Various Programs Available from 1 to 6 weeks. UWF Students should select programs offered through HU University of Applied Sciences Only to take advantage of the exchange agreement.

Join Europe’s largest academic summer school!
Utrecht Summer School started in 1987, with one course: Dutch Culture and Society. Nowadays the programme offers a broad selection of over 200 academic courses in virtually all disciplines organised by Utrecht University, HU University of Applied Sciences and HKU University of the Arts. These institutions offer high quality, challenging summer courses on bachelor, master and PhD level. All courses are taught in English by our academic staff. In 2014 the Utrecht Summer School attracted around 3000 students from over 110 different countries. ECTS credits are rewarded for most of the courses.

Utrecht Summer School is spread over several locations in and around Utrecht, with a satellite campus at the University College Roosevelt in Middelburg. International combination courses give students the possibility to attend an international course of which part of the programme takes place outside The Netherlands at cooperating partner universities in Italy, Germany, Estonia and many more places.

Besides the academic programs, we offer furnished housing and many social activities to give students an unforgettable international experience.

Social programme
Utrecht Summer School not only offers you a fine selection of interesting courses in all kinds of disciplines, it also aims at giving the participants an unforgettable stay. Therefore we invite all students during the months July and August to an attractive social programme, including excursions, sport activities and social gatherings. The activities will provide the perfect setting for you to get to know your classmates better and to meet international students from other Summer School courses! Some Activities require advanced registration and payment of a fee.

Housing
Utrecht, with approximately 300,000 inhabitants, is the fourth largest city in the Netherlands. It is centrally located, very lively and offers all the advantages of a large city. Utrecht has long been a highly popular place to live, work and study, and as a result, accommodation is in high demand.

About the rooms
You will be housed in one of the student residences or in some cases in hotels. The student residences are located throughout the city.
All accommodation are situated within easily accessible distances from the various educational institutions (in general not more than 30 minutes by public transport). The accommodations are in the University centre the Uithof, in the city centre of Utrecht or its suburbs. You should count on spending approximately €3-5 per day on public transport.
The student residences are fully furnished and include crockery, cutlery, cooking utensils, cleaning materials and bedding. Internet is available via Ethernet cable, there is no WiFi in the residences. The rooms are either single or double rooms with shared kitchen and shared bathroom. In case of a shared room, you will share with one other student of the same gender.
The rooms in hotels are double rooms. You will share the rooms with one other student of the same gender. The rooms are equipped with a shower, toilet, television and wifi internet.

Meals
Student cafeterias are mostly closed during summer, but in your residence kitchen you can find everything you need to cook a nice meal and store some groceries. You should count on spending approximately €15-20 per day (three meals, snacks and coffee/tea or other refreshments).
In the hotel rooms there are no kitchens. Students who are housed in hotels can get discounted meals in several lunchrooms, cafés and restaurants.

Housing procedure
Utrecht Summer School generally tries to house students from one course in the same accommodation. Students from other courses might be housed together in the same building as well, which gives you the great opportunity to meet international students from other disciplines.
There are no standard combinations of specific courses and student accommodations/hotels. The housing of students of each course depends on the duration of the course and its number of participants. You won’t know which residence you will be staying in, until the day of arrival.

Check in and check out
Generally, housing is provided from the weekend before the course starts, until 10 AM on the last Friday of the course. In case your course ends on a Thursday, your lodging is still available until the Friday. It is not possible to stay any longer.
Upon arrival, you can pick up your room key and further instructions at the Utrecht Summer School Office, located at Janskerkhof 30 in Utrecht. The office is open on Saturdays and Sundays from 12:00h until 18:00h. After you have retrieved your key, you can travel straight to your accommodation.