Broaden your legal horizons this summer! Join one (or more) international summer schools offered by the Faculty of Law of the University of Antwerp.

Upon successful completion of the programme, you will receive 3 ECTS credits and a micro-credential certificate.

Offered Programmes:

If you want to find out more information about the programmes, click the links on the respective titles.

Companies crossing Borders

Overview: This summer school focuses on key legal considerations for companies crossing borders. This will be done from various perspectives including mergers & acquisitions, (aggressive) tax (planning), labour, intellectual property, insolvency, and international contracts. The summer school includes a case relating to companies involved in a cross-border take-over situation, to be solved by the students. The students' solutions are discussed from the aforementioned various perspectives.

- The summer school will be hosted on campus AND online (live stream) via Blackboard Collaborate Ultra, the collaborative online learning platform of the University of Antwerp.

Date: June 23 - June 27 2025

Application Deadline: May 16 2025

Requirements:

• Students with a degree of Bachelor of Laws or Economics, or students who are enrolled in their third year.
• Students with similar competences (to be assessed on a case-by-case basis) are eligible for this summer school as well.

Cost:

• Participation on campus: €450

(The fee for participation on campus includes lectures, coffee breaks, social activities and a closing ceremony. It does not include travel arrangements, accommodation or meals.)

• Digital participation: €350

(The fee for digital participation includes all lectures, tutoring and workshops, course material, digital coaching and (online) social activities. Technical set-up (stable internet connection, headset, computer and webcam) has to be provided by the participant.)

Animal Law, Rights and Representation

Overview: The Summer School Animal Law, Rights and Representation offers an intensive programme of 5 days of lectures and workshops on different aspects of animal (rights) law. Students will dive into the emerging field of animal rights law from a transnational perspective. They will be familiarized with the basics of animal rights law, get to know about issues concerning the representation of animals in court, and study the transnational aspects of the law addressing animals. Moreover, they will get the chance to interact with practitioners and animal law scholars that will give guest lectures during the course, amongst which the directors of the Cambridge Centre for Animal Rights Law. The aim is to give a comprehensive and critical overview of the relevant theories and laws addressing animals, including supranational, international, and national perspectives.

Participants successfully completing the course will have a strong basis in animal rights law for their further careers.

Date: August 25 - August 29 2025

Application Deadline: May 16 2025

Requirements:

Third Bachelor and Master Students in Law. Participants should have at least completed 2 full years of higher education in a relevant field of study.

Cost: €420

(The registration fee includes lectures, course materials, coffee breaks, a closing ceremony and social activities. It does not cover lunch, dinner, travel or accommodation.)

Legal Technology and Legal Innovation

Overview: In this summer course students will gain a better understanding of the concepts of legal technology and legal innovation as well as the importance of these concepts in the evolution of the legal world.

They will understand the basic principles of the programming language Python and will be able to apply these principles in simple coding exercises.

They will learn to code a decision tree, a mechanism that is daily used by lawyers, sometimes without being aware of it. Students will understand how a computer makes decisions and how it can make predictions by using so called explaining algorithms. That way students will also gain insights in how a computer can predict judicial decisions.

Students will also meet several legal start-ups and will understand the opportunities of legal technology and legal innovation in the business and customer services of these start-ups.

One of these opportunities are the so called smart contracts. The concept of smart contracts will be analysed. The following questions are addressed:

• What is a smart contract?
• What is the legal value of a smart contract?
• What are the legal difficulties that might arise using a smart contract?

Besides this, students will also learn about the technical aspects of a smart contract and will learn how to put the basic principles of coding a smart contract into practice.

Finally, the students will gain a better understanding of the concept of legal design thinking, in which a multidisciplinary frame is used to present and approach legal problems and legal services in an innovative and customer friendly way. Students will also apply the basic principles of legal design thinking in short exercises.

The course will end with a “LegalTech Game”. Participants who successfully pass this test after continuous class participation will receive a certificate of completion.

Date: August 25 - August 29 2025

Application Deadline: June 27 2025

Requirements: The summer school is designed for master students in law and law professionals. No prior technical knowledge is required.

Cost: € 750

(The registration fee includes lectures, course materials, coffee breaks, social activities, and a closing ceremony. It does not include accommodation, meals or travel arrangements.)

This six-week course allows students to work with University academics on an independent research project in Psychology, developing practical skills, conducting studies, and analysing data. Students will attend weekly seminars, gain hands-on experience, and produce a scientific report and oral presentation. This is a fantastic opportunity to work with world-class faculty, be part of a summer research community and access outstanding facilities.

Date: 19th June - 1st August 2025

Application Deadline: 30th April 2025

Cost:

• Tuition Fee: £3100
• Accomodation Cost: £1160

(students from partner institutions will receive a 10% discount on the programme fee)

Available Research Projects:

• Effects of AI-Generated Images on Perceptions of Truthfulness for True and Fake Fact
• International Student Perceptions of Student Alcohol Consumption in Scotland

Entry Requirements:

• GPA of 3.0 (or equivalent).
• You should be currently enrolled at an international higher education institution.
• You should be a Psychology or Science major or minor and have completed level 1 statistics.
• Experience of working with statistics is essential and of using R Studio is desirable.
• ​Students should ideally have completed second year of their Undergraduate Degree. Students having completed their first year may be considered for entry, this will be at the course convenors discretion.

If your first language is not English, you must meet our minimum proficiency level:

• International English Language Testing System (IELTS) Academic module (not General Training) overall score of 6.0, with no sub test less than 5.5  (if English is not an applicant’s first language) and a GPA of not less than 3.0
• We also accept equivalent scores in other recognised qualifications such as ibTOEFL, CAE, CPE and more.

For more information about the summer school, check the website HERE.

Charles University offers its students an unique opportunity to receive two tuition-free places at the MCI Internationale Hochschule GmbH Summer School in Innsbruck.

The summer school takes place from June 2 to 27, 2025, providing dynamic and hands-on courses focused on business and innovation. You can choose 2-4 courses from the list bellow:

• International Marketing (on campus)
• Social Entrepreneurship (on campus)
• Digital Flow: How to sustainably design processes and future-proof supply chains (on campus)
• Entrepreneurship (on campus)
• Leadership Development (on campus)
• Innovation Strategy (on campus)
• Introduction to International Business (on campus)
• Organizational Development in Change (on campus)
• Data Science - overview (online/asynchronous)
• Algorithmic Thinking (online/asynchronous)

How to Apply?

Interested students must send their transcript of Records along with a short motivation statement (one paragraph in the email is sufficient) to barbora.obrazova@ruk.cuni.cz by March 27, 2025.

Selected students will be notified on March 28, 2025, and will then register independently. The course fees for the chosen courses will be completely waived!

The event promises a comprehensive exploration of crucial themes in the realm of migration, superdiversity, health and well-being. Building on the success of former editions, the 2025 Summer School extends a warm invitation to graduate students, practitioners, and applied researchers.

Besides hosting prominent scholars and the possibility to engage with a diverse network of peers sharing neighbouring academic concerns, the program also includes interaction with different societal partners (such as NGOs, IOs, policy makers etc.) and field trips to relevant locations in the city.

Date: July 14-25, 2025

Location: Koç University Rumelifeneri Campus, Istanbul, Türkiye

Application Deadline: March 21, 2025

Cost:

• € 1500 - full program fee
• € 1000 - full program fee without on-campus-accommodation
• € 500 - online participation

The programme includes two weeks of lectures, lab sessions and discussion sessions which will be led by distinguished international faculty members and experts in the field. The participants will have the chance of sharing their research agendas and ideas with these scholars in an interactive environment. An academic presentation and the submission of an original research paper of at least 4.000 words is required from all participants. A certificate of participation will be provided upon successful completion of the program. On demand, students will be provided 3 ECTS course credits.

Eligibility:

• This program is designed for graduate students and PhD candidates, early career researchers, policy analysts, NGO and international organization practitioners, as well as junior experts in the field.
• A relevant degree or equivalent experience,
• Excellent working knowledge (speaking and writing) of English,
• Full submission of the application form and supplemental documents.

For more information about the programme, check the website HERE.

For more information about the summer school, check the website HERE.

Would you like to study at one of Germany's oldest and most prestigious universities? There is a unique opportunity to study online courses via the 4EU+ Alliance.

All the courses are online and free for Charles University students!

Do not hesitate to apply until March 31, 2025.

This annual four-day residential course is open to fourth and fifth-year medical students and provides insight into the field of medical oncology, enabling participants to get a better picture before making the choice of their specialisation. Through a high-standard and interactive educational programme, including state-of-the art lectures, clinical case discussions and dedicated workshops, ESMO aims to motivate medical students to commit to working in this fast-evolving field for the benefit of cancer patients.

This course aims to:

• Provide an insight into medical oncology, filling the gap in the medical student’s curriculum
• Present and discuss clinical cases with a multidisciplinary approach
• Start a dialogue with the student community through a tailor-made course enhancing and broadening medical students’ education and learning experiences

Main Topics:

• A practical approach to cancer diagnosis, staging, prognosis and therapy
• Principles of medical therapy for cancer
• Breast cancer
• Gastrointestinal cancers
• Lung cancer
• Ovarian cancer
• Prostate cancer

Date: July 25 - July 29 2025

Application Deadline: April 15 2025

Cost: Selected students will receive free registration, free accommodation and a travel grant.

For more information about the course programme, check the website HERE.

For more information about the course, check the website HERE.