Summer school session overview

VU Amsterdam Summer School offers courses that are one and two weeks long in three sessions. You can follow one course per session so it is possible to follow two courses in two different sessions, making your summer school a total of three or four weeks. 

Courses in session 1 can be combined* with courses in either session 2a or session 2b.

Session 1: Saturday 4 July to Saturday 18 July
Session 2a: Sunday 19 July to Saturday 1 August
Session 2b: Sunday 19 to Sunday 26 July

^{*It is not possible to follow courses in the same session as classes will overlap.}

The dates mentioned include arrival and departure days. Courses run from Monday to Friday, weekends are off to relax, explore and for self-study (some exceptions might occur). Make the most of your time here by studying more than one course.

See the full course list

Session 1 runs from Saturday 4 July until Saturday 18 July. This includes arrival and departure day on the first and last Saturday. The courses run from Monday to Friday.

Available courses:

• Data Analysis in R
• Dealing With Your Feelings: The Art and Science of Emotion Regulation
• Global Energy Transition in a Fossil World: Challenges and Opportunities
• Governing Climate Change
• International Criminal Justice
• International Development: Global Trends via Local Case Perspectives
• Introduction to Leadership and Organisational Behaviour: a Global Perspective
• Legal Constructions of Race in the Netherlands
• Logic as a Tool for Modelling
• New Venture Creation in the Amsterdam Entrepreneurial Ecosystem
• Statistical Methods for Causal Inference
• Unlocking the Mysteries of Neurodegenerative diseases: Advances in Research, Diagnosis, and Treatment

Session 2a runs from Sunday 19 July until Saturday 1 August. This includes arrival and departure day on the first and last Sunday. The courses run from Monday to Friday.

Available courses:

• Circular Economy and the City - Theory and Practice
• Clinical Neuroanatomy
• Critical Learning in the Age of AI
• Football Behaviour Management
• Global Health
• Human AI
• Hybrid Warfare and Peacebuilding in Countries Influenced by the Soviet Legacy: Political Transformations and Conflict Resolution in the Digital Era
• Leadership in the Age of Gen AI

Session 2b runs from Sunday 19 July until Sunday 26 July. This includes arrival and departure day on both Sundays. These courses run from Monday to Friday and are all one-week long.

Available courses:

• Credibility and Rigor in Management Research
• Environmental Justice in Theory and Practice
• Introduction to Anti-Money Laundering Law: International and Regional Perspectives
• Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation: Foundations for Designing and Implementing Research
• Water Politics and Governance