The Hague Summer School

The Hague Summer School is a cutting edge 2 or 4 week modular course that runs in the month of July. The course, is made up of elective modules, that look at connecting the private and public sector through the eyes of engineers, human rights and security professionals and entrepreneurs. Our host city, The Hague, is the United Nations City of Peace, Justice and Security with its 131 international institutions, 80 justice organisations, 300 international businesses and numerous NGOs - the perfect place to see various sectors at work.

The academic program

The Hague Summer School is a modular course. You can choose to study for a two week or four week period. The two-week summer course consists of a module of your choice for 4 ECTS. The four week summer course offers you the possibility to choose 2 courses. Each elective includes organisational visits and guest lectures. Our academic staff is responsible for the content of the program and where we have partners in the field we co create with them. So you will meet not only our professors but also people from professionals from our Government and businesses in the region. An overview of  modules can be found on the website www.thehaguesummerschool.com.

Theme

Each year, we focus on  ‘Wicked Problems’ this year all modules are linked to the UN Sustainable Development Goals.  Students work on projects around the topic of the course. Topics vary from Gender Equality and Inclusive Learning to Human Rights and Entrepreneurship.

Social Program

As new friendships are a foundation for new and fruitful cooperation in the future, The Hague Summer School is not just about studying. We know that you are also here to make meet people and have fun! During the evenings and on the weekends we offer an extensive social and cultural program. Activities like the ‘Potluck Dinner, ‘Game Night’, ‘Treasure Hunts’ and off course ‘Dutch Nights’ are organized.

Costs and Housing

The fee for The Hague Summer School is 1250 euro per two weeks, this includes the course, lunches, social programme and fieldtrips. We strongly recommend to make use of our housing offer in The Student Hotel, a high end hotel for international students, just 5 minutes away from our University, which costs only 500 euro per two weeks extra

The Hague Summer School is a cutting edge 2 or 4 week modular course that runs in the month of July. The course, is made up of elective modules, that look at connecting the private and public sector through the eyes of engineers, human rights and security professionals and entrepreneurs. Our host city, The Hague, is the United Nations City of Peace, Justice and Security with its 131 international institutions, 80 justice organisations, 300 international businesses and numerous NGOs - the perfect place to see various sectors at work.

The academic program

The Hague Summer School is a modular course. You can choose to study for a two week or four week period. The two-week summer course consists of one modules of your choice. The four week summer course combines two courses  Each course includes organisational visits, (group) assigments and guest lectures. Our academic staff is responsible for the content of the program and where we have partners in the field we co create with them. So you will meet not only our professors but also people from professionals from our Government and businesses in the region. An overview of  modulescan be found on the website www.thehaguesummerschool.com.

Theme

All our modules are connected to The Sustainable Development Goals

Human Security, rights and development

The Hague, City of International City of Peace, Justice and Security, boasts around 131 international institutes and 80 justice organizations and together with New York, Geneva and Vienna is one of the United Nations cities. Since 1913, the Peace Palace has been a centre of world justice, hosting the permanent Court of Arbitrations and the International Court of Justice. You'll also find, Oxfam International and OPCW, along with many other courts, tribunals and NGOs.

In this module students will be introduced to modern security challenges involving border disputes and questions of energy security, as well as the socio-economic development agenda of countries and population groups that have been suffering grave injustices and poverty.

While getting acquainted with some general (legal) theory and cases, students will experience how to work in reality with international issues through visits to the International Court of Justice, development cooperation organizations and institutions which encourage democratization. The program is both academic and practical (action-oriented) .

Examples of the lectures offered: the role of UNCLOS in resolving maritime disputes, questions of energy security in the Eastern Mediterranean, the role of the UN and NATO in global peace, the status of environmental refugees as well as questions of terrorism. The workshops are called Migration across the Mediterranean and Sustainable Development goals.

A the end of this module students will be challenged to build an integrated approach on how to achieve synergy of peace operations, state-formation, poverty reduction.

The Hague Summer School

The Hague Summer School is a cutting edge 2 or 4 week modular course that runs in the month of July. The course, is made up of elective modules, that look at connecting the private and public sector through the eyes of engineers, human rights and security professionals and entrepreneurs. Our host city, The Hague, is the United Nations City of Peace, Justice and Security with its 131 international institutions, 80 justice organisations, 300 international businesses and numerous NGOs - the perfect place to see various sectors at work.

The academic program

The Hague Summer School is a modular course. You can choose to study for a two week or four week period. The two-week summer course consists of a module of your choice for 4 ECTS. The four week summer course offers you the possibility to choose 2 courses. Each elective includes organisational visits and guest lectures. Our academic staff is responsible for the content of the program and where we have partners in the field we co create with them. So you will meet not only our professors but also people from professionals from our Government and businesses in the region. An overview of  modules can be found on the website www.thehaguesummerschool.com.

Theme

Each year, we focus on  ‘Wicked Problems’ this year all modules are linked to the UN Sustainable Development Goals.  Students work on projects around the topic of the course. Topics vary from Gender Equality and Inclusive Learning to Human Rights and Entrepreneurship.

Social Program

As new friendships are a foundation for new and fruitful cooperation in the future, The Hague Summer School is not just about studying. We know that you are also here to make meet people and have fun! During the evenings and on the weekends we offer an extensive social and cultural program. Activities like the ‘Potluck Dinner, ‘Game Night’, ‘Treasure Hunts’ and off course ‘Dutch Nights’ are organized.

Costs and Housing

The fee for The Hague Summer School is 1250 euro per two weeks, this includes the course, lunches, social programme and fieldtrips. We strongly recommend to make use of our housing offer in The Student Hotel, a high end hotel for international students, just 5 minutes away from our University, which costs only 500 euro per two weeks extra

From 19 – 24 August 2018, the fourth edition of the International Cyber Security Summer School 2018 (#ICSSS18) will take place in the City of The Hague (City of Peace, Justice and Security). ICSSS 2018 is organised by a consortium of The Hague Security Delta (HSD) partners consisting of NATO Communication & Information Agency (NCIA), Europol, EY, Leiden University, The Dutch Innovation Factory at the Municipality of Zoetermeer and the HSD Office with support of The Hague Centre for Strategic Studies, Certified Secure, and many other contributing partners.

ICSSS18 will host a diverse multinational group of up to 60 students and PhD-candidates during a six-day programme that allows participants to gain deeper knowledge and understanding of cyber security concepts. Themes that will be discussed during this summer school are behaviour in cyber space, understanding and visualizing the cyber threat landscape, and cyber crime as a service. During this week participants will learn about the latest developments and the cutting edge cyber security technologies that exist today and work on assignments provided by notable international organisations. In previous editions students of 19 nationalities participated in the programme.

In addition to receiving lectures from the organising (inter)national institutions, students will also receive guest lectures from experts. As the NCIA organisers note: "protecting our communication networks and the information on them is more important than ever. Cyber security requires an international approach. This summer school is one route for us to inspire and educate the next generation of cyber security professionals across the international community." Connecting future cyber security professionals with experts from diverse organisations in the field creates valuable knowledge communities and helps in providing access to talent in the field of cybersecurity.

It seems evident that the current world order is becoming more and more insecure. The United Nations is no longer regarded as the most effective and legitimate body in fostering peace and security. New geo-political rather than rules-based considerations define relationships between for example Russia and Europe, which hence reshapes European security and defence policies. Non-state actors ranging from multinational corporations to humanitarian agencies and  individuals enter the security arena. The fear of terrorism and returning jihadists are only the latest development in this greater trend.

- Are you working for a company operating in conflict-prone areas or do you wish to understand the market of security and defence?
- Do you need to provide analysis and advice on issues of international security?
- Are you expected to inform the public debate?
- Or do you simply want to better grasp how recent developments fit into the broader international security context?

Is this course for you?
Anyone in this course can participate, as long as you are equipped with:

- Basic knowledge of international relations;
- General awareness of the main news headlines;
- Interest in international security issues (either personally or professionally).

What will you learn?
By the end of the training course, you will be able to:

- Identify the major trends and recent developments in international security and assess them for the benefit of your company or organisation;
- Analyse and discuss issues of international security with colleagues and peers, and make recommendations to managers.

The Training Course on International Security offers a unique opportunity to dive into topics that concern us all. What are the latest developments in international security? What is going on in the Middle East? Which (growing) roles do energy politics and cyber threats play? What does the future hold for European defence cooperation and how relevant is NATO anno 2019? If you want to learn more about the answers to these questions, this course is for you.

We go beyond the headlines to truly grasp international developments and their impact on security. It seems evident that the current world order is becoming more and more insecure. The situation in the Middle East is volatile, illiberalism is seemingly on the rise and multilateral cooperation is under pressure. New geopolitical rather than rules-based considerations define relationships between for example Russia, the United States, China, and the EU, which thus reshapes European security and defence policies and priorities. What is driving these changes? Together with experts, practitioners and policymakers, we gain deeper insights into current international issues.

Is this course for you? 

This Training Course is for anyone with a keen interest in security-related developments. The course will help you understand the players and institutions that are tasked with a security mandate, analyse issues of international security and grasp how recent developments fit into the broader international security context. 

There are no formal requirements for participation but it is advisable that you are equipped with:

• Basic knowledge of international relations;
• General awareness of the main news headlines;
• Interest in international security issues (either personally or professionally).

Previous participants were working for Thales Group, Cordaid, KLM Airlines, DHL, the Netherlands Ministry of Defence, Ministries of Foreign Affairs, the Police Department, and more.  

What will you learn?

By the end of the training course, you will be able to:

• Identify the major trends and recent developments in international security and assess them for the benefit of your company or organisation;
• Analyse and discuss issues of international security with colleagues and peers, and make recommendations to managers.

Which methods will be used?

The training course will consist of interactive knowledge sessions on trends in international security, in which the most recent developments will be put into a broader perspective. The training programme strikes a careful balance between theory, discussion and practice.

Examples of topics are fragile states and conflict, defence policies, international cooperation, terrorism, and geopolitical trends.

You will meet leading Clingendael researchers, experts and trainers as well as policymakers and practitioners from the field.

What else you need to know

• 7/8 May; 15/16 May; 20/21 May & 28/29 May 2019 (Four blocks of two days)

Autumn edition 2019 (English)

• 23 October - 1 November 2019 (consecutive days)

No prior reading is required. You will get access to an online learning platform, where related background materials and presentations will be uploaded prior to and during the course. 

Upon completion of the course, you will receive a course certificate.

You can qualify for a 10% discount if 5 or more people from the same organisation apply.

Our General Terms and Conditions apply to this course.

This Training Course is for anyone with a keen interest in security-related developments. The course will help you understand the players and institutions that are tasked with a security mandate, analyse issues of international security and grasp how recent developments fit into the broader international security context. 

There are no formal requirements for participation but it is advisable that you are equipped with:

- Basic knowledge of international relations;

- General awareness of the main news headlines;

- Interest in international security issues (either personally or professionally).

Previous participants were working for Thales Group, Cordaid, KLM Airlines, DHL, the Netherlands Ministry of Defence, Ministries of Foreign Affairs, the Police Department, and more.  

What will you learn?

By the end of the training course, you will be able to:

- Identify the major trends and recent developments in international security and assess them for the benefit of your company or organisation;

- Analyse and discuss issues of international security with colleagues and peers, and make recommendations to managers.