World Campus International – Japan

University of Potsdam

Lake Constance Summer School 2012 - University of Konstanz – Germany

Tongji University Shanghai - China

Aalborg University - Denmark

Catholic University Eichstätt-Ingolstadt – Germany

University of Tartu – Estonia

SUMMER SCHOOL IN PEKING – China

Fontys University of Applied Science – Venlo, The Netherlands

Summer University Warsaw 2012 - Warsaw Poland

III ENoLL Summer School - Helsinki Metropolitan Region 2012

World Campus International – Japan

06.06.-19.06.2012

23.06.-06.07.2012

10.07.-23.07.2012

27.07.-09.08.2012

17.08.-30.08.2012

Have you ever wanted to travel to Japan?  Are you curious about its unique blend of ancient and modern ways? As you might know, it’s not really an easy or even affordable place to visit unless you have connections to give you a helping hand.  Now you do, with World Campus International, Inc. providing you an affordable alternative, with an in-depth travel and educational experience in Japan.

Founder & CEO, Hiro Nishimura and his international team invite you to take part in the World Campus- Japan program – a once in a life time opportunity for you to experience the “land of the rising sun”.  You, along with around 40 other diverse participants from around the world will experience unparalleled access to Japanese community activists, business leaders and politicians.  Our class varies in age, professions, education, religion and politics.  And yes, you will have a chance to live in the “far east” with unforgettable Japanese families giving you a new kind of host family experience.

World Campus International offers you Unique Access to Japan through the program World Campus Japan, where you not only will have the chance to meet people from all over the world and learn about their culture and values but you will also be able to get to know japanese culture from the inside, becoming part of the family you stay with for a week and contributing to make the community you visit a much better place, and if this is not enough for you, World Campus Japan also offers you the opportunity to share your culture, values, talents and personality at the end of the week stay at our Arigato Event (Thank-You event), a moment to thank the communities we visit, through music and art.

Get to know Japan, its people, culture and values traveling with people from all over the world. Only with World Campus Japan!

WCI 2012 Summer Program Schedule   - *tentative and subject to change

Please check at www.worldcampusblog.org for our past activities.

Learn more about World Campus International on http://worldcampus.org/index.php

University of Potsdam

Deadline for Application: 31.05.2012

Website

The International Summer Academy „Sans Souci“ offers language courses and subjects on an academically advanced level.

You can improve your language competence and attend courses to deepen your knowledge of German history and culture within three weeks in August. The focus this year will be on German history, particularly memory/commemoration and the Berlin 20ies or present-day Berlin, and European cultural history.

The courses will take place on Campus Neues Palais from Monday to Friday between 9am and 4pm.

 What is special?

You can obtain up to 9 ECTS-credits by attending the International Summer Academy "Sans Souci" depending on the requirements of your home institution.

The courses offered comprise the workload of a regular semester program. It is an excellent opportunity to enjoy your semester break by experiencing the remarkable flair of Potsdam and its prominent university, enhance your language skills and extend your knowledge for your further studies.

 What is the result?

After your successful participation in the courses and the final exam in your chosen subjects, you will receive a certification with your final mark and the ECTS credits from Potsdam University. When the three weeks are over, you will leave Potsdam with the good feeling to have used your holiday properly by pushing your studies and at the same time broadening your horizon by living in a foreign country.

Language Requirements

The university-level courses are meant for everyone who wants improve his/her German language skills and/or explore various subject areas in more depth. German classes can be taken B and C level. Content courses will also be taught in German. Participants are expected to fulfill the standard requirements, e.g. regular attendance and thorough preparation of assignments (presentations, reports, etc.). Support and counselling are offered by our program manager and staff, all prepared to help you make the best of the program.

Courses 2012

·       German as foreign language - 8 lessons each week at  level B and C, 2 lessons each week practical Phonetics, altogether 24 lessons in these three weeks

·       seminars and projects - the topics cover history, literature and politics, each with 6 lessons per week, you have to select two seminars and one project, the total  each week: 28 lessons

Course calendar 2012

Course fees

 The following services are included in the registration fee:

• ·       Course material
• ·       Discount on meal tickets at the University of Potsdam refectory
• ·       Discount on scientific and cultural centers in Potsdam and Berlin

·       As part of the program we offer two guided city tours of Potsdam and Berlin, visits to the castles and gardens in Potsdam as well as a boat trip and a tour of the historic city center of Potsdam

·       Various museum visits

Lodging

As a participant of our course you can get a dormitory room at the Studentenwerk Potsdam. You live in a single room for 260.00 Euro. If you are living in a shared apartment, you share kitchen and bathroom with the others.

You can reach the university, the Park of Sanssouci and the city center of Potsdam or even Berlin from your dormitory  by bus or train in no time.

Registration

If you now think that the International Summer Academy "Sans Souci" is the right summer course for you, then use our: online registration

After your registration, you will get a conformation and an invoice of the registration fee.

To finalize your registration please transfer the registration fee of 150.00 Euro.

Please use our bank information we will send you via email.

After your registration and fee have been processed, you will get the confirmation and detailed information about your stay here in Potsdam. Please note that you have to transfer the course fee of 440.00 euros only after you received our confirmation. Please note, that we do not pay back the registration fee when you do not participate in the course.

Lake Constance Summer School 2012 - University of Konstanz – Germany

01.08.-30.08.2012

Welcome Program and Intensive Language Course
For incoming international students who will be studying during the winter semester 2012/2013 at a higher education institution belonging to the institutional network of the International University of Lake Constance, and students intending to study at IBH universities in future, the University of Konstanz, Germany, will be offering an

Intensive German Language course at the levels “Grundstufe” (Basic Level), “Mittelstufe” (Intermediate Level) and “Oberstufe” (Advanced Level)

The language course will be accompanied by a welcome program in the afternoons and on some weekends. The welcome program includes lectures on history, art and culture and politics, as well as guided tours, visits to towns and excursions in the Lake Constance region. In addition, visits to some member institutions of the International Lake Constance University are planned. The Lake Constance Summer School will be organized by the International Office of the University of Konstanz in collaboration with the Language Institute of the University of Konstanz.

For a better planning of the language classes we ask you to take the Goethe Institute Placement Test online (see link on p. 4). Please tick off your personal result on the registration sheet.

Course fee:

€ 300. The course fee covers the costs for the language course and the welcome program, but not the costs for board and lodging.

Board and Lodging:

Accommodation will be in single rooms in the halls of residence of the Student Welfare Service Konstanz and is priced at € 360. Meals can be taken in the dining hall / canteen of the University of Konstanz.

Registration:

The course is limited to 80 participants. It is recommended that you register as soon as possible at the International Office of your IBH host University.

Extract of the Preliminary Program:

Upon arrival, each participant will receive a complete detailed program.

Intensive language course

Philologically trained and experienced lecturers will teach groups of around 10-15 participants at 6-8 different levels (basic, intermediate and advanced). The language course is not intended for absolute beginners. If you have no German language knowledge, you should get in contact with the organizer before applying.

Contents: listening comprehension, oral skills, writing and reading of (original) texts are combined with grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation exercises. In the basic level courses, a text book is used. The text book costs about 14 Euro. In the intermediate and advanced levels, geographical and cultural topics and study-specific skills (e.g. notation exercises, presentation techniques) will be treated.

Certificates:

Graded or non-graded certificates of participation with 6 ECTS credits

Requirements: regular active participation, homework (about 1 hour per day) and for a graded certificate an additional final test.

Class size: a maximum of 15 participants per class.

Application deadline at the relevant host University of the International University of Lake Constance: April 30, 2012.

For more information on the Lake Constance Summer School 2012, contact your host university of the International University of Lake Constance

or send an email to

Tongji University Shanghai - China

08.07.- 04.08.2012

Deadline for Application: 31.05.2012

Website

Courses Offering (Click for syllabus):

·       Management in China / 4 ECTS

·       Marketing in China / 4 ECTS

·       Logistics and Supply Chain management in China / 4 ECTS -- to be confirmed

·       Survival Chinese for Beginners / 1.5 ECTS

·       Intercultural Communications / 1.5 ECTS -- to be confirmed

Language of instruction: English

Included in the program:

• 116 contact hours worth 15 ECTS (7.5 US credits)
• Transcript of Records
• All academic materials
• Certificate of attendance for the Summer School Program
• Seminar with Chinese students
• Welcome lunch and farewell lunch
• Cultural and Social Activities: Shanghai Museum, Shanghai City Sightseeing Bus tour, Chenghuang Temple, Peking Opera, one-day trip to Suzhou (Suzhou Museum, Silk factory…) and etc.
• Wifi internet access
• Company visits
• Charter bus for the company visits, 1 day-trip out of Shanghai and cultural /social visits
• Airport pickup by Tongji; Transportation cost of cab / taxi to be afforded by applicants themselves
• Complimentary guide of Tongji students during the whole program
• Optional activities*: (to be signed up on the orientation day July 9th, 2012, additional fee as following)
• Group tour to water town nearby Shanghai, CNY 220-380 per person (fee depending on student number)
• ERA Intersection of Time show, ticket price: CNY 80-580 per person (fee depending on seat type)

*Remark: The optional activities might be cancelled due to insufficient number of applicants.

Program Fees

Registration fee: USD 80 (To be paid when register, non-refundable)

Tuition fee: Full fee if wiring tuition USD 3000

Accommodation/Lodging fee: click for details

Costs that are not covered：

• Air tickets of round trip
• Travel and medical insurance
• Visa application fee
• Personal expenses and travel
• Cost for two optional cultural excursions (Group tour to water town, ERA show)

Admission Criteria and required documents for application:

·       Minimum one-year study at undergraduate level

·       Good language skills in English

·       SEM-Tongji Summer School application form (Electronic scanned version)

·       Download the application form

·       Curriculum Vitae

·       Copy of Passport

·       Payment voucher for Application fee and tuition fee (Electronic scanned version)

·       Send to before May 31^st, 2012.

 Cancellation Policy:

·       Cancellation after April 20^th, 2012 --- 10% retained;

·       Cancellation after May 25^th, 2012 --- 50% retained;

·       Cancellation after June 22^nd, 2012 --- no fee refunded

 Contact :

Rm 405, Yuntong Building, School of Economics and Management, Tongji University, 50 Chifeng Rd, Shanghai, China (200092)

Email:

Aalborg University - Denmark

30.07. – 17.08.2012

Website

University Liechtenstein and Aalborg University, Denmark have since 2004 had an Erasmus agreement on exchange of students. Aalborg University highly appreciates our collaboration and would like to strengthen the links between our two institutions.

Therefore, we would like to offer your students a unique opportunity to experience compelling lectures in the context of our renowned Problem Based Learning at our Summer School  (July 30 – August 17). Encouraged by the previous years of success we offer students from our international partners the possibility to sign up for a three weeks (5 ECTS) Summer School covering topics such as:

• Network Coding: From Theory to Practice
• Sensor Networks
• Multimedia Information and Signal Processing
• Mobile Phone Programming
• Future Energy Systems
• Psychophysics: from stimulus to perception
• Dynamics of Systems using SIMULINK and PULSE
• Noise Measurements and Hearing Assessment
• Compressed Sensing

Prospective students may anticipate a high professional outcome in a dedicated international environment along with a series of extra-curricular activities.

Further information about the summer school can be found on www.summerschool.aau.dk.

I kindly ask you to distribute this information to your students and please feel free to contact me should you have any queries.

Thank you in advance and best regards,

Ove Andersen
Director of Studies
Aalborg University
Denmark
E-mail:

Catholic University Eichstätt-Ingolstadt – Germany

09.07.-23.07.2012

Website

It would give us great pleasure to welcome interested students at our university. We can ensure you that we will do everything possible for them to enjoy their stay in our beautiful Bavarian City of Ingolstadt.

The main topic of our Summer School this year will be “Markets and Management in Europe” offering seven different courses. If enough students are interested, we will offer a German course for beginners.

Besides the courses the students will have the possibility to take part in social activities including excursions / trips to other parts of Bavaria, an evening program and barbecues.

We are glad to inform you that we offer a discount of 25% on the fees for the courses. The price for social activities is 120€ and the price for accommodation depends on the hotel. Please take note that we have a limited number of rooms in a student hostel for 250€ including breakfast and dinner.

For any further information please do not hesitate to contact us.

E-Mail address:

Or please have a look on our website:

 http://www.wfi.edu/summerschool

We are looking forward to hearing from you soon.

Sincerely Yours

Armelle Langenwald

Martina Wurzel

University of Tartu – Estonia

02.07.-21.07.2012

Deadline for Application: 20.05.2012

Website

We are very pleased to inform you about Joint summer University. Could you please forward this information to your students.

Contemporary Baltic capitals: New Business Opportunities

This program is a 3-week joint course on current economic challenges and business opportunities facing the Baltic societies and business enterprises in this region. Three leading Baltic Universities - University of Latvia, University of Tartu and Vilnius University - offer a business oriented program with strong practical emphasis on company visits in Tallinn, Riga and Vilnius.

The aim of the program is to familiarize the students with current challenges and opportunities facing the Baltic/Eastern European economies through company visits and discussion meetings with upper-level managers of local and international businesses. Cultural events of the program will include city tours, visits to renowned museums and landmarks as well as attendance of cultural events. (The detailed description of the program will be available in February 2012.)

The program will be held from 2 July until 21 July 2012. The participants will spend the first week in Estonia (Tallinn), the second week in Latvia (Riga) and the third week in Lithuania (Vilnius). Six company visits will be organized in each country, whereas the companies are chosen from the following sectors: financial, IT, marketing and tourism, marine trade and transportation, construction.

Program:

The application deadline is 20 May 2012.

This program awards 6 ECTS credits.

The fee for the whole program is 1690 EUR. This includes tuition, accommodation with breakfast, transfer between three countries, transportation during the program, cost of the cultural and social program and services of the host universities.

PLEASE NOTE: students will receive three transcripts of records, one issued by University of Latvia, University of Tartu and Vilnius University.

For application, please go to http://www.isu.ut.ee/443620

INTERNATIONAL SUMMER UNIVERSITY THAILAND

22.07.-11.08.2012

Deadline for Application: 30.05.2012

Website

I would like to invite your students to our 3-week Summer University ‘An Asian Experience’ from 22.07. to 11.08.2012. Students will visit within this serious academic program the Asian U Campus near Pattaya, the island Ko Samet, the beach resort of Jomtien, the cultural capitol of the North Chiang Mai, and of course, Bangkok in Central Thailand.

 The study program covers 45 contact hours plus 3 hours final examination. The three moduls are

• Cross-cultural  Awareness,
• International Business from an Asian Perspective, and
• Emerging Economies in Asia

Each module is awarded 1 Asian U credit, which may translate into 2 ECTS credits due to the work effort according to the EU ECTS User Guideline. Credits and grades will be testified In a Transcript of Records. Working language is English in all classes; knowledge of Thai language is not required.

 Please find the program details in the brochure.

 The Summer University runs for the 7th year. Please find some references from participants on our Web site at http://www.asianust.ac.th/summeruniversity.

 We look forward to welcoming you at the Asian University!

 With kind regards from Thailand,

Ulrich Werner

SUMMER SCHOOL IN PEKING – China

06.-24. August 2012

Deadline for Application: 31.05.2012

Flyer

After a successful realization last year, this years program has many interesting offers to make.

This year’s program includes an intensive language course with 20h per week, excursions, intercultural classes, accommodation in hotel rooms, etc.

The costs amount to € 800 (excluding the flight), when subscribing before 1 April 2012, there is a reduction of € 50. The program is designed for interested students among the universities of the IBH universities of Switzerland, Austria and Liechtenstein.

The application deadline is 31st May 2012. Please add a CV and a motivation letter.

For further information, please contact

Christina Fritz

Universitaet Konstanz

International Office

D-78457 Konstanz

Tel.: +49-7531 88-2384

Fax: +49-7531 88-3037

E-mail:

Fontys University of Applied Science – Venlo, The Netherlands

06.08.-17.8.2012

Deadline for Application: 15.06.2012

Website

Each August Fontys organizes summer school courses in Venlo. Our classes offer you the opportunity to improve your language skills in preparation for your later study course.

The summer/winterschool of Fontys Venlo offers an extensive programme for both new and present students and people who would simply like to increase their educational level with an additional certificate. New Fontys students can earn initial credits before even starting their career as a student, whereas present students can just proceed their careers in the summer. In other words, both groups are offered an opportunity to gain a head-start for the next semesters. There will be many opportunities for learning on the one hand, but also excellent opportunities for mingling with other students and gaining new insights on the other hand.

Course Fees

Current and new Fontys students:

·       € 79 for two weeks-courses

·       € 39 for one week-courses
 

Students from partner universities & exchange students: fees according to bilateral agreement (reservation fee needs to be paid. this will be refunded upon arrival)

·       External participants: € 599 for two weeks-courses

Our upcoming summer school will take place from 6 till 17 August 2012.

Accommodation
The following applies only to students from partner universities:
Rent for accommodation is included in the fee. Fontys arranges furnished rooms in student hotels, with private landlords, group accommodation or in guest families in or close to Venlo. 
 

Location
All courses will take place in classrooms at the Fontys International Campus in Venlo. The visitor’s address is: Tegelseweg 255, 5912 BG Venlo.

Time schedule
The courses take place Monday till Friday, from 09:00am - 2:00pm. Lunch will be provided. There are also machines where you can purchase coffee/tea, soft drinks and sweets/refreshments.
 

Please fill in the application form, save and send it to . After receiving the form we will get in touch with you immediately.

Deadline applications: 15 June 2012

Click here to open the application form.

Summer University Warsaw 2012 - Warsaw, Poland

01.07.-13.7.2012

Deadline for Application: 31.05.2012

Website

Application form

Summer University is a very popular idea among students from all over the world.

Summer University Warsaw (SUW) is a 2-week-long course on economics and management carried out by Warsaw School of Economics (SGH). The program is organized during summer holidays, usually in July, in Warsaw, Poland. It is addressed to foreign students. SUW is a chance for you to broaden your economic knowledge as well as to meet new cultures and people from different countries.

Summer University Warsaw is a great project that gives you:

• 2 weeks of academic courses combining theoretical as well as practical approach,
• 8 ECTS points after passing final exam,
• Possibility to take part in workshops prepared in cooperation with international companies,
• Opportunity to meet the most influential people from Polish politic and economic life,
• Exceptional intercultural experience in one of the most rapidly developing countries in Europe.

Summer University Warsaw is an unforgettable experience, because:

• you will meet new students from various countries and business and economic schools from whole Europe,
• trips to famous cities and places like Cracow, Sandomierz, Wieliczka and Oświęcim will make you know the Polish culture better,
• partying in the best clubs and pubs in Warsaw will provide you an unforgettable experience :)
• common meals, spending free time and sharing different cultures will help you in making friendships for life!

Summer University Warsaw 2012: July 2012 – see you there!

Timetable

 May 2012 - notification of acceptance

1 July 2012 - arrivals, the first integration meeting

2-6 July 2012 - lectures, social activities

7-8 July 2012 - trip to Cracow, Wieliczka Salt Mine, Auschwitz

9-13 July 2012 - lectures, social activities

13 July 2012 - final exam, graduation

13-14 July 2012 - departures

Afterwards time with friends in nice atmosphere? No big problem! You simply go out from Sabinki, turn right, and walk 30 meters to the student’s pub Equilibrium.

Are you fed up with big city? Than simply walk go for a to the park called Pola Mokotowskie in the vicinity of your dormitory. Another huge advantage of Sabinki is, that they are opened round the clock, so you can come back whenever you want.

As you can see, you can’t be bored in Sabinki. If you don’t believe simply check it. We wait for you!

III ENoLL Summer School - Helsinki Metropolitan Region 2012

20.-23.8.2012

Deadline for Application: 15.08.2012, 4p.m.

Website

We welcome your organization staff to the III ENoLL Summer School in August 2012 in Helsinki and Espoo, Finland. This Summer school comes after the two successful Summer School editions, first in Paris 2010 and the second in Barcelona 2011. It is sponsored by the European Network of Living Labs (ENoLL) and will be organised by Laurea Living Labs Network with a close collaboration with ENoLL, Aalto University, CKIR and Forum Virium Helsinki.

Submission of abstracts for the pre-summer school research day should be made by June 15th 2012 through the  summer school online registration in the Summer School web pages.

Venues and Addresses
On the 20th, 22nd and 23rd, the Summer School will be held at Laurea Living Labs Network in Espoo city. Address: Vanha maantie 9, 02650, Leppävaara, Espoo, Finland

On the 21st of August the opening ceremony and first programme will take place at the Aalto University, School of Economics in Helsinki city. Address: Runeberginkatu 14 – 16 00076 Helsinki, Finland

Registration and participations fees
The registration for the III ENoLL Summer School is now open. Please find further information on registration on the Summer School website. The participants can register for the event until 15th August, 2012.

Early-bird registration by 15th of June: 350 Euros
Registration by 15th of August: 375 Euros

We kindly ask all of our participants to pay either by credit cards or invoices. Onsite payments will not be accepted.

Kindly contact us for in case of any inquiries and need for clarifications:

The organisation team
III ENoLL Summer School, Helsinki Metropolitan Region
Vanha maantie 9, FI-02650 Espoo
GSM +358 401685535
Fax +358 9 8868 7401