Dear Colleagues,

Greetings from Hungary!

I am writing to inform you about our upcoming affordable and high-quality summer schools which will take place in-person in July at the University of Pécs, in Hungary. Could you please share this information with your students. Thank you so much.

We offer the following summer schools in 2024:

Two-week programs:

• European Studies – July 7-20
• Leadership Skills – July 7-20

Four-week programs:

• Combined European Studies and Leadership Skills program – July 3 – August 1
• International Human Rights Law and Debate Academy - July 3 – August 1

1. European Studies Summer School – July 7-20

Short description: During the summer school, students will study the political, economic, cultural and social achievements and challenges of the European Union, as well as expand their knowledge on topics such as the art history, gastronomy and folk traditions of Europe. They will broaden their perspectives about the contributing factors that led to contemporary Europe, including migration, cultural diversity, gender issues.

Who can apply: The program is open to undergraduate, graduate and PhD students

Credits offered: 6 ECTS credits

Program fee: 1050 EUR

2. Leadership Skills Summer School – July 7-20

Short description: The aim of the course is for students to become familiar with the leadership skills necessary to become effective, purposeful and good leaders. The main topic areas include leadership styles, strategic thinking, effective communication, team building, time management, responsibility and assertiveness.

Who can apply: The program is open to undergraduate, graduate and PhD students

Credits offered: 6 ECTS credits

Program fee: 1050 EUR

3. Combined European Studies and Leadership Skills program – July 3 – August 1

Who can apply: The program is open to undergraduate, graduate and PhD students

Credits offered: 12 ECTS credits

Program fee: 2250 EUR

4. International Human Rights Law and Debate Academy - July 3 – August 1

Short description: The summer school will address some of the most tipical issues iof international human rights, including the protection of human rights in armed conflicts, the accession of the EU to the European Convention on Human Rights, the right to asylum versus national security, the human rights implications of AI systems and algorithmic decision-making, etc. The debate course will provide students with introduction to argumentation theory, rhetoric, and with practical skills-building exercises in debate and public speaking.

Who can apply: Law students

Credits offered: 11 ECTS credits

Program fee: 2500 EUR

All the programs are taught in English.

All the program fees include:

· cost of instruction

· accommodation in a dormitory

· lunch on teaching days

· dinner when evening programs are organized

· sightseeing, museum visits, Intercultural Evening, Quiz Night, wine tasting program, traditional Hungarian dinner night, Hungarian folk dance class, beach party

The application period for the summer schools is now open! Application deadline for all the programs: April 1, 2024

We offer a reduced fee if the home university nominates the students and transfers the program fee to the University of Pécs. In that case, we ask partner universities to nominate their students by March 15.

Attached please find the flyers of the programs. For further information please visit https://summerschool.pte.hu/

The University of Pécs is truly an internationalized university with 5,000 international students from 130 countries. We began our international education programs 40 years ago. We have received various international and national awards for our efforts toward internationalization of education (e.g. EAIE Award for Excellence in Internationalization 2021). Pécs, our gorgeous, very vivid, 2000-year-old historical city and former European Capital of Culture is an ideal place for the students who would like to immerse themselves in our Central-Eastern European culture and would like to make friends with students from all over the world. We started the Pécs Summer School program in 2016 and since then we have been organizing a growing number of programs for 1,200 students in total, coming from 85 countries.

Should you be interested in any of our summer programs, please let us know and we will be happy to send you further information about the schedule, the classes, the application process and much more.

Looking forward to your reply

Kind regards

Gyöngyi Pozsgai

European Studies Summer School 2024 Pécs flyer

International Human Rights Law and debate Academy Summer School 2024 - University of Pécs, Hungary flyer
Leadership Skills Summer School 2024 University of Pécs flyer
Pécs Summer School 2024 Hungary European Studies and Leadership Skills flyer final