1st Virtual Methods School

Pedagogical excellence at your fingertips

27 July – 14 August 2020

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Even before the crisis, the ECPR had aimed to develop a quality Virtual Methods School. Instead of simply streaming our existing offering, we accelerated these plans to develop online courses which take full advantage of the digital format to deliver high-quality PhD-level methods training. 

With help and support of our fantastic Academic Convenors, local hosts at CEU Budapest, and all our Instructors and TAs, this much-anticipated project came to life on 27 July 2020. Read our round-up report to discover key highlights and see what our participants have to say about their experience.

1st Virtual Methods School highlights:

• Three-weeks of exciting exchanges, valuable learnings and inspiring moments
• 26 cutting-edge courses 
• 5 course types: tech tools, big data, case based, qualitative and interpretive and statistics
• 493 participants

Using short, pre-recorded lectures, annotated readings, exercises, and online social spaces, along with live interaction between participants and our team of expert Instructors, the first edition of the Virtual Methods School delivered a top-notch programme that established an exceptional digital learning environment. 

As our face-to-face Methods School, this year's event also presented outstanding lunchtime debates on some of the hottest topics for social sciences researchers. Watch our YouTube playlist below to get up-to-speed and discover what to expect from these informative sessions.