Install the app
Install this application on your home screen for quick and easy access when you’re on the go.
Just tap then “Add to Home Screen”
Install this application on your home screen for quick and easy access when you’re on the go.
Just tap then “Add to Home Screen”
Menu
Install this application on your home screen for quick and easy access when you’re on the go.
Just tap then “Add to Home Screen”
Which types of courses are on offer at the ECPR Summer School in Methods and Techniques?
Is there a limit to the number of courses I can take at the SSMT?
When do I need to pay my course fees?
When will my course be confirmed?
Does the course fee include accommodation?
Once I have paid will I receive confirmation of my registration?
When is the deadline for registration?
Is there a waiting list for fully-booked courses?
When will I receive the reading material?
I have already registered but would like to change my course selection. What should I do?
Will I receive a certificate of attendance?
Can I obtain ECTS credits for my course?
When should I arrive at the ECPR Summer School and when do courses finish?
Where will the ECPR Summer School take place?
How will participants be accommodated?
Will I have internet access at the University?
The Summer School programme consists of Three-day Short Intensive Refresher courses (15 teaching hours / five hours per day) 28, 29 and 30 July, followed by four types of one-week or two-week courses, as detailed below (15 teaching hours over five days or 30 hours over 10 days) between 1 August and 12 August. Please note, two-week courses have an optional exam for ECTS credits on the morning of Saturday 13 August.
Short Intensive Refresher courses: Intensive Refresher courses offering tools that will be useful for further courses. Typically, software training, before taking a data analysis course.
Main courses
Research design/fundamentals course: An ‘upstream’ course enabling you to think about your research more broadly, so you can make more informed choices about specific methods/techniques.
Data collection/generation course: A hands-on course focused on a specific method (or family of methods) for data collection or generation.
Data analysis course (introductory): A hands-on course focused on a specific method (or family of methods) for data analysis, bringing you to a level of well-informed use.
Data analysis course (advanced): A hands-on course focused on a specific method (or family of methods) for data analysis, bringing you to an expert level, including more recent refinements.
The full list of courses is detailed on the About The Courses page.
You can choose from the following course / combinations:
See the Course Fees page for all course fees.
Your payment is due 15 days after the date you register, otherwise your registration may be cancelled and your details removed from the Summer School programme. Registrations after 15 June 2016 will require full payment within 24 hours via credit or debit card from the ECPR website. Your place on the course will not be guaranteed until payment has been received in full. Please allow extra time for this if you are paying by bank transfer. Your payment due date is stated on your invoice, which you can access via your MyECPR account My Invoices. You can also pay directly by credit or debit card directly from the website. Full details of course fees and payment can be found on the Course Fees page.
Courses are confirmed as soon as there are enough paid participants attending each course and all courses will be confirmed or cancelled no later than 15 June 2016. To assist us with confirming as many courses as soon as we can, please confirm your registration by paying promptly.
The fee is for the course(s) only. Please see the Accommodation Information page.
Please do not book travel or accommodation until you have been notified by ECPR that your course(s) are confirmed. This happens as soon as the course reaches a sufficient number of registered and paid participants. The deadline for courses to be confirmed is 15 June 2016.
Yes, we will send you a confirmation by email to the email address used for your registration. If you have more than one ECPR profile please make a note of the email address used when logging in to register. It greatly helps the ECPR if you only have one ECPR account.
Registrations closes at midnight UK time on Thursday 30 June 2016. You can still register after 30 June but we cannot guarantee you will be given a place on the course you are interested in as it may be fully booked. Registrations after 30 June 2016 require full payment within 24 hours via credit or debit card through the ECPR website.
Yes. You will be notified on a first come, first served basis if a place becomes available. To be placed on a waiting list, please email methodsschool@ecpr.eu.
Reading material for the course is detailed in the course outline. You may wish to clarify the specifics for your course with your Instructor.
You can change courses if there is a space available but this will incur a €25 administration charge. Changes can only be made by the Summer School co-ordinators, please email methodsschool@ecpr.eu.
Yes. Provided you attend 80% of the course hours, you will be given a certificate of attendance for each course attended. You can collect your certificate on the last day of your course or the certificate will be emailed to you after the Summer School.
Yes, from Central European University. Full details are on the ECTS Credits page (please note this page is not yet live).
| Wednesday 27 July | |
| Registration: Refresher courses | Location and time to be confirmed |
| Thursday 28 July | |
| Registration: Refresher courses | Location and time to be confirmed |
| Friday 29 July | |
| Registration: Main courses starting Monday 1 August | Location and time to be confirmed |
| Saturday 30 July | |
| Registration: Main courses starting Monday 1 August | Location and time to be confirmed |
| Sunday 31 July | |
| Registration: Main courses starting Monday 1 August | Location and time to be confirmed |
| Welcome Plenary session | Location and time to be confirmed |
| Course Taster Sessions | Location and time to be confirmed |
| Welcome reception with refreshments | Location and time to be confirmed |
| Monday 1 August | |
| Late registration main courses starting Monday 1 August | Location and time to be confirmed |
| Sunday 7 August | |
| Registration: Week two main courses starting Monday 8 August | Location and time to be confirmed |
| Poster session | Location and time to be confirmed |
| Cheese and wine reception | Location and time to be confirmed |
| Monday 8 August | |
| Late registration main courses starting Monday 8 August | Location and time to be confirmed |
Refresher Courses start at 10:00 Thursday 28 July and finish on Saturday 30 July 17:00 and Main Courses finish Friday 5 August or Friday 12 August 17:30. Please note, two-week courses have an optional exam for ECTS credits, on the morning of Saturday 13 August.
A detailed course timetable will be issued in Febraury. Once all of the courses have been confirmed no later than 15 June 2016, the academic timetable will be published, where you can check if your course finishes earlier. Please note, even if Instructors have indicated a time preference in their course outline, the ECPR cannot guarantee courses will take place at these times until the official timetable is published.
The 2016 Summer School will be hosted by the Department of Political Science, Central European University, Nádor utca 9, 1051 Budapest, Hungary. All classes and labs are located at the Department, which is located in the centre of the city.
We ask participants to organise their own accommodation, see the Accommodation Information page for suggestions of places to stay.
CEU provide free Wi-Fi on the network CEU Guest. The password is Budapest1991.
Full details of how to get to and Budapest are on the Travel Information page. To find out about Budapest’s transport, restaurants, entertainment culture, heritage and more, please visit the tourism portal: Budapest Travel Guide.
If there’s anything else you’d like to know, please do get in touch with the ECPR Methods School organisers at methodsschool@ecpr.eu.