Summer schools
Spend the sumner enhancing your dregree-related knowledge, exploring new subject areas or honing your language ability. Summer schools run outside your Keele degree and last anywhere between one and six weeks. They are a great way to reap the benefits of an international study placment if your subject area does not offer the option to study abroad, you would prefer a shorter placement opportunity, or want to experience life abroad before committing to an international year.
Many of our partner universities send us details of their summer schools which we advertise below. These are usually advertised from February onwards and this page will be continually updated throughout the spring semester. You are not restricted to Keele's partner universities and you are welcome to attend any programme that will accept you. Students apply to summer schools independently without direct involvement from the Global Opportunities Team, but we will support you however we can.
In response to the coronavirus pandemic, many summer schools in 2020 were converted to online-only programmes, so you should check whether the programme you are applying for in 2021 scheduled to take place in-person or online. The ability to travel for in-person international placements is subject to travel restrictions of the country you are applying to and FCO travel advice.
| Country | University | Summer School Title | Application Deadline |
| France | EM Strasbourg Business School | French Language and Culture | 01 March 2021 |
| Hong Kong | Hong Kong Baptist University | HKBU Summer Programme 2021 | 05 April 2021 |
| Hong Kong | Lingnan University | Spanish 1 | 09 May 2021 |
| Hong Kong | Lingnan University | Korean 1 | 09 May 2021 |
| Hong Kong | Lingnan University | Japanese 1 | 09 May 2021 |
| Hong Kong | Lingnan University | Enhancing Skills for Putongua Proficiency Test (PSC) | 09 May 2021 |
| Hong Kong | Lingnan University | Special Topics in Hong Kong Literature and HK Culture: Food Literature and Culture | 09 May 2021 |
| Hong Kong | Lingnan University | Introduction to Chinese History | 09 May 2021 |
| Hong Kong | Lingnan University | Chinese as a Second Language 1 | 09 May 2021 |
| Hungary | University of Pecs | The Cultural Heritage of Hungary | 11 March 2021 |
| Japan | Gunma University | Study of Japan | 31 March 2021 |
| Japan | Gunma University | Cultural Course (In Japanese) | 31 March 2021 |
| Japan | Meijo University | Summer School | 28 February 2021 |
| Netherlands | Vrije Universitiet Amsterdam | Discover (the) Dutch: Language and Culture | 01 May 2021 |
| Spain | Universidad Pontifica Comillas | Spanish Language and Culture | 26 March 2021 |
| Country | University | Summer School Title | Application Deadline |
| France | EM Strasbourg Business School | Business in Europe | 01 March 2021 |
| France | EM Strasbourg Business School | European Integration | 01 March 2021 |
| Hong Kong | Hong Kong Baptist University | HKBU Summer Programme 2021 | 05 April 2021 |
| Hong Kong | Lingnan University | Service Leadership Practicum | 09 May 2021 |
| Hong Kong | Lingnan University | Global Business Environment | 09 May 2021 |
| Hong Kong | Lingnan University | Marketing Management | 09 May 2021 |
| Hong Kong | Lingnan University | Intermediate Microeconomics | 09 May 2021 |
| Hong Kong | Lingnan University | Innovation and Entrepreneurship for Global Grand Challenges | 09 May 2021 |
| Hong Kong | Lingnan University | Intermediate Macroeconomics | 09 May 2021 |
| Hong Kong | Lingnan University | Community Engagement through Service Learning | 09 May 2021 |
| Netherlands | Vrije Universitiet Amsterdam | The Global Energy Transition in a Fossil World | 01 May 2021 |
| Netherlands | Vrije Universitiet Amsterdam | The Economics of Urbanisation | 01 May 2021 |
| Netherlands | Vrije Universitiet Amsterdam | Corporate Leadership | 01 May 2021 |
| Netherlands | Vrije Universitiet Amsterdam | New Venture Creation in The Amsterdam Entrepreneurial Ecosystem | 01 May 2021 |
| Netherlands | Vrije Universitiet Amsterdam | Creativity and Innovation (with Cardiff University) | 01 May 2021 |
| Netherlands | Vrije Universitiet Amsterdam | Digital Marketing and Technology for Commerce | 01 May 2021 |
| Netherlands | Vrije Universitiet Amsterdam | International Management | 01 May 2021 |
| Netherlands | Vrije Universitiet Amsterdam | Introduction to Business | 01 May 2021 |
| Netherlands | Vrije Universitiet Amsterdam | Organisational Behaviour Management | 01 May 2021 |
| Spain | Universidad Autonoma de Madrid | Summer School of Economics and Busines | 31 May 2021 |
| Switzerland | FHNW - University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northern Switzerland | BSwiss - International Business | 15 May 2021 |
| Country | University | Summer School Title | Application Deadline |
| Hong Kong | Hong Kong Baptist University | HKBU Summer Programme 2021 | 05 April 2021 |
| Country | University | Summer School Title | Application Deadline |
| Hong Kong | Hong Kong Baptist University | HKBU Summer Programme 2021 | 05 April 2021 |
| Netherlands | Vrije Universitiet Amsterdam | Operations Research: A Mathematical Way to Optimise Your World | 01 May |
| Netherlands | Vrije Universitiet Amsterdam | Using Logic as a Tool for Modelling | 01 May |
| Netherlands | Vrije Universitiet Amsterdam | Data Analysis in R | 01 May |
| Netherlands | Vrije Universitiet Amsterdam | Disruptive 4.0 Multidisciplinary Approach to Artificial Intelligence | 01 May |
| Netherlands | Vrije Universitiet Amsterdam | Fintech and Emerging Financing Models in a Dynamic World | 01 May |
| Netherlands | Vrije Universitiet Amsterdam | How to Conduct a Meta-Analysis Using Open-Science Software | 01 May |
| Netherlands | Vrije Universitiet Amsterdam | Human AI: Modeling, Simulation and Analysis of Adaptive Human Mental, Social and Health-Related Process | 01 May |
| Country | University | Summer School Title | Application Deadline |
| Hong Kong | Lingnan University | Blue Planet | 09 May 2021 |
| Netherlands | Vrije Universitiet Amsterdam | Governing Climate Change: Theory and Practice | 01 May 2021 |
| Netherlands | Vrije Universitiet Amsterdam | The Global Energy Transition in a Fossil World | 01 May 2021 |
| Netherlands | Vrije Universitiet Amsterdam | Feeding the Billions: Challenges and Innovations in Food and Water Security | 01 May 2021 |
| Spain | Universidad Autonima de Madrid | A Multidisciplinary Approach to Climate Change | 31 May 2021 |
| Country | University | Summer School Title | Application Deadline |
| Finland | University of Jyvaskyla | International Summer School in Human Sciences | 01 March 2021 |
| Hong Kong | Hong Kong Baptist University | HKBU Summer Programme 2021 | 05 April 2021 |
| Hong Kong | Lingnan University | Understanding Life and Hapiness: An Interdisciplinary Approach | 09 May 2021 |
| Hong Kong | Lingnan University | Hong Kong Popular Culture | 09 May 2021 |
| Hong Kong | Lingnan University | Media Literacy | 09 May 2021 |
| Netherlands | Vrije Universitiet Amsterdam | Hand-on Anthropology and Ethnographic Storytelling | 01 May 2021 |
| Netherlands | Vrije Universitiet Amsterdam | The City Through a Philosopher's Eyes | 01 May 2021 |
| Netherlands | Vrije Universitiet Amsterdam | Exploring Religious and Global Identity in Africa | 01 May 2021 |
| Country | University | Summer School Title | Application Deadline |
| Netherlands | Vrije Universitiet Amsterdam | Law and Governance in Contemporary China (1990s-now) | 01 May 2021 |
| Country | University | Summer School Title | Application Deadline |
| Hong Kong | Hong Kong Baptist University | HKBU Summer Programme 2021 | 05 April 2021 |
| Netherlands | Vrije Universitiet Amsterdam | Interpersonal Neuroscience: Connecting People Through Their Bodies and Brains | 01 May 2021 |
| Netherlands | Vrije Universitiet Amsterdam | Nature and Nurture: Twin Research and Human Genetics | 01 May 2021 |
| Netherlands | Vrije Universitiet Amsterdam | Neurodegenerative Diseases: Foundation, Tools and Perspectives | 01 May 2021 |
| Netherlands | Vrije Universitiet Amsterdam | Interpersonal Neurosceince: Connecting People Through Their Bodies and Brains | 01 May 2021 |
| Netherlands | Vrije Universitiet Amsterdam | Qualitative Health (Education) Research | 01 May 2021 |
| Country | University | Summer School Title | Application Deadline |
| Hong Kong | Hong Kong Baptist University | HKBU Summer Programme 2021 | 05 April 2021 |
| Netherlands | Vrije Universitiet Amsterdam | Feeding the Billions: Challenges and Innovations in Food and Water Security | 01 May 2021 |
| Netherlands | Vrije Universitiet Amsterdam | International Criminal Justice | 01 May 2021 |
| Netherlands | Vrije Universitiet Amsterdam | The Political Economy of Terrorism and Counterterrorism | 01 May 2021 |
| Switzerland | Padagogische Hochschule Zurich | Special Needs and Inclusive Education in Switzerland | 01 March 2021 |
| Switzerland | Padagogische Hochschule Zurich | Health Promotion and Violence Prevention in Schools | 02 March 2021 |
| Switzerland | Padagogische Hochschule Zurich | Innovative Ways to Inclusion Education | 31 May 2021 |
| Country | University | Summer School Title | Application Deadline |
| Hong Kong | Lingnan University | Food: Health, Technology and Environment | 09 May 2021 |
| Hong Kong | Lingnan University | Community Engagement through Service Learning | 09 May 2021 |
| N/A | Common Purpose | Global Leadership Forum | 15 March 2021 |
| N/A | Common Purpose | Global Citizenship Course | 15 March 2021 |
| Netherlands | Vrije Universitiet Amsterdam | Kick Start your Career: Academic Skills During and After Grad School | 01 May 2021 |
| South Korea | Yonsei University | Yonsei International Summer School | 14 May 2021 |