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Dates of 5th STEM-CPD Summer school

Start: Monday early evening, September 21, 2026
End: Friday afternoon, September 25, 2026

Location

Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Faculty of Chemistry, Madrid, Spain

Important deadlines

Start application: December 2025
Close Early Bird application:  April 30, 2026

Outcomes mobility

At the 5th STEM-CPD Summer school the participants will:

  • gain knowledge to empower their personal competence in teaching and learning in higher education in STEM 
  • produce their own material to organize activities in the context of Union of Skills (Erasmus+ strategy) for continuous professional development in teaching and learning for lecturers at their home universities
  • stay in contact with their summer school staff and peers and get (peer) feedback. This summer school invites also previous participants – CPD Ambassadors. In this way, the summer school peers will form a community of practice which will last beyond the summer school
  • upon successful completion of all parts of the STEM-CPD Summer school, all participants are awarded a certificate on the topic and new participants also the CPD-Ambassador certificate
  • the STEM-CPD Summer Schools effort is equivalent to 2 ECTS points.

Organisation

The 5th STEM-CPD Summer School is organised by the ECTN Working Group Eurolecturer Academy in cooperation with the Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Madrid, Spain. The STEM-CPD Summer School Organising and the Scientific Committees assure the quality of the organisation and the academic level of the event. The Scientific committee consists of scholars who have developed the STEM-CPD Summer School and the representatives of the (previous) local organising universities. The STEM-CPD Summer School is supported by institutions, organisations and partners who endorse continuous professional development in teaching and learning in higher education.

ECTN Working Group Eurolecturer Academy
  • Dr. Natasa Brouwer (chair) (University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
  • Prof. Iwona Maciejowska (vice-chair) (Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland)

 

Organising Committee Scientific Committee
  • Prof. Sanjiv Prashar (University Rey Juan Carlos, Madrid, Spain), chair of the organizing committee
  • Dr. Natasa Brouwer (ECTN WG Eurolecturer Academy)
  • Prof. Iwona Maciejowska (Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland)
  • Dr. Martino Di Serio (ECTN)
  • Dr. Nineta Hrastelj (ECTN)
  • Prof. Luisa Amenta, University of Palermo, Italy
  • Dr. Natasa Brouwer (retired), University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
  • Dr. Vania Calisto, University of Aveiro, Portugal
  • Prof. Dr. Cristina Femoni, University of Bologna, Italy
  • Dr. Stefania Grecea, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
  • Dr. Renato Lombardo, University of Palermo, Italy
  • Prof. Iwona Maciejowska, Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland
  • Dr. Matti Niemelä, University of Oulu, Finland
  • Prof. Dr. Oreste Tarallo, University of Naples Federico II, Italy
  • Prof. Sanjiv Prashar, University Rey Juan Carlos, Madrid, Spain
  • Prof. Dr. Vincenzo Russo, University of Naples Federico II, Italy

 

Supporting organisations, partner universities, and friends
  • EuChemS
  • IUPAC
  • University of Palermo, Italy
  • University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
  • Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland
  • University of Oulu, Finland
  • University of Naples Federico II, Italy
  • University Rey Juan Carlos, Madrid, Spain
  • University of Aveiro, Portugal
  • University of Bologna, Italy
  • ASIIN, Germany