Summer school

The research school’s signature course is the Summer school at Metochi, the University of Agder’s study center at Lesbos, Greece. This week-long course is held over a three-year cycle: 

The Summer school program consists of lectures and paper groups, in addition to siestas, meals and excursions. The detailed program is developed by academic staff who represent several of the member institutions and disciplines. 

The Summer school has given Ph.D. students and academic staff an experience of intensive immersion in methodological and theoretical issues, paired with the challenge of articulating both their own research and responding to other projects, and building community and friendships across disciplines, institutions, and countries. The evaluation from PhD students to the week is very positive, as it is a unique opportunity to spend time with fellow PhD-students, supervisors and speakers in order to discuss issues relating to the PhD-process.

Read about the beautiful Metochi Study Centre