Utrecht Summer School
Encyclopedia
The Utrecht Summer School, founded in 1987 by Utrecht University
, is the largest academic summer programme in The Netherlands and belongs to the biggest summer school
s in Europe
. In 2010 more than 1800 students from over 75 different countries came to Utrecht
to participate in one of 100 courses offered. Utrecht Summer School is a cooperation between Utrecht University
and Utrecht University of Applied Sciences. Also Utrecht School of the Arts
and Nyenrode Business University offer courses within the Utrecht Summer School. In 2011, Utrecht Summer School will celebrate it's 25th anniversary.
Utrecht University
Utrecht University is a university in Utrecht, Netherlands. It is one of the oldest universities in the Netherlands and one of the largest in Europe. Established March 26, 1636, it had an enrollment of 29,082 students in 2008, and employed 8,614 faculty and staff, 570 of which are full professors....
, is the largest academic summer programme in The Netherlands and belongs to the biggest summer school
Summer school
Summer school is a school, or a program generally sponsored by a school or a school district, that teaches students during the summer vacation....
s in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
. In 2010 more than 1800 students from over 75 different countries came to Utrecht
Utrecht (city)
Utrecht city and municipality is the capital and most populous city of the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is located in the eastern corner of the Randstad conurbation, and is the fourth largest city of the Netherlands with a population of 312,634 on 1 Jan 2011.Utrecht's ancient city centre features...
to participate in one of 100 courses offered. Utrecht Summer School is a cooperation between Utrecht University
Utrecht University
Utrecht University is a university in Utrecht, Netherlands. It is one of the oldest universities in the Netherlands and one of the largest in Europe. Established March 26, 1636, it had an enrollment of 29,082 students in 2008, and employed 8,614 faculty and staff, 570 of which are full professors....
and Utrecht University of Applied Sciences. Also Utrecht School of the Arts
Utrecht School of the Arts
The Utrecht School of the Arts is a performing arts and visual arts educational institution in Utrecht, Netherlands. The institution has 570 teachers and staff members...
and Nyenrode Business University offer courses within the Utrecht Summer School. In 2011, Utrecht Summer School will celebrate it's 25th anniversary.
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:- CultureCultureCulture is a term that has many different inter-related meanings. For example, in 1952, Alfred Kroeber and Clyde Kluckhohn compiled a list of 164 definitions of "culture" in Culture: A Critical Review of Concepts and Definitions...
, E.g. Dutch Culture and Society, European Culture - Art & Design, E.g. Highlights of European Art History, Dutch Golden Age
- LanguageLanguageLanguage may refer either to the specifically human capacity for acquiring and using complex systems of communication, or to a specific instance of such a system of complex communication...
, E.g. Dutch Language, Psycholinguistics - Social SciencesSocial sciencesSocial science is the field of study concerned with society. "Social science" is commonly used as an umbrella term to refer to a plurality of fields outside of the natural sciences usually exclusive of the administrative or managerial sciences...
, E.g. Conflict Studies, Migration, Statistics - LawLawLaw is a system of rules and guidelines which are enforced through social institutions to govern behavior, wherever possible. It shapes politics, economics and society in numerous ways and serves as a social mediator of relations between people. Contract law regulates everything from buying a bus...
& EconomicsEconomicsEconomics is the social science that analyzes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek from + , hence "rules of the house"...
, E.g. Doing Business in Europe - ScienceScienceScience is a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe...
, E.g. Physics of the Climate System, Nanomaterials - Life SciencesLife sciencesThe life sciences comprise the fields of science that involve the scientific study of living organisms, like plants, animals, and human beings. While biology remains the centerpiece of the life sciences, technological advances in molecular biology and biotechnology have led to a burgeoning of...
, E.g. Food safety, Biobusiness, Nursing