Biotech Summer School 2023, Where technology meets biology

Biotech Summer School 2023, Where technology meets biology

Course dates:
14 August, 2023 to 25 August, 2023
Fee:
1,100
Topics:
Engineering & Sciences
Application deadline:
Sunday, 14 May, 2023
University:
Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Brussels, Belgium

General information

Are you a bachelor student with a background in biology, chemistry, biotechnology or biomedical sciences?

Do you want to make a head start in your education and learn more about topics related to cancer research, synthetic biology, structural biology, plant genetics, microbial biotechnology and research valorization?
Do you want to learn how real-world applications are developed from biotechnological research?

If the answer is YES, then read on to find out more, and apply to join us in Brussels for 2 weeks for the Biotech Summer School! 

You will be immersed in the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB)'s multidisciplinary and international research environment which has an excellent reputation in training and research in molecular biology and biotechnology. Inspiring lectures from VUB professors, but also from international guest speakers, will be combined with hands-on workshops in state-of-the-art laboratories of the "Structural Biology Brussels", "Microbiology" and "Cellular and Molecular Immunology" research groups.

The Summer School will combine a broad introduction to a very diverse range of themes in medical and non-medical biotechnology during the first week, with a deep focus on a selected topic during the second week, when you will look behind the scenes of a research laboratory and follow a researcher closely during his/her research project.

Accommodation

We offer two types of accommodation in a hotel: a shared room (based on gender) with breakfast included, or a single room, with breakfast included. Both options are in the same hotel in the Brussels EU quarter. 

Registration

We offer three registration fee options. In all cases, tuition fees are included, as well as lunches on 'school'-days, two group dinners, materials, and some activities. For the registration fees that include hotel options, breakfast is included as well:

  • two week summer school - NO accommodation: €1,100
  • two week summer school - SHARED room accommodation: €1,900
  • two week summer school - SINGLE room accommodation: €2,400

Please note that we will reserve a minimum of 3 places for students from our EUTOPIA partners, who will then receive a €550 discount on the basic fee (i.e. the 'no accommodation' price). Any accommodation would come on top.

ECTS accreditation

3 ECTS

Contact information

All information on the application process, deadline and where to apply is online: https://www.vub.be/en/studying-vub/all-study-programmes-vub/personal-dev...