Summer School Materials

VISUAL-EU · Summer School 2026

From knowledge to confident application

The Summer School presentation collection develops all four VISUAL-EU modules through advanced, practice-oriented formats. Learners move from mapping governance and designing communication campaigns to evaluating contested values and planning credible community engagement.

Presentation collection

Four modules, four applied learning formats

The collection is organised by module rather than presenter, making the progression from governance to communication, values and citizenship immediately visible.

Module 01 · Governance Visual Lab

Mapping EU Institutions, Debates & Policy Cycles

Advanced governance mapping, policy pathways and critical visual analysis of how institutional processes are represented.

Dr Bożena Iwanowska

39-slide presentation · PDF

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Module 02 · StoryLab

Advanced Digital Storytelling & EU Policy Communication

Strategic framing, audience design, multi-format campaigns, platform-sensitive communication and engagement measurement.

Dr Dawid Stadniczeńko

15-slide presentation · PDF

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Module 03 · CaseLab

EU Values in Action, Contestation & Local Narratives

A critical case method for examining values as principles, practices and discursive constructions across local and Member State contexts.

Dr Habil. Yan Kapranov, VU Prof.

14-slide presentation · PDF

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Module 04 · Citizenship Design Sprint

European Citizenship & Community Engagement Projects

A project-design approach to lived citizenship, universities as civic hubs, micro-engagement and sustainable institutional action.

Dr Habil. Olena Pimenowa, VU Prof.

17-slide presentation · PDF

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Learning in action

See what these materials are designed to achieve

The presentation sequence supports five connected capabilities: interpreting, visualising, communicating, evaluating and engaging with EU policies and values.