Climate and the City Summer School

ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences
LEVEL
Bachelor student 
Master student
PhD
TYPE
Course, workshop, MOOC, seasonal school
MODES
In person
LANGUAGE
English
ECTS
3
PERIOD
01/09/2025 to 06/09/2025

Course Description

Subject area

Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Field area

Innovation & Entrepreneurship

Time format

Fall, Spring

Educational-info

Application deadline

28/05/2025

Competences

After this course you will have:

  • Understand: Gain in-depth knowledge of urban climate adaptation – on approaches, solutions, scaling – from top experts in the field of environmental engineering, economics, urban design/planning, health and social/behavioural sciences.
  • Expand your network: Get valuable insights from startups and industry leaders.
  • Teamwork: work in interdisciplinary student teams, since this course is designed for students from diverse backgrounds, including business, architecture, engineering, communication, health and environmental sciences.
  • Apply: learn creative ideation and entrepreneurial skills to develop innovative ideas for new products and services.
  • Pitch to experts: Present your innovative idea to an expert audience and receive practical feedback from them.
  • … and maybe discover a potential topic for your bachelor’s or master’s thesis?

Prerequisites

The Summer School is open for BSc, MSc and PhD students from all departments and disciplines at ZHAW, the EELISA Partner universities and other institutions of higher education.

The number of participants is limited to 24. All applications will be evaluated after the application deadline. You will be informed by calendar week 20 whether you can take part in the Summer School. After the acceptance to the Summer School, students will receive course materials and further information.

Important: Please check with your study program lead if the Summer School of 3 ECTS can be credited.

All attendees are required to dedicate their full attention to the program for its duration. Please make sure to pause other obligations to ensure a fully engaging experience.

Documents required for the application

  • CV in English, including English level and BSc GPA and
  • A motivation letter in the form of an email

Costs

For ZHAW students the summer school is free of charge, for non-ZHAW students: CHF 300 (partial fee waivers for EELISA students).

ECTS

3

Maximum number of students

24

Language

English

Access to disable

In progress

Organizer

Partner

ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences

Department

ZHAW School of Health Sciences, School of Applied Linguistics, School of Management and Law

Address

8400 Winterthur, Switzerland

Contact or registration links