The CORE IPD Summer School is an annual event that brings together early-career researchers, academics, and development practitioners across disciplines to critically engage with the most pressing development challenges facing the Global South. As an integral part of the CORE IPD, the Summer School serves as a platform for collaborative knowledge production and skills development in policy-relevant research.
Each year, the Summer School is hosted by a CoRE IPD partner, with 2024's held in Groningen and the 2025 edition being held in Ghana.
The Aim of is to Provide:
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Intensive Interdisciplinary Learning
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Skills for Impact-Oriented Research
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Collaborative Exchange
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Mentorship and Capacity Building
Whether you are a scholar rethinking your research questions, a practitioner seeking academic grounding, or a policy actor interested in participatory and evidence-based approaches, the CORE IPD Summer School offers a powerful opportunity to learn, unlearn, and reimagine development together.
Read about the 2024 Summer School
Read about the upcoming 2025 Summer School