Summer Course 2025
The fourth edition of our Summer Course, “Contemporary Evaluation of Interventions: Mobile, Digital, and Pragmatic”, took place from June 3-5, 2025. The three-day event featured a dynamic program including presentations, interactive workshops, poster session, networking opportunities, a career insights session, and a focus on open science - plus plenty of good moments along the way! We were thrilled to welcome 21 Ph.D. students from various Swiss universities and disciplines. Their active participation, collaboration, and enthusiasm played a key role in making the course a success.
A particular highlight was the presence of two distinguished keynote speakers:
- Dr. Jan Boehnke (University of Dundee, UK), who spoke on “Evidence-Based Professional Practice and Randomised Controlled Trials: Methodological Reflections on RCTs in Educational and Mental Health Research”, and
- Dr. Mirjam Stieger (Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Switzerland), who presented on “Can Digital Interventions Change Our Personality? Empirical Evidence from Three Longitudinal Studies.”
Both experts also led hands-on workshops on designing practice-oriented impact evaluations and evaluating app-based interventions, offering valuable insights for all participants. These sessions encouraged active engagement, sparked lively discussions, and gave participants practical tools to apply in their own research.
Overall, the Summer Course was a great success - bringing together expert knowledge, fostering professional and career-related discussions, and providing a rich learning experience for everyone involved.