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Information about Summer Schools for students from the School of Engineering and
Computing
Some students at UWS wish to have an "International Experience" while they are
students. International experience is something that helps you grow as a person by providing you
with an opportunity to experience a new culture, widen your circle of friends and acquaintances,
and challenging you to undertake independent travel and living. One way to get International
Experience is to go to a "Summer School". Summer Schools are run by many Universities
throughout the world. Universities run these courses for a number of reasons. Some of these are
to give their own home students an opportunity to meet students from overseas, to use resources
like Halls of accommodation and lecturers that would otherwise be under employed in the
summer, to provide advertisement for their programmes of study in a hands-on sort of way with a
view of attracting students.
Students from UWS have participated in Summer Schools in the past and for the most part they
have found them very valuable and enjoyable.
My name is Joe Heffernan and I have the role as International Coordinator (Europe and Erasmus)
in the School of Engineering and Computing. One of my duties in this role is to encourage
students to gain International Experience. Therefore, I would encourage you to consider going to
a summer school at some point in your academic career. To facilitate this I have assembled a list
of summer schools over a number of years. Below is a listing of Summer Course at European
Universities that I am aware of. Certain courses shown may not be running during the summer of
2017.
We are keen to know if any UWS student participates in a summer school. In addition,
particiaption in an International Summer School can be added to your Higher Education
Achievement record.
For some of the summer schools shown below the closing date for applications is 1 March so if
you do have an interest you will need to start your application soon. Generally, for most of the
programmes the application process is relatively simple and straight forward.
A web site that acts as a clearing house for Summer Courses is
http://www.summerschoolsineurope.eu/
You can search by subject, location, cost. etc.... If none of the summer schools shown below are
of interest then try this website.
Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Hungary
(note there is no information yet on whether or not this will run in the summer of 2017)
Summer Academy on Energy
dates it ran in 2016: 14 August 2016 - 19 August 2016
language English
duration 1 week
credits 2 ECTS
fee EUR 330
The IEEE Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BUTE) Joint IAS & PES Student
Branch Chapter is proud to announce the 3rd Summer Academy on Energy (SAE), which will be
held 14-19 August 2016. The participants can enjoy the amazing SAE atmosphere through
lectures from professionals, power plant and site visits. The location is again in the heart of
Middle-Europe, Budapest, Hungary. With various social events the attendees can also discover
the beauty of the city.
Ostfalia University of Applied Sciences in Wolfenbüttel, Germany - International
Summer University
https://www.ostfalia.de/cms/en/e/internationales/isu/index.html
May 8th – May 19th, 2017
The first-week's courses introduce the basics of Sustainable Energy Resources: Wind energy,
photovoltaic and hydropower. The second-week's program offers several special examples and
applications of the energy sources like fuel cells, modern battery technology and geothermics.
Also covered is the hot topic of energy consumption in electrically driven vehicles with the
introduction of Energy Efficiency of Electrical Drives. Last but not least the question of the
Limitation of Fossil Fuels and the worldwide use of Nuclear Energy will be presented.
For accommodation, food (half-board), the courses and excursions (including excursion to
Hamburg and wind-park as well as weekend train ticket to Berlin) there is a fee of 790 Euro.
Hessen International Summer University of Hochschule Darmstadt, Germany https://isu.h-da.de/
July 16 – August 12, 2017
It offers a state-of-the-art introduction into "Energy Efficient and Smart Building Infrasturcture
Systems". The program combines lectures and seminars from professors from the department of
Electrical Engineering and Information Technology with hands-on experience and lectures of
practitioners during field trips in Germany. Participants will also have the chance to improve or
start learning German in intensive German-as-a-Foreign-Language classes. Up to 9 credits can be
awarded for these classes.
The program fee is 1.990 €. If you pay before April 1, 2017, an “early-bird discount” will be granted
and the fee will be reduced to 1.790 €
The program fee includes
- the accommodation from July 16 - August 12, 2017
- a four-week study programme including seminar materials
- company visits and field trips
- a German language course (including seminar materials)
- the cultural and leisure programme
- a ticket for public transportation within Darmstadt
- a health, accident, and liability insurance
Technical University Munich (Germany) http://www.tum.de/en/studies/internationale-studierende/summer-school/
Linköping University Summer Academy (Sweden) http://liu.se/utbildning/summeracademy/linkoping-university-summer-academy?l=en
(UWS students attended this in summer 2016)
30 June to 28 July
Some information about the courses that may be of interest to UWS students are
- LiU Summer Academy: Academic English
- LiU Summer Academy: Drug Addiction - From Genes to Behaviour
- LiU Summer Academy: Exploring Sweden, the Anthropological Way
- LiU Summer Academy: Entrepreneurship and Knowledge Implementation for Improved Health
Care
- LiU Summer Academy: Innovation and Entrepreneurship in a Swedish context
- LiU Summer Academy: Leadership and Organisational Behaviour in Contemporary
Organisations
Cost for student accommodation package: Sek 5,000 for one month. It includes a single private
student corridor room with shared kitchen, bed linen, internet (with cable), bus card, access to
sports facilities and one final exit cleaning. (Sek 5000 is between £500 and £550)
Troyes France - To apply :
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/15Q2dkNNw8MdIwT4x8_kCRCRU_XvO0BZvvGh2Xsc4qY/viewform (there is no information as to whether or not this will take place in 2017)
University of Applied Sciences Bingen Germany https://www.th-bingen.de/studium/study-at-bingen/internationale-studienbewerber/summer-school/
8-19 May 2017
Topics Covered:
STORM WATERS AND FLOODS + RISK AND ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE
GEOLOGY AND THE HISTORY OF CLIMATE CHANGE
WASTE MANAGEMENT
“A GREAT WINE BEGINS IN THE VINEYARD" EVIRONMENTAL AND GENETICAL
INFLUENCES ON GRAPE QUALITY
EMISSION OF GREENHOUSE GASES AS RELATED TO LAND USE ACTIVITIES
EMISSION DISPERSION
TRADITIONAL AND RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGY & ENERGY MANAGEMENT
CHALLENGES TO NATURE CONSERVATION IN GERMANY
BASICS OF CLIMATOLOGY AND CLIMATE CHANGE
ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
FEE (ACCOMODATION INCLUDED) € 350
University Jean Monnet, Saint-Etienne (France) - European Computer Science
Summer School http://ec3s.univ-st-etienne.fr
This did not run in 2016 and it isn't clear whether it will take place in 2017
HZDR - Germany http://www.hzdr.de/db/Cms?pNid=2519
For students who are currently in Year 4 or on a Master's course
31 July to 8 September
This looks an interesting programme for final year students who are looking for something to do
over the summer. The dates are between 31 July and 8 September. You must have a least a
bachelor degree to be accepted onto this programme. What is especially interesting is that there
is no cost for the programme, it includes free accommodation and you seem to get living expences
paid to you. The closing date for application is 1 March.
Free accommodation and no charges to attend
HAWtech Summer School 2017 (Germany) - at
http://www.hs-karlsruhe.de/en/io/incoming-students/courses-for-exchange-students/hawtechsummer-school.html
July 15 - 29
The HAWtech Summer School 2017 will take place from July 15th - 29th in the cities of Karlsruhe,
Dresden and Berlin. The program is geared towards
(electrical/mechanical/mechatronics/automotive) engineering students from third-year
undergraduate level onwards. The participation fee for this two-week and non-profit program
would be 850 EUR. Due to funding by the DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) with 500
EUR the final tuition fee for each student will be only 350 EUR. This fee covers tuition,
accommodation and travel expenses between the three program sites.
350 euro
Furtwangen University in Germany https://www.hfu-summerschool.com/
20 - 27 July 2017
White Water Management - Learning management in a new way!
- Course fee of 990,-- €, - Hospitality costs of 610,-- € Total fees 1.600,-- €.
My contact details are shown below:
Mr. Joseph HEFFERNAN (CEng MIMM)
International Coordinator (Europe and Erasmus) for the School of Engineering and Computing
University of the West of Scotland
School of Engineering and Computing
High Street
PAISLEY
PA1 2BE
United Kingdom
Phone numbers: +44 141 848 3265 (office) +44 141 848 3663 (fax) +44 777 585 0013 (mobile)
e-mail: [email protected]
Office: Room D155
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