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From Idea to Course potential partners all over the world. support to organisers in advertising the

Course participation should not fall
below 10 or exceed 60. This rule program, copying of course materials,
discount on the dormitory prices for
How to organise an international program does not apply for conferences. participants, if available, sending letter
The IUC Secretariat will forward
the organising course director all of guarantee for visa purposes.
The outset of the IUC program could tors and their home institutions - rep- applications received through the Participants’ travel and accommodation
be either an idea on how to interna- resenting a minimum two countries. IUC Secretariat. The competence of costs are not the responsibility of the
tionalize an existing research theme Organisers set the date of the accepting participants rests with the IUC. The IUC Secretariat will help organ-
at home university or in the national programme, design the title and a brief organizing course director. isers or individuals in finding the most
context - or it could be about meet- description of the course, a list of pro- convenient accommodation and assist
ing (parts of) your existing European fessors and other staff, teaching, in- in any other practical issues such as so-
or overseas research networks. structing or supervising. cial programme, organisation of coffee
Organisers might want to explore the Applications will be approved by the breaks, meals or possible transfers.
potential of their research themes or IUC Executive Committee on advice
already existing courses at graduate of the IUC Scientific Committee each ECTS / Certificates
and Ph.D. level internationally. Within spring. All year round the Director Gen-
the tradition and framework of the eral, after consultation with IUC Scien-
IUC any discipline is welcomed, along tific Committee, can accept courses All students who have paid and par-
with inter-disciplinary or cross-disci- that meet the set criteria. All IUC pro- ticipated actively receive Certificate
plinary courses. grams are announced on the IUC web of Attendance, comprising an assess-
pages, social media and IUC poster, and ment in ECTS regarding their general
Through the application form organ- sent to all member universities. post-graduate and Ph.D. education, if
isers need to present a team of two Organisers are encouraged to announce course directors have secured them at
or three researchers as course direc- the course themselves to all relevant home universities. Special Certificates
are issued to participants who had pre-
sented a paper.
Steps to take Fees The IUC encourages course directors

to complete the course with a course
Courses - General course fee for or- evaluation. The theoretical and meth-
Create a concept of your ganisers from paying IUC member odological innovations acquired in each
international program with institutions is 600 Euro. For organiser course will often form the basis of new
your partners. from non-members the General course courses in a continuous and yet renew-
fee is 1000 Euro. Students (excluding ing tradition within each research field.
organisers or lecturers) pay an individ-
Check with the IUC Secretariat ual course fee of 50 Euro.
about available space and sub- Conferences - All participants in
mit an application. conferences pay a conference fee of
50 Euro. Organisers from paying IUC
members pay General conference fee
of 100 Euro. Organisers from non-
Advertise your program with- members pay General conference fee
in your networks. IUC will ad- of 500 Euro.
vertise it through its channels Individual course and conference fees
for online participation are 25 Euro.
Fees cover organizational and tech-
Come and work in an inspir- nical assistance from the IUC office,
ing ambient, expanding your welcome reception for participants, city
international partnerships. tour, announcement of the course on
IUC posters, brochures and web pages,