Utrecht Summer School

Utrecht Summer School

The Utrecht Summer School, founded in 1987 by Utrecht University, is the biggest academic summer programme in The Netherlands and belongs to the biggest summer schools in Europe. In 2008 more than 1250 students from over 80 different countries came to Utrecht to participate in one of 67 courses offered. Utrecht Summer School is a cooperation between Utrecht University, Utrecht University of Applied Sciences and Utrecht School of the Arts.

History

The summer school started in 1987 with one course: Dutch Culture and Society, still one of the most popular courses. In the last two decades the programme developed into a broad selection of courses in virtually all disciplines Utrecht University is offering.

Disciplines

The courses are divided in six categories:
* Culture, "E.g. Dutch Culture and Society, European Culture, History of Art"
* Language, "E.g. Dutch Language, Psycholinguistics"
* Social Sciences, "E.g. Peace, Human Rights and Justice"
* Law & Economics, "E.g. Doing Business in Europe"
* Science, "E.g. Life and Death of Stars, Physics of the Climate System"
* Life Sciences, "E.g. Food safety, hygiene and (emerging) diseases"

Accommodation

Because accommodation is not easy to find in Utrecht, the summer school offers all participants temporary housing. The accommodations are located throughout the city, within easily accessible distances from various educational institutions.

Social programme

Utrecht Summer School offers a social programme for all participants. The programme containes city trips through the Netherlands – for example The Hague -, nightcanoeing through the canals downtown Utrecht, a bbq, beachvolleyball- and soccer tournaments, a weekly social gathering, a pubquiz, (guided) trips to famous museums and an excursion to the Dutch dikes and deltaworks. And, every course starts with a city tour – including a climb up the Dom tower - to introduce students to Utrecht.

In 2007 a Summer School Film Festival was held for the first time. Dutch highlights were shown, such as Paradise Now, Simon and 06/05.

External links

* [http://www.utrechtsummerschool.nl Official website Utrecht Summer School]


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