ABOUT THIS SUMMER SCHOOL

With its exciting range of options and its setting in one of Europe’s greatest cities, KU Leuven’s EU summer course truly stands out from the crowd.

During this 10-day course jointly offered by the Faculties of Economics & Business, Arts and Social Sciences you combine two majors, chosen from a list of four: Doing Business with Europe(ans); Policies & Politics in the EU; Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Europe and Social & Cultural Interactions. The course includes visits to Brussels and Antwerp.​​​

WHY CHOOSE KU LEUVEN?

The three organising Faculties have all amassed a wealth of experience at English-taught international master programmes and short-term courses. Founded in 1425, KU Leuven is the oldest university in Belgium, as well as being the oldest surviving Catholic university anywhere in the world. With more than 42.000 students, it’s also Belgium’s largest higher education institution and is considered to be one of the most prestigious research universities in Europe. It is in 12th place in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings for Europe and number 45 in the world.

 

Target audience

The course targets graduate students in e.g. Arts, Economics & Business, Law or Social Sciences. Undergraduate students in their final year are also welcome to apply. Students with Bachelor’s or Master’s degrees from other disciplines should have had some exposure to at least one of the fields under study.

The programme in detail

There is a multidisciplinary and broad common part which all students have to take. These core sessions cover about half of the contact hours. From the following majors students choose two, each representing about eight class hours. These majors are:

  1. Doing business with Europe(ans)
  2. Politics and policies in Europe
  3. Social and cultural interactions
  4. Innovation and entrepreneurship in Europe

Syllabus/course outline​​​​​​ 

Provisional programme 2024 

Dates & location

In 2024, this summer school will take place from Monday 17 June to Friday 28 June 2024. Students who wish to stay in the Irish College Leuven during this course, can stay from Sunday 16 June to Sunday 30 June 2024.

KU Leuven has pre-booked twin rooms, although there are single rooms available as well. Interested students can use the registration form to book accommodation. You can download the registration form here

 

Tuition fees

The participation fee for the course will include tuition, social and cultural events and reading materials.

  • Current (exchange) students: € 600
  • Students from partner institutions: € 600

More information about the registration

Important remarks

  • Registrations are now open.
  • Registrations will close on 15 April 2024.
  • Registering for this course can be done at any time by filling out our registration form.
  • Cancellation by the participant: if the participant cancels more than 4 weeks (until May 20, 2024) before the start of the summer school, 50 % of the registration fee can be reimbursed to the participant. If the participant cancels within 4 weeks (after May 20, 2024) before the start of the summer school, nothing will be refunded. All refunds are made in Euros. The organization cannot refund any shortfalls due to exchange rate fluctuations or bank charges.
  • Cancellation by the organizer: should the summer school be cancelled by the organizer for organizational reasons or as a result of force majeure, the organizer will refund the tuition fee. Claims for further liabilities or damages are excluded. KU Leuven reserves the right to reorganize the modules in the event of insufficient subscriptions.

Register here

​​​​​Practical Information

Find some tips and tricks about your travel to and your stay in Leuven.

Practical Information 

 

Credits

The study load of the course is 6 ECTS, meaning 150-180 study hours.  

All participants who succesfully pass the final assignment will receive a Certificate of Attendance. Students (only for students from exchange partners) who opt for the official KU Leuven Transcript of Records (possible extra cost) can contact us for more details. 

Contact

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