The University of Groningen Summer Schools offers a wide range of research-driven short programmes. www.rug.nl/summerschools And we will all enjoy it!
The University of Groningen (1614) is hosting a whole range of summer schools. Summer schools are a wonderful way to bring bright students and inspired researchers together to work intensively on important topics. Our summer schools are research-driven, and many of them are multidisciplinary, offering you a wide range of perspectives. We will especially highlight the University’s priority research
Join this summer school for educational developers at the this summer! Deadline is fast approaching, so go to the link in our bio to apply now! 👨🏫
13/05/2026
Do you want to explore how to design and facilitate participatory processes that connect local actors, scientific knowledge and policy frameworks to co-create resilient futures for degraded landscapes? Then the new , "Participatory Processes in Agroecology and Landscape Restoration", may be for you! 🌱
You will leave better equipped to engage communities and institutions in transformative restoration processes, navigate conflicts and trade-offs, and translate participatory approaches into concrete landscape outcomes that respond to global calls for transformative change. What a unique opportunity! 🌄
Apply at the link in our bio, do not miss out! ⏰
08/05/2026
Break out of the bubble of your discipline and discover how , , and can spark sustainable for , a unique island in the , by participating in this summer school!🏝️
Presented with a real-world challenge from the Amelander Energie Coöperatie (AEC) from the outset of the course, participants will have to come up with a concrete response to the challenge at the end of the week. They will do so by drawing from expert-led sessions spanning law, social sciences, spatial planning, and environmental sciences, and gaining fresh perspectives to craft integrated, sustainable solutions. 🌿
Go to the link in our bio to read more and apply now! 🏃
07/05/2026
A fairytale or Prinsentuin in Groningen? 🌹🌿
Spend a week of your summer in Uganda, at the African Rural University, immersing yourself in the culture, getting to know the local community and learning all about how to perform participatory action research! Only one day left to apply! 🌍
And what a serene and beautiful place to explore 😍
And what I way to get your steps in for the day! 😎
24/04/2026
Interested in how exactly the field of arts in health provides an innovative approach to supporting care, well-being, and to encourage healthy living? Then the Arts in Health may be for you! 🎨🩺
Through lecture and discussions, participants are introduced to the field’s science, and in hands-on workshops they experience the actual practice of arts in health. Our instructors include scholars, healthcare professionals, and experienced arts in health practitioners. The summer school will be of interest to people from fields as diverse as , the , long-term care, , , , , and others. 👩⚕️🎶 Go to the link in our bio to apply before 6 May 2026!
22/04/2026
Ameland, an island on the Wadden sea, is one of the most popular holiday destinations in the Netherlands. 🏝️ Gorgeous beaches where you can swim and mud walk, beautiful nature, local food and more. Some of our summer schools even involve a trip to Ameland 😲 Check out our overview of summer school to learn more at the link in our bio!
17/04/2026
Learn about and engage with pressing current debates and emerging research insights which address and analyse our polarised times. And then, put it into practice by work together on a challenge brought in by external societal partners. You will develop an intervention to mitigate against processes of polarisation in a specific context. All in one, intensive, week-long programme! 👩🎓
The Polarisation summer school, a joint initiative of the University of Groningen and Stellenbosch University, is taking place in Groningen again this year! 👏 . It is a great opportunity to not only gain valuable insights into the multifaceted phenomenon of polarisation, but also to become part of an international, transdisciplinary network of scholars working on this and related topics. 📚
Go to the link in our bio to learn more and apply now! 🏃