Master the Skills of the Future with YUFE

YUFE Skills of the Future Programme provides learning activities that help lifelong learners, professionals and citizens in a broad sense to acquire the skills and knowledge required in tomorrow’s world. Students, staff and alumni of the YUFE universities can also benefit from the offer. Most of the courses are credit bearing and have a fee for everyone.

Check out browse our Summer School offers and the Skills of the Future Course Catalogue, get inspired and join the programme!

Summer and Winter Schools!

Looking for a smarter way to spend your summer break?

How about including an intensive onsite course in one of our beautiful campus cities to your vacation plans! Summer Schools offer short-term, high-quality academic programmes designed to enhance your knowledge and expand your network. Whether you’re looking to boost your studies or enrich your professional profile, these programmes combine academic excellence with a unique international experience.

Explore the opportunities available for Summer 2025!

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YUFE Skills of the Future Courses

Whether it be dealing with climate change and societal challenges, seeking insights to Europe, designing marketing, finding ways of managing scarce resources, or building personal resilience, career or better communication skills, YUFE Skills of the Future Programme’s courses offer a lot for many in our ever more complex world.

Our joint offer of courses will help you develop and strengthen the skills needed in the future. You decide what to learn, when, how, and for how long. Find your strengths and learn together with people across the world!

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Is this programme for me?

The YUFE Skills of the Future Programme comprises content for a wide variety of learners. Some courses are open to all, while others may require specific previous knowledge. In the latter case, the requirements are clearly mentioned in the course description. B2 level language skills in the language of instruction are recommended.

You decide what and for how long do you want to study in the programme. For individual courses you will get a certificate from the host university. YUFE can provide you a document of your overall achievements.

Before registering for a course or a workshop you need to 1) have a YUFE account and 2) be part of the YUFE Skills of the Future Programme. You can create an account in YUFE Virtual Campus and apply to the programme in YUFE’s Citizen Portal. This way you can keep track of all the things you are doing within YUFE and register more easily for future activities. If you are not a student or a staff member in a YUFE university, please create your account as a citizen.

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