Summer School "Sustainability in International Business" 2023

Summer School/BIP

From 8 to 16 September 2023, the University of Maribor, Faculty of Economics and Business, offers a 3 ECTS summer school "Sustainability in International Business" for students in Economics and Business Administration. The summer school is one of ATHENA's Blended Intensive Programmes (BIP), combining physical mobility with a short period of online participation.

Contents

Sustainability is becoming an increasingly important direction in business operations. It is rooted in the negative consequences of the neoliberal development paradigm in the world and the calls for sustainable development by international organisations and national governments. The latter implies that countries, organisations and individuals not only focus on achieving economic prosperity, but also seek to have a positive impact on the natural environment and society.

The current turbulent global environment represents not only levers for much-needed transformations of business activities or entire corporate business models towards sustainability, but also opportunities to reverse harmful socio-economic trends and increase the global competitiveness of countries and companies.

Topics of the summer school include:

• The concept and the importance of sustainable development and sustainable business
• Economic, ecological, and social aspects of sustainable business
• Costs and benefits of implementing sustainability in business operations
• Digitalisation and green transformation as a sustainable practice
• Examples of good practices in the field of sustainable international business

All topics and the preliminary programme are available on the website of the summer school "Sustainability in International Business".

Calendar

1. Send a confirmation letter, stating that the University of Siegen will allow you to apply for an ERASMUS+ scholarship for the BIP, and a letter of motivation to intsummschool.feb@um.si. To receive the confirmation letter, please contact Madeleine Höfer, madeleine.höfer@zv.uni-siegen.de, at the International Office of the University of Siegen.
2. Fill in the application form until 30 June 2023.
3. Receive the confirmation of participation from the University of Maribor.
4. Contact Madeleine Höfer, madeleine.höfer@zv.uni-siegen.de, for the application for funding.
5. Apply for Erasmus+ funding.
6. Participate online in the opening event on 8 September 2023.
7. Come to Maribor from 11 to 16 September 2023.

Funding

BIP - The Erasmus+ programme introduces new Blended Intensive Programmes (BIP) as alternative mobility for students and staff. BIP combine short-term physical mobility with a virtual component and make Erasmus+ mobility more flexible.

• An Erasmus+ grant between 50 and 70 EUR per day for short-term physical stays abroad between 5 and 30 days.
• Green Travel top-up of 50 EUR (one-time) for participants who use sustainable means of transportation.
• Students with disablity (GdB ≥ 20) or chronic illness and students travelling with their children are eligible to apply for a Fewer Opportunities Top-up.

The International Office of the University of Siegen provides further information and support to students for physical mobility. Please contact Madeleine Höfer, madeleine.höfer@zv.uni-siegen.de.

Contact

For any question, please get in touch with Romana Korez Vide or Sanja Kocijan at the University of Maribor, intsummschool.feb@um.si, or Merle Bollmann, ATHENA Office at the University of Siegen, merle.bollmann@uni-siegen.de.