Climate and the City Summer School

Bachelor student
Master student
PhD
Course, workshop, MOOC, seasonal school
In person
English
3
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