Advanced Communication Skills: Between Persuasion and Empathy

Faculty of Humanities (UU)

Effective communication is key for high performing professionals. If you want to bring your communication skills to the next level and work on your personal development, then this course is here for you! This course takes you beyond the ‘basics’. You will, amongst other things, learn the highlights from principlebased negotiation, empathic & compassionate communication, critical analysis, influencing group dynamics and inspirational speaking. And, you will learn a lot about yourself. You will engage in many exercises that will help you shape your vision on communication and master invaluable skills.

•••••••••••••• course director Lauren Gould level Advanced Bachelor period 14 August 2023 - 24 August 2023 credits 4 ECTS course fee € 995 housing fee € 400

Migration, Integration and Ethnic Relations

Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences (UU)

During this course, we discuss social scientific theories and empirical research on international migration, the socio-economic and cultural integration of immigrants and their children, and reactions of the host society. Migration has made European countries ethnically and culturally more diverse. While migrants try to find their way in a new and sometimes hostile environment, host populations also have to adapt to migrants and the new cultural, social and religious diversity they bring with them.

•••••••••••••• course director Dr. Floris Peters level Advanced Bachelor period 3 July 2023 - 14 July 2023 credits 3 ECTS course fee € 850 housing fee € 400

Contemporary Conflict Analysis

Faculty of Humanities (UU)

Actors, Issues & Technologies of 21st Century Warfare

This course equips scholars and professionals alike with cutting-edge knowledge and transferable skills for mapping, analysing and responding to warfare in the 21st century. Throughout the course we will address pressing questions like: How are terrorist organisations able to mobilize people towards violent action? Why do states outsource violence to paramilitaries, private military companies and drones? How do academics, practitioners and war journalists conduct research and report on these issues? Collectively, grappling with these different conflict dynamics in isolation and in relation to one another will turn you into a solid conflict analyst by the end of the Summer School.

•••••••••••••• course director Dr. Lauren Gould level

Advanced Bachelor period TBA credits 4 ECTS course fee € 860 housing fee € 400