The Amsterdam-Maastricht Summer University provides an alternative learning space for motivated people. Participants can expect to gain knowledge related to challenging, contemporary topics in an intense period in the audience of international colleagues. By combining the resources of its participating universities, the experience of its partner institutions and the informal dynamism of its programmes, the AMSU harnesses the expertise available from professionals from all over the world and matches them with inquisitive participants through a series of masterclasses, workshops and seminars ranging from arts, language, cultural and social studies to science, law, politics and economics.
All topics are relevant for dealing with issues of present day civil society.
The AMSU draws from a rich array of institutional partners, from museums to media centres, science foundations to policy consultancies. Lecturers are drawn not only from academic ranks, but also from business and inter-governmental organisations, journalists and writers, architects and lawyers. Our speakers and participants tap into the latest innovations in their fields and express a strong sense of looking forwards, not just of examining the tried and tested formulas of the past. Young professionals are therefore given the opportunity of working in a variety of contexts and circumstances while facing common challenges. Those leaving an AMSU programme will have talked a lot, argued, made friends, and intensively explored the world they are facing.