Taking the beautiful city of Utrecht as a starting point, this course will bring you the opportunity to really %E2%80%98step into history%E2%80%99. The many museums, cathedrals and canals of Utrecht and some other Dutch cities that will be included in the program, will offer you some of the most breath-taking highlights of Dutch history and culture. This historical journey, which illuminates Europe from the Middle Ages to the end of the 19th century, will help you to understand the many social, historical, religious and cultural factors that came to shape modern Europe.We will study for example the Dutch Golden Age; the era spanning roughly the 17th century in which the Dutch became one of the world%E2%80%99s greatest maritime, economic and artistic world powers after rebelling against their Spanish rulers. You will visit Utrecht%E2%80%99s Gothic Saint Martin%E2%80%99s Cathedral, the place where the Union of Utrecht was signed in 1579, signaling the Dutch hunger for independence. But you will also visit the wharfs and wealthy canal houses - still testifying to the incredible economic success of Europe in the Golden Age - , whilst the public parks and patrician houses attest to the rising bourgeoisie in the 19th century. Lastly, you will have the opportunity to visit several historical museums in Utrecht, the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam and the thirteenth-century royal palace in The Hague where he Dutch government is seated today. After these two weeks in Utrecht, you will be able to analyze and discuss the role of the Netherlands in the making of Europe and have a firm understanding of the main political, religious and cultural developments that took place in Europe in this period. During these two weeks, you will definitely be able to %E2%80%98experience%E2%80%99 history!This course is offered by the China Europe International Summer School (CEISS) in collaboration with Utrecht University. CEISS is a collaboration between Fudan University (China), Utrecht University (Netherlands), Freie Universit%C3%A4t Berlin (Germany), LUISS School of Business (Italy), Universit%C3%A0 Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (Italy), University of Copenhagen (Denmark) and Edvance Education International (China), offering summer courses that explore the world's main economic, social and political trends and themes and the way they impact on the economies and societies of Europe and China.This course can be combined with the following CEISS courses:-%09The Making of Europe %E2%80" Rise to Civilization, UCSC (Rome), 6 %E2%80" 17 July 2015-%09Management of %E2%80%9CMade in Italy%E2%80%9D %E2%80" Understanding the Italian Way, LUISS Business School (Rome), 6 %E2%80" 17 July 2015-%09Economic Development of the EU Member States, FUBiS (Berlin), 1 %E2%80" 15 August 2015

Course leader
Dr. Jaap Verheul (Utrecht University)

Target group
Students of the humanities and social sciences, including economics and business, political sciences, European studies, international relations, history, culture studies and sociology, the sciences and engineering at senior undergraduate or graduate level with an interest in culture, society and politics. A general background in the social sciences may help, but no specific expertise is required.

Course aim
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Fee info
EUR 1295: course fees + course materials + housing EUR 0: -

Scholarships
Not available

China Europe International Summer School
Address: Wangjing SOHO, Tower 2, Unit A, Rm 1110 Futong Dongdajie 1
Postal code: 100102
City: Shanghai, Berlin, Utrecht, Rome
Country: China
Website: http://www.chinaeuropesummerschool.eu
E-mail: info@chinaeuropesummerschool.eu
Phone: +86 10 5707 6050