Every year, the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC) offers a Spanish Summer School, which is an intensive, three-week course that starts at the beginning of July. Summer School aims to provide foreign students with an introduction to the Spanish language and culture through a series of courses, seminars and cultural/sports activities. Students will enjoy classes alongside the Canary Islands’ warm summer, sunshine and beaches.

Course Information:

Students (Level A1.2) will learn Spanish in a 3-week Intensive Program (60 hours) through a series of courses, seminars, and fun interactive activities that will make you enjoy not only the experience of living in Spain, and particularly of Canary Islands, but also to discover the culture of other students participating in the course.

For the students who will choose the face-to-face system, we will offer fun interactive activities organized along the island Gran Canaria.

Date: June 30 - July 18, 2025

Application Deadline: June 1st, 2025

Number of students:

• 30 students on-site
• 20 students online

Cost:

• on-site: € 350
• online: € 250

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

Available Universities:

• Universität Heidelberg - 3 scholarships - (31. 7. – 27. 8. 2025) - (A0 - C1)
• Universität des Saarbrücken - 3 scholarships - (2. 9. – 26. 9. 2025) - (A2 - B2/C1)
• Universität Giessen - 1 scholarship - (28. 8. – 26. 9. 2025) - (A1 - B2/C1)
• TU Dresden - 2 scholarships - (7. 7. – 1. 8. 2025) - (A0 – B1/B2)

Students have to upload all documents to the online application for Inter-University Agreements by 2th May 2025.

Students can apply to a maximum of 2 universities.

Required documents for the language course:

• Completed language course application form
• CV in German or in English
• Cover letter in German or in English

You can download the application form below:

Date: Spring 2025/2026

Number of available slots: 4 trimester places

Participating faculties: FF, FHS, FSV, FTVS, PřF, MFF

Conditions: The agreement exempts from paying tuition, SFU offers stipend of 6.000 CAD per student.

Detailed information regarding the application procedure, course selection, language requirements, deadlines, etc. can be found here: Application Process and Student Exchange Portal SFU. You can also download the files below.

The 2025 PsyHuman International School fosters a model of well-being promotion that encompasses psychological, physical, and socio-cultural determinants of health, while challenging the dominant narratives of the ‘ideal’ mind- and body-type. It is based on the idea that the approaches of the humanities can complement clinical psychology and bio-medical sciences to promote individual and community well-being, as well as to question mainstream conceptualisations.

The two-week programme will be structured around in-presence seminars, workshops, and outdoor activities, from Monday to Friday.

• Seminars will be delivered by both faculty members and external guests, to ensure a multidisciplinary approach, and a variety of topics and methodologies. Participants will be encouraged to share their own knowledge and competencies in the classroom.
• Narrative Medicine Workshop: Activities based on the signature practices of Narrative Medicine (i.e., close reading, attentive listening, self-reflection, writing to a prompt, storytelling and sharing), aimed at strengthening narrative competence (“the capacity to skillfully receive the accounts persons give of themselves – to recognize, absorb, interpret and be moved to action by the stories of others”, Rita Charon, 2017: 1).
• Outdoor activities: the programme includes one all-day excursion (to be defined); a half-day guided tour of Rovereto; and a workshop at the Modern and Contemporary Art Museum of Rovereto (MART).

Date: June 16 – June 27, 2025

Application Deadline: April 30, 2025

Location: University of Trento - Rovereto, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy

Cost: €400

The fee includes:

• lunch in the university canteen from Monday to Friday
• a socio-cultural programme (guided tour of Rovereto, one-day excursion)
• a welcome coffee break
• a farewell buffet
• a one-day excursion in Rovereto
• a visit to a museum or other attraction.

Who Can Apply?

• The PsyHuman International School is open to up min. 10 and max. 25 senior Bachelor’s degree (from second year) and all Master’s degree students.
• Participation is open to UniTrento students but priority will be given to international students.
• The programme is particularly suited for students in psychological and social sciences, gender studies, and the humanities, but it is not limited to these fields. We warmly welcome students from any discipline who are eager to enhance their multidisciplinary competence and engage with novel perspectives on well-being.
• A good command of English is essential, with a minimum proficiency of B2 level (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages).

Lectures and workshops will address the following issues:

• gender non-conformity in sports
• gender violence
• LGBTQIA+ communities’ health and well-being
• literature, theatre and medicine
• mindfulness and contemplative practices for well-being
• narrative approaches to mental illness
• narrative medicine
• neuroaesthetics and the artist’s brain
• new addictions in the era of civilisation
• queer activism and migration
• sexuality, ableism, and fundamental rights
• the neuroscience of love

Participants will enhance the following life skills: narrative competence, affiliation, self-awareness, and interpersonal relationship skills.

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

UCD Global provides expert leadership in partnerships and engagement, international student recruitment and support, inbound and outbound staff and student mobility, and the international elements of the student experience. Working with external stakeholders and across all areas of the university, UCD Global supports university leaders to shape policy, collaborates with Colleges and Schools and other support units to ensure delivery, and liaises with students and staff to measure success and impact. UCD Global also directs and manages the university’s network of Global Centres, which serve as hubs of UCD activity in North America, China, South Asia, Asia-Pacific and the Middle East.

Duration: 1 June - 23 August 2025 (2-3 months)

Working hours: Monday to Friday, 09.00 - 17.00

Application process: Please send a CV and one-page (maximum 500 words) letter of motivation to exchanges@ucd.ie by 17.00 (GMT) on Tuesday 15 April 2025

Tasks and responsibilities:

• Support the Learning Abroad team with student advice and communications via email, phone calls, social media, and webinars
• Draft newsletters for partner universities
• Help prepare and manage student events, such as the Cara programme and September Orientation
• Review and prepare promotional materials and documentation
• Support the UCD summer programmes and related social events and activities
• Assist with Partner university visits by providing information and support and giving campus tours
• Update online databases and assist with document management for the Learning Abroad team

Mandatory requirements:

• EU/EEA national (non-visa required) - the candidate must have the right to work in Ireland for the full duration of the internship contract. UCD is not in a position to apply for a work permit for any candidate for this position.
• Must be able to prove that they are eligible to receive an Erasmus+ traineeship grant from their home university.
• B2 level or above in English.

Desirable skills:

• Experience working in a university or office context
• Familiarity with Microsoft, Google Suites and Canva
• Able to work as part of a team and independently
• A quick learner who is proactive, reliable, accurate, and has strong interpersonal and intercultural skills

Benefits:

• Accommodation on the UCD campus will be provided by UCD Global for the dates above at no cost to the successful candidate. Please note that there is no option to extend beyond the indicated start and end dates.
• A great opportunity to work in a varied, international environment
• A chance to join a fun excursion to get to know Ireland and its culture

For more information about the internship, please see the attached information pamphlet below.

Charles University has 6 Summer Exchange spots available for GEM Trailblazer Summer 2025 4 weeks programme at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore.

Students are waived from paying the tuition fee. They can enrol up to 2 courses, and will pay the registration, administrative, and on-campus housing fees. This year, more than 35 courses are on offer, all summer courses are credit-bearing and letter graded which allows students to transfer academic units back to their home university.

The programme will run from 20 June to 19 July 2025 (inclusive of early check-in and check-out at NTU Halls).

If you are interested, send your transcript of records to adriana.cernohorska@ruk.cuni.cz. Deadline is April 13, 2025!

For more details on the summer courses and programme fees, please refer to the GEM Trailblazer Summer programme website.