SUMMER SCHOOL BROCHURE

INFORMATION MAGAZINE FOR FEB-STUDENTS @LEUVEN

WHAT? WHERE? HOW?

September 2019 - V.U. : Ekonomika

CONTENT

INTRODUCTIONWhy this brochure

PRACTICALWhat, Where, How

SUMMER SCHOOL IN ISP?

Conditions and application form

DESTINATIONS ABROADDiscover all the possibilities

SOME EXPERIENCESGet inspired by students

who attended a Summer School

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INTRODUCTION

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Hello everybody, Thank you for reading our Summer School Brochure! The Faculty of Economics & Business offers many opportunities to go and study abroad. You came to the right place to ‘Discover the world’. Many partner universities organize Summer Schools. In this brochure, you can find more information on how to choose a programme and destination, when a Summer School is eligible for a credit transfer to your ISP, how to apply for a Summer School, how to apply for a credit transfer to your curriculum after completion and much more. Besides this information, a selection of possible Summer Schools and some testimonials of students of our faculty are included as well. The list of Summer Schools is a random pick from all the possibilities, if you want a more complete list, make sure to visit the FEB Summer School website! Attending a ‘Summer School’ is so much more than gaining knowledge in a specific area. You’ll gain knowledge about cultures, language and maybe about yourself. You’ll return home with memories that will last a lifetime. Hopefully, we’ve sparked your interest in going abroad!

The International Committee,

Members: Fien Jorissen, Aisa Batista, Alice Staquet, Laurens Hens Vice President: Daan Van Genechten

PRACTICAL

WHAT IS A SUMMER SCHOOL?

You take up a summer programme by universi-ties (abroad) during summer.

You acquire additional knowledge and skills, which will complete your education.

You can choose from a very wide range of sub-jects: politics, business & management, law, eco-nomics, languages… the possibilities are en-dless! Discover them in this brochure!

WHEN CAN I ATTEND?

The date of the Summer School depends on the university of your choice. Also, the moment when a university makes the Summer School program information available differs.

Keep an eye on the websites of potentially in-teresting Summer Schools during the academic year for up-to-date information!

WHY?For so many

different reasons!

You work together with different nationalities in various groups. It’s an international experience, it shows that you are taking initiative and want to learn. In short, an excellent achievement to improve your CV.

It is the perfect way to explore a particular topic.

You meet new people, discover cultures and learn different teaching methods. In addition to classes, many Summer Schools also offer leisure and social activities. An ideal mix!

Under certain conditions successful completion of a Summer School may lead to a credit trans-fer to your ISP, replacing the elective ‘capita sle-cecta’ in the academic year following your stu-dy-abroad.

HOW DO I GO ON SUMMER SCHOOL?

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STEP 1Apply for the Summer School at the university of your choiceChoose a Summer School and destination first: this brochure may help you find a Summer School that mat-ches your interest. Then apply for this Summer School. Follow the procedure and deadlines set by the organizing university. You are responsible for the practical aspects of your Summer School. Sometimes a formal English langua-ge certificate like a TOEFL test will be requested (more information: http://www.ets.org/toefl).

Attend the Summer School. YES!Register your trip in the KU Leuven system

1. Follow the instructions on: http://www.kuleuven.be/english/admissions/outgoing/en/applicationprocedure

2. In the application form, choose the statute “study” and substatute “Free Mover”.

3. In the comments box you will need to add: “Summer School” + specifics of the summer school you chose.

Summer School in ISP 2019Under certain conditions successful completion of a Sum-mer School may lead to credit transfer to your ISP in the academic year following your study- broad.

On the next page, you can find info on how you can apply for a recognition of the earned credits in your KU Leuven curriculum.

STEP 2

STEP 3

SUMMER SCHOOL IN ISP?

Can I still include an elective in my ISP 2020-2021?Do I have an official transcript of records from my Summer School?

Check in advance:1.2.

If you answered “YES” to both questions, you can send the “Summerschool request credit transfer” together with your proof of credit to summerschool.feb@kuleuven.be. Or you can send it via the FEBadvisor: https://feb.kuleuven.be/febadvisor/. In this case, mention “Request Summer School in Education” as subject and choose “Summer School” as problem.

If you have already checked the eligibility of your Summer School before departure (you have already submitted the application form), you need to re-ap-ply and add your proof of credit.

Send this application form to the FEBadvisor by the 1st of October of the academic year following the Summer School. You can find the application form here: https://feb.kuleuven.be/eng/international/going-abroad/summer-schools.

To apply for a credit, you must comply with the following conditions:

You selected the Capita Selecta as elective in your programme.

The Summer School is sufficiently relevant to be an elective of your in-dividual study programme and the content of the Summer School does not overlap with the courses you have already completed or still need to finish.

Official (ECTS) credits or course units are attributed to the Summer School by the organizing institution.

The Summer School is formally marked after an official exam or equivalent evaluation, you passed the evaluation and obtained credit.

The Summer School is of comparable academic level (Bachelor or Mas-ter) as the programme for which you seek credit and is of comparable quality.

QUESTIONS?For further questions, you can send an email to

internationaal@ekonomika.be or visit the FEB House of Stu-dents.

For more information and questions about your Summer School and possible reductions in study fee, you can

contact a staff member via FEBadvisor (https://feb.kuleu-ven.be/febadvisor/). In this way, you will immediately con-

tact the right person at the faculty. You can also email summerschool.feb@kuleuven.be

International Office FEB

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internationaal@ekonomika.be

DESTINATIONSThe list below gives a selection of the Summer

Schools in the summer of 2020. It is meant to give you a quick overview of what’s possible.

The prices are usually without accommodation and meals.

To find a complete and up to date list of destinations, go to: https://feb.kuleuven.be/eng/international/

going-abroad/summer-schools.

DENMARKCopenhagen Business School (ISUP)June 25th - July 25th 2020 3750 DKKSimilar to the program throughout the academic year at CBShttps://www.cbs.dk/en/study/internatio-nal-summer-university

Aarhus UniversityJune 1st - July 19th, June 22nd - August 16th

2020€340 for 5 ECTS€680 for 10 ECTSSimilar to the program throughout the academic year at AUhttp://www.au.dk/en/summeruniversity/

Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences July 1st - July 14th 2020€800Various Business and Economics courseshttp://www.amsterdamuas.com/education/programmes/summer-school/auas-sum-mer-school.html

GERMANYUniversity of Mannheim - Business School June 23th - July 2nd, June 31st - July 9th and July 7th - July 16th 2020€1200 (1 module)Marketing, German Economy or Digital Entrepreneurshiphttps://www.bwl.uni-mannheim.de/en/in-ternational/summer_school/

FRANCEEDHEC Business School NiceJuly 17th - August 5th 2020€3400 Leisure and Lifestyle or Glabalising Europehttp://www.edhec-summer-school.com

NETHERLANDS

Utrecht University of Applied SciencesJuly and August 2020 (1-6 weeks)Between 650 and 2650 eurosVarious Business and Economics courseshttps://www.utrechtsummerschool.nl

NORWAYNorwegian Business School June 24th - July 19th 2020€1530Intercultural Management: a Scandinavian Perspectivehttps://www.bi.edu/programmes-and-in-dividual-courses/bachelor-programmes/international-summer-programme/

AUSTRIAVienna University of Economics and BusinessJuly 8th - July 26th, July 29th- August 16th 2020€2190Various business-related courseshttps://www.bi.edu/programmes-and-in-dividual-courses/bachelor-programmes/international-summer-programme/

EUROPE

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PORTUGALCatólica Porto Business SchoolJuly 15th - July 28th 2020€650 - €850Marketing trends and International Businesshttp://www.porto.ucp.pt/summer-school?

European Innovation Academy, Cascais - LisbonJuly 14th - August 2nd 2020€2250 Focused on IT innovationshttp://inacademy.eu/portugal/

For those of you who prefer to stay in the country, but want to attend a Summer School: KU Leuven also offers Summer Schools. The Summer School will cover all aspects of the European Union and will also include visits to various European insti-tutions in Brussels, Antwerp and The Hague. This year the 14-day course took place from July 1st to July 14th 2018.

KU Leuven has selected a highly experienced group of professors to lecture. In addition to the basic package, participants will follow two modules of your choice: ‘Doing Business in Europe’, ‘European Politics and Policies’, ‘Social and Demographic Issues in Europe’ or ‘Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Europe’. You can compose an individual programme, by selecting the modules that interest you most. You can find more info on https://feb.kuleuven.be/drc/AFI/misc/europecourse.

The full package can be found on this page: https://www.kuleuven.be/english/edu-cation/summer-schools

UCL school of management OK July 1st - July 14th 2020£1 400 (includes accomodation & breakfast, when selected)Global Management Toledo (International Office FEB)Others: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/prospec-tive-students/study-abroad-ucl/sum-mer-school

UNITED KINGDOM

London School of EconomicsJune 17th - July 5th, July 8th - July 26th and July 29th - August 16th 2020£2100 (1 session), £3700 (2 sessions)More than 80 courseshttp://www.lse.ac.uk/study/summerSchools/summerSchool/Home.aspx

Westminster Business SchoolJune 17th - July 5th, July 8th - July 26th 2020£1515 (1 session), £3030 (2 sessions)Various business-related courseshttps://www.westminster.ac.uk/international/study-abroad/summer-school/modules/westmin-ster-business-school

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

CALIFORNIABerkeley Haas School of Business, University of CaliforniaJune, July and August 2020$1440Various Business courseshttp://summer.berkeley.edu/

Stanford UniversityJune 22nd - August 18th 2020$8819Economics, Money and Banking, ManagementTOEFL-test requiredhttps://summer.stanford.edu/

CAMBRIDGEHarvard UniversityJune 15th - July 5th, June 17th - August 5th or July 7th - July 26th 2020 $3050 for 4-credit courseVarious Business coursesTOEFL-test required https://www.summer.harvard.edu

CHICAGOChicago Booth School of Business July 20th - August 12th 2020$6300 (includes accommodation) Various Business courseshttp://www.chicagobooth.edu/pro- grams/summer-scholars/program

NEW YORKColumbia UniversityJuly 1st - August 11th 2020$1692 per point (summer school is 3 to 4 points)Business & Economics coursesTOEFL-test required http://sps.columbia.edu/summer/under-graduate-visiting-students

ROCHESTERUniversity of Rochester July 3th - July 28th, July 3th - August 11th 2020$1538 per creditVarious Business courseshttps://www.rochester.edu/college/osp/sum-mer/

CANADA & SOUTH AMERICA

TORONTORyerson University - Toronto Business Academy Various dataVarious pricesEntrepreneurship, Innovation, Finance, Marketing & Communicationshttp://www.torontobusinessacademy.com

CHILIFEN Summer School, Santiago de ChileJuly 1st – July 12th 2020$1200Business opportunities, dynamics and challengeshttp://international.fen.uchile.cl/incoming/fen_summer_school.html

ASIA & AUSTRALIA

Fudan University (Shanghai)July 8th - August 4th 2020CNY 14,200Chinese Economy and Society http://iss.fudan.edu.cn

CHINA

Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityJuly 4th - July 18th of July 4th - August 1st 2020$1050 - $1804Learning Business and Culture in Chinahttp://summerprogram.sjtu.edu.cn

Hong Kong UniversityVarious dataVarious pricesVarious Business courseshttp://www.aal.hku.hk/summerinstitute/

SINGAPORESingapore Management UniversityJuly 1st - July 26th 2020$3210 (1 course), $5350 (2 courses)Business, Innovation & Society in AsiaTOEFL-test requiredhttps://www.smu.edu.sg/global/global-pro-grammes/global-summer-programme/overview

On the previous pages, we tried to give you an idea of the wide range of Summer Schools around the world. Of course we can not list them all in this brochure, so check online and maybe you will come across a programme designed for your interests.

For Europe, a useful website has been developed with information about most Summer Schools: www.summerschoolsineurope.eu/.

Some universities cancel the registration fee for students from partner universities.More information on this can be found at https://feb.kuleuven.be/eng/international/going-abroad/summer-schools.

National University of SingaporeJuly 12th - July 25th 2020$2500Entrepreneurshiphttp://enterprise.nus.edu.sg/educate/sum-mer-programme

Shailesh J. Mehta School of Management - IIT Bombay June 24th - July 7th 2020€1400 (includes accomodation)Domains of managementToledo (International Office FEB)

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SYDNEYUniveristy of SydneyVarious data in July$4750 for 6 credit pointsVarious Business CoursesTOEFL-test requiredhttp://sydney.edu.au/summer/

LEUVENCLT LeuvenJuly 2020€310Wide range of many different languageshttps://www.clt.be/CLTSite2016/?v-lid=3&ta=2

Middlebury Language SchoolsJune, July and August 2020Depending on chosen programWide range of many different languageshttp://www.middlebury.edu/ls

SPAINEnforexJune, July and August 2020Depending on chosen programLearn Spanish in Barcelona, Madrid,Valencia or other citieshttp://www.enforex.com/

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SUMMER SCHOOLS RELATEDTO LANGUAGE

CAMBRIDGEHarvard UniversityJuly 15th - August 4th 2020$3050Debates in International Politicshttps://www.summer.harvard.edu/courses/debates-international-politics/33627

SciencesPo Summer SchoolJune 3th - June 28th, July 1st - July 26th 2020€2400 (1 session), €4000 (2 sessions) Several political and law courseshttp://www.sciencespo.fr/summer/home-page

OXFORDOxford UniversityJuly 28th – August 10th 2020£2340 (incl. accommodation)International Politics Summer School https://www.conted.ox.ac.uk/courses/in-ternational-politics-summer-school-2017

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SUMMER SCHOOLS RELATED TO LAW AND POLITICS

I always wanted to have an international school experience but 3 months is a very long time, so a Summer School was the perfect solution for me. Du-ring my 3 weeks in Toronto we had interesting lectures, guest speakers, net-working events, corporate visits (we visited Twitter and BMO for example) and there was a Business Plan Competition (our group finished fourth). ABC Business Academy totally changed me: I’m now able to give a pitch in front of 100 people, which is very imported for me because I have always been afraid to speak in public. The motto of this program: work hard, play hard. This was true: we had a lot of work for school, but we also partied a lot. In Toronto you can go out every evening and there is always a special promo-tion somewhere. I lived in Ryerson University which was in the middle of Toronto, it was an 8-minute walk to school and a 5-minute walk to the city. We had enough time to discover Toronto and I really fell in love with this city. A trip to the Niagara Falls is almost obligatory as it is very impressive and beautiful. An additional reason why I went to Toronto: you can use this Summer School in your Master Business Administration for 6 ECTS points. For the travelers amongst us: New York is not far away (1h30 by plane), this is also where I finished my 3-week adventure in Toronto!

Jolien Boey | Bachelor Handelswetenschappen

ABC Business School, Canada

SOME TESTIMONIALS

Isabelle Schuurmans | Bachelor TEW

IIT Bombay, India

First of all, visiting India has always been on my bucket list. It was in December, when I was studying for my exams, that I got a message from the International Office of our faculty: Summer School IIT Bombay. I saw it and I was sold. For me it was like the exchange I never had. I always dreamt about going to India so this was the ultimate combination to go on an ‘exchange’ and experience the Indian culture. I was the only one of KU Leuven who went to Bombay, but this didn’t scare me at all! Together with 10 master students of UCL (University College London) we attended classes: every day was about another subject : finance of India, human resources, spirituality, ... and for the other part of the day, we went on industry visits. We got some information about the company and had a guided tour. I was surprised by the fact that women have a leading position in these companies and by that have a strong voice in the business world.In the weekend we had some free time. We visited the national park of Bom-bay, which was beautiful. We went into the caves and saw some monkeys, which was also lovely! However the monsoon season had al-ready started when I arrived in Bombay, but luckily that day was dry (in fact, this was the only day it didn’t rain). In the evening we had dinner in Lord of the Drinks, which is a restaurant where you can have delicious food and afterwards it transforms into a club and I can tell you: Indian people know their dance moves! Dinner in India is very different from Belgian traditions, generally they order some food like main course and starters and they share all of it! I really liked it because in that way, you can taste different sorts of food and experience some new flavours.

During the summer school we stayed in a hostel, which was on campus. I had my own room, but shared a bathroom with other girls of the summer school. In our hostel, there was a wing for girls and a wing for boys, they were not allowed to come to the girls wing. The hostel was only 10 minutes walking to Shaleish J. Me-hta School of Management, where we attended classes. When it was raining, we usually took an autoriksha, better known as a tuktuk. On campus, there was not that much traffic, but when we went outside for din-ner in the evening, there was a lot of traffic. I really enjoyed the chaos, all the honking and the driving in the middle of the street. Over there, it doesn’t matter if you ride with 4 or 5 tuktuks next to each other; if it fits, it fits! My overall experience was wonderful! I enjoyed every single moment, met some new people who became real friends, had a lot of fun, ate the most delicious curries and visited some beautiful places! I would rec-ommend a summer school to all of you, it’s a learning experience you’ll never get from classes in Leuven. Coming back home was not like a goodbye, but a see you later!

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Spending a summer school at the Nova SBE in Portugal was a real oppor-tunity since I was looking for an exciting short international experience. At Nova SBE there is a real entrepreneurial mindset with an open look to the world. By visiting multiple companies and start-up hubs, it was inspiring to gain insights on how entrepreneurs and leaders were able to empower the Portuguese economy. The Lisbon experience was next to its academic side very well combined with cultural and extracurricular activities like surfing, traditional dinners etc… The business school has a very new and futuristic campus next to the beach which is an incredible work environment and a nice place to meet people from all over the world. Finally, people were very welcoming and the food was awesome! I can warmly suggest everyone to attend this summer program.

Edouard de Schaetzen | Master TEW: Business Engineer

Nova SBE, Portugal

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