The UAB Barcelona Summer School begins its second session

Benvinguda als estudiants de la UAB Barcelona Summer School

The UAB's international summer school, with students from 28 different countries enrolled in one of the 15 courses offered - began on 16 July its second session of courses which will last three weeks and end on 3 August. On 25 June, the UAB welcomed participants to the first session of the UAB Barcelona Summer School. This year, students come from 28 different countries including: USA, Canada, United Kingdom, France, Morocco, Egypt, Germany, China and Singapore.

25/06/2018

Graham Mortyn: “Enjoy this opportunity to experience the UAB campus, not only academically, but also at a personal level.”

The second session of the UAB Barcelona Summer School, which will begin on 16 July and end on 3 August, offers a large variety of courses, all 100% in English: topics include biosciences, business, theatre and urban arts, computing, audiovisual communication, early childhood education, psychology, and many more.

For the first time, these courses are open to UAB students and can be validated as optional credits.

Courses offered from 16 July to 3 August:

European Economic Integration

Geography of Global Change

Critical Thinking

Fundamentals of Psychobiology

History of Asia

Career Development for the Common Good

How Cities Bounce Back from a Terror Attack: Barcelona (Spain) as an Experience

FIRST SESSION OF COURSES
The first two-week period of the UAB Barcelona Summer School began with a welcoming session at the UAB cinema hall. The event began with a speech by Maite Paramio, Assistant Vice Rector for International Relations; Graham Mortyn, Academic Coordinator of the UAB Barcelona Summer School; Sònia Prats, Director of Studies at the Language Service; and Sara Moreno, Vice Rector for Students and Employability.

Maite Paramio presented the event and welcomed students by highlighting that the participation of UAB students and international students would be “a very enriching experience” for everyone.

Graham Mortyn detailed the activities taking place in this three-week period, as well as the array of services offered by the UAB which will be available to students until 13 July. Mortyn ended his intervention encouraging students to “enjoy the opportunity to experience the UAB campus, not only academically, but also at a personal level”.
Sònia Prats also encouraged the international students to take part in the language volunteering and Tandem programmes in order to meet students from other nationalities and practice languages.

Vice Rector for Students and Employability Sara Moreno ended the event with a list of the more “social” activities to help students enjoy their stay at the UAB campus to the fullest: meeting points with university "buddies", the international lunch, Catalan language workshop and classes with the Ganàpies, the UAB's human tower building club, and many others. She also spoke of the UAB's protocol against sexual harassment and harassment on grounds of sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, with emphasis on the support offered to students at the UAB Observatory for Equality. Sara Moreno ended her intervention wishing students a wonderful stay, one of “learning, but also enjoyment”.

MORE INFORMATION:

www.uab.cat/barcelona-summer-school

summer@uab.cat

Photos of the welcome session at the UAB Facebook page.