Summer is a great time to take a break and reflect on your next steps in your career.
To help you spend the summer practically, we prepared a list of 7 business summer school programs.

1. Aspire Academy 2016: for future leaders and entrepreneurs | Romania

Deadline: April 11, 2016 | Apply here
Aspire is the only leadership and entrepreneurship summer program in Romania offering courses taught exclusively in English by leading professors from prestigious universities such as Harvard University, Stanford University, INSEAD – The Business school of the world, and UC Berkeley, and presentations held by successful local CEOs and entrepreneurs.

2. HEC Paris Summer School Grand Talent Award | France

Deadline: April 23, 2016 | Apply here
HEC Paris is opening its doors to a new generation of leaders during the summer of 2016. Students from leading universities, as well as recent graduates from around the world, will attend a suite of summer programs at HEC Paris during the summer months of June and July 2016. During the two-week, intensive summer
programs, students will glean the “best of” the HEC Paris experience.

3. Global Entrepreneurship Summer School |Munich, Mexico City and Shanghai

Deadline: April 15, 2016 | Apply here
The Global Entrepreneurship Summer School (GESS) will take place in Munich, Mexico City and Shanghai. GESS 2016 focuses on the topic MIGRATION and will take place from September 10-16, 2016. During the Global Entrepreneurship Summer School (GESS), 105 outstanding students located in three cities around the world: Munich, Shanghai & Mexico City – will get together and experience real entrepreneurship with a social impact. Simultaneously with two other cities, you will work in international and interdisciplinary teams to develop ideas that have both a sustainable impact for society and a self-sustaining, profitable business model.

4. ICN Business Summer School | France

Date: June 6-July 3 2016 | Apply here
The Summer Program gives students the opportunity to discover France and Europe every year in June and July. By joining this program, students will acquire necessary knowledge to understand the European Institutions way of working. A particular focus will be done on the France that deals with civilization, history, society…During the program, students will choose among 3 concentration topics that introduce them to European Management, European Marketing and European Management of Luxury.

5. EU Business School: ISS – International Summer School | Spain

Dates: July 3-23, 2016 | Apply here
EU Business School opened its new International Summer School (ISS) this year. Various courses in business basics and languages were offered alongside fun activities, guaranteed to make your summer fly! Run at our Barcelona campus, our yearly summer schools offer various programs at both high school and undergraduate levels. Fees include tuition, study material, accommodation, breakfast, medical insurance, extracurricular activities and airport transfers. The summer is a great time to travel, meet new people and get ahead in your studies. Our program can help you expand your horizons and open doors for your future career.

6. International Summer University WU | Austria

Deadline: March 31, 2016 | Apply here
The International Summer UniversityWU (ISUWU) is an intensive short-program, which provides international students and young graduates with an excellent opportunity for international and multinational education. This summer, students from all around the globe will come to WU, bringing with them their unique backgrounds and a passion for intercultural learning. In two different sessions, the unique ISUWU 2016 program structure will include both bachelor and master students.

7. Summer School: CuriousU at University of Twente | The Netherlands

Deadline: August 13, 2016 | Apply here
Join this track, if you want to find out whether a career as an entrepreneur is for you. Or if you want to discover whether your business idea is viable. Or if you want to learn to think and act like an entrepreneur. With the help of workshops, coaches and experts, you can either build a coalition around your idea, or join a team that is working on something you are passionate about. If you are in search of that extra spark for your business idea, you can seek inspiration by joining one of the other summer school tracks for the first two days. At the end of the week, each team will pitch a working business concept to a panel of experts.

Are you aware of any other business summer school programs? Let us know in the comment section below!

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