Classes take place Monday-Friday (usually) in the mornings. The site visits and learning outside the classroom takes place in the afternoons. Culture/social activities will take place in the afternoons/nights.

Topics included:

• Introduction to the course aims and objectives.
• Gender, gender culture and gender role in context of the labor market.
• Structural context: new trends in the European labour markets.
• Gender segregation in the labour market.
• Institutional context within the EU.
• Introduction to work-family policy. Childcare policy.
• Maternity, paternity and parental leave.
• Family-friendly flexibility. Employers and work-family balance.
• Micro-level: individual strategies and preferences

Course structure:

• 8 lectures (each 90 minutes)
• Group work after each lecture (45 minutes)
• 2 seminars (one each week) to provide space for student presentations (each 135 minutes)
• In total 1350 minutes of work

Please note the teaching sessions in the week 1 will take place in the afternoons (probably from 15:30), and as such it will limit access to the cultural program offered to all other summer school students. The classes in the week 2 will be in the mornings.

Cost: The cost of this program is €1000, with a €100 discount for partner universities. The cost breakdowns as follows:

Fees include:
- Tuition fees
- Accommodation in Brno (10-23 July)
- Opening and Closing receptions
- Culture activities around Brno
- Day trip to Prague or Vienna
- 24/7 support
- Social programme

Students should budget an additional €200-500 depending on their spending habits for food (breakfast, lunch, dinner) and fun "optional" activities in Brno.

Brno is a great place to live, even if just for a short period of time. As a student city (1/5 of the population are students) and an international city there is always something to do, and the Czech language isn’t a barrier. This means that exploring cafes, teahouses, restaurants and the local sites is easy, even without our amazing assistants. However, because we want you to get the most out of your experience, we have a team of local Czech students to show you their favourite things in Brno!

Best Cafes for coffee and tea
Best Restaurants
Favourite Places in Brno to relax

The team of professional and local students provides the 24/7 assistance from the practical and safety arrangements to creating a rich cultural program helping the participants to understand better culture of Moravia and Central Europe in general. Moreover the staff is trying to assist with creating social activities that aims at enhancing the mutual cultural exchange and understanding.

Students in this program are housed in one of our Residence Halls where both international and Czech students live during the school year. This is a great opportunity to see how student housing is different all around the world (or is similar, depending on what country you are from!). In Brno, students share a room with one other student, while on trips, students are three per room.

Bedding is provided; however, students should bring their own towels. Students will have an opportunity to cook their own meals, some cooking supplies will be provided, as supplies last.

This course is targeted for bachelor and master's students. 

Please follow this link and choose the correct "Intensive Summer School..." programme. You might apply to more than one course to ensure you have a backup plan in case the course of your first choice does not open (the minimum enrollment for a course to be offered - unless specified differently - is five students). Do not forget to include all the necessary information (and documents if requested) including writing a short statement of purpose. We will contact you afterwards to tell you if your application was successful and to discuss the further steps (including the deposit payment) with you.