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Introduction to Regression and Inferential Statistics
top courseRegression 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...
Developing Across Differences: Building Intercultural Viability in Organizations
top courseThe 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....
Labour Rights in Global Supply-Chains
top courseThrough a general introduction of international labour law students will become familiar with the institutional framework of the International Labour Organisation and the legal nat...
Complexity Methods for Behavioral Science: A Toolbox for Studying Change
top courseThis 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...
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...
Using Logic as a Tool for Modelling
top courseLogic 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...
Introduction to Programming in Python
top course 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...
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...
Introduction to Machine Learning for Social Sciences
top courseParticipants 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...
Multiple Lives of Subsurface in Decarbonization
top courseThe 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...
Technology and Sustainability Modelling for Net-zero Industries
top courseIndustry 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...
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.
Introduction to Data Science with R and Rstudio for the Social Sciences
top courseWhether 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...
Comparative Planetology as a Tool for Space Studies
top courseIn 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...
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...
Transformative Change for Sustainability Action
top courseTransformations are needed to achieve sustainable development. In this course, you will discuss the dynamics that drive and hamper sustainable transformations, and explore approach...
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...
Fintech and Emerging Financing Models in a Dynamic World
top courseDuring 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...
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,...
Introduction to Business and International Management
top courseA 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...
Buddhist Mindfulness and Care
top courseThe 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...
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...
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...
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,...
The Beautiful Mind: Global Perceptions of Mental Health
top courseTo 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...
Visual Ethnography in Social Science
top courseThis 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...
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...
Creative Coding
top courseProgramming 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...
Innovation in Medicine
top courseIndustry 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...
Data Analysis in R
top courseWith 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...
Developing Across Differences: Expanding the Repertoire
top courseThis 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...
Applied evaluation research design and methods
top courseIn 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...
Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA): Performing Basics and Advanced Analyses using R (Two week course)
top courseQualitative 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...
Intercultural Competence for Students
top courseBusinesses 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...
The Moral Organization
top courseScandals 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...
Cascading Disasters, Institutions and Organizations
top courseA 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...
Analytical Pragmatism: An Introduction to Relational Social Science
top courseThe 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...
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...
Comparative Historical Analysis: Using History to Enrich Social Inquiry
top courseThis course offers guidance to scholars exploring macro-historical questions and looking to Comparative Historical Analysis to better understand the methodological implications of...
Mining Industry, CSR and Local Development
top courseThe 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...
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...
Structural Equation Modelling
top courseIn 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.
Facilitating Group Model Building to Support the Sustainable Development Goals
top courseThis course will focus on developing facilitator skills to guide a stakeholder group toward a shared model of a complex problem related to the Sustainable Development Goals with Gr...
Sustainable Entrepreneurship and (Youth) Employment Within an Interdisciplinary Setting in Uganda
top courseHigher 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...
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...
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...
Randomized Experimental Methods: Survey, Lab, Field and Conjoint Experiments
top courseExperiments 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...
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...
Intellectual Disability and Health: Reducing Inequity
top course 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...
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...
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...
Difficult Settings: Preparing for Fieldwork
top course"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...
The Economics of Urbanization
top courseOver 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...
Introduction to Machine Learning with R and R Studio
top courseDue 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...
European Policy and Governance
top courseHave 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!...
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...
Statistical Methods for Causal Inference
top courseThere is great interest among students and practitioners today to understand the causal mechanisms underlying major events. Identifying cause-and-effect relationships is important...
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...
Developing Across Differences: Advanced Techniques
top courseThis 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...
International Grail: Communities-with-a-heart
top courseThis course uniquely combines three different angles – theology, public administration and communication - in order to strengthen the impact of yourself and your organization, by d...
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...
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...
Big Data: Collecting Web Data with R
top courseThe 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...
Developing Across Differences: Culturally Adaptive Coaching
top course“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...
Getting Started with R: An Introduction to Data Analysis
top courseIn 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...
Sustainable Landscapes - The Wadden Experience
top courseHow 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...
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...
Entrepreneurship and Business Development in Africa
top courseAfrican 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...
Exploring Culture through Data: Digital methods & Data practices
online coursePlease note that the dates for this summer school have not been finalized and may thus still be subject to change. Are you curious, eager to learn and would you like to have an...
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 ‘...
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...
Financial Accounting: How to Prepare Financial Statements
This 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...
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...
Qualitative Interviewing - Experts
top courseThe 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...
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...
An Introduction to the Fascinating World of Cardiology
top courseThis 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...
Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells; Maintenance, Differentiation and Uses for Regenerative Medicine
top courseThis 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...
Pluralist case study designs for qualitative research
top courseIn 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...
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...
A Journey through Dutch Art
Experience 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...
R for Advanced Users
top courseThis 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...
Global Health
top courseIn 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...
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...
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...
Regression 2: Logistic Regression and General Linear Models: Binary, Ordered, Multinomial and Count Outcomes
top courseSocial 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...
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...
Advanced Structural Equation Modelling
top courseIn this workshop we move beyond SEM basics and truly dive into the flexibility of these models including advanced topics, longitudinal, and multilevel data structures.
Interpretive Research Methods
top courseThis course introduces approaches from narrative methods to discourse analysis and the typical steps of the research process -from how to formulate interpretive research question...
Developing Across Differences: Collaborating through DEI
top courseCollaborative DEI—internally across all elements of the organisation and externally with customers and other stakeholders—serves two mutually reinforcing purposes that allow organi...
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...
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...
Applied Social Network Analysis
top courseSocial 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...
Sportscience: From Molecule to Athlete
top courseThe 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...
Rethinking Comparison: Reinventing How and Why to Do Comparative Research
top courseHow 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...
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...
Introduction to Necessary Condition Analysis (NCA)
top courseThis course will teach you the fundamentals of Necessary Condition Analysis (NCA) and help you design your first NCA research project.
Cognitive Modeling
top courseThe 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...
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...
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?...
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...
Preclinical Drug Discovery
top courseThe 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...
Greek Papyri and the Society of Graeco-Roman Egypt
top courseIn 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...
Micro- and Nano-plastics
top courseMicro- 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...
Ethnographic Methods: From Fieldwork to Textwork
top courseWhat 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...
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...
Historical Analysis, Presentation and Narration
top courseHistorians 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...
Multi-Method Research in Theory and Practice
top courseThis 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...
Discourse Network Analysis
top courseDiscourse 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...
Understanding and Preventing Youth Suicide and Suicidal Behavior
top courseIn 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...
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...
Developing Across Differences: Intersections
top courseIn this ‘advanced beginner’ course, we explore intersections between Intercultural communication, Diversity, equity & inclusion and Global learning. Using expert inputs, discussion...
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...
Environmental Justice in Theory and Practice
top courseThis 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...
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...
Multilevel Regression Analysis with R
top courseThe 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...
Understanding Plate Tectonics: From Theory to Experiments
top courseWhat 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...
Gaming approaches for Analysing and Supporting Complex Decision-Making
top courseDecision-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...
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...
Causal Inference with Natural Experiments: DiD, RDD, IV, & Matched Designs
top courseThis course covers research that draws causal conclusions about phenomena that were not randomised. Methods include matching, IV, discontinuity designs, and difference-in-differen...
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...
Econometrics of Networks
top courseLearn about recent econometric methods to analyse network data. Networks play an increasingly dominant role in many social, business, and economic environments. Moreover, networ...
Introduction to Text as Data
top courseFacing 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...
Applied Quantitative Methods to Analyse Business Data
top courseThe course focuses on quantitative applications to real-world business data, teaching students econometric methods (principles of statistical testing, multiple linear regression, l...
Crash Course in R – a Gentle Introduction
top course 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Governing Climate Change: Theory and Practice
top course"Climate change may well be the most pressing environmental challenge facing humankind. A complex global web of institutions, instruments and actors is being created seeking to gov...
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...
Advanced Text Analysis
top courseThe 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...
Corporate Governance and the Effectiveness of Boards
top 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...
Global Health
top courseThe 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...
Developing Across Differences: Using Neuroscience
top courseApplied Neuroscience and Brain Organisational Neuroscience are new disciplines, made possible only with recent technological innovations. Those who embrace this new well of knowled...
Feeding the Billions: Challenges and Innovation in Food and Water Security
top courseThere 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...
Dealing with Your Feelings: The Psychology of Emotion Regulation
top courseEmotion regulation relates to the processes whereby people manage their emotions. It is linked to better mental and physical health, relationship satisfaction, and work performance...
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...
Qualitative Data Analysis: Concepts and Techniques
top courseThe course covers foundational topics of qualitative data analysis and trains participants, hands-on, to perform two popular data analytic techniques: thematic analysis and quali...
Qualitative Comparative Analysis with R
top courseQCA 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...
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...
Developing Across Differences: (De)Polarising Dialogue
top courseIn 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...
Digital Romans: Reconstructing the Roman past of the Netherlands
top courseIn 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...
Excellence Beyond Boarders: Breaking Down Barriers in Gifted Education
top courseInternational experts will challenge you to look beyond the accepted views on giftedness. Models and theories of giftedness will be discussed, with special attention for identifica...
Introduction to R
top courseThe 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,...
Nature and Nurture: Twin Research and Human Genetics
top courseDo 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...
Financial Inclusion and Sustainable Growth: recent developments
top courseOver 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...
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...
Global Energy Transition in a Fossil World
top courseDo 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...
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...
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...
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...
Humour as a Leadership Skill: How to Lead with Laughter
top courseDeveloping humour skills (from humour appreciation to curating, producing, improvising, and knowing when to abstain from humour) is becoming a key interpersonal competence for acco...
Introduction to Programming
top courseThis 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...
The Rise of China and Its Implications For World Politics
The rise of China and its implications for world politics This course aims to provide a critical examination of key issues and processes related to the politics and international...
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,...
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...
Big Tech Companies: a New Power in EU Competition Law
This course examines the power of big tech companies (Google, Meta, Apple, Amazon and Microsoft) and the concerns they raise in digital markets and society through the European com...
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...
Basic Dosimetry and Radiobiology for Radionuclide Therapy
top courseThis 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...
Land Acquisition, Resettlement and Social Sustainability
top courseThis 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...
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...
Human AI
top 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...
New Venture Creation in the Amsterdam Entrepreneurial Ecosystem
top courseThe 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...
Defending the Rule of Law in Europe
top courseThe 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...
Data Science and AI in Health
top course 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...
Survey and Questionnaire Design
top courseSurveys 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...
International Criminal Justice
top courseThis 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...
Critical Discourse Analysis: Texts, Contexts and Power
top courseThis 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...
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...
The Proximity-based Evidence Disclosure Technique for Interviewing Criminal Suspects
top courseIn 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...
Collegium Spinozanum
top courseThis 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...
Old Catholic Theology: The Early Church as Charism 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...
Doing Intersectional Quantitative Research
top courseIntersectionality studies draw attention to the interrelatedness of inequalities or power hierarchies along social dimensions, and it is often associated with qualitative research....
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...
The Attachment Nest: Development and Care within a Spectrum of (A)typical Socioemotional and Cognitive Development
top courseThis 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...
Qualitative Data Analysis: Research Designs and Practices
top courseThis course guides researchers in situating and implementing their own qualitative data work within comparable case and process tracing strategies as two powerful research design...
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...
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 –...
Human Rights and Global Health Challenges
top courseThis 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...
Football Behaviour Management
top courseHow 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...
Medieval Religion
top course blended courseIn society today, medieval religion is omnipresent. This is not only true in European city- and village-scapes, where medieval churches are still dominant features, but also in pop...
Energy Challenge – an Interdisciplinary Approach
top courseWith 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...
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...
Recalling Earth: Decoloniality and Demodernity
Recalling Earth and learning worlds and worlds-making will be the topic of chapter 14th of the María Lugones Summer School that will take place at the Van Abbemuseum in Eindhoven....
Composing Film Music for Beginners
Film 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...
Transplantation Medicine
top courseAt the 2022 Transplantation Medicine Summer school, participants can expect to learn about the latest innovations in the field of transplantation medicine. This summer school will...
Leadership in Corporations: a Movie Learning Experience
top courseCorporations are complex environments, sometimes difficult to navigate and frustrating, other times fertile ground for your personal and professional flourishing. This course uses...
Coming to Your Senses: Sensory Learning Beyond the Classroom
What do all researchers and professionals have in common? They are expert observers. Their work involves attuning and developing their skills of observation and sharpening their se...
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...
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...
Sports Engineering
top courseDuring 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Ethnography and Fieldwork
top courseExamining and understanding human behavior, including how social, organizational, administrative and political processes play out in different arenas, is a key concern for many soc...
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...
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...
Intercultural Competence for Professionals
top courseDo 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...
Sportscience: From Inactive to Vital
top courseThe 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...
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...
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...
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...
Creativity and Innovation
top courseThis 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...
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...
Research-creation: Critique, Care, and Collaboration Through Creative Practice
top courseThis course invites students to rethink and re-evaluate the standard methods of thinking, knowing, and doing within academia. We will highlight artistic practise as a path to resea...
Inferential Network Analysis
top courseInferential 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...
Panel Data Analysis
top courseThis 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...
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...
Towards Individualized Care: Sex & Gender Perspectives in Health
top courseThis course is a full immersion interdisciplinary design-thinking-based experience that will address both the context of sex- and gender-sensitive health as well as your role as a...
Developing Across Differences: Experiential Perspective-taking
top courseUsing The Anne Frank House’s Memory Walk methodology, this course supports early-career (and all) practitioners in strengthening their abilities to facilitate transformative perspe...
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...
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...
Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells; Maintenance, Differentiation and Uses for Regenerative Medicine
top courseThis 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...
Comparative Research Designs
top courseThis 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...
Process Tracing Methods (Two week course)
top courseProcess 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...
Developing Across Differences: Designing Inclusive, Intercultural Organisations
top courseOrganisations continue to realise the strategic benefits and social relevance of embracing diversity and inclusiveness within their operations. In our long experience, sustainable...
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...
Brain Image Analysis and Interpretation of Neurodegeneration
top courseNeuroimaging, 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...
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...
Concepts and Conceptualization: Building Blocks of Social Science
top courseConcepts are fundamental building blocks of social science research. However, they are also contested, difficult to construct, and subject to change. This course provides participa...
Ethnographic and Scientific Storytelling
top courseStorytelling 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...
Analyzing Classroom Interactions
top courseThe University of Groningen is a pioneer in its dedication to interactional research, including the departments of Developmental Psychology, Educational Sciences, Special Needs Edu...
Stress and Cognition
top courseStress 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...
Past courses
Our Connection with a Fast-changing Arctic
top courseThe 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...
Programming in Python for Beginners
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
“Help!” Dimensions of Peace and Conflict Studies
top courseThe 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...
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...
Courses 2022
Psychology in our World
In the field of social psychology, we study the effects of the real or imagined presence of others on the thoughts, feelings, and behaviors of individuals. The questions asked in s...
Multi-Method Research: Techniques and Applications
top courseThis course is designed to assist researchers in combining two or more different methodological approaches in empirical projects—so-called multi-method research (MMR)—in order to s...
Introduction to the International Law of the Sea
The 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...
Columbia Summer Program in American Law
For more than fifty years Columbia Law School has offered this Summer Program in American Law in collaboration with the University of Amsterdam and Leiden University law faculties....
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....
European Banking: Strategic and Regulatory Issues
top courseThe aim of the course is to provide students with a specialized knowledge of the functioning of the European banking market, with a special focus on strategic developments and ban...
Chemometrics: Introduction to Advanced Data Analysis
top courseDuring your chemical career, you will generate lots of data. Only with advanced data analysis methods, this data ‘tsunami’ can be made insightful and interpreted further. During th...
Dutch Language Level 1 (A0 → A1-) mid August
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...
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...
Structural Equation Modelling in Mplus
If you expect to work with the software Mplus, this course can help you to get started! This course is a compact 1-day workshop introducing Mplus. We will focus on preparing data...
Social Science Measurement: Designs, Models, and Strategies
top courseThe course focuses on applying qualitative and quantitative research design and measurement models to achieve valid measurement, and on strategies for when measurement problems can...
English Upper Intermediate Complete (B1 -> B2)
Would you like to improve your English language skills for study or work and be able to communicate more effectively in English with people from all over the world? Is your goal to...
Radboud in’to Languages English Boost Camp Workshops
top courseDuring this course you will focus on a different aspect of the English language each day of the week. This allows you to work on and improve a wide range of skills. You will develo...
Dutch Language Level 3 (A1+ → A2) mid August
Are 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...
An Introduction to Visualisation and Modelling of Spatial data (in R)
top courseSpatial data are common in many fields like environmental monitoring and public health, however communicating spatial data is difficult. In this course your will learn how statisti...
Learning Python Through Coding Music
Python is one of the most used programming languages. It has a very large user base and there is a wide variety of python libraries available which make Python a useful language in...
BCF Grant Application Course 2022
online courseAre you a PhD student or postdoc and do you want to enhance your career prospects in academia? Do you wish to improve one of the most vital skills of succeeding in science? Then jo...
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...
The Benefits of Business-NGO Collaboration
Businesses and NGOs are important organizations in the world, but they have different goals. Whereas business seeks to make profits by solving societal challenges, NGOs have a diff...
Missing Data in R
Missing data are ubiquitous in nearly every data analytic enterprise. Simple ad-hoc techniques for dealing with missing values such as deleting incomplete cases or replacing missin...
Dutch Language Level 2 (A1- → A1+) early August
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...
Financial Statement Analysis
online courseThe aim of this course is to make you a financial analyst. After finishing this course, you will be able to analyse financial statements of two or more corporations (such as Micros...
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...
Global Intercultural Management
This course explores different aspects of intercultural management, including teams, leadership, Human Resource Management, values, culture and negotiations. Academic inquiry will...
European Business Skills
With over 450 million citizens, 27 countries, and one single market, the European Union is the world’s largest economy. The EU has a rich history and boasts a diverse tapestry of c...
Analyzing Neural Time Series Data
top courseDo you want to learn more about neural time series analysis but are missing a formal background in mathematics? Then this course is for you! You will learn the foundational concept...
New Perspectives on the Typical and Atypical Trajectories of Learning in Child Development
top courseIndividual differences in learning are driven by genes, brain, cognition, and behaviour. Learn about new approaches to learning (disabilities): theory, methods, and societal implic...
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...
Dutch Language and Culture
The Netherlands is more than its canals, its bikes and the beautiful grey skies. Are you curious about The Netherlands, its language, culture and way of life? This course will offe...
Excellence Beyond Borders: Breaking Down Barriers in Gifted Education
top courseInternational experts will challenge you to look beyond the accepted views on giftedness. Models and theories of giftedness will be discussed, with special attention for identifica...
Hands-on Process Mining
Process 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...
Intellectual Disability and Health: Reducing Inequity
top course online courseHow can we respond to the health inequities experienced by people with intellectual disabilities who increasingly use mainstream health services? This course offers a concise intro...
English Advanced Complete (B2 -> C1) July
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...
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...
Dutch Art History
The course is about Dutch art – with an emphasis on painting. Ever since the Middle Ages the Netherlands has played a pivotal role in the history of European art and culture. Dutch...
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...
Multi-Method in Pactice: Pluralist Case Study Designs
top courseIn this course, we will move beyond well accepted qualitative case study templates (namely positivistic, interpretivist and critical realist templates) to develop and use a ‘bricol...
Introduction to GIS for Human and Behavioral Scientists
The 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...
Citizenship and Migration: Europe's 21st Century Challenges
top courseIn this course you will explore the interconnected fields of citizenship and migration in the European Union with a view to understand relevant policies and laws affecting migrants...
Introduction to Data Science with R and Rstudio for the Social Sciences
top courseWhether 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...
Foundations of Data Analysis and Machine Learning in Python
Research, policymaking, and business rely on ever-bigger data to answer wide-ranging questions. What are the risk factors for developing a disease? Which individuals do we need to...
The Politics of European Law and the Law of European Politics
top courseThe strategic choice of this summer school is to address, from an interdisciplinary perspective, various ways in which law and politics of the EU and in the EU interact. On the one...
Serious Games for Analysing and Supporting Complex Decision-Making
top courseIn this course, you will explore the potential of serious gaming for analyzing real-world complex problems. You will learn what serious games are, how games can help decision makin...
European Welfare State: Current Challenges and Perspectives
“The European Welfare State” deals with the social policy characteristics of the European welfare state. The recent economic crisis and developments in the EU have led to a rise in...
Dutch Language for German Speakers incl. State Exam (A0 → B2)
Are 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...
Academic English Skills (B2 → C1) early July
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...
Rehabilitation of the Hand
Are you interested in rehabilitation of the hand, and do you want to spend two weeks of you summer to accelerate on this topic? This is your chance to join us during our interestin...
Introduction in Genome-Wide Data Analysis
Decades of twin studies have established that any conceivable human trait has a heritable component, including biologically distal traits such as personality traits, educational at...
3D Character Design by YONK
During this masterclass, YONK will guide you trough the ins and outs of 3D character design and ask you to create your very own 3D animated character. You will learn how to sculpt,...
Leaders of Innovation and Impact
At the end of the course, you will be able to understand and apply the Design Thinking techniques used at the Design Lab of the University of Twente. These techniques will provide...
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...
Causal Inference in the Social Sciences
top courseThis course is offered as part of the Radboud Summer School in Social Research Methods, in collaboration with MethodsNET (a global network that offers excellent training in social...
Conflict Resolution: How to Mediate?
Whether it is Ukraine, Israel, Yemen, or Afghanistan, conflict is an undeniable part of the domain of international relations. Although the nature of conflict has changed to includ...
GIS and Remote Sensing for Societal Challenges
This is a well tested and upgraded course for hands-on GIS (Geographic Information Systems) and Remote Sensing (Earth Satellite and drones). It includes theory, supervised practica...
Academic English Skills (B2 → C1) early August
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...
The Early Church as Ideal: Old Catholic Theology Beyond the Basics
This 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...
Panel Data Analysis
top courseThis course is offered as part of the Radboud Summer School in Social Research Methods, in collaboration with MethodsNET (a global network that offers excellent training in social...
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...
Making [Systematic] Literature Reviews Work for You
top courseSystematic approaches to literature reviews have become popular across all disciplines. This course covers methods for [protocol-driven] literature reviews, and how findings are co...
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...
English Upper Intermediate 1 (B1 -> B1+)
Would you like to speak better English and communicate more easily? Do you feel a little bit ‘rusty’ when it comes to English? If so, this course will help you on your way! Our int...
Introduction to Human-Computer Interaction (HCI)
top courseSocial computers are popping up everywhere. This course will provide background, tips and tricks, as well as brainstorm the ethics of this evolving field.
Bilingualism
Ask 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...
Data Science: Multiple Imputation in Practice
This 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...
Introduction to Design Thinking and Service Design
top courseDesign thinking is a creative approach to problem solving. This is an intensive, hands-on course that will challenge you to get out of the building into the real world to talk to p...
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...
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...
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...
Advanced Clinical Research Monitoring Interactive Workshop
This highly interactive workshop offers both advanced knowledge of GCP (Good Clinical Practice) and the clinical research rules and regulations, including the latest European ones,...
English Proficiency 1 (C1 -> C1+)
Our proficiency course will give you the thorough training you need to express yourself more confidently in English at the highest level. You will cover a wide range of challenging...
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...
Rehabilitation Management in Persistent Health Problems (PHP)
During this 2 week program we will look at rehabilitation and persistent health problems (PHP) from every angle. We respond to World Health Organization’s call for action to promot...
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...
Comparative Research Designs
top courseThis course is offered as part of the Radboud Summer School in Social Research Methods, in collaboration with MethodsNET (a global network that offers excellent training in social...
Introduction to Machine Learning for Social Sciences
top courseThis course is offered as part of the Radboud Summer School in Social Research Methods, in collaboration with MethodsNET (a global network that offers excellent training in 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...
Teaching in English for Higher Education Professionals
Are 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...
Quantum in the Summer: An Introduction to the Theory and Practice of Quantum Computing
top courseOne of today’s most fascinating fields of research and innovation involves applying quantum phenomena to the development of a new type in computing called quantum computing. Increa...
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...
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...
English Proficiency Complete (C1 -> C2)
Do you want to work on bringing your English up to the very highest level, looking at the nuances and complexities of the language in a fun, social class environment? If so, this c...
Inferential Network Analysis
top courseThis course is offered as part of the Radboud Summer School in Social Research Methods, in collaboration with MethodsNET (a global network that offers excellent training in social...
Research on Productivity, Trade, and Growth
This 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...
Positively 3D by Rachel Joy Price
Combining the art of lettering and 3D design, you and your design(s) will be spreading positivity throughout the city and wherever you will take your work. From August 16 – 18, 3D...
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 to...
Science and Values: Historical and Philosophical Perspectives
What are the values that drive scientific knowledge production? What is the value of science in society? What are the values that give scientific knowledge legitimacy and authority...
Introduction to Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA)
top courseThis course is offered as part of the Radboud Summer School in Social Research Methods, in collaboration with MethodsNET (a global network that offers excellent training in social...
Humanizing Birth: Launching Critical Midwifery Studies
online courseobally, the call for the humanization of childbirth is loud and urgent. The amount of childbirth related trauma, the rates of maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality in BIPOC...
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...
Exploring (Non)Racial Amsterdam
In activist movements and public controversies around racist exclusion, differences between people are explicitly racialised. Yet, these - important - appeals to social justice exi...
The Future of Money
Digital technologies are leading to new forms of money such as cryptocurrencies and offer opportunities to improve the functioning of the monetary system. In this module, you will...
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...
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...
Medical Ethics: Moral Health Care Dilemmas and Choices From a European Perspective
Those who are working in the medical professions are often confronted with decision making procedures that go far beyond the mere technological aspects that are involved in the cas...
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...
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...
Positive Psychology
Positive psychology was introduced by Martin Seligman around 2000 and can be viewed as a supplementary approach to clinical psychology. The positive psychological movement formulat...
Advanced Qualitative Data Analysis
top courseThis course is offered as part of the Radboud Summer School in Social Research Methods, in collaboration with MethodsNET (a global network that offers excellent training in social...
Dutch Language Level 1 (A0 → A1-) early August
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...
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...
The Art and Adventure of Leadership
top courseThis survey course is designed to educate and inspire you about the art and adventure of leadership. You will analyse leadership research sets in a variety of settings, including s...
Cognitive Neuropsychology: From Patients to Functional Models
blended courseAs an advanced training in Cognitive Neuropsychology, the course aims to teach PhD students how to collect and interpret patient data in order to test cognitive theories and build...
Childhood Cancer: State-of-the-Art Treatment, Innovative (Bio)Medicine and Patient Centered Care
Throughout 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...
Introduction to Quantitative Text Analysis
top courseThis course is offered as part of the Radboud Summer School in Social Research Methods, in collaboration with MethodsNET (a global network that offers excellent training in social...
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...
Battlefields Uncovered 2: Developing and Demonstrating Understanding of Places of Past Conflict
online courseIf you have previously completed Battlefields Uncovered: Introduction to Archaeological and Historical Investigations of Conflict, you can build on your learning in this course. Yo...
Modern Bigness: Connecting the Dots between Big Tech and European Competition Law
This course will examine the power of big tech companies (Google, Meta, Apple, Amazon and Microsoft) and the concerns they raise in digital markets and society through the European...
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...
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...
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...
Dutch Language Level 3 (A1+ → A2) early August
Are 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...
Introduction to Process Tracing
top courseThis course is offered as part of the Radboud Summer School in Social Research Methods, in collaboration with MethodsNET (a global network that offers excellent training in social...
Quantifying Uncertainty: Prediction and Inverse Problems
top courseModels often contain parameters which are not known exactly. We examine mathematical methods to both estimate parameters from data and to quantify the uncertainti