Welcome to Fontys International Summer School (FISS),
the international learning community for active global citizens!
The aim’s of the Fontys International Summer school are:
- to foster awareness of global citizenship among people worldwide
- to reveal the global as part of everyday local life, whether in a small hamlet or large metropolis
- to offer people (access to) knowledge and know-how regarding global issues
- to foster respect for and the validation of diversity, placing emphasis on inclusive thinking
- to empower people to act as global citizens in or from their own local communities
Innovative
This summer school is less about teaching and much more about learning. Instead of an endless string of lectures, we offer you a structured, stimulating and rich environment where you can learn from lectures, movies, excursions, roleplays, simulations and group work in permanent and daily groups, as well as individual reflection.
Academic
The school is founded and funded by Fontys University of Applied Sciences. With 36,000 students, Fontys ranks among the biggest universities in The Netherlands. We are recognised and supervised by the Dutch Ministry of Education and are fully accredited by the NVAO (The Accreditation Organisation of the Netherlands and Flanders). With this we meet the nation’s educational standards, which are among the highest in the world.
Summer
The school is held 12 July – 1 August 2009, which is the height of our summertime when The Netherlands are at its best: lots of sunshine, not too much rain, 20 – 30 ºC (68 - 86 ºF). You’ll see the Dutch sipping their lattes on sidewalk cafes, roller-skating through the countryside, or enjoying outdoor music festivals. No worries, for sure you’ll get your share of it.
School
You’ll learn lots and you’ll earn 8 ECTS (European Credit Transfer System). You’ll have to attend at least 80% of all learning activities, work (with supervision and intervision) on your personal academic portfolio and do a final presentation with your group during the working conference in the final week. Assessment of your learning outputs will also take place during the final week.
To be eligible for the Fontys International Summer School, you need to meet the following requirements:
Requirements
- age between 17-87
- studying in (or graduated from) a bachelor program
- proficiency in English
- availability to attend the entire three-week program
- sufficient funding
- interest in globalisation and global citizenship
The majority of participants will be between 20-30 years of age, with some younger and some older students. As a global learning community, our school strives for a group of participants that is representative of our world or at least as varied as possible. By this it is our aim to form a global learning community throughout the course of the Summer School.
As this is an interdisciplinary, creative and highly interactive summer school, a firm command of English is essential for every participant - and for the groups he or she participates in. You’re expected to actively engage in dialogue and debate, to write up posters, presentations and so on.
If you meet most but not all requirements, or if you’re not sure whether you do, contact us.
To demonstrate that you meet the requirements please send the documents on our adress.
Documents to be sent
- application form
- first page of passport or student ID card (preferably a scanned version)
- English test score report (is available)
- IELTS 6.0 or TOEFL (iBT 90-91; CBT 232; PBT 575) or equivalent (is available)
- letter of motivation (part of application form)
This innovative summer school requires more resources than traditional summer schools. Still, with special subsidies, we are now able to offer the following tuition fee:
- euro 1,900 tuition fee for all participants in 2009
The tuition fee includes:
Teaching & learning
- teaching and facilitation by lecturers and resource persons leading in their fields
- content-rich evening programme every night during weekdays
- during weekends, content rich excursions to Rotterdam, Amsterdam, Efteling Theme Park, Province of Zeeland
- Active Global Citizenship Summit INSERT LINK to pg 1010
- class room hand-outs, binder plus materials to build your learning portfolio
Facilities
- use of state-of-the-art learning facilities
- use of wireless campus computer network, including library
- access to of Fontys International Summer School e-learning platform (from 1 June 2009)
Accommodation
- safe, clean and comfortable accommodation on campus
Meals
- three meals a day on weekdays
- breakfast and packed lunch on the four excursion days (dinner at own expense)
- buffet meals on day of arrival and departure
Support
- on-site assistance with practical issues (IT, health, travel etc.) by Fontys staff
- practical and social support from senior students at Fontys University
Certificates
- Fontys Transcript of Records stating ECTS (only applicable if participant passed assessment and attended a minimum of 80% of lectures, tutorials and activities, including weekend excursions)
- every participants will receive a Certificate of Attendance (if having attended a minimum of 80% of lectures, tutorials and activities, including weekend excursions)
And your own free Fontys International Summer School 2009 T-Shirt!
For more information, please visit www.fontys.nl/summerschool or contact in Ukraine
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