G3S Health 2026 framework
The overall framework of the summer school aims at providing theoretical knowledge, practical skills, and stimulate creative thinking. Therefore, the daily structure will follow 90 minutes slots with this outline:
a) morning (1st slot) – theoretical groundings given by the expert
b) morning (2nd slot) – practices guided by the expert
c) afternoon (3rd and 4th slot) – self-guided practices supervised by the expert
Day-to-day programme and frame topics
Please, note, that the programme is subject to change.
-More details will be added shortly-
- Day 1 – Cross-border space and new data
Introduction to cross-border regions as functional spaces, overview of new spatial data sources (social media, mobility, web scraping), data bias and uncertainty. - Day 2 – From data to indicators
Data preparation, spatial aggregation, scale issues, and transforming point-based data into meaningful spatial indicators, cross-border regions‘ delimitation - Day 3 – Spatial analysis of cross-border phenomena
Advanced geospatial analysis (e.g. clustering, hotspot analysis, spatial patterns and flows), and interpretation of functional regions across borders. - Day 4 – Visualisation and communication
Cartographic and visual approaches to cross-border data, creating map-series, storytelling with maps; transition to independent project work (afternoon part). - Day 5 – Student projects and presentation
Application of learned methods in small projects, presentation of results and discussion of analytical choices and limitations.