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The University of Rome Tor Vergata organizes the third edition of the Summer School on "Management Consulting in the Digital Age”, a summer school dedicated to YERUN students and focus on reshaping consulting skills a young professional should acquire.

We are glad to inform you about the 4^th edition of the UAB Barcelona Summer School 2019. The UAB Summer School programme is the best way to enjoy the experience of an international, green and dynamic campus while having the opportunity to discover Barcelona. The Summer School offers courses worth 6 transferable ECTS from all fields in two 3-weeks periods from late June to early August. Most of the courses are taught in English, with an option to learn and improve your Spanish as a Foreign Language. Please take into account that students from YERUN universities will have a 20% discount in tuition fees as appreciation for the value partnership.

Following the two successful workshops organised in 2018 on Big Data and Migration, the University Nova de Lisboa is organising the third YERUN Research Workshop in the area of Health & Ageing, and focused on Digital Health and New Technologies.

Check here the full programme

Link to registration

YERUN organised its Launch Event on 7 November, in Brussels. The event was hosted by MEP Soledad Cabezon (R&D), rapporteur of the Parliament Report on the mid-term evaluation of Horizon 2020. Mr Keith Sequeira (Commissioner Moedas' cabinet) gave an update on Commission's preparatory work for FP9. There were presentations of 6 key EU collaborative projects, coordinated by members of the network, updates of future activities and the YERUN position on FP9. Final programme is available here. UPDATE! --> Check the video of the event!

The University of Essex, in collaboration with University Roma Tor Vergata and Carlos III Madrid, organised the first YERUN Research Workshop. The first of a series of 6 research workshops focused on Big Data, Data Analytics and the Digital Economy. Registration was reserved to researchers from YERUN institutions. Update! -> Check out the report of the YERUN Research Workshop on Big Data here.

The University of Bremen organised on 14 and 15 March 2018, the first YERUN Staff Week of the year on the topic of "Entrepreneurship and Employability". If you couldn't attend the event, do not worry! You can check the presentations, quotes and pictures from the speakers here below.

The YERUN Sport days offer a platform where students and sport offices experience the advantages of the YERUN network and where awareness about the network is created among our students, all within an International Olympic Committee recognized framework of sport, Fair Play and universal friendship. The YERUN Sport Days are organized each year in April from Wednesday to Friday at the University of Antwerp (25 to 28 April in 2018). During these three days, each YERUN  member is free to participate in a program including a YERUN Sports Workshop for professionals and students on Wednesday, a Yerun dinner for students and professionals on Thursday evening and the complete sports and event program from Wednesday to Friday of the PCU Games for student teams.

There are still some places available in the following UAM Summer Courses:

• European and Comparative Law→ May 14 - June 1 | 6 ECTS | http://www.uam.es/SSECL
• Economics and Business→ June 25 - July 20 | 6-12 ETCS | Fee: www.uam.es/SSEB

If you are interested, register soon!

Université Paris-Dauphine and LUISS University are launching a new Summer Program Digital Disruption Management: European Strategies and Practices. The program will take place from June 25 to July 20, 2018. Combining the unique expertise and resources of Universite Paris-Dauphine and LUISS University, the participants will acquire knowledge and skills on Digital Disruption Management through lectures, seminars, visits to various organizations, lab activities and hands-on group projects. They will experience European lifestyles in two major capital cities: Paris (first 2 weeks) and Rome (third and fourth weeks)!

The UAB is organising the third edition of the UAB Barcelona Summer School. The summer programme is the best way to enjoy the experience of an international, green and dynamic campus while having the opportunity to discover Barcelona. The UAB Summer School offers subjects worth 6 transferable ECTS from all fields. Courses are taught 100% in English within a two 3‐week periods from late June to early August. The registrations are now open for international students. Registration fee discount will be applied to students coming from YERUN universities as our appreciation for the value partnership. will be applied to students coming from YERUN universities as appreciation for the value partnership.

We are glad to inform you that registrations are now open for the UPF academic summer programme: Barcelona International SummerSchool (BISS). The full catalogue of the BISS 2018 is available on the website and also in attachment for your consideration. 26 courses taught in English, Spanish or Catalan are open to both domestic and foreign students to create a real international classroom. Courses deal with current topics such as Social Movements, Environment, Gender Politics, Big Data, Humanities or New Frontiers in Biology and are designed to be innovative both in content and methodology, with an applied component enabling on-site learning.

Dublin City University, the University of Essex and the University of Bremen would like to invite you the second YERUN Research Workshop organised this year. The workshop will focus on Migration & Integration and will take place at Dublin City University, the first Irish university granted with the status of "University of Sanctuary". Dates of the workshop: 25 & 26 June 2018

There are still some places available in the following UAM Summer Courses:

• European and Comparative Law→ May 14 - June 1 | 6 ECTS | http://www.uam.es/SSECL
• Economics and Business→ June 25 - July 20 | 6-12 ETCS | Fee: www.uam.es/SSEB

If you are interested, register soon!

Université Paris-Dauphine and LUISS University are launching a new Summer Program Digital Disruption Management: European Strategies and Practices. The program will take place from June 25 to July 20, 2018. Combining the unique expertise and resources of Universite Paris-Dauphine and LUISS University, the participants will acquire knowledge and skills on Digital Disruption Management through lectures, seminars, visits to various organizations, lab activities and hands-on group projects. They will experience European lifestyles in two major capital cities: Paris (first 2 weeks) and Rome (third and fourth weeks)!

The Institute for Analytics and Data Science is running its fourth annual Big Data and Analytics Summer School this Summer 2018. Join leading academics, data scientists, and engineers from around the world to explore the latest in computer science. With course providers and speakers attending worldwide, immerse yourself and network with influential data science leaders from organisations including Microsoft, BT, Siemens, Micro Focus, Celtra,and more.

The YERUN member University Rome Tor Vergata invites you to the summer school Management Consulting in the Digital Age that will take place from 1 to 7 July, in Villa Mondragone (Rome, Italy). The course aims to provide master level students with an in-depth exposure to the way leading management consulting firms develop digital transformation projects, allowing them to be well prepared for a future career in management consulting.

Maastricht Summer School is open for enrolment! The summer school is founded in 2012 and offers courses in a variety of fields and disciplines. A growing number of bachelor/master students and professionals from all over the world enjoy (one of) the 30 challenging and exclusive courses offered. The courses have a duration of one, two or three weeks and gives students the opportunity to gain 2.0, 4.0 or 6.0 ETCS.

The UAB is organising the third edition of the UAB Barcelona Summer School. The summer programme is the best way to enjoy the experience of an international, green and dynamic campus while having the opportunity to discover Barcelona. The UAB Summer School offers subjects worth 6 transferable ECTS from all fields. Courses are taught 100% in English within a two 3‐week periods from late June to early August. The registrations are now open for international students. Registration fee discount will be applied to students coming from YERUN universities as our appreciation for the value partnership. will be applied to students coming from YERUN universities as appreciation for the value partnership.

The Institute for Analytics and Data Science is running its fourth annual Big Data and Analytics Summer School this Summer 2018. Join leading academics, data scientists, and engineers from around the world to explore the latest in computer science. With course providers and speakers attending worldwide, immerse yourself and network with influential data science leaders from organisations including Microsoft, BT, Siemens, Micro Focus, Celtra,and more.

Maastricht Summer School is open for enrolment! The summer school is founded in 2012 and offers courses in a variety of fields and disciplines. A growing number of bachelor/master students and professionals from all over the world enjoy (one of) the 30 challenging and exclusive courses offered. The courses have a duration of one, two or three weeks and gives students the opportunity to gain 2.0, 4.0 or 6.0 ETCS.

We are glad to inform you about our Bodensee Summer School Programme (IBH) 2018. The programme is designed for international students starting their studies in the winter semester at one of the IBH universities (a network of universities in the Lake Constance area) as well as students from one of the University of Konstanz’s partner universities (YERUN), a German intensive language course is always offered in August.

The University of Bremen is offering a summer school on German Language, Culture and Science. They offer a four-week language courses of 25 hours per week. Intermediate and advanced level courses consist of 20 hours of general language lessons and 5 hours of technical language. Basic level courses consist of 25 hours of intensive general language lessons. Usually the maximum number of participants for each group is 15.

SDU is happy to welcome you to their exciting new summer school at the University of Southern Denmark with courses from the Faculties of Engineering, Science and Humanities. All courses are open to Danish and international full-time students, exchange students and free movers who will be working together in teams in the intensive 5 ECTS courses. In addition to the courses, the summer school offers a lively programme of social and cultural activities in and around the cities of Odense and Kolding. Students will also get the chance to join in on some of the festivals taking place during the summer.

Apply now: UEF Summer School 13-24 August 2018  Application period runs until 15 June 2018 (the applications are handled continuously). The Summer School will be more than just taking a course: it is an excellent opportunity to experience an innovative and international learning environment while creating new networks with your fellow students - and let's not forget about the opportunity to enjoy typical Finnish summer activities in beautiful lakeside surroundings.

The Staff Week on Best Practices for International Collaboration at Doctorate Level is a three-day training activity that will focus on the challenges and the advantages of different forms of “structured mobility” at Doctorate level in the context of the debate on doctoral training in Europe and the role of European university networks in the future European Education Area. It is organised by Universidad Autónoma de Madrid

Registration for this event is now officially closed.  If you are still interested in attending, please contact: staffweek@uam.es

Our colleagues from University of Konstanz are very pleased to announce our Erasmus+ Staff Week in December 2018 at the University of Konstanz, Germany. This year's theme will be "Third Mission - structures and examples of university social responsibility". The Staff Week will take place 3-6 December 2018 (arrival day on Sunday, departure day on Friday).

Brunel University London invited YERUN members to the Staff Training Week on Business Engagement in London, on 3-4 September 2018. Relationships with business and other large organisations such as Hospitals and charities are becoming ever more important for Universities. Whether it is the role they play in advising on future curricula; their role in assuring employability for our graduates or in putting to our collaborative research it is clear that Universities need to understand how best to partner with external organizations and how to develop mutually beneficial relationships. If you could not attend the Staff Week, don't worry! You can check the wonderful presentations from our speakers in this post.

The University of Antwerp is hosting the next Staff Week and General Assembly YERUN meetings, next 27-29 March. The first two days will be devoted to a Staff Week focusing on quality culture in its broadest sense, with particular emphasis on research, education and human resources.

We are glad to inform you about the 4^th edition of the UAB Barcelona Summer School 2019. The UAB Summer School programme is the best way to enjoy the experience of an international, green and dynamic campus while having the opportunity to discover Barcelona. The Summer School offers courses worth 6 transferable ECTS from all fields in two 3-weeks periods from late June to early August. Most of the courses are taught in English, with an option to learn and improve your Spanish as a Foreign Language. Please take into account that students from YERUN universities will have a 20% discount in tuition fees as appreciation for the value partnership.

The University of Eastern Finland is happy to welcome applications from your students to the UEF Summer School on 12-23 August 2019. Application period runs until 15 June 2019. The courses offered are available at http://www.uef.fi/en/web/summerschool/courses-summer-2019.

The University of Rome Tor Vergata organizes the third edition of the Summer School on "Management Consulting in the Digital Age”, a summer school dedicated to YERUN students and focus on reshaping consulting skills a young professional should acquire.

The full catalogue of the BISS 2019 is available on the website and also in attachment for your consideration. To the courses in Social Movements, Environment, Gender Politics, Big Data, Humanities or New Frontiers in Biology from the 2018 edition, we are now adding others on Artificial Intelligence, Migration, Quantum Mechanics, Philosophy of Law or Digital Marketing. UPF will apply a registration fee waiver to students coming from YERUN universities as a token of appreciation for a valuable partnership.

Early bird discount ends 19 May

In 2015, our Human Rights Centre – one of the oldest academic human rights centres in the world – launched its Summer School on Human Rights Research Methods. In 2019, students will receive gold standard training in methodologies for human rights research and practice, including an emphasis on data, evidence, and methods for assessing and enhancing the impact of human rights.

The 52nd Essex Summer School in Social Science Data Analysis consists of three two-week sessions. Since 1967 this world renowned summer school has brought global-leading teachers and researchers from over 36 different countries to Essex to teach students cutting-edge tools for social science data analysis and advanced statistical methods to answer key social, political and economic questions. Courses cover various types of quantitative and qualitative research methods, research design, techniques for data collection and measurement, as well as mathematics.

Early bird discount ends 10 June

The Essex Analytics and Data Science Summer School offer one week and two week programmes of cutting-edge courses across the field of data science and analytics. This Summer School provides a unique opportunity to hear keynote talks by leading experts, attend state-of-the-art courses delivered by academics from Essex and other leading institutions and our industrial partners, as well as network with your peers in an invaluable forum for knowledge exchange. Topics of study include the curation and management of data, cutting edge techniques and methods including artificial intelligence, reinforcement learning, deep learning, and statistics, and applications of data in fields ranging from business and finance, to bioinformatics.

Join a digital experience between 17 European Universities on "working with the UN Sustainable Development Goals"! How might we integrate the UN SDGs in developing our universities? What opportunities do they provide in shaping the future? What challenges do we meet in integrating such complex issues into everyday management and development of the university sector? As part of the YERUN, you are hereby invited to join the conversation! If your daily work is actively influenced by the commitments within the UN SDGs or you find it relevant to reflect on how this might become part of your daily work life in the future, we invite you to join in creating an international community of colleagues from 17 different European Universities.

"Exploring Psychosocial and Psychoanalytical Studies" is a one-week introductory course to the subjects taught at Masters level at the University of Essex, including Childhood Studies, Refugee Care, Jungian and Post-Jungian Studies and Psychosocial Studies.

Essex Business School champions responsible, ethical and sustainable business. Through world-class research and teaching, students are trained to think critically about business and encouraged to make a positive impact on society. Essex Business School has designed a one-week course for students that are thinking about studying one of our postgraduate courses in business, management, entrepreneurship, accounting, finance or banking.

How can social science help tackle the Climate Crisis? The University of Essex are leading an ‘Impact Dialogue’, to build the understanding of the key social, behavioural and system challenges that prevent us from tackling the climate crisis, and to identify where research can be applied to bring solutions.

Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) is organising its International Staff Week in Open Science, which will be held from 6th to 8th November, 2019. With different activities, such as round tables, workshops and lectures, we will share good practices, ideas for implementation and Universities’ experiences under the eight priorities identified in the European Open Science Agenda.

In a moment of reflection on the future of universities in Europe and ahead of the EC Communication on the future ERA and EEA, it is high time to talk about the employability of students and early career researchers! Join the YERUN dialogue on Employability on 16 March!

The upcoming Staff Week „From Cotutelles to Joint Programmes – Challenges and Opportunities“ is organized by the University of Bremen as part of the Erasmus+ project “Joint Programmes at Doctorate Level in a European university network: Linking Education and Research towards the European Education Area” (LINK EDU-RES). It will take place on the campus of the University of Bremen, Germany.

Due to COVID-19, Maastricht University has decided to cancel all on-campus education this summer. This means that a large part of the course offer will not continue as planned. However, the MSS team and professors have been working very hard behind the scenes to be able to offer a selection of online courses. You can find an overview of the courses that will be offered online here. 

The Antwerp Summer University programme for 2020 has been adjusted due to the current situation: the summer schools taking place in June and July will be cancelled (a few will be offered fully online). Those that are scheduled to take place in August and September will go ahead as planned until further notice (a few will be postponed to the summer of 2021, others will go digital). Read more.

The University of Essex is organising its first virtual education conference on online learning on Wednesday 6th of May, from 9:50am to 1pm (UK time). 

Registrations for the UPF academic summer programme, the Barcelona International Summer School (BISS),  will open on February 10, 2020. The full catalogue of the BISS 2020 is available on the website Students can choose among 33 courses taught in English or Spanish. The schedules and calendars (during the month of July) are based on modules, so that students have the flexibility to combine courses of 4, 2 or 1 week at the heart of Barcelona, in our Ciutadella Campus, creating a vibrant and motivating environment for participating students who are looking for an intellectually challenging summer experience.

Due to COVID-19, Maastricht University has decided to cancel all on-campus education this summer. This means that a large part of the course offer will not continue as planned. However, the MSS team and professors have been working very hard behind the scenes to be able to offer a selection of online courses. You can find an overview of the courses that will be offered online here. 

"Management Consulting in the Digital Age” is a two-weeks summer schhol designed for master level students who want to be better prepared for a future career in digital management consulting. The summer school will provide them information and practical business cases about the way leading companied are developing digital transformation processes.   The programme lasts 2 weeks (July 6th - 17th 2020) with the engagement of 6-8 different consulting companies and will be run on Open edX and Blackboard online platforms. 

Unfortunately due to the Covid-19 pandemic our 2020 International Summer School has been cancelled. For more information on refunds please contact intsummerschool@essex.ac.uk. Many thanks to everyone who applied and we hope to welcome you on one of our future summer schools.

The Antwerp Summer University programme for 2020 has been adjusted due to the current situation: the summer schools taking place in June and July will be cancelled (a few will be offered fully online). Those that are scheduled to take place in August and September will go ahead as planned until further notice (a few will be postponed to the summer of 2021, others will go digital). Read more.

The Zukunftskolleg of the University of Konstanz, as part of the European Network of Institutes for Advanced Studies (NetIAS), announces the launch of its European NetIAS Lectures Series. “Borders” defines the overarching theme for the series in summer 2020.

The Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) and the Círculo de Bellas Artes (CBA) are organising a new edition of the School of Arts. The 13th edition of the summer courses, focused on reflecting on society, culture and art, will take place between the 22nd June and 3rd July 2020.

In December 2019 the European Commission presented the European Green Deal, the key plan to advance the EU’s climate agenda.  On 27 May 2020 the European Commission presented a €750 billion economic stimulus plan that along with a revised proposal for the EU's 2021-2027 budget should help mitigate the shock from the coronavirus pandemic and pave the way for a sustainable future. How these policy plans and new resources together will contribute to European climate policies? What kind of challenges and possibilities we can foresee in the implementation processes? What are the political disagreements concerning these policy actions? The discussion starts with the presentations of our guest speakers, Krista Mikkonen, the Finnish Minister of the Environment and Climate Change, and Sirpa Pietikäinen, a member of the European Parliament. After that, online audience has possibility to comment and present questions.

The "YERUN Sport Days" are a collaboration between YERUN, the University of Antwerp and the PCU Committee. The PCU Committee is the university part of Panathlon International, an association recognised by the International Olympic Committee. During three days, each YERUN member is free to participate in a program including a YERUN workshop for professionals on Wednesday, a YERUN dinner for students and professionals on Thursday evening and the complete sports and event program from Wednesday to Friday of the PCU Games for student teams. The YERUN Sport days offer a platform where students and sport offices experience the advantages of the YERUN network and where awareness about the network is created among our students, all within an International Olympic Committee recognised framework of sport, fair play and universal friendship.

Looking for an unforgettable summer full of knowledge and fun? University of Antwerp has launched its first series of programmes for the 12^th edition. The list of programmes is available below and registration is already open. The second and third series will be announced mid-December 2020 and early February 2021. If covid-19 won’t allow to physically organise the summer schools on campus, several programmes will be offered online. Visit www.uantwerp.be/asu to stay up-to-date and find out everything about Antwerp Summer School programmes!

Looking for an unforgettable summer full of knowledge and fun? University of Antwerp has launched its first series of programmes for the 12^th edition. The list of programmes is available below and registration is already open. The second and third series will be announced mid-December 2020 and early February 2021. If covid-19 won’t allow to physically organise the summer schools on campus, several programmes will be offered online. Visit www.uantwerp.be/asu to stay up-to-date and find out everything about Antwerp Summer School programmes!

ECIU and YERUN are co-organising an exciting training on the next Erasmus Programme, taking place online in the mornings of 4 and 5 November 2020 (draft programme here). The training aims to prepare practitioners from ECIU and YERUN member institutions to take full advantage of the new programme and be fully prepared for some of the key initiatives the European Commission plans to introduce from January onwards.

The next Erasmus programme is just around the corner, commencing on 1 January 2021. For the past year, the doctrine of the European Commission has been that the new programme is supposed to be an evolution, rather than a revolution. Yet, the ambition is to utilise the increased funding to evolve the programme substantially. This includes a range of new initiatives and mobility formats.

Considering the post-COVID era, internationalisation will require practitioners to adapt to this new reality and contribute to encouraging and organising mobility that is innovative, inclusive and safe at the same time.

Are you a YERUN member wishing to attend the event? Get in touch with the YERUN Office!

ECIU and YERUN are co-organising an exciting training on Horizon Europe, taking place online in the mornings of 23-24-25 November 2020. The programme (draft programme here) will address Horizon Europe novelties, both transversal and within specific instruments, presented by high-level Commission officials in a mix of centralised and break-out sessions. The event aims to:

• Prepare our member institutions to understand the opportunities of Horizon Europe, its work programmes, instruments, calls and topics.
• Bring our research support offices together as a networking opportunity and possibility to share experiences among each other, within this workshop and beyond.

Are you a YERUN member wishing to attend the event? Get in touch with the YERUN Office! We hope that the event will trigger your interest and we look forward to seeing you at the event!

Thinking about studying Economics at postgraduate level? Want to learn more about the different fields within this fascinating subject area? Join this free course, meet the experts and find out if Economics at Essex is for you.

Join our virtual event to connect with universities from Baden-Württemberg, the Southwest of Germany! This online event that aims to strengthen partnerships between German universities in Baden-Württemberg and their international partners. The event is open to all our partners, including the YERUN partners.

Thinking about studying history at postgraduate level? Want to learn more about the lies, lessons and legacies of conflict? Join this free course, meet the experts and find out if history at Essex is for you.

"Horizon Europe", the European Union's new framework programme for research and innovation, was launched at the beginning of the year. The first work programmes will be published in April. On 24 March 2021, the State of Bremen, together with the University of Bremen and the U Bremen Research Alliance, invites to a kick-off event. Registrations are open until 19 March 2021.

The University of Ulm is welcoming YERUN members to the next YERUN General Assembly and Staff meeting on 25 and 26 October, in Ulm (Germany). YERUN members are invited to register as soon as possible through the following link.