Summer Program | Amsterdam, Netherlands

Amsterdam Summer School

Summer 2026  | Program Dates: July 6 - August 3 |  Credits: 3 - 9 

The Amsterdam Summer School offers courses in a wide range of disciplines. The courses are taught by excellent academics, all connected to VU University Amsterdam. Participating in the Amsterdam Summer School will give you a great opportunity to further develop your academic career. You will study together with a diverse group of peers while spending time in an academically inspiring and cultural environment. The Amsterdam Summer School offers courses in two consecutive blocks, from July 6th to July 20th, and July 21th to August 4th. Students can combine three courses for a six-week program. Most courses will include an excursion to a museum or institute, such as the Anne Frank House and the International Criminal Court.

Session 1: Dates July 7-20

• Creative Coding
• Global Energy Transition in a Fossil World
• Data Analysis in R
• Feeding the Billions: Challenges and Innovation in Food and Water Security
• Fintech and Emerging Financing Models in a Dynamic World
• Global Energy Transition in a Fossil World
• Governing Climate Change: Theory and Practice
• Human AI
• International Business Leadership
• International Criminal Justice
• International Development: Global Trends via Local Cases Perspectives
• Introduction to Business and International Management
• New Venture Creation in the Amsterdam Entrepreneurial Ecosystem
• Statistical Method of Causal Inference
• Terrorism and Counterterrorism: Theory, Evidence, and Outlooks
• The Beautiful Mind: Global Mental Health
• The Circular Economy as a Social Innovation

Session 2: Dates July 21- August 4

• Applied Quantitative Methods to Analyse Business Data
• Football Behaviour Management
• Global Health
• Leadership with Humour: Using Humour to Lead Yourself and Others
• Logic as a Tool for Modelling
• The Attachment Nest: Interdisciplinary Understanding of Attachment and Human Development
• The Moral Organization
• Transnationalism in Contemporary Society
• The Entrepreneurial Mind: Strategising for a New Venture

You must apply and register through the CCNY Study Abroad Office. Online registration will not be available.  The course and credit will appear on your transcript.

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*Program cost includes: furnished accommodation, orientation program, on-site support, and 24/7 emergency assistance.