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.

Preventing violent extremism is a ‘wicked problem’ – a dynamic tangle of complex issues, a wide range of stakeholders and no clean-cut, obvious solutions. Tackling this problem requires a networked approach where all actors work together in a joint and coordinated effort. From security services, policy makers and academics to youth workers, teachers, parents and other actors, all stakeholders have their own role to play. Each stakeholder, in turn, works from the premise of their own specific perspectives, authorities, interests and limitations. In order to ensure effective prevention measures, strengthen public resilience and increase on-time signaling and addressing of radicalisation, it is vital to understand the position and role of network partners.

This advanced summer programme, organised by the Centre foir Professional Learning of Leiden University and the International Centre for Counter-Terrorism – The Hague (ICCT), provides insights into the opportunities and challenges of a networked approach to prevention. In an intensive five-day course, participants will meet academics, policy makers and practitioners and discuss the latest dilemmas and trends in the field of preventing violent extremism and how these dilemmas influence the public debate. Furthermore, participants will work on cases and engage in panel discussions to distinguish the various roles and limitations of different stakeholders.

8 dagen: 11 oktober, 12 oktober, 1 november, 2 november, 15 november, 16 november, 29 november, 30 november

Speciaal voor mensen uit het werkveld van terrorisme en contraterrorisme, biedt deze leergang hoogwaardige, academische kennis en praktische inzichten. Het biedt een grondig overzicht én duiding van de actuele ontwikkelingen, gekoppeld aan de nieuwste academische inzichten en onderzoeksresultaten. Uiteraard aangevuld met de kennis en ervaring van gastsprekers afkomstig uit het werkveld!

De leergang steunt op twee pijlers: de verschijningsvormen van terrorisme en radicalisering, en de strijd ertegen in nationale en internationale context. Beschouwd vanuit het perspectief van praktijk, wetenschap en beleidskaders. Het levert u relevante en praktisch toepasbare kennis en inzichten op. 

Studiebelasting:  U moet rekening houden met 6 á 8 uur voorbereidingstijd per 2 dagen.

U ontvangt na het volgen van de leergang het bijbehorende certificaat van het Institute of Security and Global Affairs,  Universiteit Leiden.

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.

4 dagen: 22 november, 23 november, 13 december, 14 december

In deze leergang gaat u op zoek naar de verbindingen en grenzen in informatiedeling en samenwerking. U krijgt een overzicht van rollen, culturen, bevoegdheden en belangen van verschillende organisaties en gaat in op vragen als: hoe raken bepaalde interventies en maatregelen anderen? En op welke manier passen deze in het grotere veiligheidsdoel dat u gezamenlijk heeft?

In een groep van maximaal 15 deelnemers behandelt u twee cases  (radicalisering en netwerkaanpak) waarbij u vanuit verschillende rollen een gezamenlijke opdracht vervult.

De eerste twee dagen schuift u aan bij een casusoverleg. De derde en vierde dag verschuift de aandacht van individu naar netwerk en denkt u na over mogelijke interventies daarin.

U ontvangt na het volgen van de leergang het bijbehorende certificaat van het Institute of Security and Global Affairs, Universiteit Leiden.