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800.875 Rising Voices: Emerging Scholar’s Forum

The BIP is organized as an Erasmus+ Blended Intensive Programme (BIP). The BIP utilize innovative pedagogical methods through short, intensive programs, combining face-to-face sessions with online learning and collaboration. Completion of both the physical and virtual components is mandatory.

This unique opportunity brings together bright minds from diverse disciplines, two Aurora Educational Hubs, and a range of Aurora universities to further develop problem-solving and teamwork competences, while also refining oral communication skills. Students will learn how to engage in collaborative projects, communicate complex ideas effectively and will join interactive sessions to master constructive feedback.

The virtual parts will be held on:
Monday, September 16th, 2024 from 14:00 -15:30 pm CEST (tbc)
Monday, September 23rd, 2024 from 14:00 – 15:30 pm CEST (tbc)
Monday, September 30th, 2024 from 14:00 – 15:30 pm CEST (tbc)

Debriefing for Students & Staff
November 2024 (tbd)

The physical parts will take place in Bildungshaus St.Michael in Matrei and at Universität Innsbruck from 20 – 25 October, 2024.

Summer Law School: Human Rights Policy Legal Clinic

Program description

Legal clinic is a special form of legal education, combining theory and practice, designed to teach not only knowledge, but also develop skills and instill values, and promote social justice. Legal clinics exist in many forms. One of them is a Policy legal clinic, where students do not help individual clients, but rather focus on existing legal problem from a policy perspective, usually by analysis of legal regulation and its practical application, identifying problems and deficiencies, and suggesting general measures, such as changes to legal regulation or other policy-oriented activities, to address the problem.

In summer of 2024, Palacký University, Faculty of Law, would like to invite you to experience the Second Installment of Human Rights Policy Legal Clinic Summer School. The Human Rights Policy Legal Clinic course, which normally takes a whole semester, will be condensed in two weeks intensive schedule of Summer School. Participants of the first Human Rights Policy Legal Clinic Summer School in 2023 appreciated that the course equipped them with necessary tools to identify deficiencies in human rights protection and to suggest measures and legal changes to address the problems. They valued the opportunity to meet wide variety of professionals with different backgrounds working on human rights in many diverse settings.

 

Information on venue and registration

Venue: Palacký University in Olomouc, Faculty of Law – 17. listopadu 8, Olomouc, Czech Republic

Full fee: 490 EUR (includes academic program and catering during the academic program – 2 coffee breaks and lunch each day)

Aurora Alliance students can participate in the academic program free of charge. They may pay an optional fee of 180 EUR in order to be provided with catering during the academic program (2 coffee breaks and lunch each day). If not, there are numerous opportunities in walking distance from the summer school venue for coffee, snacks and meals.

Capacity: 16 places for Aurora Alliance students, 24 places for students from other universities.

Participants are responsible for arranging their travel and accommodation.

To register or for more information, please contact Radana Kuncova (radana.kuncova@upol.cz)

 

Contact

To register or for more information, please contact Radana Kuncova (radana.kuncova@upol.cz)

Contemporary literature for children and youth (KČJ / SLD1@)

Course content:
Frequent genres in reading for children and youth and their didactic potential in terms of the objectives of the RVP ZV. Current themes in contemporary literature for children and youth. The permeability of genre boundaries in contemporary literature for children and young people. Characteristics of artistic and educational literature for children and youth. Image and text in contemporary literature for children and young people. Theoretical reflection on contemporary literature for children and young people in professional journals and specialist literature.
Upon completion of the course, students should be able to:
– evaluate current trends in the development of Czech and world literature for children and youth;
– assess the artistic qualities of contemporary domestic and translated productions for children and young people;
– assess the didactic potential of the most frequently read genres and works of Czech and world literature for children and youth;
– evaluate the current state of theoretical reflection on literature for children and youth.

VU Summer School – The Circular Economy as a Social Innovation

We would like to announce the 11th VU Amsterdam Summer School! Our one- and two-week summer courses are small-scale and cover multiple themes. We provide top-notch short courses in subjects like international law, environmental science and policy, and statistical research. Our Summer school professors are passionate about sharing their knowledge through interactive lectures, group discussions, and practical assignments. All courses are taught in English, and (depending on the course) open to Bachelor’s, Master’s and PhD level.

We also take care of our students and ensure they have a comfortable stay in the Netherlands. We offer exciting social activities such as city tours, museum visits, and workshops. These allow you to explore one of the most beautiful capital cities in Europe and gain valuable insights into Dutch culture.

The course ‘The Circular Economy as a Social Innovation’
What is the circular economy, and what can it mean for our life, study, and work? In this course, you will engage in active and creative workshops and excursions, next to lectures from circular economy experts. The course will teach you what the circular economy is, how it tackles environmental and social problems, and which social innovations are crucial to transition towards a circular economy. At the end of this course, you will be inspired and empowered to create social innovations for the circular economy.

The course draws on previous work conducted by the (guest) teachers as part of a community focusing on people at the heart of circularity. This community consists of researchers and professionals and is organized by Het Groene Brein. See the course page for more extensive information.

Are you interested in joining VU Amsterdam Summer School, but do you feel that another course might be a better fit? Please have a look at all courses that are on offer for Aurora students.

Application and costs
If you are interested, please reach out to the Aurora representative at your own university. The selected students can then be nominated by the Aurora home university via amsterdamsummerschool@vu.nl, before 1 May 2024. The 2 students per Aurora university both receive a tuition fee waiver. Students can refer to their home university to learn more about the Aurora Mobility grant in order to pay for other costs such as accommodation and travel expenses.

Aurora students that are not nominated by the Aurora home university, can still sign up for the selected Summer School courses directly at Amsterdam Summer School. They will receive the same discount as VU students.

Information sessions
We are hosting Information Sessions for interested students on 15 March and 15 April 2024.

Also, check out our introduction video for more information, and reach out to us if you have questions. Hopefully we will welcome you in Amsterdam!