5 - 16 July 2010 "Groups at Risk: Citizenship and Civic Participation"
The Summer School is cancelled due to unforseen circumstances. We apologize for any inconvenience. Please check back for Summer 2011 updates.
International reputation
The Dutch welfare state has an international reputation. Changes, innovations and inno-failures are of interest for an international audience. The contemporary developments in Amsterdam match dominant international discussions addressing issues such as the move from collective responsibilities to individual responsibilities and the move from centralization to decentralization. The contemporary Social Work methodology in our school can be typified as an effort to create multidimensional evidence based perspectives anticipating the challenges of a diversified welfare state.
Cosmopolitan city
The Amsterdam School of Social Work and Law (SSWL) is pleased to present its first summer school: Groups at Risk: Citizenship & Civic Participation. In this summer school, international students will be confronted with challenging topics presented by and discussed with top teachers, international speakers, innovative projects, major institutions and Dutch students. Amsterdam, a cosmopolitan city in the delta of Europe, is a laboratory where history and the future meet one another. This makes Amsterdam the perfect testing ground to study and to explore the role of social work and social policy in urban areas.
Dymamic tradition
Our School of Social Work is the oldest in the world with a dynamic tradition. It is also one of the few schools in the world which offers distinct specialized four-year bachelor curricula in clinical social work, social educational care work, community work and social legal services.
Co-production
This Summer School is a co-production of Amsterdam School of Social Work and Law and Graduate School of Social Sciences (University of Amsterdam).The programme is a result of collaboration between the School of Social Work and Law, the Summer Institute at the University of Amsterdam and social agencies in the metropolitan area of Amsterdam. It is based on the curriculum of the professional Master Social Work.
Programme
Please check back on a regular basis for any updates to the programme.
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Student profile
The summer school is open to all MA students of various disciplines or BA students with relevant work experience but the programme focuses on relevant and innovative practices around themes and issues which dominate the international discourse in social work and social policy. The summer school provides an excellent opportunity for students who may be interested in studying abroad and would like to explore the possibility within the frame of a short program. The programme is open to students of all nationalities interested in studying in an international academic environment.
Dates
This programme will take place from Monday, 5 July 2010 – Friday 16 July 2010 at the Graduate School of Social Sciences (Universiteit van Amsterdam).
Application fee
Students have to apply at the Summer Institute of the Universiteit van Amsterdam. The application fee is € 50. The application deadline is 1 May 2010. However, please note that if your application is received after May 1, 2010 we cannot guarantee housing.
The following information is only valid for the application fee. The tuition and housing fee must be paid by bank transfer. You can pay- by cheque
Send a cheque for EUR 50 paid to order of UVA IS Summer Institute, GSSS Universiteit van Amsterdam. This should be enclosed and mailed with the application. - by credit card
The GSSS accepts Visa Card, Master Card and American Express.
In order to pay with a credit card, you need to fill out the Credit card form of the Graduate School of Social Sciences (GSSS). Do not forget to let the cardholder sign, or the GSSS will not be able to process the payment. You can download the Credit card form at the bottom of this page.
Tuition fee and credits
The programme is the equivalent of a 6 European Credits (or 3 American credits) module. The tuition fee is € 1350 and for students who want to receive credits € 1600. The tuition fee has to be paid in full before the start of class. Tuition and Housing must be paid via a bank transfer. Only the application fee can be paid by credit card. Upon acceptance into the program, more information will be provided in regards to payment. The tuition fee does not include travel to and from Amsterdam nor housing.
Housing
The university mediates housing for student with the student housing corporation. Student apartments are available for € 350 for the duration of the programme. Housing is scarce in Amsterdam , especially in the summer. Students will be housed as close as possible to the class venue.
If you request housing and your application is received after 1 May 2010, we cannot guarantee you housing. Housing will be provided from July 5 - July 18, 2010. International students are housed in three different types of accommodation:- single rooms with private facilities (rare)
- single rooms with shared facilities (bathroom and kitchen) (most common
- or shared rooms with shared facilities.
More information
Graduate School of Social Sciences - Summer Institute
Prins Hendrikkade 189-B
1011 TD Amsterdam
The Netherlands
E-mail: summerinstitute-ishss @uva.nl
Application
Application form (word) [ 3 September 2010, 06:57]
Application form (pdf) [ 3 September 2010, 06:57]
Reference form [ 3 September 2010, 06:57]
Credit card form [ 3 September 2010, 06:57]
Faculty
Dr. Sandra Trienekens (scientific director):
is a professor at the Amsterdam University of Applied Science and teaches ‘Citizenship and Cultural Dynamics’. The Amsterdam University of Applied Science is affiliated with the University of Amsterdam and Dr. Trienekens is an independent researcher focusing on the relationship between citizenship, diversity and the arts. In 2004, she successfully defended her dissertation entitled ‘Urban Paradoxes: lived citizenship and the location of diversity in the arts’. Currently she is conducting research on how cultural interventions can stimulate mutual (social) integration and strengthen what she calls ‘soft citizenship skills’ among citizens.
Dr. Victor van den Bersselaar:
is a senior lecturer and researcher in philosophy and ethics at the Amsterdam University of Applied Science. He is the author of books on argumentation, philosophy of science, case-writing, a dissertation on existential ethics and normative professionalization and of articles on ethical subjects in Dutch and international journals. His current research is on the development of moral and ethical development.
Dr. Leonieke Boendermaker:
is a social pedagogue, she worked until 2010 as a senior associate at Knowledge Centre of the Dutch Youth Institute. Within the Knowledge Center she was the Project Manager responsible for the production of reviews and summaries. These reviews are published in the dossier effective youth interventions. These dossiers are accessible on http://www.nederlandsjeugdinstituut.nl/eCache/DEF/1/08/320.html. Dr. Boendermaker also did research within the department of Youth Care & Educational Support. In 2010, she joined the Amsterdam University of Applied Science as a professor on ‘Youth Care’, with the focus on the implementation of effective youth interventions.
Dr. Judith Metz:
is a program leader of Youth Spot, the research and practice centre on Youth Work of the University of Applied Sciences in Amsterdam. Looking at what occurs in the intersection between social science and social practices is a characteristic of much of her research. She also translates academic insights for social institutions, civil society organizations and local and national governments, and their professionals and clients. In return Metz brings knowledge about the functioning of practices back to the social sciences. Metz publishes on: youth, participation, social work, social policy, diversity and research methods. Judith Metz studied women studies social sciences in Nijmegen.
Dr. Martin Stam:
is the curriculum manager of the Social Work Department of the Hogeschool van Amsterdam. Head of the research circle ‘Outreaching work, prevention and rehabilitation’ of the Karthuizer. Main subjects are the sharing of responsibility between social professionals and citizens and the parallel processes of individual, team and organizational learning during innovations in the social domain. He is the facilitator of innovation and learning processes within teams and organizations, of boundary crossing (action) research and of curriculum development in Social Work education.
Dr.Louis Tavecchio:
studied psychology at the Universiteit van Amsterdam, where he obtained his PhD in Social Sciences in 1977. Since 2001, he has been a professor (endowed chair) of the Research in Child Care at the University of Amsterdam, where he leads the National Day Care Study, a 10-year research project funded by the government that started in 2002. He has published dozens of articles, and written several books on methodology and research methods. Since 2007, he also serves as a professor of ‘demand-driven methodology and research’ at the Hogeschool van Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences. He is Editor-in-chief of the scientific journal ‘Pedagogiek’, member of the Editorial Board of the journal 'Kind & Adolescent Review', and senior staff member of the Institute for the Study of Education and Human Development (ISED)
Drs. Leonie van der Valk:
studied Cultural Anthropology, and is a senior lecturer and researcher in diversity and social Work, and religious coping among Muslims at the Amsterdam University of Applied Science. Her subject is empowerment for minority groups. She published a book on Social Work Methods for Migrant youth of Moroccan Background. She is working on a PhD thesis about religious coping and prayer among highly educated women of Moroccan Background.
Guest lecturers
Prof dr. Hans van Ewijk:
from 2002, Hans van Ewijk (1947) has been a professor of Social Policy and Social Work at Utrecht University of Applied Sciences / HU. At this university he is also chair of the Research Centre for Social Innovation. In addition, he was recently appointed as endowed professor at the University for Humanistics in Utrecht for the chair of Social Work Theory and a visiting professor at Tartu University.
Previously, Hans van Ewijk was executive director of the Netherlands Institute for Care and Welfare (1991-2004). He was also president of ICSW Europe and chairman of ENSACT, a network of European social work departments, professional associations and institutions. He started his career as a teacher and youth worker and went on as editor-in-chief of the journal Jeugd en samenleving (Youth and Society).
Hans van Ewijk did his masters in Theology at the University of Amsterdam (1974). He gained a PhD in Social Sciences at the Radboud University Nijmegen (1994). He has published articles and books on topics such as social work theory, local social policy, citizenship, youth policy and health care.
http://www.hansvanewijk.nl/en-GB
Prof dr. Trudie Knijn:
studied sociology at the University of Tilburg and worked as a lecturer and junior researcher at the department of Cultural Psychology of the Radboud University (Nijmegen). Since 1985, she has worked at the Department of Interdisciplinary Social Science of Utrecht University, where she became a full professor in 2003. Currently she is head of the research programme Social Policy and Interventions (SOPINS), co-chair of the board of ESPAnet, Coordinator of the National Associations of ESPAnet and member of the Executive committee of the Network of Excellence Reconciling Work and Welfare (RECWOWE)
http://www.uu.nl/uupublish/defaculteit/organisatie/afdelingen/algemenesocialew/algemenesocialew/medewerkers/trudieknijn/35869main.html