Barcelona Social Summer 2023: «Social Policies in The European Union: Trends and Challenges»

The Pere Tarrés Faculty of Social Education and Social Work of the Ramon Llull University organises the Barcelona Social Summer (BSS) during the first two weeks of July 2023. The event is an international summer school course addressed to teachers, researchers and/or students from different Higher Education Institutions and social intervention professionals from around the world interested in acquiring a better knowledgeof the social challenges and trends in the European Union from a social policy perspective.

Accommodation: An accommodation package is offered by some of the lodging facilities that have a collaboration agreement with the Pere Tarrés Faculty. The students that decide to stay in one of the following residence halls during their stay -3th to 13th of July-, will receive a 10% discount with the code PERETARRES21:

• Residencia Diagonal
• Residencia Lesseps
• Residencia Ciutadella

Participants may also organize their own lodging independently.

What is the Pere Tarrés Faculty of Social Education and Social Work?

The Pere Tarrés Faculty of Social Education and Social Work of Barcelona is a private higher education institution positioned within the first positions in national university rankings. It is a part of the Ramon Llull University and of the Pere Tarrés Foundation, one of the most prestigious non-profit educational and social-action organisations in Spain.

• Topic: «Social policies in the European Union: trends and challenges».
• Main Language: English.

What is the schedule?

The seminars/conferences and visits to social initiatives take place form Monday to Thursday, leaving Friday, Saturday and Sunday free for those that wish to visit Barcelona and other cities. Information to possible lodging facilities in Barcelona are linked bellow.

What is the BSS about?

The Barcelona Social Summer offers the possibility of deepening and understanding the social reality of the European Union from multiple perspectives. The programme includes subjects related to social policies, interculturality, migrations, vulnerable groups, and many other social issues linked to the European social environment, explained through the experience of social intervention professionals and researchers that draw a clear map of the specific social issue that they explain, followed by visits to several social initiatives located in Barcelona, thus allowing participants to consolidate their knowledge of the European social environment and to get to know specific social initiatives that seek to cover multiple social needs.

Program of the Barcelona Social Summer 2023

Participants will receive a Participation diploma. Students can also ask for a 5 ECTS (European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System) academic certificate.