Summer School

The JWST captures the imagination of the world, inspiring all both young and old. From technological challenges and its ‘origami mirror’ to its powerful cameras looking deeper into the universe than ever before, JWST is fascinating on all levels. With the MIRI-instrument being built in the Netherlands, …

This article discusses Deep Mapping in Geography teaching and learning by drawing on a case study of a summer school organised during the COVID-19 pandemic. Deep Mapping was used to foster deep learning among the students and teach them about a distant place and people. The exercise tasked the students …

Paper presentatie ECER: The Impact of an International Summer Academy on the Professional Development of Teacher Educators

This research is focused on the circumstances related to rainwater flooding in the Municipality of Valkenburg aan de Geul, located in the south of the Netherlands. The town has been dealing with flooding from rainwater for as long as its inhabitants can remember, but the situation became much more severe …

International Summer School 2024 over One Health en Klimaatadaptatie

Keynote lecture over het onderwerp creatieve broedplaatsen, als onderdeel van de summer school (editie 2024) van het Netherlands Institute for Cultural Analysis.

Mobility, identity and climate adaptation in the ArcticMovements of populations across and within national borders and the (re)production of cultural, social and political boundaries that define local, national and transnational communities are two fundamental and intertwined features of the contemporary …

Masterclass GET Summer School Global Energy Transition Syllabus 2024.Our newest summer course is "Global Energy Transition." As a participant, you will explore various aspects of the transition towards a fossil fuel-free world. You will adopt an intercultural mindset through workshops covering a range …

Due to climate change, rising temperatures lead to more extreme heat stress in urban areas. Last summer, there were poignant images of people looking for shade in cities. Trees are effective measures to provide shade and decrease the perceived temperature. However, trees cannot grow in healthy conditions …