Preliminary schedule for Uganda Summer school 2025

Location: Kampala, Uganda
October 31 – November 9

Friday, October 31 – Arrival Day

• Whole day: Arrival of students

Saturday, November 1 – Orientation & Workshops

• Morning:
  – Breakfast and program introduction
  – Icebreaker & getting to know each other
  – Workshop on Qualitative Data Collection Methods by Gerrit-Bartus Dielissen & Ester Driel

• Afternoon:
  – Session by Junior Achievement Uganda: Introduction to two key challenges
  Challenge 1: Digital literacy among Dutch and Ugandan youth
  Challenge 2: Health-related and digital misinformation

• Evening:
  – Welcome dinner in Kampala

Sunday, November 2 – Travel & getting to know the campus

• Morning:
  – Early departure (breakfast boxes provided)
  – Travel outside Kampala

• Afternoon:
  – Lunch at the Equator and a sightseeing/landscape stop
  – Arriving at the hostel

• Evening:
  – Welcome dinner at West Campus
  – Informal evening program: getting to know the campus

Monday, November 3 – Fieldwork Day 1

• Morning & Afternoon:
  – Session by Junior Achievement Uganda: Introduction to two key challenges
  Challenge 1: Digital literacy among Dutch and Ugandan youth
  Challenge 2: Health-related and digital misinformation

• Evening: Informal student activities 

Tuesday, November 4 – Fieldwork Day 2 & Tea Plantation

• Morning:
  – Collaborative workshop on creative methods by Sara Anschutz

• Afternoon: Field trip to a tea plantation
  
• Evening: TBD

Wednesday, November 5 – Travel Back & Lecture

• Morning:
  – Seminar 1: Digital literacy and fact checking by Bruce Musvairo
  – Seminar 2: Health-related Misinformation by Prof. Regina

• Afternoon:
  – Fun activity TBD

• Evening: Dinner at location

Thursday, November 6 – Data Collection and Podcast Planning

• Morning:
  – Collecting creative qualitative data

• Afternoon:
  – Seminar 3: Co-creating a topic list for the podcast/interviews

• Evening: TBD

Friday, November 7 – Podcast & Reflection

• Morning & Afternoon:
  – Travel back to Kampala

• Evening: TBD

Saturday, November 8 – Podcast Making

• Morning:
  – Session by Junior Achievement Uganda: 
• Afternoon:
  – Making the podcast at Kampala University Studio 
• Evening:
  – Going out in Kampala and goodbye party

Sunday, November 9 – Departure Day

• Morning:
  – Final reflections and packing. Students Depart from Kampala.