Open registration to summer courses Els Juliols 2015
Registration is opened to Els Juliols, the summer courses of the University of Barcelona which take place from 6 to 24 July. The 19th edition of the summer school includes a total of fifty-four courses focused on topical, international and relevant issues that cover nearly all knowledge areas. Courses are opened to any interested person: higher and secondary education students, professionals and, in general, any person who simply wishes to enlarge his/her knowledge. As a novelty, the UB offers students one hundred grants which mean a seventy-euro discount on the total price of the course.
Registration is opened to Els Juliols, the summer courses of the University of Barcelona which take place from 6 to 24 July. The 19th edition of the summer school includes a total of fifty-four courses focused on topical, international and relevant issues that cover nearly all knowledge areas. Courses are opened to any interested person: higher and secondary education students, professionals and, in general, any person who simply wishes to enlarge his/her knowledge. As a novelty, the UB offers students one hundred grants which mean a seventy-euro discount on the total price of the course.
Courses on every subject area
Els Juliols are multidisciplinary courses given by university lecturers and professionals, from the public and the private sector, who provide different but also complementary views about analysed questions. They are 20-hour courses which take place during one week in morning or afternoon sessions.
Course topics are grouped into four main blocks: Arts and humanities, Social Sciences, Resources and Strategies, and Natural and Health Sciences Among this year's courses, we highlight: "Deu conceptes per repensar el món dʼavui", which offers a reflection on present society strongly affected by economic and social crisis as well as by a crisis of values; "Gamification i serious games: crear una experiència memorable a partir de les lleis del disseny de jocs"is an introduction to videogames and their design, from an innovative methodology; "La medicina i la ciència en la literatura i les sèries de televisió" analyses the role played by popular TV-series and novels in disseminating scientific and medical knowledge; "Llegir i escriure en temps dʼInternet. Nous reptes de la comunicació en lʼentorn digital" helps to learn the rules used in screenwriting; "El cinema de ciència-ficció vist des del Festival de Sitges" reflects on science and its consequences by means of a film genre and an international film festival with a long history in Catalonia; "La mentira: versión oficial"dismantles the official system and shows the manipulation strategies used to delude people; "La nova política" analyses and reflects on new ways of implementing policies that have appeared in our society in a moment when some alternatives are gathering forces and showing that things can be done in other way; "Saps més del que et penses. Com activar i fer valer les teves capacitats"helps to take profit of own competences and abilities, and "Trafiquem amb el cos humà? Reflexions des de la bioètica" analyses in deep people smuggling and organ trade.
Most Els Juliols courses take place in the Historic Building of the University of Barcelona. Moreover, in order to extend the programme far beyond the UB, some courses take place in other towns: Alella, Badalona, LʼHospitalet de Llobregat, Sant Joan Despí, Terrassa, Vilafranca del Penedès, and particularly Cornellà del Llobregat, which hosts the four courses included in the 8th edition of the Universitat dʼEstiu de les Dones (Women's Summer University).
Grants
The University of Barcelona offers one hundred grants to take one of the courses of Els Juliols 2015, thanks to the collaboration of the companies Autoescola Freedom and Securitas.
Grants are for students of bachelor's, master's degrees and PhD programmes enrolled on the University of Barcelona during the academic year 2014-2015. Grants mean a seventy-euro discount on the total price of the course. There is only one requirement: to register on a course between 18 and 22 May and to apply for the scholarship between 18 and 26 May at the Department of Grants and Financial Aid - Collaboration Grants (Pavelló Rosa, 131-159 Travessera de les Corts, Barcelona).
Registration closes seven days before a course starts. It can be done face-to-face, at the secretaries of the Area of Further Training of the UB in Barcelona (582, Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes) and El Carme Culture Centre in Badalona (78-82, Francesc Layret), or online, by means of the form you will find on this link. Opening hours: Monday to Friday, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Courses' detailed programmes and information about course registration and academic recognition are available on Els Juliols website.