Application

Application deadline: 15 May 2025
Selection deadline: 29 May 2025
Notification of selected applicants: 3 June 2025
Autumn school: 7 - 10 October 2023 (10 Oct. is optional)
Participant capacity: 30

Course format: online preparation classes; on-site lectures, workshops, lab classes, online quizzes.
Logistics: "Bring your own laptop" policy
Course credit: Students that successfully complete a project assignment (in the weeks following the autumn school) may receive 3 ECTS.

Target group: The autumn school targets students of geographic information science, geography, earth and environmental sciences, engineering and related disciplines at the senior undergraduate level (last year of Bachelor), Master’s level, or Ph.D. level.
Staff are also welcome to apply.

Selection criteria:

• You need to be enrolled as student or PhD student, or be staff at an EC2U university in October 2023.
• Your Level of English needs to be at least B2.
  More information on the CEFR levels here: https://europa.eu/europass/system/files/2020-05/CEFR%20self-assessment%20grid%20EN.pdfExternal link
• You need to have prior knowledge of basic statistical methods (e.g., multiple linear regression), GIS or geospatial data, and (ideally) basic programming skills (e.g., R or Python).

Apply online here by 15 May 2025 with a motivation letter (max. one page in size) and your CV (no page limit).