, ecological momentary...
Law and Sustainability
top course online courseAchieving sustainability is a key goal of modern societies and will remain a priority challenge for future generations. Students will learn how sustainability challenges are dealt...
Transplantation Medicine
top courseDue to the covid-19 outbreak, all programmes for 2020 have been cancelled. At the 2020 Transplantation Medicine Summer School, participants can expect to learn about the latest...
Sustainable Landscapes
top courseHow to steer towards sustainability at the landscape level? In the Northern part of the Netherlands and Germany, society has to cope with the presence of the sea. Within these coas...
English Boost Camp Workshops
top courseDuring the week we will be offering the following five workshops: • Grammar • Emailing • Presenting with Impact • the Power of Words and Pronunciation The aim of each work...
Multidisciplinary Game Research: Between Theory and Practice
top course online courseThis summer course provides a multidisciplinary perspective on games and play in contemporary culture, combining perspectives from various disciplines within the humanities, social...
Inequalities in Health and Healthcare
online courseThis course will arm you with tools to measure health inequality. It will encourage and facilitate evaluation of the normative foundations of inequality measures. You will become f...
Bible and Video Games
top course online courseThe video game industry is big business. It seems to be focused on economy only. In fact, however, modern-day video games contain many religious elements. Developers use large quan...
Advanced Course on Using Mplus
top course online courseThis is a five-day course on structural equation modeling (SEM) using Mplus. If you already know how to analyse your data in Mplus but want to learn more about what you are actuall...
Psycholinguistics - UiL OTS
top courseThis elementary to intermediate level course will provide the student with a basic knowledge of psycholinguistics, a research domain on the intersection of linguistics, psychology...
Dutch Language Level 1 (A0 → A1-)
top courseWould you like to be able to speak Dutch in shops and cafes? Do you enjoy having small conversations with Dutch natives? Our Dutch Language Level 1 course is designed for beginners...
Introduction to Semantics in L1 and L2 Acquisition - UiL OTS
top courseThis course introduces the basics of (formal) semantics and first and second language (L1/L2) acquisition as well as the interface between them. Days 1 and 2 are devoted to the int...
LANDac Annual Summer School "Land Governance for Development"
top courseWelcome to the LANDac (the Netherlands Land Academy) Annual Summer School “Land Governance for Development”. Large-scale acquisition of land in the Global South has received a grea...
Dutch Language for German Speakers (A0 → B2)
top courseAre you a German speaker who’s looking to learn Dutch quickly and effectively? Are you planning to work in the Netherlands in the near future? Our intensive Dutch Language Course f...
Applied Multivariate Analysis
top course online courseThe summer school course 'Applied Multivariate Analysis' offers hands-on experience using SPSS for the most frequently encountered multivariate statistical techniques in the social...
Dutch Art from Mesdag to Van Gogh and Mondrian (1700-1920s)
top course online courseThis course takes you through Dutch art from the 18th and 19th century, up to the early decades of modernism. After the grand 'Golden Age', innovations in the art world stagnated,...
European Encounters: Diversity and Integration from West to East - Track
top courseThis track is a joint programme on European integration by the Utrecht University’s Summer School and the International Summer University of the University of Tartu. The aim of the...
Understanding and Managing Mergers and Acquisitions
top courseMany executives say they use M&A (Mergers & Acquisitions) as a means to consolidate or expand the market position or increase its production efficiency. Most mergers and acquisitio...
Advanced Functional Programming in Haskell
top courseTyped functional programming languages allow for the rapid development of robust programs. This course explores some of the more advanced language features of Haskell, a state of...
Epidemics and Social Science: a Holistic Approach
top course online courseThe Ebola outbreak in West Africa (2014-2016) was a turning point for the role of the social sciences in disease outbreak control. The emergency response was led by a biomedical ap...
The Rise of Modern Europe - Track
top courseSeize the opportunity to stay in two of the most exciting cities of Europe: Utrecht and Berlin, and travel back in time! The two parts of this programme will provide you with an ex...
Advanced Summer Institute on Sexuality, Culture and Society
top course online courseThe study of human sexuality involves understanding its complexity and how it represents changing interactions over time involving the self, the body, culture, and power -- and as...
Pre-University Honours Programme: Journalism
top course online courseThe 2020s are poised to be challenging years that will grapple with massive topics that touch the lives of people across the globe. The role of journalism and media will without a...
European Competition Law and Economics: Cartels and Other Evils
top courseThis course deals with the effects of European Competition Law on the behavior of businesses in the European Union (EU). An effective common market within the EU requires a fair an...
Financial Law and Economics: the (Next) Financial Crisis and Europe
top courseThe financial crisis of 2008 shook up the world and was coined as the worst financial crisis since the 1930’s Great Depression. Only a year later, the European Sovereign Debt Crisi...
Introduction to Structural Equation Modeling using Mplus
top courseWe offer a 5-day course on how to perform basic SEM analyses using Mplus. The main objective of this course is to learn how to analyse several models with Mplus (e.g. path models,...
Future Food Studies: Exploring Sustainable Solutions
top courseA global food revolution is urgently needed for a healthy, sustainable, and a fair food supply for the rapidly growing and urbanising human population with increasing living standa...
Introduction to Complex Systems
top course online courseOur world has an abundance of so-called complex systems. These are typically large collections of connected elements that influence each other. Examples are the brain; society; tra...
Migration, Integration and Ethnic Relations
top course online courseThis course will be provided in an online setting. The course will be a mixture of live online teaching and discussion and offline assignments and reading. During this course, w...
From Print to Paint: Histories and Methods of Artistic Production
top course online courseHow do artists make their art? Does painting in oil result in different working procedures and visual effects compared to other media? Which material and technical properties deter...
Professional Ethical Judgment for Global Transformations
top courseDevelop your professional judgment in this case study-driven course for professionals operating in a complex, global, constantly-transforming world. You will learn how to ethically...
Battlefields Uncovered: Introduction to Archaeological and Historical Investigations of Conflict
top course online courseWhat do battlefields have to tell us about the past and about ourselves? Battlefields Uncovered studies some of the most dramatic turning points in World History through the lens o...
Healthy Ageing
As life expectancies increase, so does the importance of increasing illness and disease free years. To achieve this, improved treatment methods are continually being developed. Thi...
Integrative X-omics Analyses Empowering Personalized Healthcare
top course online courseMolecular indicators for health, disease and response to treatment are increasingly guiding personalized healthcare. At the same time, single biomarkers will never fully reflect th...
Dutch Language Level 2 (A1- → A1+)
top courseDo you know a few words and phrases in Dutch, but are you still a beginner? Would you like to improve your comprehension of Dutch and express yourself better? Our Dutch Language Le...
Social Science Switch
top course online courseThis online course enables students trained in the natural or medical sciences to switch to a social science mode of thinking, theorizing, reading and writing. Due to a number of i...
Introduction to Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Analysis
top courseThe role of clinical pharmacology has been well-established in research as well as clinical practice. Its main function in drug development is to establish a dose that is both safe...
3D Printing and Biofabrication
top courseAdditive manufacturing (3D printing) uses a layer-by-layer principle for manufacturing. This one-week course will provide insight in the opportunities of additive manufacturing tec...
Depression Management and Suicide Prevention
top course online courseOur aim is to provide you with the latest evidence, knowledge and skills in the area of depression management and suicide prevention. Both are highly prevalent worldwide but they c...
Know the (Hi)story, Make the Future: Journalism in the 21st Century
top courseJournalism is a crucial aspect of modern society for its informative function and the role it plays in gaining democratic goals. At the same time, journalism and journalistic produ...
Migrant and Minority Literature
top course online courseThis summer school will examine the function and meaning of cultural transfer of new narratives written by minorities and migrants. We will also study their works as important tool...
Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety
top courseThe course will provide insight in study design and analysis in pharmacoepidemiologic and drug safety research. Methodological issues are presented in the context of decision makin...
Placemaking: Sense, Space & Strategy
top courseThis three-week programme will explore the web of relationships between people and place. This innovative and interdisciplinary course borrows from human geography, experimental- a...
Advanced In Vitro Models
top courseLearn about how Advanced In Vitro Models (AIM) hold the potential to reduce animal experimentation by scientific breakthroughs. The convergence of science, technology, legislation...
The Early Church as Ideal: Old Catholic Theology Beyond the Basics
top course online courseThis course offers the possibility to deepen your knowledge of Old Catholic theology by thematic and in-depth case-driven classes, linked to a key starting point of Old Catholic th...
The Nijmegen Papyri and the History of Graeco-Roman Egypt
top courseThe Radboud University Library owns seven papyrus fragments that are largely unpublished. The students will study the society of Graeco-Roman Egypt and apply their knowledge in pre...
Clinical Skills in the Treatment of Anxiety and Depression: Hands-on Practice and Heads-on Theory
top course online courseThis unique course will provide you with hands-on knowledge and experience with evidence-based techniques as well as experimental innovative interventions for the treatment of anxi...
Soft Skills for (Future) Diplomats and Peacebuilders
top coursere you an (aspiring) diplomat or peacebuilder? And do you have ideals for a better world? And would you like to work on your communication and personal leadership skills? Then this...
Navigating Research Boundaries: Disciplines, Methodologies, Environments, Identities
top course online courseThis summer school will offer a unique environment to explore what going beyond different research boundaries means and entails for you and your research. Ecological crises, compet...
Paediatric Sport and Exercise Medicine
top courseExercise is medicine for healthy children as well as for children with chronic disease. This course will give a thorough introduction in paediatric sport and exercise medicine. Dur...
Dutch Language Level 1 (A0 → A1-)
top courseWould you like to be able to speak Dutch in shops and cafes? Do you enjoy having small conversations with Dutch natives? Our Dutch Language Level 1 course is designed for beginners...
Dutch Culture: Society and Current Issues
top courseIn this course you will explore Dutch culture and identity by focusing on present-day Dutch society and its recent history. You will learn about typically Dutch phenomena such as t...
Interpersonal Neuroscience: Connecting People Via Their Bodies and Brains
top course blended course"This course can be followed online or on-campus. Given the insecurity about the development of covid-19 and its influence on on-campus (offline) activities, all –then applicable-...
Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Europe: Business Models and Financing Models
top courseThis course focuses on the value of knowledge, innovation and entrepreneurship in European business and will familiarise students with the interplay between science and technology...
IELTS Preparation (B2 → B2+)
top courseDo you need to prepare for the IELTS (International English Language Testing System) exam or are you looking to improve your score? Our IELTS preparation training is designed to he...
Dutch Language Level 1 (A0 → A1-)
top courseWould you like to be able to speak Dutch in shops and cafes? Do you enjoy having small conversations with Dutch natives? Our Dutch Language Level 1 course is designed for beginners...
Fintech and Emerging Financing Models in a Dynamic World
top course online courseMany of the jobs we will be doing in five years do not exist today. The world is changing rapidly and the world of finance has to change with it. New innovations will take place bo...
Doing Business in Europe
online courseWith the first virtual edition of our Doing Business in Europe program, we invite you to develop your 21st century skills, expand your international network and deepen your knowled...
Circular Economy
online courseTransition towards circular supply chains, current trends: shared economy, blockchain, understanding financial and supply chain implications, business simulation game: the Blue con...
How to Conduct a Meta-Analysis Using Open-Science Software
top course online courseWith the increasing use of alternative software packages like R in data analysis, now is the time to learn their ins and outs. The large number of active programmers creating R pac...
Entrepreneurship through Acquisition and Succession
top courseAre you a possible successor in the family business, or do you want to start your own business? Are you interested in buying a company? During this course, upcoming entrepreneurs a...
Pre-University Honours Programme: International Relations
top course online courseThe speed and scope with which international developments unfold is unprecedented. In order to make sense of the increased complexity of world politics, we need historical as well...
Business Process Management and IT
top courseThis course will provide both theoretical background and hands-on experience with business process management (BPM), improvement and innovation. On the one hand it is important for...
Doing Business in Europe - Track
top courseThis track offers two different yet complementing approaches to the world of business from a European perspective. First, you will be introduced to the European Union and its histo...
Sense making of GPS Data in a GIS environment
top courseThis course focuses on analysis of outdoor movements in space and transport network-based distances. The objective is to provide students with insight in the principles of sense ma...
Human AI: Modelling, Simulation and Analysis of Adaptive Human Mental, Social and Health-Related Processes
top course online courseHuman processes of all kinds are complex and adaptive. Mental, social, and health-related processes can all change and adapt over time with human behaviour. Thought-based processes...
Virtual Fashion Design: the new real
online courseDeveloped for experienced fashion students (bachelor or master level) and professionals. This course introduces participants to develop new skills to conceptualize a new fashion vi...
Pre-university Honours Programme: Sustainable Cities
top course online courseThis programme introduces high-school students to sustainability within urban studies, and more specifically, within the context of the cities in which we live. We live in a crucia...
Behavioral Macro and Complexity
online courseThis course provides a state of the art overview of complex economic systems with boundedly rational heterogeneous agents. The leading paradigm in macroeconomics assumes that econo...
Cambridge English First (B1 → B2) - Track
top courseDo you want to communicate in English easily in a social or professional environment? Our Cambridge English First course will help you train all the necessary language skills, and...
Train-the-trainer: Training in the International Classroom for CLIL/EMI
top courseThis train-the-trainer (TTT) summer school is aimed at teachers and lecturers teaching in English from all areas of education who want to become trainers in an international classr...
Futuring for Sustainability
top courseWhat we do in the present is profoundly influenced by our expectations of our futures. The annual 'Futuring for Sustainability Summer School' is an interactive course, held from 13...
Introduction to Human-Computer Interaction (HCI)
top course online courseChatbots, robots, smart agents in virtual reality – social computers are popping up everywhere. With the commercialization of chatbots and virtual reality, our society is becoming...
Financial Law and New Technologies
top course online courseNew technologies are constantly testing well-established principles of financial law. Investors and other users of financial services can take advantage of new FinTech opportunitie...
Internationalisation Challenged – Rethinking Global Higher Education
top course blended courseThe changing world order is affecting higher education. Universities are urged to think about the nature of their international partnerships and the academic values they wish to de...
Europe as a Business Network, Ecosystem and Industry
top courseDue to the covid-19 outbreak, this course has been cancelled for 2020. This course will focus on Europe as a business place. In the first week we will look at the European Union...
Survey Research: Design, Implementation and Data Processing
top course blended courseChanges in technology and society strongly influence modern survey research. This course covers the essentials of modern survey methodology, organised by the Department of Methodol...
Advanced Clinical Research Monitoring Interactive Workshop
top courseThis highly interactive workshop offers both advanced knowledge of GCP (Good Clinical Practice) and the clinical research rules and regulations, including the latest European ones,...
Introduction to Business
top course online courseBusiness is all around us. A basic understanding of business concepts can serve you well in any career. Learning the fundamental aspects of business is essential for better unde...
Process Mining Research
top courseProcess mining is a rapidly growing field of research. This is testified by an established research community, numerous publications and thousands of organisations applying process...
Introduction to Finance and Banking
top courseFinancial news is dominating the headlines. The financial and banking system had and still has a great impact on the economic situation in the world. Sparked by the financial crisi...
Existential Questions Regarding Life Issues. An Intercultural and Integrated Approach
top course online courseOn many moments in life people are confronted with questions about their existence. Unique questions about what they will do or not do, about their relationships with others, the e...
Dutch History, Politics and Culture
top courseThe Netherlands is a small country with a big history, whose legacy is global in impact. In the 17th century, The Netherlands was home to the first multinational and first stock-ex...
Advances in Environmental Life Cycle Modelling
top courseThis course focuses on understanding the strengths, limitations and potential pitfalls of determining environmental impacts of a product with Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) methods. T...
Analyzing Classroom Interactions
top course online courseThe University of Groningen is a pioneer in its dedication to interactional data, including the departments of Developmental Psychology, Educational Sciences, Special Needs Educati...
FinTech
top courseFinancial technology, often shortened to FinTech, is an umbrella term for innovative technology in the financial sector. This summer course focuses on two disruptive technologies:...
New Financing Models for a Changing World
top courseSince the credit crisis in 2008, banks are focused on improving their image and balance sheets. The standards for providing loans have been raised so far that SMEs can hardly fund...
Introduction to Multilevel Analysis
top courseThis course will teach you the theoretical basics of multilevel modelling and some important methodological and statistical issues. You will also learn how to analyse multilevel da...
Power to the People: Activism and Grassroots Organising
top courseIn this three week programme, participants will examine bottom-up initiatives ranging from protest movements to self-organised communities as they to disrupt established top-down i...
Global Surgery & Obs-Gyn
top course online courseThe Global Surgery & Obstetrics - Gynaecology summer course provides a unique overview of the topics Global Surgery, Gynaecology and Maternal care, with an emphasis on essential su...
Qualitative Health (Education) Research
top course online courseWhen you think of healthcare research, randomized controlled trials, numbers, calculations, and p-values might spring to mind. But did you know there is a different way to do rese...
European Cultures and Identities
top courseHave you ever wondered what makes Europeans ‘European’? During this course you will uncover the answers while staying in the beautiful medieval city of Utrecht. You will uncover Eu...
Understanding Data with R
top course online courseWhich companies are committing fraud? Which scientific hypothesis is correct? Do movie critics differ from regular consumers in their ratings? Whether it’s a fun or serious questio...
Cascading Disasters, Institutions and Organizations
top course online courseCombining advanced theoretical knowledge with practical methodological skills, this summer school will tackle the determinants of resilience to cascading disasters in an interdisci...
Building Brands and Influencing Behaviour
top course online courseSteven Forbes, founder of Forbes magazine, once stated “Your brand is the single most important investment you can make in your business”, as it persuades customers to pay more, pu...
Peer relations and interactions in childhood and adolescence
top course online courseChildren and adolescents spend a significant amount of time each day in the company of peers. Together with their peers, children acquire a wide range of skills, attitudes and expe...
Mathematics Education
top courseThe focus of the Mathematics Education course is: bringing participants up to date in curriculum development and research in the field of mathematics education, and refreshing and...
Bone, Joint & Tendon Care
top courseDue to the covid-19 outbreak, all programmes for 2020 have been cancelled. The goal of this third edition of our summer school in Bone, Joint & Tendon Care (BJTC) is to teach a...
Dutch Language Level 7 (B2+ → C1)
top courseDo you want to perfect your Dutch and communicate with the fluency and sophistication of a near-native speaker? Our advanced Dutch Language Level 7 course will help you express you...
Dutch Language Level 2 (A1- → A1+)
top courseDo you know a few words and phrases in Dutch, but are you still a beginner? Would you like to improve your comprehension of Dutch and express yourself better? Our Dutch Language Le...
Urban Studies: Planning and Living in Cities
top courseHousing and urban issues have come to the forefront of social, economic and environmental debates in recent years as metropolitan modes of living have become even more widespread a...
Courses 2022
Physiotherapy & Sport
Note: We are redeveloping the summer course for 2022 and are currently looking at ways to offer a hybrid/online version. Besides our summer course, we offer several exchange course...
Battlefields Uncovered 2: Developing and Demonstrating Understanding of Places of Past Conflict
top course online courseIf you have previously followed Battlefields Uncovered: Introduction to Archaeological and Historical Investigations of Conflict, you can develop and demonstrate your learning in t...
Past courses
Courses 2021
Introduction to Mindfulness and Compassion
top course online courseThis two-week online winter course will introduce participants to the science of contemplative practices including mindfulness and compassion within emotion regulation framework. I...
Key Topics in Urban Studies
top course online courseThis two-week online course will introduce participants to the field of Urban Studies through a series of 6 lectures on key topics in the multidisciplinary study of cities, combine...
Politics, Identities, and Inequalities
top course online courseRecently, matters of identity and politics have become more and more entangled: when the personal and the political intertwine, inequalities emerge that point precisely to the ways...
Economic Evaluation in Health Care
online courseCost-effectiveness is becoming increasingly important in decision processes concerning the reimbursement of healthcare interventions. At the same time, this criterion also raises a...
Interacting from Brain to EEG Signals
online courseElectroencephalogram (EEG) is one of the neuro-imaging techniques that is widely used in research and clinical practice to study brain activity. It allows measuring neural processe...
Programming in Python (beginners)
online coursePython code is relatively easy to read and understand, with a large spectrum of applicability (sciences, industries, governance, arts). Python is in high-demand as the programming...
Research Integrity: How to Conduct Responsible Research
online courseThe integrity of scientific research has received an increase in attention in recent years. Researchers, policy makers, politicians as well as universities at large have raised con...
International Rhythm Course, Level 2
top course online courseThe International Rhythm Course Level 2 is a six week online program, meeting once a week, to solidify the fundamental expressive qualities of rhythm and explore the rich world of...
Qualitative Analysis: from Interviews to Results
online courseThis course will advance student’s skills in the analyzing of qualitative data (e.g. interviews) by using an interpretative approach. This course will help students prepare and tra...
BioBusiness Winter School
online courseDiscover the fascinating world of BioBusiness This 3-days online programme covers live lectures and interactive sessions on main business topics such as Business Models, Product...
The Identification and Monitoring of Vulnerable Groups in the Labour Market
online courseThe European Union describes vulnerable groups as those that experience a higher risk of poverty and social exclusion than the general population. These groups include, for instanc...
Automated Content Analysis using Python
online courseThis workshop will give an introduction to the valuable programming language, Python, that can be used to apply those strategies within data analysis. Python is an extremely versat...
Illicit Trade
top course online courseThe Illicit Trade Winter School course pierces the veil of secrecy around issues related to the dark side of globalization and teaches students about illicit financing and trading;...
Meta-analysis: Know-how and Beyond
online courseWithin this course, students will learn how to formulate a problem and analyze it conducting a meta-analysis in JASP, a valuable open-science software. Also, students will have the...
The Political Economy of Terrorism and Counter-terrorism
online courseWhat do we know about the roots and motivations of ISIS, the KKK, al-Qaeda, or the Lord’s Resistance Army beyond speculation, snippets of incomplete information, and stereotypical...
Grant Application Course
online courseSince your career in academia is at nearly every stage, largely determined by how successful you are in obtaining funding, writing sucessful grant applications is a vital skill to...
Mplus: How to get started?
top course online courseIf you expect to work with the software Mplus, this course can help you to get started! This course is a compact 1-day workshop on using Mplus to get you started. We will focus on...
Global Health PhD & Postdoc Writing Retreat
top course online courseThe writing retreat course will offer participants the opportunity to work on their manuscript alone and together with course members, join workshops to improve their academic writ...
Gestures: How to Analyse Forms, Functions, and Meanings
online courseResearch has shown that the movements a person makes with their hands while talking relate to processes of thinking for speaking, the culture(s) the speaker is part of, and the loc...
AI Society 4.0: from Earth to Space
online courseSocieties are changing. Artificial intelligence (AI) challenges our status quo due to its multiple benefits but also due to the risks posed by an active implementation of this adva...
Digital Transformation Series: Your Disruptive Advantage in the Digital Economy
online courseDigital technologies have proliferated in various aspects of businesses with the introduction of new functionalities that can change competitive industries, thereby transforming co...
Software and Sustainability: Towards an Ethical Digital Society
online courseModern society is growing increasingly digital. At the same time, it aims to be inclusive, to increase the quality of life, to tune and adapt for the need of different contexts, an...
Econometrics of Networks
online courseNetworks play an increasingly dominant role in many social, business, and economic environments. Moreover, network data becomes increasingly important and available due to the rise...
Difficult Settings, Preparing for Fieldwork
online courseIn this winter course, the lecturers speak about the difficulties and concerns that they have encountered in their various fields of research. By openly discussing specific issues,...
African Philosophy in Global Times – Knowledge and Culture
online courseWe live in a time of increasing contact between different cultures. The opportunities, as well as the problems this brings are traceable in all academic disciplines, but especially...
Pillars of Democracy
online courseIn current times, the concept of democracy, equality and freedom remain of great importance. The aim of this course is to apply lessons learned from the past to present-day society...
Academic Writing Skills - From PhD Paper to Publication for Business School Students
online courseThis course will run over a period of 5 days and you will be working on one of your PhD papers during the course. We will have 2 hours of interactive seminars in the morning and 3...
Data Analysis in R
online courseWith the increasing use of alternative software packages like R in data analysis, now is the time to learn their ins and outs. The large number of active programmers creating R pac...
The Anthropocene: Ecology, Crisis, Future
top course online courseThe Anthropocene - or Human Age - is a proposed geological and cultural epoch, marked by wide scale human intervention on our planet. But what are the costs of such 'dominance' for...
Courses 2020
Business Strategy in the European Luxury Industry
A focused study of the European luxury industry with emphasis on current and developing trends and issues. Topics covered include business strategy, marketing, retailing, managemen...
Security Governance & Conflict Resolution
top course[Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, this programme has been cancelled for summer 2020. If you are interested, please visit the programme website and send us an email. We will keep you p...
Global Intercultural Management
Overview Global Intercultural Management explores different aspects of intercultural management, including intercultural teambuilding, effective cross cultural leadership, human...
Geopolitical Trends Analysis: China's Global Power, Nationalism in Europe and Africa’s Natural Resources
The world seems to change faster than ever, raising important geopolitical questions. For example, how does China’s Belt and Road Initiative change the power relations between Chin...
Big Data in Society
top courseMore and more data is being collected about us and our activities. Our social media interactions, online search and shopping behaviour, but also offline location tracking and senso...
Dutch Language Level 6 (B2 → B2+)
top courseAre you looking to improve your Dutch to the level that is required for a senior position in a Dutch company, or would you like to enrol in an academic course? Our Dutch Language L...
Economics of European Integration: Challenges, Policies and Practices in the European Business Environment
The European Union started in 1951 as an attempt to prevent a new World-war in Europe. No other region has displayed similar willingness to give up important parts of national sove...
An Introduction to Developmental Neuropsychology
In this course, students will be introduced to the innovative and ’mind-blowing’ field of developmental neuropsychology. The anatomy of the brain and relevant brain functions wi...
Leadership and Management in a Global World
The course is about leadership, strategy and change in a global business context. It confronts students with strategic business issues of today with the aim to develop business kno...
Introduction to (European) Public Policy
Public policy is the language through which governments across the world communicate with their administrations and society’s. This course will focus on public policy practices, sp...
International Criminal Law: From Theory to Practice
-- Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this course has been postponed to 2021 -- This summer school enables students and professionals from all over the world to engage in discussions o...
International Amsterdam Medical Summer Course
top courseDue to the covid-19 outbreak, this programme for 2020 has been cancelled. Patients, doctors, pharmaceutical companies, scientists and politics are all involved in the world of r...
Amsterdam in Global Capitalism: 1500-Present
top course online courseCapitalism from its origins operated on a global scale, but it has also always produced dynamic centres of wealth and power. From 1600 onwards, for a long time Amsterdam was at the...
Out of my Mind: Embodied Cognition, Mechanistic Explanation and Mental Disorder
top courseThe latest research in cognitive science is revealing that cognitive phenomena such as spatial navigation, action perception and emotional understanding all depend on the human bod...
International Humanitarian Law in Theory and Practice
-- Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this course has been postponed to 2021 -- This unique programme gives a broad overview of the laws of armed conflict, and offers a range of opport...
Corpo-real Summer School 2020
Are you interested in the theme ‘corpo-real: the study of the ever-changing relationship between human beings and space? Do you want to develop your