Organise a Summer school with a partner

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    Category of recipes: Internationalisation through national and international students, Internationalisation through partnerships, Internationalisation through pedagogical activities and development of international skills.

    Objective: Foster students’ development of international skills through pedagogical activities and joint projects.

    Short description:
    Square purple.png A Summer school is a training programme exposing students over a short period (between 1 and 4 weeks) to the internationalisation of education in terms of learning, culture and/or language. Summer school takes place abroad (partner university) or at your home university. Please note that the term “summer” is generic to this type of programme and does not restrict the organisation of these events to the summer period. Summer schools should be, whenever it is possible, integrated into a module or be a module of the programme's training plan and lead to ECTS credits. They differ from a study trip in that they include teaching activities with students from partner universities.
    Square purple.png Generally, once the summer school concept has been defined by the partner universities, the summer school is organised in turn by one university. For example, a summer school is being developed by a Swiss university and a French university in the field of engineering. The first edition will take place in Switzerland, so the French students will travel to Switzerland while the second edition will take place in France, so the Swiss students will travel to France.
    Square purple.png The key element in a summer school is to bring together students from different partner universities studying in the same field of study. These students will work together for a few days, producing content that will then be assessed by the teachers, who take part in the summer school as well.

    Academic recognition: ECTS.

    Level of difficulty: Medium.

    Calendar and time needed: If it’s a first-time organisation, initial contact with the partner organisation should be made a year in advance.

    Cost summary: €€.

    Language and level required: Language level required to follow the course, depending on the pedagogical contents.

    Roles and Responsibilities:
    Square purple.png Hosting university: The one that organises the summer school.
    Square purple.png Partner university: The one that sends students and teachers (eventually).
    Square purple.png Project manager: Usually a professor who takes the lead of the organisation.
    Square purple.png Admin support: Could be the international office of your university.
    Square purple.png Professors: From both hosting and sending universities who teach in the summer school.
    Square purple.png Students IN and OUT: Usually a whole classroom traveling together.
    Square purple.png Advisor in internationalisation: (If available in your university) can help with the design of the summer school.

    Ingredients:
    Square purple.png At least 2 Universities from 2 different countries taking part in the Summer school.
    Square purple.png If possible, the summer school is identified in the university's basic training programme (Bachelor's/Master's), or in the framework study plan.
    Square purple.png Normally, ECTS credits awarded must range from 2 to 6 credits.
    Square purple.png Ideally, the duration of the summer school is between one week (min. 5 teaching days) and four weeks.
    Square purple.png Learning content.
    Square purple.png Students from the Hosting University and the Sending University, who study the same field of study.
    Square purple.png Optional ingredient: Memorandum of Agreement.

    Steps:
    Square purple.png Step 1: Identify the need of a Summer school in your field of study.
    Square purple.png Step 2: Look for a partner university who could be interested in developing a Summer school in a specific field of study.
    Square purple.png Step 3: Develop the concept of your Summer school together with the partner university (usually two professors get in touch to develop the concept).
    Square purple.png Step 4: If possible, ensure that the Summer school is part of the learning content of the study plan.
    Square purple.png Step 5: Define the learning objectives with the partner university.
    Square purple.png Step 6: Develop the teaching material in collaboration with the partner university.
    Square purple.png Step 7: Set the dates.
    Square purple.png Step 8: Set the evaluation method(s).
    Square purple.png Step 9: Apply for a possible grant at your university (Erasmus or else).
    Square purple.png Step 10: Organise the logistic aspects of your summer school, if necessary, with the help of your international relations office.
    Square purple.png Step 11: Hold the summer school.
    Square purple.png Step 12: Evaluate the Summer school and award ECTS credits.

    N. B: Usually, a Summer school is organised in turn, so it means that the sending institution becomes the hosting institution for the 2nd edition.

    Budget description:

    • Internal grants within the University.
    • Erasmus+ funds.


    Contact your International Relations Office for more information.

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