Sommerschulen
Die Abteilung für Sozialanthropologie organisiert regelmäßig Sommerschulen, sowohl in der Schweiz als auch im Ausland. Ziel dieser Sommerschulen ist es, die methodologischen und theoretischen Kenntnisse der Studierenden in die Praxis umzusetzen, in Form von Feldforschung zu verschiedenen Themen.
INTERNATIONAL SUMMER SCHOOL IN SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY initiated, coordinated, and organized since 2012 by Dr. Andrea Boscoboinik (UniFR) and Dr. Melinda Dincă (UVT) in the frame of the Inter-University Convention 80099/10.07.2000 between Fribourg University (UniFR) and the West University of Timișoara (UVT).
2025 – 11th Edition – Social Identity Dynamics in Multicultural European Cities.
Twenty-four students from the University of Fribourg and seven other universities took part in this Summer School in Timișoara. They were guided by eight professors from the West University of Timișoara, the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, and the University of Fribourg. Over the course of one week, students became familiar with conducting ethnographic research in an urban setting by working in international teams. 23-27 June 2025.
2024 – 10th Edition – Urban anthropology: Exploring Timisoara.
21 students from nine universities in different countries took part in this summer school edition in Timișoara, guided by four teachers from the West University of Timișoara, the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, the University of Messina, and the University of Fribourg. During one week, the students became familiar with conducting ethnographic research in an urban setting through international teams. 1-5 July 2024.
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2024 (9th Edition) - Cohabitation with the Other-Than-Human Entities: Exploring Human-Wildness Interactions.
17 students from the University of Fribourg, Switzerland, the West University of Timişoara, Romania, and the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway, have taken part in this teaching program outside the classroom. It focused on the exploration of cohabitation between humans and other-than-human entities through the lens of social anthropology, with a particular emphasis on using multi-sensory ethnography as a research method. It offered participants an interdisciplinary experience in understanding the complex relationships between humans and various non-human entities in the Swiss Alps. 9-16 June 2024.
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2023 (8th edition) - The polycentric city of the 2023 European Capital of Culture Timisoara.
24 students and 7 teachers from UVT, UniFR, NTNU, field research in the historic neighborhoods and cultural heritage sites of the city of Timisoara, and lectures at the West University of Timișoara, Timișoara, Romania, 19-30 June 2023.
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2022 (7th edition) - Insights from social inclusion real-life cases. Onsite visits and fieldwork in Timisoara.
24 students and 6 teachers from UniFR, UVT, and Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), field research and visits in five living areas of the city of Timișoara, and lectures at the West University of Timișoara, Romania, 6-10 June 2022.
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2019 (6th edition) - La mobilité et les frontières dans les Alpes.
15 students and 5 teachers and local experts from UniFR, UVT and CREPA, field research and lectures in Sembrancher, Champex-Lac, Saint Bernard - Route Napoleon, Trient, Saint-Rhemy-en-Bosses, and Aosta (Italy), Valais Region, Switzerland, 3-8 June 2019.
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2018 (5th edition) - Urban anthropology. Transformations in the city: Exploring Timisoara.
11 students and 4 teachers from UniFR and UVT, field research in Timișoara and Commune of Dumbrăvița/ Újszentes, and lectures at the West University of Timișoara, Romania, 16-20 July 2018.
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2015 (4th edition) - Local governing of aging and shrinkage in rural communities.
16 students and 4 teachers from UniFR and UVT, field research in rural communities from the communes of Racovița, Uivar, Vălcani, and Bogda, Timiș County, and lectures at the West University of Timișoara, Romania, 5-15 June 2015.
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2014 (3rd edition) - Vivre à la montagne : défis économiques, légaux, environnementaux et touristiques.
16 students and 5 teachers and local experts from UniFR, UVT and University of Lyon, field research in rural and mountain communities in Valais Region, Switzerland, 9-16 June 2014.
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2013 (2nd edition) - Social development of rural communities: economy, traditional occupations, and tourism.
19 students and 4 teachers from UniFR and UVT, field research in rural communities from Zăvoi, and Gărâna from Caraș Severin County, and lectures at the West University of Timișoara, Romania, 8-14 June 2013.
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2012 (1st edition)
Sembrancher, Valais Region, Switzerland, 2012.