Applicants
We welcome applications from students completing their bachelor’s, master’s and post-graduate studies as well as young professionals from all disciplines related to spatial planning. We look forward to receiving applications from urban planners, architects, sociologists, geographers and others dealing with the built environment worldwide.
Participation fee
The participation fee is 620 euros.
Cancellation policy
The information about the acceptance will come by announced date via email. We ask you to confirm your participation by completing the registration form (link sent in the letter of acceptance) and paying the participation fee.
The registration is binding and the fee will not be refunded after the registration. In the case of unlikely cancellation of the summer school, the participation fee will be refunded completely.
Study Credits
The course entitles participants to five (5) ECTS (European Credit Transfer System) credits. For completing the course, the participant is ought to complete the individual pre-assignment, the summer school workshop and the project done during it as well as some reading and studying to be done before the course. Students may negotiate the credits with their university.
References & Work Samples
To apply, please submit a motivation letter and a short cv to the electronic application form once the call for applications is open. References and work samples such as portfolio are not required.
Accommodation
The participants are ought to seek their own accommodation for the two first nights of the summer school (14–16 August) in Helsinki. Living costs in Finland are generally comparable to those in Western Europe.
The accommodation during the workshop (16–26 August) in the case study city is included in the course fee. It is organised by the hosting city. Please note, that the accommodation is in shared rooms. The accommodation in the case study city is reserved until the morning of August 26.
Transportation
Participants pay for their travel costs to Finland (Helsinki) and cover their local travel and living expenses during their stay in Finland.
Traveling costs to the case study city and the excursion travel costs are included in the course fee. Possible transport during guided tours are included in the course fee.
Meals
The participants pay their own meals during the summer school. The price of a meal varies a lot. You can spend anything from around 8 euros upwards, depending on your budget. Shopping daily groceries follows a general Western European average.
Computers
It is highly advisable to bring your own laptop with you as the summer school is not able to provide computers on your use.
Financial Support
We are unfortunately not in the position of granting any scholarships or other subsidies. You might have a chance of obtaining some allowances or scholarships from your own university or a non-profit foundation in your home country or any international cooperation program supporting students’ exchange. The possible allowances will not affect the selection of participants in any way.
Practical Work Training / Internship
We have no possibilities to arrange for any sort of additional employment in connection to the summer school.
IFHP Urban Planning and Design Summer School in Finland 