Digital Tool For Humanists. Working on History

Language: English

Period: 16 – 20 June 2025

Deadline: 30 April 2025

Program Intensity: Full-time

ECTS: 3

Tuition fees: 250€

Other costs: 50€

The Summer School intends to present some selected tools that can help humanists in their researches and activities, taking advantage of the digital turn and the new technologies. Particular attention is given this year to useful tools to study and work on history.

The Summer School will be held on campus in Pisa, at Polo Fibonacci, Laboratorio M, via Filippo Buonarroti, 3. 

The program will be activated also in distance learning mode (TEAMS platform).

The School is addressing all those interested in getting basic and working knowledge of some of the digital tools available today to scholars in many different fields of the Humanities.

The topics in the 2025 edition will include:

  • Introduction to Digital Humanities
  • Geographical data base (GIS)
  • Digital Public History

From graduated students up to professionals in the Humanities (PhD students, librarians, teachers, researches, archivists, museologists, etc.).

Admission Requirements: Bachelor degree in any discipline.

Important notice:

  • The Summer School will be activated with at least 10 students.
  • The maximum number of participants is set to 30 students.

Required documents:

  • Identity Document (PASSPORT in case you are a foreign student)
  • Enrolment Form
  • Curriculum Vitae

All the documents must be in pdf format, in order to upload them on the portal when required.

Application has to be submitted via Alice portal following the instructions of the “How to apply” page.

Tuition fees: 250€

Other costs: 50€ (for didactic material)

Pay fees by Debit/Credit Card or PayPal online using the following: Payment Form.

Notice:

  • International students without Italian Tax Code: please tick the box ‘Anonymous’ in order to disable the field ‘Italian personal ID/VAT number’.
  • Please type your NAME and SURNAME next to the pre-filled text of the field ‘Reason’.
  • Please pay only after receiving the admission letter.

Refund policy

The Summer School is held also online, then no refund of the paid tuition fees is allowed.

NOTICE: If you participate in person and are arriving from a non-EU country, before making the payment please check with the Italian Embassy in your country if a visa is needed and what is the timing to obtain it.

Fundings

The Summer School offers two scholarships, covering the amount of the tuition fee.
Each scholarship will be assigned on the basis of the country income group, the motivation letter and in case of a tie to the youngest student among those who apply to the Summer School by 28 February 2025 and request the scholarship writing an email to Prof. Vittore Casarosa casarosa@isti.cnr.it.

Important notice:

  • 28 February 2025 is the early bird application deadline for those interested in applying for the available scholarships.
  • Applications may be closed ahead of the scheduled application deadline in case of early reaching of the maximum number of students eligible.

Contacts

Coordinator
Prof. ssa Enrica Salvatori enrica.salvatori@unipi.it
Prof. Vittore Casarosa casarosa@isti.cnr.it

Website http://digitaltools.labcd.unipi.it/

Summer/Winter School Office support.summerschool@unipi.it