Name: CuriousU 2020
Start: 2020-08-09T00:00:00+02:00
End: 2020-08-18T00:00:00+02:00
Location: Geese field

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Sunday 9 - Tuesday 18 August 2020

The University of Twente is combining High Tech and Human Touch in its most ultimate form: a festival style summer school where you can attend high tech courses and experience the only American style campus in the Netherlands. You wouldn’t want to miss it on 9 - 18 August, 2020.

During an inspiring summer week, our campus will be your home. We will offer you courses in some of our key research topics from beginner to advanced level all while giving you the opportunity to immerse yourself in a festival environment. Meet likeminded people from all over the world.

Participation Fee

Our fee is an all-in package consisting the following components:

A stay at the inspirational campus of the University of Twente. For those not comfortable sleeping in a tent for a week, we offer different accommodations for additional costs.
Course participation
Course materials
A tent to sleep in (included: air mattress, flashlight, pillow and sleeping bag)
WiFi
Food (breakfast, lunch and evening meal)
Coffee/tea
Free entry to the UT Sport Centre

More information can be found at our summer school CuriousU website.

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Summer courses

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English for Academic Purposes
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Evaluating Future Health Technologies
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Exploring the Dutch identity: Education, History, Culture and Art
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Finance Bootcamp for Smart Businesses
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Gis & Earth Observation
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Health and Happiness
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Leaders of Innovation and Impact
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Mix & Match
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Personalised eHealth Technology
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Robot Interaction Design Experience
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Smart Cities
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Technology & Society
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Water
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