Expand your artistic network with the Shared Campus Summer Schools 2025!
Shared Campus Summer Schools 2025
The AHK is a partner of Shared Campus, offering our students the opportunity for international collaboration and the broadening of their artistic perspective.
International Collaboration
Shared Campus is a partnership between 13 international art universities, providing various Summer Schools where art students from different countries can meet and work together on current issues.
Two Summer Schools
The AHK is connected to two Shared Campus Summer Schools: Hacking Global Pop Icons and Creative Appropriation of Contested Spaces. The latter will take place in the summer of 2025 in Amsterdam, at the Marineterrein and the AHK Culture Club.
Summer School: Campus Amsterdam
Creative Appropriation of Contested Spaces: Arts and Heritage from a Social Justice Perspective
![[Translate to English:] Poster Shared Campus](/media/ahk/_processed_/a/8/csm_sc-summer-schools-2025-contested_spaces__1__page-0003_3f18e936c8.webp "[Translate to English:] Shared Campus: Summer School 2025 - Creative Appropriation of Contested Spaces: Arts and Heritage from a Social Justice Perspective in Amsterdam")
Date: 11 to 29 Augusts 2025 (the first week of which takes place online).
Tutors: Jeanne van Heeswijk (visual artist) in collaboration with teachers from Zurich and Singapore and study leaders from the AHK (Menno Welling - AMHS/RWA and Gabriela Acosta Camacho - Master's in Art Education).
What are you going to do?
Many cities grapple with contested spaces shaped by their histories. Artists often lead the way in transforming these spaces, offering cultural critiques. Amsterdam's Marineterrein, a former naval site, is one such example. This Summer School explores its past, present, and artistic interventions, culminating in projects addressing societal issues.
Summer School: Campus Zürich
Hacking Global Pop Icons
![[Translate to English:] Shared Campus Summer School 2025 Poster](/media/ahk/_processed_/4/f/csm_sc-summer-schools-2025-hacking_page-0003_4570a582c9.webp "[Translate to English:] Shared Campus: Summer School 2025 - Hacking Global Pop Icons in Zürich")
Date: 4 to 22 Augusts 2025 (the first week of which takes place online).
Tutors behalf of the AHK: Josephine van Schaik (Pop/CvA) alongside tutors from Zürich, Hongkong and Taipei.
What are you going to do?
This Summer School has a strong focus on practice-based transcultural and interdisciplinary collaboration. The participants agree on a global pop icon as a common starting point for cultural analysis, discussing their different perspectives and from there create art works, performances or interventions, which will be presented in the form of a joint public event.
Are you interested in one of the two Summer Schools?
Shared Campus Summer School 2025: Hacking Global Pop Icons
Are you a student at AHK and interested in one of the two Shared Campus Summer Schools? Send an email to AHK coordinator Jodie van 't Hoff (jodie.vanthoff@ahk.nl). She will be happy to provide you with all the necessary information, including details on how to apply. The deadline for contacting Jodie is April 11, 2025. Your application must be submitted to Shared Campus by April 16, 2025. Ask your study coordinator for permission before you apply.
Practical Information
The Summer Schools are intended for AHK students at the bachelor’s, master’s, or PD (Professional Doctorate) level. In Zurich, AEMA students with an Associate Degree (AD) can also participate. The language of instruction is English.
Each Summer School hosts a total of 25 students from the Shared Campus network of art academies. In Amsterdam, a maximum of 8 AHK students can participate, while in Zurich, up to 5 AHK students can join.
Are you interested and can you see yourself creating amazing things this summer?
Send a short email to the Shared Campus coordinator at AHK, Jodie van ’t Hoff (jodie.vanthoff@ahk.nl), to receive more information about the application process. The deadline for submitting the required application materials is April 16.
Important: Spots are limited. If there are many applications, a selection process will take place.
The Summer Schools themselves are free of charge. For Zurich, costs include travel, accommodation, and possibly a visa. The AHK can assist you in applying for the Erasmus+ mobility programme to help cover expenses. Additionally, there are living costs for both Summer Schools.
The Summer Schools last about 4 weeks, including preparation (selection process, funding, kick-off meeting, intercultural communication workshop), the Summer School itself, evaluation, report, and a presentation at AHK upon completion. Credits (EC) may be awarded. Be sure to check with your own academy for the specific procedure regarding credit recognition.