Many universities offer summer schools as an opportunity for high school students to experience university life. It also doesn’t hurt that it is a great way for students to form a bond with a university and potentially meet some of their future classmates. Obviously, in the current pandemic travel is still not really advised for such short-term study mobility. However, summer schools retain their importance, and perhaps increase their relevance, as they give students an opportunity to put universities’ claims to the test. Every university has made huge strides in its delivery of online education but which are truly the most improved? By taking part in a summer school, students will gain an understanding of what is likely to be a large component of the university experience even after restrictions are completely lifted.
In this article, we will focus on two European universities that are worthy of your consideration, Universita Bocconi and Prague College.
From 21st June to 9th July, Prague College offers a number of interesting summer school programmes in the following fields:
- Studio Painting
- Website Design and Development
- Financial Crime
- Ethics, Morality and Society
- Quantitative Analysis Using Spreadsheets
Each summer school requires four hours a day of study from Monday to Thursday for three weeks. The cost of participation is CZK 12,000 (approx. £400).
Universita Bocconi’s summer schools take place online from 5th to 16th July. Students have the opportunity to sign up to one or two subjects in Bocconi’s portfolio. These include:
- Communication and Advertising
- Computer Coding
- Digital Marketing
- Economics
- Entrepreneurship
- EU for Sustainable Globalisation
- Finance
- Game Theory
- International Politics
- Luxury and Fashion
- Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence
- Strategy
The cost of the summer school is €1,300 and there is a limited number of places available. The deadline for applying is 29th April. You can register here.
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