The Division of Arts, Health and Society at The European Graduate School

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The Division of Arts, Health and Society at The European Graduate School

This is the official page of the Arts, Health and Society Division (AHS) division at The European Graduate School.

As of February 2016, the Malta Further and Higher Education Authority (MFHEA- formerly recognised as the NCFHE) has licensed The European Graduate School (EGS) within The European Qualifications Framework (EQF) as a University (Licence number: 2015:007/certification end date 28.02.2022).

29/05/2026

Professional Development Course this Fall:

Health-building and the Expressive Arts: Trauma Informed Practice in Communities and Society
Fall 2026 (October 22 – 31); Valletta, Malta

Registration Deadline: September 30th, 2026

The skills and knowledge featured in the 10-day Expressive Arts and Global Health program can be widely applied, including building resilience in communities in crisis after a natural disaster, addressing PTSD symptoms after surviving a traumatic event such as war, and promoting arts projects that empower communities to become actively engaged in their societies to make political change or build peace for the future. While this program features conflict transformation and peacebuilding, trauma-informed care is crucial knowledge that can be more broadly applied by those working in therapeutic fields.

To see the full course description or to register, please visit: https://ahs.egs.edu/expressive-arts-global-health/

(Photo Source: Chelsea Wilkinson)

18/05/2026

EGS offers numerous professional development opportunities in Saas Fee, Switzerland, Valletta, Malta, and online! One professional development option is the annual Spring Symposium, in which facilitators, graduate students, and other arts-based professionals gather to experience and share their work with the expressive arts.

To learn more about previous Spring Symposiums, visit https://ahs.egs.edu/professional-development/european-expressive-arts-spring-symposium/

(Photo: Hope rising, Spring Symposium - April 2026; Source: Artes Expresivas Latinoámerica)

10/05/2026

Photos from the AHS Malta Spring Hybrid Course titled "Phenomenological Orientation as a Philosophical Entrance in Education, Research, and Social Change: An Elaboration Using the Concept of Embodiment" in Valletta at the University of Malta. This course was led by the PhD and MA program directors, José Miguel Calderon and Barbara Hielscher-Witte. Thank you to our guest lecturers, Prof. Dr. Dr. Thomas Fuchs, Dr. Linda Finlay, and Dr. Lynn Ditchfield!

Our next Malta course, Expressive Arts and Global Health, will be taking place this October! For more info, please visit https://ahs.egs.edu/expressive-arts-global-health/

(Photo Source: José Miguel Calderon and Barbara Hielscher-Witte)

30/04/2026

Today is the last day to register for AHS Summer Session 2026! MA, PhD, and Professional Development (Modules K and A-P) courses are available.

To register please visit https://ahs.egs.edu/application-registration/

(Photo: Summer Session 2, 2025. Source: Sandy Tsz Shan Chow)

28/04/2026

A poem by AHS founding dean, active writer and poet, Prof. Margo Fuchs Knill.

Through poetry, visual art, music, theater, and movement, the expressive arts resource orientated approach encourages individuals to harness strengths, capacities, and creative potentials, even in the face of adversity or trauma.

Deadline to apply/register for our summer MA, PhD, and Professional Development courses is April 30!

https://ahs.egs.edu/application-registration/

23/04/2026

The deadline to apply and register to this year’s summer sessions is April 30th! Information on our MA and PhD programs, along with the registration link, can be found here: https://ahs.egs.edu/application-registration/

We hope to see you this summer!

(Photos from Summer Session 2025; sources: Sandy Tsz Shan Chow; Chelsea Wilkinson)

16/04/2026

Listen as Professor Melinda Meyer, co-founder/director of the Norwegian Institute for Expressive Arts Therapy & Communication (NIKUT) and professor at EGS, speaks about how the expressive arts can be used to help address stress and trauma symptoms, as well to empower communities to build health and support. As facilitators we must ask, where are the arts called for?

To learn more about our faculty or our MA and PhD programs in Expressive Arts, please visit https://ahs.egs.edu/

Applications for our summer sessions are accepted on a rolling basis.

09/04/2026

The deadline to register for the AHS SPRING Malta course is tomorrow! To register for or learn more about this course on embodiment and phenomenological methods, please visit https://ahs.egs.edu/malta-spring-course/

(Photo Source: Chelsea Wilkinson)

01/04/2026

The deadline to register for the AHS Malta SPRING course is April 10th!

This course invites students, educators and researchers to embrace phenomenological thinking and methods as means of accessing deeper truths about human experience and enacting meaningful change in the world. Through a focus on embodiment, we can begin to reimagine education, research, and social justice in ways that are more inclusive, human-centered, and responsive to the lived realities of individuals.

For more information on this course's lecturers, logistics, and how to register, please visit https://ahs.egs.edu/malta-spring-course/

(Photo source - Chelsea Wilkinson)

26/03/2026

Jacques Stitelmann PhD, is an artist, psychologist, psychotherapist and art-therapist. He is also the founder and director of l’Atelier, Geneva, an institute for research and education in the art-therapy field. Listen as he discusses the importance of both nature and culture as part of the education at EGS.

To learn more about our faculty and summer session, please visit https://ahs.egs.edu/

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The European Graduate School (EGS), Kehrstrasse 12
Naters
CH-3904

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