The Menéndez Pelayo International University in Santander arranges a prestigious programme of summer courses, a key event in the world of science and culture.

There are courses on such current and topical subjects as telecommunications, biodiversity, the future of the air security system, sustainable development and energy. Since this International University was created in 1945, these summer courses have featured the participation of some of the world's most outstanding figures from the fields of literature, science, politics, and all spheres of human knowledge.