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Experimental Interaction Design
This is a two-week extensive hands-on course in interaction design. The main goal of the course is to empower people to shape their digital environment thus providing a new level o...
ImprovEnglish
The ImprovEnglish course is designed to give students with an existing knowledge of English a deep grounding in practical speaking that can be used in social and professional situa...
Courses 2021
Russian Language
online courseIt is a well-established fact that the best way to learn a foreign language is to connect with a country where it is spoken. Estonia is on the threshold of the Russian Federation a...
Estonian Language
online courseAcross the globe there are millions of people who can speak English, but only one million speak Estonian. The language is part of the Finno-Ugric group, related to Finnish and Hung...
Gamification Workshop
online courseGamification is a process that helps you create interesting, interactive and fun content from the mundane by adding game-inspired elements. The best part about gamification is that...
Introduction to Methods of Social Network Analysis with R
NOTICE: We are sorry to inform you that due to Covid19 emergency the Summer School "Introduction to Methods of Social Network Analysis with R" has to be cancelled for this year....
Introduction to Medieval Scotland
online courseAn intensive online course introducing the history of Medieval Scotland while developing historical skills. Using a range of primary sources - physical objects and documents in tra...
Design of Digital Services for Health Behaviour Change
online courseDigital solutions can prevent and manage healthcare issues faster and more effectively both at the personal and societal levels. E-health innovations are proved to promoting health...
Digital Innovation for Civic Engagement Projects
online courseDigital Innovation for Civic Engagement Projects is a programme for digital transformation in communities and civic initiatives in order to involve more people into the discussion...
Winter School in Medical Engineering
Join us for a five-day event filled with lectures, workshops and lab work with the focus on "Prosthetics, Materials and Medical Simulations", rounded up by cultural activities and...
Pre-University Online Winter School
online courseThe King's Online Pre-University Winter School is an initial step into the world of Higher Education for high school students. Designed primarily for students aged 15-17, who will...
Curating Europe
Due to the covid-19 outbreak, all programmes for 2020 have been cancelled. What does it mean to study or work in the arts and cultural management field in contemporary Europe? B...
Pathways Towards Sustainable Futures
Due to the covid-19 outbreak, all programmes for 2020 have been cancelled. Learn about planning in the Netherlands! This two-country summer/winter school targets students in...
Car Design - An Introduction - IED Torino
Turin, a city with a unique charm, a world-class benchmark for a new culture of food and research into environmental sustainability, is the centre of excellence and innovation in t...
Econometrics of Networks
online courseNetworks play an increasingly dominant role in many social, business, and economic environments. Moreover, network data becomes increasingly important and available due to the rise...
Problem solving in the Global Context
online courseImagine you are a manager in the subsidiary of an international company. The global headquarters has developed a new international marketing campaign. You are responsible to implem...
International Economics
online courseThis course introduces some of the main concepts and methods of international economics and illustrates them with applications drawn from the real world. The first half of the cour...
Study Trip to Brussels - European Politics and Business
Students will travel to Brussels, in the heart of the EU, to visit the main European institutions and European history related places. Visits may also include lectures at some comp...
Research Integrity: How to Conduct Responsible Research
online courseThe integrity of scientific research has received an increase in attention in recent years. Researchers, policy makers, politicians as well as universities at large have raised con...
African Philosophy in Global Times – Knowledge and Culture
online courseWe live in a time of increasing contact between different cultures. The opportunities, as well as the problems this brings are traceable in all academic disciplines, but especially...
Innovation and Entrepreneurship
online courseParticipants will get introduced to current major themes in innovation and entrepreneurship, including human-centred design and innovation eco-systems - specifically the dynamic st...
Programming in Python (beginners)
online coursePython code is relatively easy to read and understand, with a large spectrum of applicability (sciences, industries, governance, arts). Python is in high-demand as the programming...
Space Mission Design
online courseParticipants of this course will design a space mission in an interdisciplinary group. They group will choose their own mission idea conduct a feasibility study. Each participant i...
Mergers & Acquisitions
Explore the complex world of mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures through case studies, workshops, lectures and group projects. You’ll gain practical knowledge and tools to hel...
Corporate Strategy
online courseThis course windows into how corporate strategy is being conducted today and provides an opportunity for participants to apply the relevant concepts to formulate and assess strateg...
Social Entrepreneurship: Making an Impact in our Communities
online courseSocial entrepreneurs are change agents who question and challenge the status quo to come up with solutions that leave an impact on the local communities. This course will allow stu...
Software and Sustainability: Towards an Ethical Digital Society
online courseModern society is growing increasingly digital. At the same time, it aims to be inclusive, to increase the quality of life, to tune and adapt for the need of different contexts, an...
Interacting from Brain to EEG Signals
online courseElectroencephalogram (EEG) is one of the neuro-imaging techniques that is widely used in research and clinical practice to study brain activity. It allows measuring neural processe...
The Classics of French Literature
Dates an schedule Duration: one week From the 18th until 22th of junuary 2021 From 9.30AM until 12.30PM
Politics, Identities, and Inequalities
online courseRecently, matters of identity and politics have become more and more entangled: when the personal and the political intertwine, inequalities emerge that point precisely to the ways...
Intercultural Leadership
online courseThis course will introduce the student to the study of leadership and the concept of achieving excellence in their organizations by engaging the students in a variety of activities...
Drivers for Sustainability Transition in Business
online courseThis course explores different possibilities of taking climate action to the next level. It is important to understand current trends and innovative practices in sustainability tra...
Digital Transformation in Action
online courseUsing academic content and live examples / interventions, the students will be able to capture the meaning of digital transformation in action, at the service of the business, peop...
Psychology of Money
online courseMoney isn’t everything: usually it isn’t enough. [Anon.] Despite the fact that business is all about money, the psychology of money is one of the most neglected topics in the whol...
Gender Studies Winter School
blended courseStudy in London this winter! Spend an amazing week learning about gender across different disciplines – literature and culture, philosophy and sociology, media and communication...
Key Topics in Urban Studies
online courseThis two-week online course will introduce participants to the field of Urban Studies through a series of 6 lectures on key topics in the multidisciplinary study of cities, combine...
Intercultural Competence
“How can we develop in ourselves and others the necessary mastery and concomitant humility required to be effective across cultures?” In our rapidly globalizing world, with increas...
Meta-analysis: Know-how and Beyond
online courseWithin this course, students will learn how to formulate a problem and analyze it conducting a meta-analysis in JASP, a valuable open-science software. Also, students will have the...
International Business
blended courseThis winter, students will have the opportunity to develop their understanding of international business by participating in the winter school. In 2 comprehensive weeks, students a...
Academic Writing in English
online courseThis course is ideal for anyone looking to improve their writing skills in English and is the perfect preparation for written component of IELTS, Cambridge English and TOEFL exams,...
Visions of The Occult: Introduction to Western Esotericism
online courseThe goal of Visions of the Occult is to offer an introductory overview of the study of Western esotericism. In this two-week online winter course, we will investigate the key thema...
Qualitative Analysis: from Interviews to Results
online courseThis course will advance student’s skills in the analyzing of qualitative data (e.g. interviews) by using an interpretative approach. This course will help students prepare and tra...
Syriac Codicology and Paleography
Codicology of Syriac Manuscripts from Late Antiquity to the present: the making of the Syriac book (materials, tools, layout; the scribe at work). The book and its content: typolo...
Economic Evaluation in Health Care
online courseCost-effectiveness is becoming increasingly important in decision processes concerning the reimbursement of healthcare interventions. At the same time, this criterion also raises a...
Circular Economy: Introduction and Urban Prototyping
online courseThis course introduces to the emerging topic of Circular Economy and allows students to design their own ‘circular prototypes’. With the effects of climate change starting to surfa...
Machine Learning using Python: Theory and Application
online courseThis course will focus on the theory and application of the most common machine learning models. The students will be using the Python programming language in order to implement th...
Intercultural Management and Negotiation
online courseThis course is intended for students who want to become key players within global organizations. This course will present and develop the leadership and negotiation skills necessa...
Debating International Relations
online courseDebating International Relations will introduce you to the major concepts, theories, and actors of the global system. You will be shown how to apply a wide range of approaches to c...
Kick start your Career: Academic skills during and after Grad school
online course“What will I ever use this degree for?” Surviving university is no easy task! Many students panic when they finish their studies because they are not aware of how the countless hou...
Luxury Management and Entrepreuneurship
This course is designed for any student with an interest in the luxury sector and / or wishing to work in it. It focusses on the definition(s) of luxury and the specific characteri...
Design Thinking
This course trains students to understand the challenges related to innovation and creativity for both established companies and start-ups, and how innovation and creativity can en...
GLOBE - International Relations
Located in a historical resort of the Swiss Alps, the GLOBE winter school in International Relations provides a unique environment for PhD students intending to situate themselves...
Business Model Media
online courseKnowledge and understanding of entrepreneurialism, innovation, business and revenue models in the context of news media
Gestures: How to Analyse Forms, Functions, and Meanings
online courseResearch has shown that the movements a person makes with their hands while talking relate to processes of thinking for speaking, the culture(s) the speaker is part of, and the loc...
Issues and Crisis Management in the Age of Turbulence
online courseIn today's dynamic and turbulent business, political and social environments, managers and leaders are now required to deal with a wide array of issues that affect their operations...
Design of Serious Games
online courseThe Digital Learning Games international Master’s programme is offering a one-week course on designing serious games. Serious games are games designed for a purpose other than...
Transforming Organizations Through Corporate Entrepreneurship
Study change management in depth – from decision-making and implementation, to handling resistance and facilitating transitions, to assessing results. This course explores the full...
German for Beginners
online courseThis course is an introduction to German and is aimed at beginners. Within four weeks, this course will help you to develop basic competencies in listening, speaking, reading, and...
Data Science with Python
online courseThis course will focus on using Python for Data Science. You will learn to use the tools needed to analyze, understand and gain new insights from data in Python. We will begin with...
Introduction to Python Programming
online courseThis program is a beginners’ Python course where participants will gain a full understanding of Python programming and some useful Python modules mainly for data processing. The...
Treasury Management
Learn to mitigate the risks of global market fluctuations and ensure the stability of future cash flow – two critical objectives for businesses today. Key learnings include the con...
Practical Sketching Workshop
online courseThe course introduces basics of sketching and variety of styles and techniques typical for this artistic domain.
Cross Cultural Communication and Negotiation
blended courseThis programme is designed to introduce the participants to the management of cross-cultural differences and leadership in the globalized world by being effective in communication...
Sustainable Entrepreneurship – Theory and Practice
online courseThe TUM School of Management - consistently top in the rankings of business schools in Germany for its outstanding teaching and research activities - invites you to be part of its...
Branding and Innovation
1st part: The aim of this course is to provide students with a complete overview of the most recent and effective trends in terms of consumer behavior, design, communication in the...
Introduction to Estonia and Finno-Ugric Cultures and Nations
online courseAs Estonia is one of the Uralic nations, it is the best place to get to know Finno-Ugric cultures! A 6-lecture series on Finno-Ugric Studies provides an overview of the Finno-Ugric...
Data Analysis in R
online courseWith the increasing use of alternative software packages like R in data analysis, now is the time to learn their ins and outs. The large number of active programmers creating R pac...
Marketing of new products and services
In today’s global economy, innovation and new product development must create not only economic value, but social and environmental value, as well. In this course, you’ll gain the...
Leading Organizational Change
online courseThis elective is designed for those who aspire to be in leadership positions and who want to create and sustain change in their organizations, regardless of their current position....
Difficult Settings, Preparing for Fieldwork
online courseIn this winter course, the lecturers speak about the difficulties and concerns that they have encountered in their various fields of research. By openly discussing specific issues,...
Managing Diversity in Organisations
online courseThe course presents an overview of what workforce diversity is and highlights its significance in improving our understanding of managing and being managed in the workplace. Re...
Performing Religion: theory and practice
Due to the covid-19 outbreak, all programmes for 2020 have been cancelled. Religious practices have manifold forms, functions, histories and meanings. They make and break commun...
Introduction to Mindfulness and Compassion
online courseThis two-week online winter course will introduce participants to the science of contemplative practices including mindfulness and compassion within emotion regulation framework. I...
Entreprise Risk Management
Develop a fundamental understanding of risk management and discover the latest tools being developed in the field. You’ll learn the how and why of managing risk, with special focus...
The Political Economy of Terrorism and Counter-terrorism
online courseWhat do we know about the roots and motivations of ISIS, the KKK, al-Qaeda, or the Lord’s Resistance Army beyond speculation, snippets of incomplete information, and stereotypical...
History and Culture
blended courseThis comprehensive winter school course will give you great insight into Central European culture and architecture, while at the same time giving you the opportunity to spend time...
Digital Transformation Series: Your Disruptive Advantage in the Digital Economy
online courseDigital technologies have proliferated in various aspects of businesses with the introduction of new functionalities that can change competitive industries, thereby transforming co...
Big Data : Data Analytics and Visualization
online courseThis class introduces students of all disciplines to Microsoft Power BI and its use as a data analytics and reporting tool. Topics will focus on the core building blocks of Power B...
AI Society 4.0: from Earth to Space
online courseSocieties are changing. Artificial intelligence (AI) challenges our status quo due to its multiple benefits but also due to the risks posed by an active implementation of this adva...
Conscious Leadership: Become a conscious leader
Our 21st century societies are defined by the opportunities but also risks that emerge from their perpetual transformation, in many different domains - technology, environment, eth...
Automated Content Analysis using Python
online courseThis workshop will give an introduction to the valuable programming language, Python, that can be used to apply those strategies within data analysis. Python is an extremely versat...
Intercultural Management and Negotiation
This course is intended for students who want to become key players within global organizations. This course will present and develop the leadership and negotiation skills necessa...
Academic Writing Skills - From PhD Paper to Publication for Business School Students
online courseThis course will run over a period of 5 days and you will be working on one of your PhD papers during the course. We will have 2 hours of interactive seminars in the morning and 3...
International Finance
online courseThis course offers an overview of the role of risk in finance. It covers the valuation of risky projects and related risk assessment tools. Financial assets are introduced and exa...
The Anthropocene: Ecology, Crisis, Future
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...
Remote European Studies Winter School
online courseThe Remote European Studies Winter School invites international students to become experts on contemporary European history, European politics, the institutional system of the Euro...
From Business Opportunity to Business Plan
Prepare to bring your ideas to life, whether you’re launching a start-up or a new non-profit venture. This hands-on course will train you to think like an entrepreneur – through ex...
Strategic Management
online courseThis course takes a deep-dive into Strategy and Strategic Management, which we understand the theory of how a firm competes successfully against (domestic and international) rivals...
International Corporate Finance
online courseThis course introduces students to the challenges and opportunities firms face in international financial markets. The course investigates how firms can manage exposure to differen...
Entrepreneurship: New Venture Creation
online courseThis course is a practical guide to starting a new business, providing students with exposure to every crucial aspect of the entrepreneurship experience. From the initial phase of...
Narrative and Knowledge
blended courseThe Latin root of narrative, narrāre, is a derivative of nārus: knowledge. This etymology exemplifies the strong intertwinement of human thinking about storytelling and cognition,...
Central Europe and European Integration
blended courseIn collaboration with the International Relations Office, the Faculty of Law organizes the Winter School of Central Europe & European Integration. In 2 comprehensive weeks, student...
Business and Negotiation Winter Academy
online courseThe Business & Negotiation Winter Academy is an intense academic and developmental program that will take place online over two weekends in February and March 2021 (Feb. 26-28 and...
Esports Management: The Worldwide Game Changer
online courseEsports around the world continue to become more commercialized as their popularity grows. It is important to understand how these organizations run as a business in order for the...
Courses 2020
Using EUROMOD in Cross Country Microsimulation
online courseThe course will cover the basics of tax-benefit microsimulation, the logic and structure behind EUROMOD, working with EUROMOD’s user interface, input data, EUROMOD ‘language’ and u...
Public Auditing and Accountability
blended courseNOTICE: For the first time, this year the program will be activated also in distance learning mode. Auditors need to develop and improve their ability to analyse changes, to add...
EUROMOD-HHoT: Using EUROMOD for Model Family Simulations
EUROMOD allows for complex policy impact analysis, such as evaluations of policy reforms in terms of poverty, inequality, work incentives and government budgets, assessments of EU-...
Talk: Data Governance in Use
online courseThis course led by specialists of the technical enforcement of data governance principles will present existing solutions and challenges for this essential part of data sharing.
Illiberal World Order
online courseThe event is devoted to the issue of the illiberal world order formation and its characteristics along with the possible role of the key actors in it. The participants will discuss...
Cyber Security Winter School
Transport as a Service “Whatever moves in and around the smart cities of the future — planes, trains, automotive and ships”.
Eye Tracking Research Toolbox
Eye tracking is a powerful method to study the human mind and behavior. This course will allow you to explore key concepts in eye tracking research and help you integrate it in you...
Artificial Intelligence for All
online courseThis course is created to introduce the AI to you, without going into technical details or doing any programming. However, technical students can also take it as an introduction an...
Ethics in Dementia Care
The number of persons with dementia will rise considerably in the years to come. The increasing prevalence of dementia and the treatment and care for people with dementia present a...
Specialized Course on Food Security at the time of COVID-19
online course“It is highly likely that the COVID-19 pandemic will result in increased hunger and poverty in Latin America and the Caribbean.” (Food security under the COVID-19 pandemic Report,...
Outlook: Design Principles for European Data Spaces
online courseOutlook: Design Principles for European Data Spaces will present the outcomes of a task force working shaping data spaces based on European values. Along with additional point of v...
Russian Art Space
online courseRussian Studies in Real Russia offers you an insight into the Russian finest works of contemporary art. Together, we will discover the changes in the genres of Russian contemporary...
Curatorial Studies
online courseWhy is the Venice Biennale still the leading international art shows? The Venice Biennale has been for over 120 years one of the most prestigious cultural institutions. The arts ex...
Keynote: Data Sharing Challenges in the Smart Manufacturing Industry
online courseExploring the challenges of data sharing with regards to the smart manufacturing industry
The Venice Biennale
online courseOnline Course, 22 October – 15 November 2020 The lecture will take place from Thursday to Sunday 5 pm – 7.30 pm (CET) Why is the Venice Biennale still the leading international ar...
Specialized Course on Cultural Heritage, Crime and Security
online courseThe protection of cultural heritage is a critical component within the framework of the United Nations Sustainable Development Agenda, as reported under Goal 11 through which count...
Developing Research Skills Workshop
online courseThe workshop is designed for students, young scholars and independent researchers who would like to improve their academic research skills in order to succeed in studies and in car...
Russian Studies in Real Russia Through the Medium of Chinese Language
online courseSince language is a key to communication and understanding, as the use of mother tongue has a great importance in educational process, we offer you in cooperation with the Institut...
Is the Grass Greener on the Russian side?
online courseIn this program we will focus on the Russian position in Ecological System and Sustainable Development as we will study the position of Russia in l’accord de Paris. Our speakers, w...
United Colors of Russia
online courseKnown as the biggest country in the world, Russia comprises a homeland for more than 190 different nationalities. Therefore, in this program we will learn about the ethnoreligious...
Russian Woman - Russian Power
online courseThe main aim of this program is to highlight the role of Russian women in Russia’s sociopolitical and economic spheres. From the imperial Russia to the soviet times until nowadays,...
International Language Week Aschaffenburg UAS
This week will be arranged for university-level instructors who teach Business, Real Estate, Legal or Technical English, French, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Chinese, Japanese and Ge...