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Global Summer Schools 2026 applications are open!
Applications for Global Summer School 2026 are now open and prospective applicants are invited to apply .
Applications for our July programmes and August Engineering programme are now closed. We are accepting applications for our August Data Science & Artificial Intelligence, Medicine & Life Sciences and Physics programmes however a waitlist is in operation.
Global Summer School is structured in two parts. Week one begins with academic sessions focussed on your chosen subject and then in week two all ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ will work in groups to participate in an innovation challenge. All groups will be made up of ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ from each academic subject, this is so they can share expertise from their subject area.
Throughout the two-week programme, you will be taught by Imperial academics, across more than 50 hours of class time. Lessons are delivered in a variety of formats including lectures, seminars and practical sessions, enabling you to gain valuable insight into what it might be like to study your subject at degree level. &²Ô²ú²õ±è;
Week one: Academic programme
In week one, with the choice of five subjects — Chemistry (July only), Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (August only), Engineering, Medicine and Life Sciences or Physics  — you will increase your specialist subject knowledge, gain valuable skills and work with other outstanding ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ from around the world. 
Choose what you study in week 1
Part one: Academic sessions
Week two: Innovation Challenge
In week two of the programme, all ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ will come together in groups to share expertise and to help solve a real-world challenge.
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The Innovation Challenge is led by the Imperial Enterprise Lab, a group of industry experts, and is a chance for you to develop vital skills you will need at university such as presentation, communication and group work. &²Ô²ú²õ±è;