During this three week programme you will focus on the challenges of living and working in a Delta Area. Every week, you will deal with a specific theme: Safety and (Building with) Nature, Economy, Food and Energy production, Technology (re)use of fresh water) and Governance. With a combination of (guest) lectures by experts, interactive workshops and field visits you will get an in depth overview of the state of the art knowledge and experiences in those fields. Apart from that you will apply the gained competences in an attractive central task, dealing with the future of the region.
Cultural activities
An extended programme will be offered during evenings and weekend with a.o. visits to several places in Netherlands (Amsterdam), Belgium (Ghent), France (Lille) and Germany (Aachen).
Finances
The costs are €1.400,- for EU-students and €2.600,- for non-EU students. The costs include:
• a three week course, for 4 ECTS
• housing in convenient apartments
• fieldtrips
• a cultural programme
• lunch (excl weekends)
Entry requirements
The summer school is open for students from at least undergraduate level (> 1st year) and with English skills on IELTS level (>6.0).
If you are interested in taking part in the Summer School and want to be informed about the latest developments, please fill in your contact data.
Do you have any questions or do you need more information about the study programme? Or do you work at a university and want to inform your students? Please contact Jouke Heringa, jouke.heringa@hz.nl.
Would you like to hear the experiences of other students? Please read more.
Are you a Chinese student? You can watch the aftermovie at YouKu.