Register for the Azim Premji University Summer School 2025 and join for a week of learning that celebrates curiosity, creativity, and the courage to cross boundaries.
About the Summer School
At Azim Premji University, we believe that true learning begins when we step beyond the traditional boundaries of academic subjects and challenge the status quo. Our Summer School 2025, themed “Crossing Boundaries,” invites high school students to experience a dynamic learning environment where they can learn how disciplines intersect to produce new ways of thinking about key issues in our time.
Designed for students in Grades 11 and 12, the Summer School offers a week of immersive sessions led by faculty who will actively explore questions that cut across science and technology, social science, and the humanities. Participants can expect interactive lectures, thought-provoking discussions, and hands-on activities that will give them a taste of university-level learning where the focus is on enabling and expanding the individual’s capacity for knowledge and action across fields.
Whether it’s understanding how history informs public policy, how literature responds to the social world, or how science and society shape each other — this is a space to explore, question, and create under the guidance of faculty working at the cutting edge of these fields.
We will close the week with a session on how to approach your college application, offering insights into how undergraduate programmes at the University are structured, and how students can make informed academic choices.
Cost
There is no participation fee.
Venue
Dates
26 – 31 May 2025, 11:00 AM onwards
Schedule
| Date | Speaker | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 26 May 2025 | Ananya Mukherjee(Biology) | Can marine life hold answers to our food problems |
| 27 May 2025 | Debolina Dey(English) | Literature and culture: Archetypes of the Canon |
| 28 May 2025 | Anshu Saluja(History) | Connected and divergent: The fraught boundaries between past and present |
| 29 May 2025 | Eveleen Kaur Sidana (Social Science) | Transgressions: Boundaries, identities and dialectics |
| 30 May 2025 | Saswata Guha Thakurata(Economics) | Can Economics help us solve our day-to-day problems? |
| 31 May 2025 | Tarun Menon(Philosophy, Politics, and Economics) | The deep moral and political challenge of climate change |
| 31 May 2025 | Prateeti Prasad(Outreach) | Liberal education at Azim Premji University:This session will introduce you to the programme structure, the common curriculum, and the wide range of major and minor combinations available, including the Occupational Minor. You’ll get a glimpse into the many possibilities for study at the University and how a liberal education can prepare you for a variety of career pathways. |
The concluding session will take place on 31 May from 4:00 to 5:00 PM.
Who should attend?
This Summer School is designed for students currently in Grades 11 and 12 who are curious about university-level learning and are exploring their interests across different academic disciplines.
Why Attend?
- Get a taste of how learning happens at Azim Premji University through engaging, interactive sessions
- Explore diverse disciplines such as History, English, Social Science, Philosophy, and more
- Interact with faculty and gain exposure to interdisciplinary learning
- Reflect on your interests and understand how different fields connect to real-world issues
- Learn how to think critically, ask questions, and approach complex topics
Certificate Criteria
Participants will receive a digital certificate of participation if they meet the following conditions:
- Participants are required to attend a minimum of two sessions during the Summer School and submit the corresponding assessments for each attended session.
- Attend the final reflection session, which is mandatory for certification. Participants are welcome to attend all the sessions, or just the ones that interest them most, but at least two sessions and the reflection session are required in order to receive a certificate.
Join us for a week of learning that celebrates curiosity, creativity, and the courage to cross boundaries.
How to Register?
Interested participants can register through this link.
Contact
We’re here to assist you! Write to us at outreach@apu.edu.in for any queries.
