Summer School 2012: Innovation in Business - Environmental Challenges

Course Innovation in Business (6 ECTS)

• The Innovation workshop will in a practical way encourage participants to develop creativity and innovation. The workshop will provide a basis for identifying and developing international business opportunities related to environmental and ecological aspects on the basis of case studies.
• With Simulation of Market Developments Workshop participants will be shown the importance of design in business and deliberate action on the market. Participants will be able to test their business skills and corporate planning in a virtual environment.
• The importance of understanding different international backgrounds, cultural and national differences and  enable participants to improve their communication skills in the workshop environment.
• Enable the participants to understand the issue of intellectual property rights in the international business environment and to demonstrate the possibilities and approaches for the protection of new knowledge, technology and technological innovation, patents, industrial designs, trademarks or geographical indications.
• To allow participants to become acquainted with issues of sustainable development in the field of management of drinking and waste water, renewable energy, and to identify potential business-innovative approaches in this field.

Lecture topics

• Innovation Workshop
• Innovation Networking
• Simulation of Market Developments Workshop
• Intercultural Business Communication
• Entrepreneurship and Creativity
• Intellectual Property Law
• Entrepreneurial Support Environment
• Case studies, project work, practical exercises
  

Participants will search for practical solutions to real business challenges of different companies in the region. Main elements of the Summer School will be  Market Development Workshop and Teamwork and creativity workshop: Making team members with different values work together, which are intended to stimulate and develop participants' innovation processes.

Schedule

Please note that this scedule can be modified.

European Credit Transfer System (ECTS)

After the successful completion of course study obligations each participant will receive 6 ECTS in the study course Innovation in Business.