Toronto: Cross platform app development
23 June to 4 July 2025.
The summer school 'Cross-platform app development' is a 2-week summer school. The purpose of the elective course is to provide knowledge, skills and competencies in the analysis, design and implementation of cross-platform mobile applications with React Native.
By the end of the summer school, students will have demonstrated the ability to:
- Describe the architecture of a cross-platform application
- Deploy a basic native app using a cross-platform framework
- Develop basic user interface components to display information and receive user input
- Access native device hardware features using a cross-platform library
- Utilise media, gestures, and notifications in an app
Lectures will be based on theory and practical work. The entire course will be taught in English by lecturers and professors from Seneca College, Business Academy Aarhus and Ephec.
Where and when
The course will take place at Seneca. It will be held from 23 June - 4 July 2025 at their campus in Toronto, Canada. Aim to arrive in Toronto on Saturday 21 June and leave on Sunday 6 July 2025.
Who can join?
The course is offered to select AP and top-up students studying IT at Business Academy Aarhus. The summer school is ideal for students who want to incorporate a different academic or cultural experience in their educational profile.
Find your programme and see if you can get a credit transfer for participating in this summer school.
If you can get a credit transfer – that is, if the summer school can partly or fully substitute a subject in your programme – your participation in the summer school is free.
To participate in a summer school, you must have insurance covering health and repatriation (travel to your home country in case of emergency or illness). The Blue and Yellow cards do not cover health expenses.
The Academy cannot guarantee that your allergies (food or otherwise) or any existing medical conditions can be accommodated. It is your responsibility to research your destination.
Danish students will be staying in Toronto at Seneca's Newham residence.
Business Academy Aarhus finances the tuition fee for the course. You must pay for all other expenses in connection with your stay in Belgium.
If you are offered a place on this summer school, a non-refundable payment (about 3.000 DKK) must be paid in mid-March to ensure your registration. This amount will cover accommodation and some relevant trips.
Flights and most meals are not included and as soon as you have been accepted into the summer school, you should book your flights/train tickets!
Estimated Budget (2025 prices)
Flight from Billund to Toronto (return trip)
Flight from Copenhagen to Toronto (return trip)
Accommodation in a shared room (15 nights), including lunch during the week and mandatory campus insurance
When you go abroad, you need to think about the following:
- Valid passport
- Visa (Check um.dk to see if it is necessary)
- Vaccinations (Please see ssi.dk or contact your doctor)
- Additional travelling costs
- Other costs related to your stay (remaining meals, phone etc.)
Did you know?
- More than 50% of Torontonians were born outside of Canada, making Toronto an international city.
- Toronto is Canada's largest city with 6 million people living in the Toronto area.
- Toronto is the centre of media and IT in Canada, both Facebook and Google have offices in Toronto.
- Toronto is often used as a setting for films since the downtown area looks like New York