Application

Application deadline: 15 May 2025 (for all EC2U universities); extended by 22 May 2025 for all EC2U universities except Pavia and Linz; extended by 6 June 2025 for Umea university only.
Selection deadline: 29 May 2025 / 12 June 2025 (Umea)
Notification of selected applicants: 3 June 2025 / 17 June 2025 (Umea)
Autumn school: 7 - 10 October 2025 (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 2025.
• 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 with a motivation letter (max. one page in size) and your CV (no page limit).