Summer Schools 2026

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Master 5 ECTS

The Interdisciplinary Summer School on Cognitive Neuroscience

Join this Summer School at Aarhus University to explore the field of cognitive neuroscience. The course will be highly interactive with a strong focus on methods, operationalization, and critical thinking.

Teaching: The course consists of a short online module before the onsite part.

Apply now Deadline: 01.06

PhD 2 ECTS

Summer School: "Venture Creation - making purposeful ideas reality"

In this intensive programme, participants learn by doing. You will form teams, generate and shape ideas using creativity techniques, validate customer problems and solutions through discovery work, build and iterate business models, and practice storytelling and fundraising. Each day builds toward a final Demo Day, where teams deliver an investor style pitch under realistic conditions. Along the way, the course strengthens skills that matter well beyond startups: structured decision making under uncertainty, collaboration under pressure, and clear communication of complex ideas.

Teaching: On-site at the University of Vienna

Apply now Deadline: 22.04

summer school group walk in 2025 at University of Belgrade

PhD 3 ECTS

Summer School: AI and Society in a Transforming World

Artificial intelligence is a transformative technology of our age. This interdisciplinary Summer School explores the interplay of AI and society in this transformation. It will examine its technological underpinnings, its social drivers and effects, and how they interact. It brings together a broad range of participants and speakers from the member universities of the Circle U. Alliance, creating a dynamic and collaborative learning environment.

Teaching: weeklong, in-person course at the University of Belgrade

Apply now Deadline: 30.04

PhD 4 ECTS

Summer school "Researching language/s in education from an ecological and mixed-methods perspective"

The summer school teaches how to combine mixed methods and ecological perspectives to study classroom language use. Participants practice designing, collecting, and integrating qualitative and quantitative data through hands-on workshops.

Teaching: Asynchronous online activities in June followed by an in-person week in Vienna (29 June - 3 July)

Apply now Deadline: 30.04

Master 5 ECTS

Summer School: Clinical Global infectious diseases

The course will give an introduction to major infectious diseases like malaria, tuberculosis, HIV, yellow fever and others with emphasis on geographical distribution, difference in morbidity and mortality between different parts of the world, clinical signs and symptoms, diagnosis, prevention and control.

Teaching: Onsite

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Student life in the University Park at AU

Master 10 ECTS

Summer School: "Guardians of Democracy: Comparative Constitutional Law in an Age of Democratic Backsliding"

In this summer school at Aarhus University, students will gain a comprehensive understanding of the complex and dynamic role of constitutional and apex courts in contemporary democracies.

Teaching: Onsite at Aarhus University's main campus in Aarhus

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PhD 3 ECTS

Summer school "New avenues for Global Health"

Summer school on PhD level in Paris offering an engaging mix of lectures delivered by both academic experts and professionals on Global Health.

Teaching: Online and onsite in Paris from 6 - 11 July 2026.

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The Reichstag building, home of the German Bundestag, seen through green tree tops.

Bachelor 5 ECTS

Summer school "Empowering Climate Action"

Climate science and adaptation strategies are topics that need to be tackled from various academic perspectives. If you are a BA student at a Circle U. university, the programme "Empowering Climate Action: Exploring Climate Risk and Pathways to Adaptation" is for you!

Teaching: Five days of online sessions followed by an in-person week in Berlin.

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PhD 5 ECTS

Summer school "Governing Climate Risk"

Calling PhD candidates of all disciplines and Circle U. universities: develop your research and teaching skills while engaging with Europe’s climate challenges – apply now for the summer school “Governing Climate Risk: Research, Methods, and Action”!

Teaching: Five days of online sessions followed by an in-person week in Berlin.

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Domus Media in Oslo with a flower bed in front

Master 5 ECTS

Summer school 'How to do European History? Current Approaches and Controversies'

"How to do European History?" is intended to question historiographical assumptions and refine methodological skills. It is dedicated to a mapping of approaches in the history or histories of Europe.

Teaching: Six online seminars followed by an in-person five-day "summer school".

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University of Belgrade building of the Rectorate

Master 5 ECTS

Summer school "Democracy and Development in a Fragmenting World: Geopolitics, Power Shifts, and the Fate of the Liberal Order"

Held in Belgrade from 1–5 June 2026, this summer school explores how geopolitical rivalry, democratic backsliding, and climate disruption reshape democracy and development. Through interdisciplinary lectures and discussions, students analyse poverty, inequality, governance, and multilateralism in a fragmenting global order.

Teaching: Online and onsite in Belgrade

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BachelorMasterPhD 0 ECTS

Fostering inclusive practices in innovation

This thematic track within the INCLUDE Webinar Series explores inclusion, equity, and diversity in higher education through the lens of innovation and entrepreneurship. It focuses on team dynamics, communication, and participation in innovation-driven environments, addressing issues such as inclusive business incubation, ethical knowledge transfer, neurodivergence, and workplace bullying.

Teaching: Online and onsite

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BachelorMasterPhD 0 ECTS

Creating Inclusive Teaching and Learning Practices

This thematic track within the INCLUDE Webinar Series focuses on inclusive pedagogies and learning environments in higher education. Running from 31 March to 15 May 2026, it examines how teaching practices and classroom dynamics can enable or marginalise learners, with particular attention to neurodiversity and intersectionality. The track consists of online webinars and concludes with a final in-person Summer School at the University of Pisa in July 2026.

Teaching: Online and onsite in Pisa

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Watch the replay of our online info session:

Info session powerpoint

The session covers schools on Global Health, Climate, Democracy, AI and Language.

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What do they say about our summer schools?

What students tell us is that they learn so much more than they would in a typical course. They’re learning both through lectures and readings, but also through interactions with teachers and among students. It makes the experience very rewarding.

Dan Banik, Academic Director and professor at the University of Oslo

I think my favorite part so far was to exchange on so many disciplines and with colleagues from all over Europe or even other countries. This interdisciplinary point of view is very unique and important, especially in the field of global health.

Riccardo Pollifroni, Student at the University of Pisa

The best word to describe this experience is "special". I had the chance to be part of a group of very open-minded and supportive individuals with whom I will always keep in touch.

Fabrizio, student at a Circle U. summer school

Fabrizio, student at UCLouvain

My favourite part was the thoughtfully chosen curriculum. (...) The programme seamlessly merged different disciplines, illuminating their intersections and impacts on climate change.