IPSA-ABU Summer School Brings Together Students from Around the World

The 7th edition of the IPSA-Antalya Bilim University (ABU) Summer School for Social Science Research Methods was held online from 24 August to 4 September 2026. The Summer School brought together 14 students worldwide, representing Australia, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Norway, Poland, Portugal, South Korea, Trinidad and Tobago, and Türkiye. 

The Local Organizing Team offered two intensive one-week courses. During the first week, participants took part in Case Study and Process Tracing, and in the second week they took part in From Word Counts to LLMs: An Introduction to Computational Text Analysis.

Each course began with a welcome session, bringing together students and representatives from IPSA and ABU. IPSA Summer Schools Coordinator Azul A. Aguiar Aguilar also joined the online Opening Ceremony, where she welcomed the participants and addressed the Summer School community. These sessions provided an opportunity for participants to meet, introduce themselves, discuss their research interests, and share their expectations for the week ahead.

The Summer School provided an engaging international learning environment where participants could develop their methodological skills while exchanging ideas and experiences with peers and instructors.

We would like to thank the Local Organizing Committee and especially the Summer School Coordinator, Didem Çakmaklı, for their hard work and dedication.

For more information, please visit the Summer School website.