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Bridging Divided Perspectives: Conflict, Conflict Resolution and Mediation from a Multi-Disciplinary Perspective
top course online courseDo you want to learn more about conflict(resolution) from a multi-disciplinary perspective and at the same time develop skills and insights that empowers you when dealing with conf...
Advanced Summer Institute on Sexuality, Culture and Society
During this four-week advanced programme, participants will build on their existing knowledge of sexuality as it is contextualized by issues of ethnicity, nationality, class, and r...
Strategic Evidence Disclosure when Interviewing Suspects: Translating Scientific Principles into Operational Tactics
top course online courseThe course is based on the training developed from a close collaboration between a researching scientist and a homicide detective. The two of us teamed up because we inferred a mis...
Placemaking: Sense, Space & Strategy
This three-week programme will explore the web of relationships between people and place. This innovative and interdisciplinary course borrows from human geography, experimental- a...
Mining Industry, CSR and Local Development
The start: Gypsum is used for road construction and cement production. The gypsum produced in Makanya Ward has been transported to a cement plant (Tanga Cement PLC) in the Tanga R...
Building Brands and Influencing Behaviour
Steven 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...
Doing Business in Europe – with AI
AI technology has developed rapidly in recent years and is revolutionising the business sector. The wide range of applications of AI poses new challenges and provides new opportuni...
Bootcamp: Ethnography and Design
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...
Urban Studies: Planning and Living in Cities
Housing 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...
Migration Control in the Era of Climate Change
top course online courseStudying migration management, from access to the labour market to deportation measures, this course investigates who is more likely to be included (or excluded) from European soci...
Mental Health, Youth and Society
With unprecedented levels of mental distress and addiction reported globally, recent events exposed fissures within our social and health care systems. Behavioral health, focused o...
Justice For Victims of Conflict-related Sexual Violence and Human Trafficking?
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...
Finding Metaphors: The Pragglejaz Experience
top course online courseMetaphors are all around us - a tsunami of corona cases, fighting Covid-19, beating the virus. But how can we reliably and systematically collect them for further study? A systemat...
Justice for Victims of Conflict-Related Sexual Violence and Human Trafficking?
online courseThis course includes: - An intensive two week program of interactive lectures with group assignments; - Interdisciplinary lecturers (De Brouwer and De Volder) who teach from bo...
Global Energy Transition
In order to act locally, we need to think globally when it comes to energy transition. Hence an international mindset is required. Engagement is also needed to foster local learnin...
Justice for Victims of Conflict-related Sexual Violence and Human Trafficking?
All 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...
Land Acquisition, Resettlement and Social Sustainability
This two-week practical training course, which is delivered in English, promotes understanding about and develops skills in managing the social risks and impacts associated with th...
Programming in Python for Beginners
top course online courseIn this course you will learn how to solve problems using structured programming. We will use the Python language, but the skills and principles taught in this course apply to any...
Econometrics of Networks
top course online courseLearn about recent econometric methods to analyse network data. Networks play an increasingly dominant role in many social, business, and economic environments. Moreover, networ...
Climate Change and the Long-Term Future
online courseAfter several successful installments, the Faculty of Philosophy of the University of Groningen will host its yearly Winter School, aimed primarily at advanced undergraduate studen...
Introduction to Topological Data Analysis
online coursePersistent homology is a tool to infer the shape of potentially high-dimensional data using a classical idea from an algebraic topology called homology. On the other hand, dimensio...
The Circular City: Towards a Sustainable Urban Ecosystem
Due 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...
Doing Business in Europe - Sustainable Marketing
Are you curious about how doing business works in the European Union (EU)? And in particular how marketing works in culturally diverse Europe? Then our Doing Business in Europe –...
Introduction to Sexuality Studies
Sexuality 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...
Migration and Integration: Refugees, Rights & Realities
online courseThis two-week online winter course will look at legal, political and human ramifications of displacement around the world. In our online international classroom, we will discuss th...
Dealing Professionally with Climate Change Issues
top course online courseClimate Change topics are becoming more and more relevant to various fields of science and related studies and get a strong multidisciplinary character: from Earth Sciences to Sust...
Pre-University Honours Programme: Journalism
The 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...
Vision of the Occult: Introduction to Western Esotericism
online courseThe goal of this course is to offer an introductory overview of the study of Western esotericism. In this two-week online winter course, we will investigate the key thematic aspect...
Multilateralism, Globalization & Corporate Diplomacy
Does 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...
Future Health
This course is about the worldwide challenges in healthcare in the coming years. The summer school prepares students with the ability to cooperate in international, multidisciplina...
Data Analysis in R
top course online courseWith the increasing use of statistical languages like R in data analysis, now is the time to get to grips with them! R is an open-source programming language that has become very...
Academic Writing Skills - From PhD Paper to Publication for Business School Students
top course online courseThe goal of this course is to help Business School students improve their academic writing skills. This course will provide you with the information and tools you need to brush up...
Arcane Worlds: New Frontiers in the Study of Esotericism
The study of esotericism is a broad and many-faceted field. In the past, it has been described as 'othered knowledge', and esotericism has often been treated as a fringe pseudo-sci...
Meta-Analysis: Know-How and Beyond
top course online courseMeta-analysis is essential for developing theories. This course helps students get to grips with the basic and advanced skills required for analysing data in open-science software....
Mindfulness and Compassion-based Interventions
As 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...
EQUIPPING Ourselves and Each Other
The University of Groningen (the Netherlands) and Stellenbosch University (South Africa) are collaborating on a winter and summer school on the theme of inclusive teaching through...
Power to the People: Activism and Grassroots Organising
In 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...
Behavioural Public Policy
top course online courseThis hands-on course in Behavioural Public Policy will introduce students to the fundamental building blocks behavioural science and public policy. The course is divided into four...
Artificial Intelligence: Opportunities and Challenges for the New Workplace
online courseOrganisations are increasingly deploying AI technologies to run their everyday business. This technological shift is creating a new workplace where changes are occurring as to how...
Planning the Cycling City
This 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...
Key Topics in Urban Studies
online courseThis online winter course can be completed at your own pace, and will introduce you to the field of Urban Studies through a series of pre-recorded lectures by our team of experts....
Soft Skills for Business: Influence, Social Perceptiveness, and Charisma
top course online courseWorkplaces are becoming increasingly fluid and interdependent. Now more than ever, professionals need to hone their influencing, charismatic and social perceptiveness skills, in or...
Space Law: Exploring Legal Frontiers
In this three week course, we will critically evaluate the efficacy and applicability of current space laws in the face of evolving space technologies and missions. By integrating...
Intercultural Competence winter school
Do you want to help others develop their intercultural competence? world map “How can we develop in ourselves and others the necessary mastery and concomitant humility required...
Creative Writing: From Inspiration to Craft
Unlock your creativity: Join our immersive creative writing course and embark on a transformative literary journey. Dive into the art of storytelling and hone your skills in crafti...
Creating Change: Integrating Narrative Research And Storytelling Practice
Storytelling pervades all spheres of life: people write their own autobiography, social media enable to share your story, art works tell a story, organizations search for their cor...
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Courses 2023
Multiscale Modeling and its Applications
Multiscale modeling is a powerful approach to studying complex systems in various fields such as biology, chemistry, physics, and engineering. It involves using multiple models at...
Developing Across Differences: Intersections
In this ‘advanced beginner’ course, we explore intersections between Intercultural communication, Diversity, equity & inclusion and Global learning. Using expert inputs, discussion...
Filmmaking for Beginners
This course provides an introduction into filmmaking; training in basic storytelling and practical skills that are required for shooting and editing a short film. To become a succe...
Digital Romans: Reconstructing the Roman past of the Netherlands
In this course, we will give you an introduction to computational tools to reconstruct buildings and landscapes from the past. We will look at the case of the Roman presence in...
Applied evaluation research design and methods
In an ever more complex world, evaluation plays a crucial role in making better informed decisions (e.g. public policy decisions, decisions when running a programme or project for...
Modeling the Dynamics of Intensive Longitudinal Data
This 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...
Maintenance and Engineering
Are you a technical Master student or young professional (within 10 years after graduation), with a special interest in Maintenance Management & Engineering, then apply to our WCM...
Global Maternal, Newborn and Child Health
The summer course will provide a comprehensive overview of maternal, newborn and child health globally. With an enthusiastic team of experts from all over the world, we will discus...
The Golden Age of Dutch Art
Are 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?...
International Human Rights Law: An Introduction
Interested 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...
Data Science: Applied Text Mining
This 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...
Sportscience: From Molecule to Athlete
The Amsterdam Institute of Sport Science (AISS) is organizing a summer school for (inter)national (sports/health) students and (sports/health) professionals with the aim of providi...
Data Science: Network Science
How can networks help us understand and predict social systems? How to find important individuals and communities? How to predict unobserved connections between genes? How to learn...
Discovering the Dutch: Dutch Culture and Society
This 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...
Law and Economics: Corporate Governance & Mergers and Acquisitions - Track
Corporations 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...
Writing for Publication (C1 -> C1+)
During your academic career, publishing your work is of great importance. Following our Writing for Publication course will enable you to improve your written academic discourse by...
Introduction to Business and International Management
A basic understanding of business concepts is useful for people pursuing any type of career. Learning the foundations about the most important aspects of business such as how are b...
Visual Ethnography in Social Science
This course offers a theoretical and practical program in which we explore how the making of documentaries can enrich ethnographic research within a variety of social science disci...
Multilevel Regression Analysis with R
The course covers multilevel regression analysis with R for two types of data; individuals nested within social contexts (e.g. cross-national surveys), and repeated observations fr...
Qualitative Interviewing - Experts
The Qualitative Interviewing – experts course equips you with critical knowledge and advanced practical skills.A unique feature of the course is its emphasis on application of know...
Global Health Ethics & Equity
The summer course will focus on urgent topics in global health ethics and equity. With an enthusiastic team of experts from all over the world, we will discuss the major challenges...
Understanding Plate Tectonics: From Theory to Experiments
What do volcanoes, earthquakes, mountain ranges, and ocean ridges have in common? They can all be explained by one single theory: plate tectonics! Plate tectonics, although a re...
European Encounters: Diversity and Integration from West to East - Track
This track is a joint programme on European integration by the Utrecht University’s Summer School and the University of Latvia. The aim of the course is to introduce the diversity...
An Introduction to Qualitative Research Methods
In this summer course, you will receive an introduction to qualitative research methods. We will discuss the philosophical grounds of qualitative research and indicate how to check...
Psycholinguistics
This elementary to intermediate level course will provide the student with a basic knowledge of psycholinguistics, a research domain on the intersection of linguistics, psychology...
The Politics of European Law and the Law of European Politics: The EU’s Response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
The ELP Summer School aims to address, from an interdisciplinary perspective, various ways in which law and politics of the EU and in the EU interact. On the one hand, the programm...
Modern Monetary Theory and European Macroeconomics
The course introduces students to Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) through the use of a new textbook written by the lecturer. The balance sheets and transactions that are relevant for...
Introduction to Finance and Banking
Financial 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...
Human Rights and Global Health Challenges
This summer school focuses on understanding the role of law and human rights in addressing health inequalities and global health concerns. Law is potentially a powerful tool to imp...
Ethics in Animal Welfare
online courseThe subject of this Masterclass, animal welfare, sometimes leads to heated debates in society. Just think of how we deal with animal transport, the use of laboratory animals in the...
Peace, Justice, Human Rights & European Union Cooperation
This module focuses on Peace, Justice and Human Rights. The title reflects the status of the City of The Hague as the Legal Capital of the World. This first part of the course has...
Sustainable Landscapes - The Wadden Experience
How to steer towards sustainability at the landscape level? In the Northern part of the Netherlands lies the World Heritage Wadden Sea Region. Within this region, human and natural...
Global Surgery & OBGYN
The Global Surgery & Obstetrics/Gynaecology summer course provides a unique overview of topics related to Global Surgery, Gynaecology and Maternal care, with an emphasis on essenti...
Academic English Skills (B2 → C1)
Are you planning to follow (or already in) a Bachelor's or Master’s programme for which you need to have excellent English language skills? This course will help you to improve the...
Multiple Lives of Subsurface in Decarbonization
The global imperative for decarbonization and energy transition is increasingly framed as a shift towards global land scramble, given the spatially extensive nature of renewables a...
Chinese Language and Culture HSK1 -> HSK2
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
Are you curious, eager to learn and would you like to have an enriching experience during your summer holidays? This course would make a great opportunity! The accelerating datafic...
Structural Equation Modelling
In this course we cover a variety of models with observed and latent variables. We show the possibilities of SEM in an intuitive manner, without neglecting the complexities of SEM.
Developing Across Differences: Building Intercultural Viability in Organizations
The whole is more than the sum of its parts. In its positive sense, that maxim describes the synergistic potential of organizations to combine unity and diversity into innovation....
Comprehensive Introduction to Research Methodology and Design
online 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...
Agile Prototype Your Dream
Prototyping is an important part of product development. A prototype gives the developers and the client the actual feel of a product. This summer course makes you familiar with di...
Introduction to Machine Learning for Social Sciences
Participants will learn the fundamentals of machine learning as a data analysis approach for social sciences, and will have an overview of the most common and versatile classes of...
The Moral Organization
Scandals in public and private organizations are an everyday occurrence. Money laundering by banks, sexual abuse by employees of NGO's, the marketing of unsafe products, are just a...
Qualitative Data Analysis: Concepts and Techniques
The course covers foundational topics of qualitative data analysis and trains participants, hands-on, to perform two popular data analytic techniques: thematic analysis and quali...
Organizational Behaviour Management
Organisational Behaviour Management (OBM) is the scientific approach of management that puts behaviour first. Every student brings in their own performance improvement case that s/...
Basic Dosimetry and Radiobiology for Radionuclide Therapy
This course is organized by the Dosimetry Core Unit, which holds expertise in radionuclide dosimetry covering the whole translational path from fundamental research to clinical imp...
Biomedical Research Lab
This 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...
Your Image Matters - Workshop
Communication is the centre of human interaction. Often, communication is seen as a verbal process alone. However, we are extremely visual beings. We have a sophisticated perceptio...
Financial Inclusion and Sustainable Growth: recent developments
Over the past years, many low-income countries have undergone extensive financial reforms. Despite these reforms, many households and enterprises, especially in Africa, are still u...
Introduction to R
The goal of this course is to provide an accessible entry into the world of R, preparing participants to approach the most common analysis tasks using R, including data cleaning,...
Paediatric Sport and Exercise Medicine
Exercise 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...
Introduction to Multilevel Analysis
This 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...
Corporate Governance and the Effectiveness of Boards
Understanding 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...
The Attachment Nest: Development and Care within a Spectrum of (A)typical Socioemotional and Cognitive Development
This course offers an integrative and inclusive approach to understand human attachment development and its role across a large spectrum of (a)typical functioning and across differ...
Big Data: Collecting Web Data with R
The increasing availability of large amounts of online data enables new types of research in the social sciences. This course equips participants with the R programming skills nece...
Sense making of GPS Data in a GIS environment
This course focuses on the application of GIS Tools to analyze of outdoor movements of people or animals. The objective is to provide students with insight in the principles of sen...
Financial Accounting: How to Prepare Financial Statements
online courseThis course will teach you how to record business transactions following double entry system and how to prepare financial statements—income statements and Balance Sheets similar to...
Business Innovation with Blockchain
Can your personal data be considered safe with companies, banks, notaries or even government? Numerous examples of scams, fraud, money laundering and data theft make it clear that...
Sustainable Entrepreneurial Thinking
Do you want to understand how we can use our own skills to have a positive impact on our world and the challenges we face as a global society? Do you have what it takes to be an en...
LANDac Annual Summer School "Land Governance for Development"
Welcome 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...
Game Design and Development
The Game Design and Development summer school offers interactive hands-on game design workshops, theoretical game design analysis classes and programming sessions. Practical aspect...
Planetary Health - Epidemiology Meets Technology
blended courseThis summer school is jointly organized by the faculties of Medical Sciences and Public Health of the University of Antioquia, and by Campus Fryslan, UMCG and the Aletta Jacobs Sch...
Intellectual Disability and Health: Reducing Inequity
blended courseThis course is designed for researchers and research oriented health professionals who have a specific interest in health and welI-being for persons with intellectual disabilities...
Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA): Performing Basics and Advanced Analyses using R (Two week course)
Qualitative Comparative Analysis models causal complexity by analyzing necessary or sufficient conditions for an outcome. This course introduces both the nuts and bolts of QCA, a...
Econometrics of Networks
Learn about recent econometric methods to analyse network data. Networks play an increasingly dominant role in many social, business, and economic environments. Moreover, networ...
Anthropocene - How Humans Shaped the Earth
How did we shape our environments in the past and how did this lead to our current global challenges? This summer school will explore tools to study the manifestations of the Anthr...
Human Resources Management, Leadership and Culture in an International Context
This Summer Course is a two week 4 ECT program focusing on adding a global dimension to the participants’ knowledge acquired in their 3rd year bachelor curriculum. This Summer Cou...
Biostatistics for Researchers
The course provides an introduction in statistical methodology for life sciences and discusses a number of statistical techniques for practical data analysis. Concrete examples and...
Intercultural Competence for Students
Businesses know that productivity depends on a work force that is socially and emotionally competent. If you want to become successful in a diverse world, a large part of that succ...
Design & Transitions: Emerging Theories and Practices at the Intersection
This summer school provides a space for critical and creative interdisciplinary dialogue between the disciplines of design (research) and transitions (research). It facilitates the...
Advanced Communication Skills: Between Persuasion and Empathy
Effective communication is key for high performing professionals. If you want to bring your communication skills to the next level and work on your personal development, then this...
Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in International Law: Human Rights and Beyond
The 2022 edition will take place from Tuesday 25 July to Friday 4 August 2023 in The Hague (“the International City of Peace and Justice”), Leiden (the main seat of Leiden Universi...
Social Science Switch
online courseThis online programme will bring together people from a variety of scientific disciplines, giving them the tools and perspectives to enhance their study, research and work by inclu...
R for Advanced Users
This course aims to sharpen R skills and provide materials for R users who are keen to learn R beyond the basics. We will cover how to write and work efficiently, build better func...
Integration of geodetic and imaging techniques for monitoring and modelling the Earth’s surface deformations and seismic risk
The main topic of the school will be to present the theoretical and practical aspects in surface deformation monitoring by application of the three main observing methods used with...
Boost your 21st Century Skills and Master Global Citizenship
Globalization, polarisation, and a range of issues that affect people and nature around the globe, make a strong sense of global citizenship more important than ever before. We are...
Data Science: Programming with Python
Python has become the dominant programming language used in data science. This course offers an introduction to computational thinking about data-related problems and the implement...
Innovation in European Business XXL
A six-week track specially designed for you to learn how business is being done and innovated in Europe. The learning approach consists of a blend of applied-theoretical approaches...
Forensic Psychology
The Forensic Psychology programme gives you the opportunity to learn the applications of psychology associated with the legal system along with issues and problems that arise when...
Duke-Leiden Institute in Global and Transnational Law
Organised by Leiden Law School and Duke Law School, the Duke-Leiden Institute in Global and Transnational Law is a one-month programme providing a strong foundation for those inter...
Corporate Governance after the Financial and Covid-19 Crises
Failing Corporate governance of financial institutions has often been mentioned as an important cause of the crisis. Consequently, having a deeper understanding how Corporate board...
Gerontechnology
The world is rapidly ageing but the technological innovations are also rapid penetrating the world. Older adults are facing several major challenges regarding how to age-in-place,...
Introduction to Data Science with R and Rstudio for the Social Sciences
Whether you are a social scientist, a business analysist or a data journalist, analysing data is key to greater understanding of the world around us. Whether it’s understanding pol...
Critical Discourse Analysis: Texts, Contexts and Power
This course is for anyone interested in analysing how language is used (and abused) in different socio-political contexts. You will learn how to analyse texts, how to interpret you...
Dutch Culture in a European Context
This 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...
Global Management Game: Strategic Marketing, Management and Finance
Plan, implement and evaluate an international brand marketing strategy within a realistic simulated environment. In this course, participants work as a marketer in a small decision...
The Politics of Disablement
The Politics of Disablement Summer School brings together scholars from various fields in the humanities and social sciences interested in thinking about the intersection of disabi...
International Rhythm Course
The International Rhythm Course Utrecht is a five day program taking place at the Utrecht Conservatory in the Netherlands, where previous and new IRC participants come together in...
Data Science: Data Analysis
The 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 Beautiful Mind: Global Perceptions of Mental Health
To look broader than just diagnostic criteria for the mental health illness. We will discuss the concept of culture and its importance How young is too young to diagnose a child...
Ecogames: The Role of Playful Media in Sustainability Awareness, Communication and Action
With the impending climate crisis and its short-term repercussions becoming more ‘tangible’ every year, popular media and especially games are increasingly moving into the center o...
Randomized Experimental Methods: Survey, Lab, Field and Conjoint Experiments
Experiments became a standard part of the methodological toolkit of social scientists, they are well-suited to facilitate true casual inferences. The course covers implementing, a...
The Intersectional Posthumanities
online courseThe course will build on the tradition of neo-materialist, critical feminist posthuman theory that Braidotti is internationally known for. It focusses on the methodological implica...
Transformative Change for Sustainability Action
Transformations are needed to achieve sustainable development. In this course, you will discuss the dynamics that drive and hamper sustainable transformations, and explore approach...
Migration, Integration and Ethnic Relations
During this course, we discuss social scientific theories and empirical research on international migration, the socio-economic and cultural integration of immigrants and their chi...
Entrepreneurship and Business Development in Africa
African economies have been growing in the last 10 years and several African economies were part of world’s five fastest growing economies. Today, Africa is seen as the next fronti...
Using Logic as a Tool for Modelling
Logic is the study of different types of reasoning. Logic is also a technology, a tool for elegantly modelling diverse phenomena. The aim of the course is to introduce you to this...
European Studies
This special track offers you the opportunity to explore the history and culture of Europe. Studying in the beautiful medieval city of Utrecht, you will not only explore the variou...
Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells; Maintenance, Differentiation and Uses for Regenerative Medicine
This course is designed for both junior and senior scientists who would like to acquire some knowledge on maintenance, expansion and characterization of induced pluripotent stem ce...
Leadership for Innovation and Performance Happiness
In 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...
History of Art: Highlights in Germany and the Netherlands - Track
This four-week course if offered in collaboration with the Freie Universität in Berlin. By combining studies from Utrecht and Berlin, you will be able to get a glimpse of several c...
Introduction to Data Analytics in R
online courseMany companies have access to mountains of data and increasingly recognize the importance of turning these data into insights. This development leads to a pressing need for data an...
Introduction to Phonetics and Phonology - ILS
In this course we will investigate sound in language from 5 different perspectives: alphabet (units), acoustics, articulation, prosody and learning. These complementary perspective...
European Politics and Economy
The European Union (EU) is a political partnership between 28 democratic European countries. With almost 500 million citizens, it has become a major player in global politics. In t...
International Humanitarian Law in Theory and Practice
This 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....
Introduction to Programming
This course is structured to guide students without any programming experience through the basics of programming. All you need to bring is the motivation to actively engage in the...
Smart Sustainable Cities
What 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...
Personal Leadership: Your Key to a Successful Education
- How can I get the most out of my education? - What do I need, to finish my studies successfully? - How can I reduce/manage my daily level of stress? - What do I want to achiev...
Innovation in European Business: Business Models, Leadership and Design
Innovation is key for companies to adapt to a rapidly changing business environment and is arguably the most important factor for long-term organisational success. During this trac...
Sustainable Entrepreneurship and (Youth) Employment Within an Interdisciplinary Setting in Uganda
Higher education and other forms of education can facilitate and support the quest of young people to organize their lives. In Gulu, a town in northern Uganda, students are trying...
Data Science: Statistical Programming with R
This course offers an elaborate introduction to statistical programming with R. Students learn to operate R, form pipelines for data analysis, make high quality graphics, fit, asse...
Process Tracing Methods (Two week course)
Process tracing is a case-based method for learning about how things work within cases. This two-week course provides a practical, hands-on introduction to process tracing. In th...
Pluralist case study designs for qualitative research
In this course, we will move beyond well accepted qualitative case study design templates (namely positivistic, interpretivist and critical realist templates) to develop and use a...
Understanding and Preventing Youth Suicide and Suicidal Behavior
In several western countries, youths’ mental health has decreased, and their suicide rate has risen over the past decade. The loss of young people brings lifelong sorrow to their f...
Panel Data Analysis
This course provides a general survey of the various panel data methods with an emphasis on causal inference. You get to practice these methods with popular statistical software S...
Concepts and Conceptualization: Building Blocks of Social Science
Concepts are fundamental building blocks of social science research. However, they are also contested, difficult to construct, and subject to change. This course provides participa...
Comparative Planetology as a Tool for Space Studies
In this course we will show how comparative planetology combines different disciplines, and uses processes on Earth to deduce how systems on other planets and moons work. Within th...
Global Health
The program consists of 5 full days with educational activities, workshops and interactive lectures by experts on a variety of different Global Health topics: Access and right t...
Beginners Dutch course - part 2 (A1- → A1+)
Do 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...
Creativity and Innovation
This course will show students how they can make a real difference to the organization, to the market and to the business’s bottom line. Innovation and creativity are the key driv...
Hands-on GIS for Earth Scientists
This course is a hands-on course on GIS with 2 weeks of practicals in the GIS Lab of the faculty of Geosciences. The following topics will be covered: Working with ArcGIS Pro and S...
Climate Change
This course is about one of the greatest challenges of our time: climate change. What are the latest insights of the science of economics into its causes and potential solutions? H...
Political Economy
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? The fields of politics and economics...
Sustainable Futures: Politics, Democracy, and Futuring
What we do in the present is profoundly influenced by our expectations of our futures. The annual Sustainable Futures Summer School (formerly known as 'Futuring for Sustainability'...
Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Europe: Business Models and Financing Models
This course focuses on the value of knowledge, innovation and entrepreneurship in European business and will familiarise students with the interplay between science and technology...
Introduction to Public International Law
The 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...
Introduction to Text as Data
Facing the massive volumes of text data that are available in digital format and valuing their potential, over recent years social scientists have increasingly turned to methods...
Historical Analysis, Presentation and Narration
Historians of education produce narratives about our educational past. In this course, we develop our ability to analyse and present the information we have gathered from our sourc...
Survey Research: Statistical Analysis and Estimation
The course is based on a total survey error perspective and discusses the major sources of survey error. Participants will be presented with tools for detection and adjustment of s...
Energy Challenge – an Interdisciplinary Approach
With the huge impact of emissions that are warming our planet, we urgently need to change the way we generate energy from fossil fuels (oil, gas and coal) to clean, renewable energ...
Advanced Survey Design
This 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...
Theoretical Physics
The Institute for Theoretical Physics in Utrecht ranks among the leading institutions in the world in the field of theoretical physics. The target audience of this one-week course...
Human AI
Human 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...
Ecogames. Games and Play for Sustainability.
The summer course builds on and contributes to a growing body of scholarship that explores this phenomenon, and aims to situate it within the broader field of environmental humanit...
Chinese Language and Culture HSK2 -> HSK3
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...
Feeding the Billions: Challenges and Innovation in Food and Water Security
There are 7.8 billion people to feed today, and this number is expected to increase to about 10 billion by 2050. More food is needed, and more food means more water for crops and l...
Healthy Aging
This course will inform you - from different perspectives - about the factors that keep older people healthy and participating in society. We will focus on a better understanding o...
Challenges in Global Health: Non-Communicable Diseases
This one-week course aims to enhance the participant's knowledge and understanding of major health challenges with a focus on chronic non-communicable diseases globally. The topics...
Battlefields Uncovered: Introduction to Archaeological and Historical Investigations of Conflict
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 len...
NIOZ Marine Masters Summer Course
NIOZ offers an annual Marine Masters Summer Course that gives insight into state-of-the-art marine research. This introductory, multidisciplinary course covers physics, chemistry,...
Developing Across Differences: Using Neuroscience
Applied Neuroscience and Brain Organisational Neuroscience are new disciplines, made possible only with recent technological innovations. Those who embrace this new well of knowled...
The Transition to a Circular Economy: a Business Model Perspective
Governmental agencies have a social responsibility to reduce environmental impact to a minimum. In order to reach the European goal of 57% reduction in CO2- equivalents in 2030 and...
Introduction to Data Science
This course will provide an introduction to data science by covering the basic methods and practices of a data science project. The course is designed around the data science lifec...
Justice for Victims of Conflict-related Sexual Violence and Human Trafficking?
online courseThousands of men, women and children are forced into sexual slavery or raped during conflict-situations, and/or, when fleeing conflict, are forced by human traffickers into exploit...
Stress and Cognition
Stress has a major impact on cognitive functions such as perception, learning and memory, and decision-making. This summer school gathers together junior scientists as well as high...
Cascading Disasters, Institutions and Organizations
A Joint summer school organized and hosted by the Erasmus University Rotterdam and of the University of Groningen How can we build disaster-proof societies for the next generati...
Regression 2: Logistic Regression and General Linear Models: Binary, Ordered, Multinomial and Count Outcomes
Social scientists are often confronted with outcome variables that are not linear, such as binary, or ordinal survey items, or event counts. The aim of this course is to make stu...
Rethinking Comparison: Reinventing How and Why to Do Comparative Research
How should we design non-controlled comparative research? The goal of this module is to introduce students to logics of comparative inquiry available to scholars beyond the already...
History of Art: Relations between Italy and the Netherlands - Track
The 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...
Develop Yourself as a Leader
online courseThis programme will help you to become an effective leader in a variety of contexts. It will give you the insights, tools, and inspiration to boost your leadership skills. This cou...
Doing Business in Europe - Track
This 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...
Developing Across Differences: Designing Inclusive, Intercultural Organisations
Organisations continue to realise the strategic benefits and social relevance of embracing diversity and inclusiveness within their operations. In our long experience, sustainable...
Advanced Text Analysis
The course covers advanced methods for quantitative text analysis. Lectures and coding sessions would provide students with an overview of tools and techniques to apply these meth...
Meaningful Leadership for a Better World
Do you have ideas for a better world and are you serious about realizing them? Do you want to be part of a community that shares this ambition no matter what? And would you like to...
Technology and Sustainability Modelling for Net-zero Industries
Industry remains fundamental to ensure economic growth and employment in Europe. In this course, you will learn new technologies, economic and environmental modelling methods to st...
International Grail: Communities-with-a-heart
This course uniquely combines three different angles – theology, public administration and communication - in order to strengthen the impact of yourself and your organization, by d...
Defending the Rule of Law in Europe
The rule of law has been under pressure in Europe. Countries have taken measures that undermine the independence of the judiciary and the protection of human rights. This course fo...
Justice for Victims of Conflict-related Sexual Violence and Human Trafficking?
online courseThousands of men, women and children are forced into sexual slavery or raped during conflict-situations, and/or, when fleeing conflict, are forced by human traffickers into exploit...
Eureka International Summer Course on Translational Medicine
This EUREKA - UMCU online course tackles the intrinsic difficulties of effective translational medicine. It is designed for early-stage researchers interested in this field. COV...
Sportscience: From Inactive to Vital
The Amsterdam Institute of Sport Science (AISS) is organizing a summer school for (inter)national (sports/health) students and (sports/health) professionals with the aim of providi...
Creating an Innovative Start-up
In this class, you will create the foundation to launch an innovative product or service. You will work in teams and utilize design thinking (also referred to as human-centered des...
International Criminal Justice
This course aims to introduce students to the complex nature of international crimes, its perpetrators and the reaction of the international community. This Summer School on Intern...
Nature and Nurture: Twin Research and Human Genetics
Do twins hold the key to understanding complex human traits and diseases? Can they resolve the age-old debate between nature and nurture? Thanks to recent technological advances, w...
Labour Rights in Global Supply-Chains
Through a general introduction of international labour law students will become familiar with the institutional framework of the International Labour Organisation and the legal nat...
Old Catholic Theology in its Ecumenical Context
This 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 the Unio...
Anglicanism in European Perspective
With the Anglican Centre in Rome as principal organizer, and in partnership with the Virginia Theological Seminary (Alexandria VA, USA), the Convocation of Episcopal Churches in Eu...
Pharmaceutical Policy Analysis
online 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...
The Local Impact of Global Migration
In this module we examine the consequences of migration in an urban context. We look at images, pictures, food, architecture and all other traces of migration in the city. We will...
The Anthropocene: Ecologies, Tensions, Futures
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...
The Proximity-based Evidence Disclosure Technique for Interviewing Criminal Suspects
In this course the students will first experience how challenging it can be to assess a realistic mock criminal case and work out an evidence disclosure plan for interviewing a sus...
Leadership in Corporations: a Movie Learning Experience
Corporations are complex environments, sometimes difficult to navigate and frustrating, other times fertile ground for your personal and professional flourishing. This course uses...
Heritage, Identity and Inclusivity
Heritage is a hallmark attributed in an interplay of forces involving a diversity of interests and emotions. It is not a given, it comes about whenever it is advanced, rooting in a...
Regenerative Medicine
Learn 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...
Gender, Conflict, and Peacebuilding
War, peace, security, and other global issues have been deeply gendered throughout history. Globally, gender is one of the crucial factors that determine who is most vulnerable to...
Analyzing Classroom Interactions
The University of Groningen is a pioneer in its dedication to interactional research, including the departments of Developmental Psychology, Educational Sciences, Special Needs Edu...
Brain Image Analysis and Interpretation of Neurodegeneration
Neuroimaging, the study of the brain with medical-imaging devices such as magnetic resonance scanners, is our number one in-vivo source of quantitative data on brain structure and...
Global Energy Transition in a Fossil World
Do we need to phase down or to phase out fossil fuels for a successful energy transition? Meeting the Paris climate goals is far from a done deal. While the need for a global trans...
Geometry
The Summer School on Geometry is a two-week programme featuring ten one-day mini-courses on various topics within Geometry. This is understood in a broad sense: the courses will to...
English Advanced 1 (B2 -> B2+) August
Are you looking for an in-depth, high-level course to improve your English language skills? Our Advanced course will help you to develop your language skills so that you can commun...
Greek Papyri and the Society of Graeco-Roman Egypt
In a collaboration with a collection at another university (TBD), students will study the society of Graeco-Roman Egypt and apply their knowledge in preparing an edition of unpubli...
Founding Europe: From Antiquity to the 19th Century
Come and study in two of the most exciting cities of Europe: Rome and Utrecht! You will dive into the exhilarating history of Europe, from the rise of civilization in Antiquity to...
Developing Across Differences: Experiential Perspective-taking
Using The Anne Frank House’s Memory Walk methodology, this course supports early-career (and all) practitioners in strengthening their abilities to facilitate transformative perspe...
Survey Research: Design, Implementation and Data Processing
Changes in technology and society strongly influence modern survey research. This course covers the essentials of modern survey methodology, organised by the Department of Methodol...
Inferential Network Analysis
Inferential Network Analysis introduces statistical methods for analysing networks. Networks, or graphs, are sets of nodes and their connecting ties. Networks are used to model a w...
Analytical Pragmatism: An Introduction to Relational Social Science
The purpose of this course is to help you “unlearn” some of the default lessons about the conduct of social-scientific inquiry. This field is namely dominated by neopostivism and s...
English Advanced Complete (B2 -> C1) August
Would 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...
Survival Dutch (A0 → A1-)
Would you like to be able to manage everyday situations in the Netherlands and understand the Dutch culture better? In this course, you will learn about some basic skills in Dutch,...
Getting Started with R: An Introduction to Data Analysis
In this “hands-on” interactive course participants are introduced to data analytics using the statistical program R. The aim is to provide an accessible high-quality course for eve...
Applied Social Robotics
Are you interested in how social robots can be implemented in daily life, for example in education, in healthcare, and in hospitality? Do you want to come up with innovative soluti...
Healthy and Sustainable Diets: Synergies and Trade-offs
4th International Master class to broaden disciplinary thinking in agriculture, food sciences, nutrition and health to arrive at a disciplinary research perspective on healthy and...
Ethnographic and Scientific Storytelling
Storytelling is a creative act, an imaginative performance and a political articulation that embodies lived experiences. We use the power of stories to share how the difference...
European Policy and Governance
Have you ever wondered how the European Union exactly works? Would you like to know which actors make and/or influence the policies and legislation in the EU? Then look no further!...
Developing Across Differences: Expanding the Repertoire
This one-day workshop will help you expand and enhance the set of experiential activities you use for intercultural- and/or diversity-focused trainings, whether you work with profe...
Beginners Dutch course - part 1 (A0 → A1-)
Would 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...
Data Science and AI in Health
online courseRapid advancements in data science, machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) call for a new generation of clinicians and (clinical) scientists, who are able to develop and...
European Cultures and Identities
Have 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...
Preclinical Drug Discovery
The course will cover all major aspects of modern drug discovery and describes challenges and opportunities in pharmaceutical R&D with a unique combination of lectures by academic...
Dutch Culture: History and Art
During 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,...
Interdisciplinary Perspective on Micro- and Nano-plastics
Micro- and nano-plastics are pieces of plastic of a size between 5 millimeters and 1 nanometer that have infiltrated everything on earth, including the top of mount Everest and the...
Applied Quantitative Methods to Analyse Business Data
The course focuses on quantitative applications to real-world business data, teaching students econometric methods (principles of statistical testing, multiple linear regression, l...
Advanced Functional Programming in Haskell
Typed 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...
Economic Crises in the EU: Challenges and Solutions
The EMU is a fascinating and unprecedented experiment in history in which several countries voluntarily decided to give up some of their sovereign independence in exchange for a co...
Development Economics - Challenges and Chances
The course introduces students to the challenges of economic development. Why do few countries succeed while many fail? Why is development so hard? Based on a formulation of the p...
Qualitative Data Analysis: Research Designs and Practices
This course guides researchers in situating and implementing their own qualitative data work within comparable case and process tracing strategies as two powerful research design...
Applied Multivariate Analysis
The summer school course 'Applied Multivariate Analysis' offers hands-on experience using SPSS for the most frequently encountered multivariate statistical techniques in the social...
Reviewing Internationalisation: Open to Global Change?
The 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...
Global Governance of Health Vulnerabilities in Africa
What are key health vulnerabilities in Africa and how do global governance arrangements respond to them in resource constrained settings? What are States’ and other actors’ duties...
New Venture Creation in the Amsterdam Entrepreneurial Ecosystem
The creation of new ventures is one of the most important economic issues of this time, all over the world. It is not limited to start-ups only, but also applies to the development...
Applied Social Network Analysis
Social scientists have never been more relevant than they are today - for the present and the future. With the increasing availability of data, the fast paced professionalization o...
Data Analysis in R
With the increasing use of statistical languages like R in data analysis, now is the time to get to grips with them! This course focuses on understanding statistical models and ana...
The 20th Century: Europe in Three Wars
When asked about the twentieth century in Europe, most people's first associations are either Adolf Hitler or the Second World War. However, during the 20th century, Europe not jus...
Crash Course in R – a Gentle Introduction
online courseThe goal of this course is to provide an accessible entry into the world of R which prepares the participants to confidently approach the most common analysis tasks using R. Th...
Introduction to Regression and Inferential Statistics
Regression is the most commonly used statistical technique in the social sciences and the foundation of more advanced approaches. In this course we study regression and its necessa...
Psychedelic Research
Participants with an interest in neuroscience and multidisciplinary research methods will be acquainted with the latest developments in the rapidly expanding field of psychedelic r...
Introduction to Data Analytics in R
Many companies have access to mountains of data and increasingly recognize the importance of turning these data into insights. This development leads to a pressing need for data an...
Consumer Neuroscience and Neurobusiness
This summer course will give you an overview of the crescent field of consumer neuroscience. Moreover, we will explore the applications of neurosciences in different fields such as...
Research design for Experimental Linguists - ILS
This 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...
Developing Across Differences: Culturally Adaptive Coaching
“How does it feel to be ignored by your boss?” To be an effective coach, one is taught to have the client explore their feelings. While many U.S. American clients may be comfortabl...
Understanding and Managing Mergers and Acquisitions
Many 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...
Chinese Language and Culture HSK3 -> HSK4
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...
Bone, Joint & Tendon Care
Due 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...
“Help!” Dimensions of Peace and Conflict Studies
The title of the Winter School is “Help!” refers to the two questions that are central to Peace and Conflict Studies: Where is help required? and How can help be offered? One im...
Ethnographic Methods: From Fieldwork to Textwork
What happens after fieldwork? How do we get from data generated using ethnographic methods to written accounts that are not only academically robust, but also meaningful? In this c...
Diagnostic Avian and Exotic Animals Pathology
In 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...
You Think You Know Who You Are
Enneagram: a psychological character typology model The Enneagram describes a dynamic circle of nine personality types, characters qualities, and areas for improvement. This cover...
Coaching Skills for Young Leaders
Are you a student or a young professional and do you want to acquire or deepen your coaching skills? Then this Summer School is for you. This course will teach you the empathic coa...
Stress Management: A Personalized Approach to Dealing with Long & Short Term Stress Effectively
online courseDuring this webinar, we will discuss the various causes of stress and ways to deal with that stress effectively. The content is based on decades of evidence-based and practical res...
Inner Development for Sustainable Futures
Developing your inner capacity to contribute to a sustainable future In 2015, the Sustainable Development Goals developed a comprehensive plan for a sustainable world by 2030. T...
Assessing and Mitigating Privacy Risks in the Internet of Things
The interdisciplinary summerschool on privacy provides an intensive one week academic post-graduate programme teaching privacy from a technical, legal and social perspective.
Chinese Language and Culture for Beginners 0 -> HSK1
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...
Introduction to Structural Equation Modeling using Mplus
We 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,...
Innovation Lab: Design Thinking for Socially-Relevant Innovation
We 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 ‘...
Ethnography and Fieldwork
Examining and understanding human behavior, including how social, organizational, administrative and political processes play out in different arenas, is a key concern for many soc...
Buddhist Mindfulness and Care
The increasing interest in Buddhist spiritual caregiving and mindfulness is partly due to a disproportionate increase in mental distress and wellbeing and the promise and potential...
Foundations of Technical Analysis and Trading
online courseDo you ever wonder what this technical analysis actually is about when hearing about it on TV or online? Can it really be used to make money in the markets (stocks, futures, or any...
Mathematics and Science (STEM) Education
The 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 d...
Doing Intersectional Quantitative Research
Intersectionality studies draw attention to the interrelatedness of inequalities or power hierarchies along social dimensions, and it is often associated with qualitative research....
Old Catholic Theology: Communion as Calling and Challenge
This track consists of two connected courses that offer in the first week an introduction to Old Catholic theology in its ecumenical context and in the second week the possibility...
21st Century Skills for Healthcare Professionals
This multi-professional course is intended for students in nursing, physiotherapy, medicine, allied health care workers, and many others fields, who want to develop new skills and...
Financial Derivatives and Real Options
This course provides you with an overview of derivative markets, introduces you to valuation techniques, and shows you on how to apply the knowledge to investment decisions in comp...
Networks in Micro- and Macro-Economics
Networks play an increasingly dominant role in many social, business, and economic environments. Moreover, network data becomes increasingly important and available due to the rise...
International Criminal Law: From Theory to Practice
This 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...
New Financing Models for a Changing World
Since the credit crisis in 2008, banks have been focused on improving their image and balance sheets. The standards for providing loans have been raised to such an extent that Smal...
Qualitative Comparative Analysis with R
QCA is a research method that has gained currency across the social sciences. It aims to identify necessary and sufficient conditions for an outcome. A core strength of QCA is its...
Dealing With Your Feelings: The Psychology of Emotion Regulation
Emotion regulation relates to the processes whereby people manage their emotions. It is linked to better mental and physical health, relationship satisfaction, and work performance...
Transplantation Medicine
At the 2023 Transplantation Medicine Summer School (SSTX), participants can expect to learn about the latest innovations in the field of transplantation medicine. The SSTX will be...
A Gentle Introduction to Bayesian Statistics
This 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...
Planetary Health
Human populations are healthier than ever before, but to achieve this we have exploited the planet at an unprecedented rate. On our current trajectory, we will put even more pressu...
Difficult Settings: Preparing for Fieldwork
"This course can help you write an explicit fieldwork plan and enhance your capability of carrying out qualitative research in practice. Most qualitative research methods courses o...
Dutch Culture: Society and Current Issues
In 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...
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...
Advanced In Vitro Models
Learn about how Advanced In Vitro Models (AIM) hold the potential to reduce animal experimentation by scientific breakthroughs. The convergence of science, technology, legislation...
International Arbitration Training Course
The 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...
Environmental Justice in Theory and Practice
This summer course will introduce students to environmental justice from a variety of perspectives. We will engage with philosophical attempts to identify normative standards for w...
Statistical Methods for Causal Inference
There is great interest among students and practitioners today to understand the causal mechanisms underlying major events. Identifying cause-and-effect relationships is important...
History of Art: A Thousand Years of European Highlights
The 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...
Applying Ethics in Digital Innovation
Technology 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...
Interpretive Research Methods
This course introduces approaches from narrative methods to discourse analysis and the typical steps of the research process -from how to formulate interpretive research question...
The Economics of Urbanization
Over half the world's population now live in cities and, within a few decades, the population of urban areas will exceed the entire global population today. Ongoing urbanization pr...
Fintech and Emerging Financing Models in a Dynamic World
During this course you will deal with real-life cases and projects while honing your creativity, flexibility, professional insights and social skills in Lean (start-up) projects an...
Advanced Structural Equation Modelling
In this workshop we move beyond SEM basics and truly dive into the flexibility of these models including advanced topics, longitudinal, and multilevel data structures.
Introduction to Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Neural Networks
Artificial 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...
Humour as a Leadership Skill: How to Lead with Laughter
Developing humour skills (from humour appreciation to curating, producing, improvising, and knowing when to abstain from humour) is becoming a key interpersonal competence for acco...
Developing Across Differences: Collaborating through DEI
Collaborative DEI—internally across all elements of the organisation and externally with customers and other stakeholders—serves two mutually reinforcing purposes that allow organi...
Sports Engineering
During this course every day a different sport is put into an engineering perspective. Every day a different sport is addressed. The daily program consists of a theoretical lecture...
Peace, Justice & Human Rights from a Global Perspective
This module focuses on Peace, Justice and Human Rights. The title reflects the status of the City of The Hague as the Legal Capital of the World. This course focuses more broadly o...
3D Printing and Biofabrication
Additive 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...
DIversity & Inclusion in International Relations
In 2021 the Council on Foreign Relations wrote that "promoting inclusion and equity among different groups within societies improves stability. Those efforts increase social cohesi...
Deep Learning
This 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...
Speech Technology
This is a hands-on summer school on speech technology for anyone interested in speech tech, from absolute beginners to experts. The event is comprised mainly of interactive worksho...
Complexity Methods for Behavioral Science: A Toolbox for Studying Change
This course will discuss techniques that allow for the study of human behaviour from the perspective of the Complexity Sciences, specifically, Complex Adaptive Systems. Contrary to...
Dutch Art from Van Gogh to Mondrian
This 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,...
Personal Leadership in Times of Disruption
The workplace faces radical changes under the influence of robotics, machine learning, and artificial intelligence. From managers and employees, this requires flexibility, adaptabi...
Survey and Questionnaire Design
Surveys are among the most popular methods of data collection as they are supposedly straightforward to run. However, in practice, designing survey collecting good quality data is...
Summer School Glycosciences
The 17th Summer Course Glycosciences combines general introductions in the field of carbohydrates and glycoproteins with in-depth sessions. This gives participants the opportunity...
Discourse Network Analysis
Discourse Network Analysis is a methodological toolbox for measuring and analyzing policy debates and their development over time. At its core, the software Discourse Network Analy...
Cognitive Modeling
The Spring School will cover four different modeling paradigms: ACT-R, Nengo, PRIMs, and discriminative learning. It thereby offers a unique opportunity to learn the relative stren...
Data Science: Introduction to Text Mining with R
Applications of text mining are everywhere: social media, web search, advertising, emails, customer service, healthcare, marketing, etc. In this course, students will learn how to...
Introduction to L1 and L2 Acquisition - ILS
This 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...
Introduction to Programming in Python
online coursePython is the most popular programming language of data science, used in natural language processing, machine learning, and artificial intelligence. This five-day Python programmin...
Survival Analysis
A one-week course in survival analysis for the life sciences. Concrete examples and case studies are used to apply the theory to practical situations. Survival data, or more genera...
Developmental Psychopathology and Psychological Assessment in Childhood and Adolescence
This course provides students with theoretical knowledge on developmental psychopathology. Students acquire knowledge on most common problems in youth, age specific characteristics...
Global Health
In a globalizing world, health challenges transcend national boundaries and are becoming more complex. To face these challenges, including those posed by pandemics like COVID-19 an...
Advanced Course on Using Mplus
This 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...
The Essence of Finance and Blockchain for Growth & Innovation
This track combines basic understanding of finance and banking, with knowledge and understanding of how new financing models and Blockchain can support business growth and innovati...
Comparative Research Designs
This course enables you to develop a robust comparative research design from A to Z: thinking comparatively, ‘casing’, case selection strategies, data collection/management and dat...
Introduction to Machine Learning with R and R Studio
Due to the further digitization of society in general, digital data have become available in large quantities (Big Data). Because Big Data (many observations) is also often high-di...
Football Behaviour Management
How does one become a scout? Or a technical director of a football club? There really isn’t a course you can take for that. That is what we want to change with our Football Behavio...
Causal Inference with Natural Experiments: DiD, RDD, IV, & Matched Designs
This course covers research that draws causal conclusions about phenomena that were not randomised. Methods include matching, IV, discontinuity designs, and difference-in-differen...
An Introduction to the Fascinating World of Cardiology
This unique course will teach you about various aspects of Cardiology & Cardiothoracic Surgery and provide you with clinically oriented lectures and hands- on practical sessions gi...
Creative Coding
Programming literacy has become an essential skill for the society we live in these days, and this is also important in arts because programming has become an artistic medium for e...
Open Science Hypothesis Testing
This three-day course discusses the evaluation of theory-based hypotheses using p-values, the Bayes factor, and information criteria. Contemporary phenomena will be covered, like p...
AI-Aided Systematic Reviewing
online courseMore and more researchers rely upon Systematic Reviews: attempts to synthesize the state of the art in a particular scientific field. However, the scientific output of the world do...
Human Trafficking and Sexual Violence in Conflict: Achievements, Challenges and Ways Forward
All around the world, numerous men, women, boys and girls suffer the harsh consequences of human trafficking and sexual violence in conflict. Both phenomena are crimes that affect...
Introduction to Complex Systems
blended courseOur world has an abundance of so-called complex systems. These are typically large collections of connected elements that influence each other. In this hybrid course, we combine ex...
English Advanced 2 (B2+ -> C1) August
Would you like to express yourself more fluently in English at a high level? Do you sometimes find yourself searching for an expression or phrase to capture exactly what you want t...
Developing Across Differences: (De)Polarising Dialogue
In the workplace, classroom and on our streets, everyday interactions increasingly provoke angry divisiveness. Red lines are drawn and redrawn between “Them” and “Us”, making civil...
Comparative Historical Analysis: Using History to Enrich Social Inquiry
This course offers guidance to scholars exploring macro-historical questions and looking to Comparative Historical Analysis to better understand the methodological implications of...
Our Connection with a Fast-changing Arctic
The Arctic Centre will host a Winter School, aimed at (inter-) national civil servants and policy makers, politicians, managers, financial experts, (young) academics and PhD studen...
Dutch Language for German Speakers (A0 → B2)
Are 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...
Intercultural Competence for Professionals
Do you want to help others develop their intercultural competence? “How can we develop in ourselves and others the necessary mastery and concomitant humility required to be effe...
Developing Across Differences: Advanced Techniques
This participant-centered course is designed for experienced professionals to peer-share, enhance your existing techniques, and add approaches to your toolbox. Over two days, disco...
Gaming approaches for Analysing and Supporting Complex Decision-Making
Decision-making is often complex: interests of those involved can conflict and several options often compete for support and funding. In addition, decision-making needs to be sensi...
Migrant Inclusion Policies and practices
This multidisciplinary course will provide you with insight into relevant issues on the topic of migrant inclusion across three domains: economic inclusion, social inclusion, and m...
Collegium Spinozanum
This Summer School aims at bringing together advanced students and established scholars working broadly on Spinoza’s thought, sources and reception. The goal of the Summer School i...
Personal Leadership, The Next Level: Your Key to a Successful Education & Life
- How can I get the most out of my education? - What do I need, to finish my studies successfully? - What comes after finishing my studies? - How can I reduce/manage my daily le...
Computational Macroeconomics
This course aims put all the macroeconomic theory to work and build a bridge between economic theory and real world data. This is an introductory course to the modern methods of qu...
Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells; Maintenance, Differentiation and Uses for Regenerative Medicine
This course is designed for both junior and senior scientists who would like to acquire some knowledge on maintenance, expansion and characterization of induced pluripotent stem ce...
Innovation in Medicine
Industry Perspectives on Innovative Medicine (IPIM), is a one-week interactive school for advanced undergraduate and master students who want to learn about the broader, non-academ...
Multi-Method Research in Theory and Practice
This course teaches early career researchers how to combine two or more different methodological approaches in their empirical projects. We will cover traditional and novel approac...
Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety
The 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...
The Making of Europe: From Middle Ages to Modernity
Taking 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...
The Rise of Modern Europe
Seize 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...
Neural Circuit Development and Plasticity
Our summerschool is aimed at advanced master students and starting PhD students with the goal to teach them on recent advances in neural circuit development and plasticity from an...
Migration in an Interconnected World
In this module we take a global perspective to examine trends in migration. We look at global patterns such as climate change, war and peace, shifts in global production and the gl...