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Credits and final presentations

 

ECTS credits: 

After successful completion of the course students earn 4 or 8 ECTS credits:

After fulfilling all requirements, students will receive an official transcript with 4 or 8 ECTS credits and their grades. We use the ECTS grading scale of A to F, where A is the best, and F means failed.

In addition to the official transcript, students who have actively participated will get an official certificate of participation on the last day of the course. (This official certificate does not have any grade or number of credits stated on it.)

 

Course hours: 

Active participation: 55 hours (1 hour = 60 minutes)
Time anticipated for preparation before the course (reading materials): 55 hours
Time anticipated for preparation for workshops and final presentations during the course: 10 hours
Time anticipated for writing the seminar paper and additional reading and research: 120 hours
Total time – Option No. 1 (4 ECTS credits): 120 hours
Total time – Option No. 2 (8 ECTS credits): 240 hours

 

The reading materials will be available via our online reader for participants one month before the start of the course. 
After the end of the summer school, students will have one month to hand in their papers.
During the entire period, students may get in touch with our lecturers and tutors who are ready to assist them.

In the final group presentations, students will have the opportunity to demonstrate that they are not only able to analyse generally the most significant recent political and social issues for Europe (both internal and external) but also to consider them politically, by entertaining the possible reactions of the EU member states to various proposed solutions in terms of their acceptability, applicability, and sustainability.