Science Courses
The Utrecht Summer School offers a varied programme in the field of Science. Our programme covers various subjects including Mathematics, Computer Science, Machine Learning and Geosciences. These courses are offered at Advanced Bachelor, Master or Advanced Master level.
All courses include the teaching format in the course description.
11 course(s) found
Game Design and Development
The Game Design and Development summer school offers interactive hands-on game design workshops, theoretical game design analysis classes and programming sessions. Practical aspects of the design of games, like levels, characters, art, engines, etc. will be discussed and experienced. The design of new and existing games will be systematically analysed. Programming sessions treat the basics of programming and common elements of game development,…
Theoretical Physics
The Institute for Theoretical Physics in Utrecht ranks among the leading institutions in the world in the field of theoretical physics. The target audience of this one-week course are advanced bachelor students in the field of (theoretical) physics, especially those who are preparing to start a Theoretical Physics master programme or who are considering doing so in the near future.
Global Maternal, Newborn and Child Health
This summer course will provide a comprehensive overview of maternal, newborn and child health globally. With an enthusiastic team of experts from all over the world, we will discuss the major challenges which women and children in the world are facing, and we will look at potential solutions. This programme is a collaboration between the University Medical Center Utrecht (Julius Global Health, Wilhemina Children's Hospital), Amsterdam Centre…
Hands-on GIS for Earth Scientists
This course is a hands-on course on GIS with two weeks of practicals in the GIS Lab of the faculty of Geosciences. The following topics will be covered: Working with ArcGIS Pro and Spatial Analyst, Modelbuilder and Python, automatic DEM extraction of stereo aerial photographs using Erdas Imagine eATE and Agisoft, Mobile GIS / GPS data collection, local/global datasets and datatypes, and poster making.
Advanced Functional Programming in Haskell
Typed functional programming languages allow for the rapid development of robust programmes. This course explores some of the more advanced language features of Haskell, a state-of-the-art functional programming language, together with some of its theoretical background. The course aims to teach not only the more advanced Haskell features, such as GADTs or type families, but also the underlying theory. Besides the lectures, there are numerous…
Global Health Ethics & Equity
This summer course will focus on urgent topics in global health ethics and equity. With an enthusiastic team of experts from all over the world, we will discuss the major challenges to health equity in the world at this moment as well as potential solutions. This programme is a collaboration between the University Medical Center Utrecht and the Royal Tropical Institute.
Science and Values: Historical and Philosophical Perspectives
What are the values that drive scientific knowledge production? What is the value of science in society? What are the values that give scientific knowledge legitimacy and authority? This summer school focuses on the role of values in and of science and their relevance in past and present scientific investigations and debates. While epistemic and non-epistemic values often are implicit to our knowledge production practices, they play a…
Introduction to Complex Systems
Our world has an abundance of so-called complex systems. These are typically large collections of connected elements that influence each other. In this hybrid course, we combine examples across physics, the life sciences, socio-economic sciences and humanities with an introduction to basic mathematical tools to learn a complex systems way of thinking. The main aim is to show students how complex systems science is applied by Utrecht University…
Mathematics Education
The focus of the Mathematics Education course is bringing participants up to date in curriculum development and research in the field of mathematics education, and refreshing and deepening the knowledge of meaningful and relevant mathematics education. Topics will include curriculum development, revealing and building on talents of students, task design, classroom experiments and lesson study, contexts and tools for modelling and inquiry-based…
Exploring Culture through Data: Digital methods & Data practices
Please note that the dates for this summer school have not been finalized and may thus still be subject to change.
Are you curious, eager to learn and would you like to have an enriching experience during your summer holidays? This course would make a great opportunity! The accelerating datafication of society constitutes challenges and opportunities for humanities research. We welcome you, students and non-students, to join us in this crash…
Chemical Safety Assessment under REACH
This four day training provides a full introduction in chemical safety assessment and offers you the opportunity to apply the theoretical framework directly in your own practice. Therefore the training involves a crash course on the first day in which a general overview of the REACH legislation, processes and the chemical safety assessment (CSA) is provided, with short interactive exercises. In the remaining part of the course the participants…