Students from universities and professionals from sport organizations all over the world are invited to apply for the Winter School in Sport Sciences. The programme is intended for undergraduate and graduate students as well as non-students from sport organizations interested especially in Social Sciences of Sport or Sport Management. The deadline for applications for the Winter School 2020 will be 1st November 2019. The online application form will be published here in September 2019.
The distinctive quality and solid reputation of the Finnish education system brings thousands of international students to the country every year. Jyväskylä is an exceptionally attractive study destination with its combination of top-quality education and research, technologically advanced campus, safe and stable society, unique Nordic nature and landscape, and a wide range of sports and cultural events and activities.
International Winter School in Sport Sciences 2020
Duration: 2 weeks, 7-17 January 2020
Location: Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, University of Jyväskylä, Finland
Registration fee: 350€ (+ accommodation approx.250€) not applicable to those students who are registered as exchange or degree students at the University of Jyväskylä
Application deadline: 1st November, online application form will be soon found at https://www.jyu.fi/sport/en/admissions/wsss
Courses and other activities:
International Perspectives to Organisation and Management of Sport, 7-11 Jan, 24h lectures and assignments, can be completed as 2 or 4 ECTS cr.
Sport Marketing, 13-18 Jan, 20h lectures and assignments, can be completed as 2 or 4 ECTS cr.
Winter Sports (practical sport lessons), 7-17 Jan 2020 (taken simultaneously with the other two courses), 1 ECTS cr.
NOTE: When selecting the students to the Winter School, those applicants who have applied to the whole programme (3 courses) will be preferred.
We also offer an extensive social program for the Winter School participants, including e.g. social events, outdoor and recreational activities and experiencing Finnish professional winter sports.
Contact information: Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, winterschool-sport@jyu.fi
Website: https://www.jyu.fi/sport/en/admissions/wsss