Summer Schools and Winter Schools

Summer Schools and Winter Schools are a new educational instrument of the University of Bologna. They provide a wide range of intensive courses, designed to meet the need to broaden cultural and interdisciplinary studies.
The courses are directed to students and graduates, and in some cases to professionals. The Summer Schools and Winter Schools courses are a meeting point for international students, who will have the  pportunity to attend University lectures held by distinguished teachers and, at the same time, to share cultural and every-day experience. The courses last from one to four weeks. Most of them are held in the city of Bologna inside academic buildings of historical significance. Some other are held elsewhere in the Emilia Romagna region, such as the picturesque medieval town of Bertinoro or the celebrated beach towns of Cervia and Rimini.
In some cases they may also be held abroad. In most courses University credits are provided.

Summer Schools 2011  - divided by Faculty:

Biological, Geological, Agricultural Sciences

Life Sciences, Biotechnology and Enviromental and Sustainable Development Policies are the topics dealt with in the Summer School of this Scientific Area.

Spatial Decision Support Systems in Environmental Tourism Planning– Summer School in Tourism, Rimini, 8th-12th September

	The School aims at introducing the participants to an operational  knowledge of Spatial Decision Support Systems (SDSS) that may be implemented in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) with specific reference to land planning for environmental tourism development.

Engineering Sciences

Not only courses in engineering and new technologies, but also architecture and territorial planning.

Mathematical, Physical, Chemical Sciences

Computer Science and Astrophysics are the topics dealt with in the Summer School of this Area for 2006.

Medical and Veterinary Sciences

Medical Genetics is the topic of the only summer course of the Medical Sciences Area.

Humanities

The numerous Schools of the Humanities Area have highly differentiated syllabuses: language course, translation courses, archaeology, human rights, history, literature, communications, art, sports management, the cultural heritage, to mention just a few.

Categorical Data Analysis (Graduate School of Information Technology, Management and Communication of the University of Bologna - 27th June - 1st July, 2005)

Categorical Data Analysis is a comprehensive 5 day introduction to methods and models for the analysis of categorical data and their applications in social, behavioural, and biomedical sciences.

Discover Italy! A journey inside Italian culture (Bologna, 5 October - 10 November 2004)

This course gives foreign students - in particular those following the University of Bologna Erasmus and Overseas programmes - an introduction to Italian culture. It takes a glance at Italian literature, art, music, theatre, cinema, journalism, and the history of language and of ideas.

Edusport: The Sport Operators between Educational Responsibility and Management Expertise, Rimini, 9th-15th September 2007

	The course intends to highlight the partnership of sport and education in the all-round developments of the individuals.

General information

Summer schools are a new educational instrument of the University of Bologna. They provide a wide range of intensive courses, designed to meet the need to broaden cultural and interdisciplinary studies.

Drawing the city. Projects for a Contemporary Urbanity - Summer School in Architecture and Urban Design - III° Edition. June 23–July 7, 2007 - Morciano di Romagna (Rimini)

	The aim of the summer program is to introduce architecture students and professionals to the issues of architectural drawing and urban design, and to expose them to the cultural heritage of Emilia-Romagna Region.