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 hightlights:

• 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. 

Our Virtual Methods School, you can be sure that your learning outcomes will be just as good as those at our physical events: