VU Graduate Winter School
Online
Professional training, summer schools
Regular fees: 580 - 930 EUR
VU Graduate Winter School offers a selection of high-level short courses with a very specific research focus.
Our intensive winter courses are an excellent opportunity to hone your academic research skills and boost your employability. You will be joined by leading academics and other like-minded students and professionals all eager to dive into the specific research topics of each course.
Our winter school programme is completely online and delivered in English. Each course has its own schedule, details of which can be found on the overview page for each course. You can even sign up to more than one course if the dates allow.
Entry Requirements
Courses are taught at the Master's and PhD levels and are suitable for students as well as staff and working professionals. There are some courses on Bachelor level as well. The entry requirements are as follows:
- Master's: at least enrolled in the 1st year of Master studies - professionals need to have a Bachelor diploma
- PhD: at least enrolled in 1st year of PhD studies.
Individual courses may have their own entry requirements, so please check the admissions page for the course you are interested in.
If doubts remain about the student’s academic level based on the documents provided, VU Graduate Winter School reserves the right to ask for additional documents and/or a telephone/video interview. If you are not eligible for the course, you will receive a full refund.
Certified versus Auditor participation
- Certified participant: As a certified participant, you will have access to all the lectures and workshops of you winter course. In addition, you will also complete assignments which are graded, so that you can get a certificate for participating in the winter course. Available for all winter school courses.
- Auditor participant: As an auditor participant, you will have access to all the lectures and workshops of your winter course for a discounted price (-€100). You will, however, not participate in assignments and will therefore not receive a transcript of records or study credits after completing the course.
English Language Requirements
At VU Graduate Winter School, we don’t require proof of your proficiency in English.
However, we do expect you to understand enough of the language to follow classes taught in English. As such, you should have at least a B2 level of English, as developed within the Common European Framework of References for Languages (CEFR). This is comparable to a TOEFL internet test with a score of 92 or an IELTS score of 6.5.
Course List
Course Title
Attendance
Credits
Course Level
Coordinating Lecturer
Dates
Academic Writing Skills - From PhD Paper to Publication for Business School Students
Online Only
3 ECTS
PhD candidates in management & Organisation
6-10 January 2025
Online Only
Equivalent to 2 ECTS
Master's, PhD, Working Professionals
Lenka Hora Adema and Marise van Amersfoort
13-17 January 2025
Climate Change, Migration and Social Control
Online Only
Equivalent to 3 ECTS
Master's, PhD/Postdoc Candidates, Professionals
13-17 January 2025
Online Only
Equivalent to 3 ECTS
Master's Students, PhD Candidates, and Professionals
6-10 January 2025
Detecting Bad Science: Reviewing and Improving Social Science Research
Online Only
Equivalent to 2 ECTS
Master's Students and PhD Candidates
Professor René Bekkers
6-16 January 2025
Online Only
Equivalent to 2 ECTS
Master's Students, PhD Candidates and Professionals from all disciplines
6-17 January 2025 (exact dates TBA)
Meta-analysis: Know-how and Beyond
Online Only
Equivalent to 3 ECTS
Master's Students, PhD Candidates and Professionals from all disciplines
6-17 January 2025 (exact dates TBA)
Programming in Python - Beginner Level
Online Only
Equivalent to 3 ECTS
Master's, PhD Candidates, and Professionals
6-17 January 2025
How to apply to one of our online courses
Applications are now open!
Although the deadline to apply is 5 December, we advise doing it early to secure your place.
All Winter School courses happen in a live online environment, meaning you can take part in classes from the comfort of your own home, or indeed anywhere with a good internet connection. All classes are taught during daytime hours (Amsterdam CET) and in English. Zoom is often the platform of choice, although individual courses may have their own unique requirements.
How to apply
First of all, we’re thrilled that you want to apply for one of our courses!
To go ahead with your application, it’s as simple as filling out our online application form. When completing the form, please make sure that you:
- Write briefly about your motivations for taking the course.
- Upload your Curriculum Vitae/Résumé in English (the file size mustn’t exceed 1 MB).
Your CV and motivation will be shared with the lecturers before the start of the course.
Before applying, please make sure that you read through all of the information on the How to Apply page.
Payment
After filling out the application form, you will be transferred to a payment page to complete the process. Your admission will be confirmed once we have reviewed your application according to the following factors: entry requirements, availability in the course, and whether or not your payment has been received.
Invoice request
If you or your department wish to pay via an invoice, please request the invoice by contacting us at: graduatewinterschool@vu.nl.
Student discount
Are you currently a student?
If so, we kindly ask that you use your university email address when submitting your application so that we can apply your student discount.
Application deadline:
- 5 December 2024 23:59 CET
Do you have any questions or concerns? If anything comes up, don’t hesitate to reach out using the following email address: graduatewinterschool@vu.nl.
Tuition fee
- Courses equivalent to 2 ECTS:
Students, PhD students and employees of VU Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC or an Aurora Network Partner
€580*
Students and PhD students
€680*
Professionals
€880*
Applications received before 15 October
-€50 (Early Bird Discount)
* Auditor participants receive €100 discount. Not available for all courses. Early Bird Discount is not valid on the auditor fee. Find out more under the section: Type of participation
- Courses equivalent to 3 ECTS:
Students, PhD students and employees of VU Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC or an Aurora Network Partner
€630*
Students and PhD students
€730*
Professionals
€930*
Applications received before 15 October
-€50 (Early Bird Discount)
* Auditor participants receive €100 discount. Not available for all courses. Early Bird Discount is not valid on the auditor fee. Find out more under the section: Type of participation
The tuition fee includes:
- Application and registration
- Exclusive course content for a limited number of participants
- Individual/group guidance from the course organiser
- Access to all online VU facilities such as the library and online learning environments
- A certificate of attendance after completing the course
- A transcript of records, including the grade and the obtained ECTS
- The full support of the winter school team
- Optional social activities
Cancellation Policy
If you have been accepted to VU Graduate Winter School and have paid the tuition fee, but due to unforeseen circumstances, need to cancel, the following refunds will be given:
Cancellation before 30 November (23:59 CET): 100% of the total fee will be refunded
Cancellation between 1 December and 4 December (23:59 CET): 50% of the total fee will be refunded
Cancellation after 5 December: no refund will be given
*If VU Amsterdam cancels the course because the minimum course participants have not been reached or due to other circumstances, a full refund will be given.
Apply now
Ready to apply now? Please fill in our winter school application form
Please be aware that some courses fill up fast and your place can only be confirmed after payment has been made.
