ENLIGHT Courses

 

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This page displays the ENLIGHT Courses accessible for students from all ENLIGHT universities. Check out the Course Catalogue for the full offer of all ENLIGHT universities. There you can also find information on the application process.  

Glossary:

  • Blended intensive programme: consists of an online component and a short on-site component hosted by the organizing university. This format can be Erasmus+ funded.
  • Virtual course: all lessons and assessments are carried out online.
  • Physical course: all lessons are carried out physically (on-site), hosted by the organizing university. 

This course highlights the importance and unique possibilities of nanotechnology in biomedical and pharmaceutical applications.

Type: virtual course

Course dates: 22 Sep 2025 - 31 Jan 2026

Apply by: 18 August 2025

  • Entry requirements: basic knowledge of biochemistry, biotechnology and cell biology
  • Type: virtual course
  • Level: Master
  • Host: Ghent University
  • Focus area: Health and Well-being
  • Study Field: Medicine and Pharmacy
  • Course dates: 22 Sep 2025 - 31 Jan 2026
  • Apply by: 18 August 2025
  • ECTS: 3
  • Registration status: Open
  • Number of places available: 5 in total

This course aims at the acquisition of advanced, theory-based scientific insights in literary translation.

Type: virtual course

Course dates: 22 Sep 2025 - 31 Jan 2026

Apply by: 18 August 2025

  • Entry requirements: bachelor in linguistics and literature, applied language studies, language and cultures or equivalent
  • Type: virtual course
  • Level: Master
  • Host: Ghent University
  • Focus area: Culture and Creativity
  • Study Field: Humanities
  • Course dates: 22 Sep 2025 - 31 Jan 2026
  • Apply by: 18 August 2025
  • ECTS: 5
  • Registration status: Open
  • Number of places available: 5 in total

This course coincides with the conference "Climate Histories", focusing on how we can understand and re-evaluate established interpretations of how societies can adapt and transform in an era of accelerating climate change.

Type: blended intensive programme (Erasmus+ or SEMP funding)

Course dates: 7 - 31 Aug 2025

Registration closed

  • Entry requirements: having obtained 60 ECTS credits
  • Type: blended intensive programme (Erasmus+ or SEMP funding)
  • Level: Master, Bachelor 2, Bachelor 3
  • Host: Uppsala University
  • Focus area: Health and Well-being, Climate Change, Energy and Circular Economy, Equity, Global Engagement , Culture and Creativity, other area
  • Study Field: All fields
  • Course dates: 7 - 31 Aug 2025
  • Apply by: 15 April 2025
  • ECTS: 5
  • Registration status: Closed
  • Number of places available: 2 per partner university. Waiting lists are encouraged.

Waste Semiotics offers a transdisciplinary, action-oriented space for bachelor students wanting to investigate the powerful connections between everyday language and communication and one of the most pressing ecological and cultural concerns of our time: waste.

Type: blended intensive programme (Erasmus+ or SEMP funding)

Course dates: 13 Oct - 28 Nov 2025

Registration closed

  • Type: blended intensive programme (Erasmus+ or SEMP funding)
  • Level: Bachelor 2, Bachelor 3
  • Host: University of Bern
  • Focus area: Climate Change, Energy and Circular Economy, Culture and Creativity
  • Study Field: Humanities, Social Sciences
  • Course dates: 13 Oct - 28 Nov 2025
  • Apply by: 15 April 2025
  • ECTS: 5
  • Registration status: Closed
  • Number of places available: 5 per partner university for UniBE, UGent, UG, UT and UU

Planetary Health is a solutions-oriented, transdisciplinary field and social movement focused on analyzing and addressing the impacts of human disruptions to Earth’s natural systems on human health and all life on Earth.

Type: virtual course

Course dates: 26 March - 16 April 2025

Registration closed

  • Type: virtual course
  • Level: Bachelor, Master
  • Host: University of Groningen
  • Focus area: Health and Well-being, Digitalisation, Climate Change, Energy and Circular Economy, Equity, Global Engagement , Culture and Creativity
  • Study Field: All fields
  • Course dates: 26 March - 16 April 2025
  • Apply by: 15 March 2025
  • ECTS: 2
  • Registration status: Closed
  • Number of places available: 30-40 in total
  • Entry requirements: B2 level in English
  • Type: virtual course
  • Host: University of Bordeaux
  • Focus area: Global Engagement
  • Study Field: All fields
  • Course dates: 11 March - 15 April 2025
  • Apply by: 19 February 2025
  • ECTS: 3
  • Registration status: Closed

AI systems need careful regulations due to their deep potential impact in every aspect of our lives. AI professionals and legal practitioners will need to work hand-in-hand; this course will enable both profiles to understand each other´s works.

Type: blended intensive programme (Erasmus+ or SEMP funding)

Course dates: 6 January - 11 April 2025

Registration closed

  • Entry requirements: Bachelor´s Degree level (3rd or 4th year), Master or PhD students with an AI or law profile
  • Type: blended intensive programme (Erasmus+ or SEMP funding)
  • Level: Master, PhD
  • Host: University of the Basque Country
  • Focus area: Digitalisation, Equity
  • Study Field: Science and Technology, Economics and Law
  • Course dates: 6 January - 11 April 2025
  • Apply by: 15 November 2024
  • ECTS: 6
  • Registration status: Closed
  • Number of places available: Students per partner university : 3 with a technical profile (AI related, computer science, maths, etc.) and 3 with a laws profile.

This course is intended as a broad introduction to the topic of Artificial Intelligence and its significance to a broad range of global challenges, and related areas of study.

Type: blended intensive programme (Erasmus+ or SEMP funding)

Course dates: 13 January - 11 April 2025

Registration closed

  • Entry requirements: B2 level in English
  • Type: blended intensive programme (Erasmus+ or SEMP funding)
  • Level: Bachelor, Master 1
  • Host: University of Galway
  • Focus area: Digitalisation
  • Study Field: Science and Technology
  • Course dates: 13 January - 11 April 2025
  • Apply by: 15 November 2024
  • ECTS: 6
  • Registration status: Closed
  • Number of places available: 5 per partner university

Cultures interact, influence and transform one another. By examining the processes of travel, translation, and migration, students will gain insights into the challenges and opportunities presented by cultural exchanges.

Type: blended intensive programme (Erasmus+ or SEMP funding)

Course dates: 7 March - 19 May 2025

Registration closed

  • Entry requirements: Master or PhD students
  • Type: blended intensive programme (Erasmus+ or SEMP funding)
  • Level: Master, PhD
  • Host: University of the Basque Country
  • Focus area: Climate Change
  • Study Field: All fields
  • Course dates: 7 March - 19 May 2025
  • Apply by: 15 November 2024
  • ECTS: 5
  • Registration status: Closed
  • Number of places available: 3 per ENLIGHT university (waiting lists are welcome, in case any applicants drop out)

In this course, students acquire qualifications for the use of Deep Learning algorithms for forestry applications.

Type: virtual course

Course dates: 13 January - 21 March 2025

Registration closed

  • Type: virtual course
  • Level: Bachelor 3, Master 1, Master 2
  • Host: University of Bordeaux
  • Focus area: Digitalisation
  • Study Field: Science and Technology
  • Course dates: 13 January - 21 March 2025
  • Apply by: 15 November 2024
  • ECTS: 6
  • Registration status: Closed
  • Number of places available: For University of Göttingen, Groningen & Bordeaux: 10 per partner. Other universities: can place students on the waiting list.
  • Entry requirements: 120 credits with min. 30 credits in medical science, biology, agricultural science, environmental science or social science. Proficiency in English.
  • Type: virtual course
  • Level: Master
  • Host: Uppsala University
  • Focus area: Health and Well-being, Climate Change
  • Study Field: All fields
  • Course dates: 12 May - 30 May 2025
  • Apply by: 15 November 2024
  • ECTS: 5
  • Registration status: Closed
  • Number of places available: 3 per ENLIGHT university

This course introduces students to theoretical and methodological tools from the research fields of justice, urban studies, and sustainable development, in order to teach synergetic approaches to the study of just sustainable cities.

Type: virtual course

Course dates: 20 January - 8 June 2025

Registration closed

  • Entry requirements: Bachelor's degree. Proficiency in English.
  • Type: virtual course
  • Level: Master
  • Host: Uppsala University
  • Focus area: Health and Well-being, Climate Change, Equity, Global Engagement , Culture and Creativity
  • Study Field: Humanities, Social Sciences
  • Course dates: 20 January - 8 June 2025
  • Apply by: 15 November 2024
  • ECTS: 7,5
  • Registration status: Closed
  • Number of places available: 3 per ENLIGHT university