Summer School University Of Rijeka - Faculty of Economics and Business

Summer School

The deadline for applications is June 15th, 2022.

After more than a dozen of successful Schools, the Faculty of Economics and Business in Rijeka (EFRI) is organizing the International Summer School - «International Environment and European Integration», which will be held from July 4 to July 17, 2022, in Rijeka.

Throughout its entire history, the Summer School has educated nearly 400 participants from more than 35 countries of Europe and beyond (Republic of Croatia, Belgium, Russia, Taiwan, France, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Poland, Ukraine, Italy, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Armenia, Mexico, Netherlands, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, South Korea, etc.).

This program will consist of lectures, workshops, and assignments to be completed in groups with the support of academic supervisors. Due to its specific approach, the School will be appealing both to students with basic knowledge of EU matters and those who want to know more.

The Summer School is developed in cooperation with the local community, successful Croatian companies, and domestic and foreign institutions. Lecturers will be from Croatian and European Universities, as well as other institutions.

Participants will be awarded 6 ECTS credits, after successful completion of the program. The official language is English.

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General Information

Venue & Facilities

Lectures and other course activities will be held at the Faculty of Economics and Business in Rijeka, in modern and well-equipped rooms. Part of the program will be carried out elsewhere during organized visits.

Accommodation & Public Transport

Students are usually hosted in double bedrooms at the Students’ Dorm in Rijeka. The Dorm is only 20 minutes away from the Faculty, by public bus. All participants will be provided with a bus pass.

Application

The summer school is open to senior undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate students of economics, law, and other social studies. The application deadline is June 15.

Insurance

Please make sure you bring your own insurance policy papers with you.

Visa & Passport Regime

Please, if you are not sure about the visa and passport regime, contact the closest Croatian Embassy.

Discover Our Country

Go hiking, spend time enjoying yourself on Croatia’s beautiful Adriatic coast, visit the famous National Park “Plitvice Lakes”, take a boat trip across the Kvarner Bay, or relax in the hills of Gorski Kotar.

Check Our Web Pages

https://summerschool-efri.com/

https://www.efri.uniri.hr/en/summer_school/9_9

Accreditations

We are not accredited with AACSB, but we are a member of this association and are in the process of applying. But, our bachelor's program is accredited by EFMD and our Ph.D. program is accredited by EDAMBA: Accreditations and memberships | University Of Rijeka - Faculty of Economics and Business.

Topics

• Challenges of Globalization and Regionalization. Aspects of Cohesion Policy

• Legal and Institutional Aspects of European Integration

• Policy-making and the Challenges of EU Membership. EU and Croatia: Attractivness of Business Environment

• Impact of EU Accession for Croatia and the Western Balkan Countries.

• The EU Trade Policy and the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership

• European Monetary Integration and the Future of Euro

• Tax Harmonization in the EU

• EU Social Policy and the Future of Welfare State in Europe

• EU Structural Policy: Key to European Cohesion. Implementation of Knowledge Economy in the New Member States

• Economics, social and political impacts of COVID19

COMPANY & INSTITUTION VISITS

We will visit successful Croatian companies in various industries, as well as important institutions, such as the Croatian National Bank.

SOCIAL EVENTS & SIGHTSEEING

Get-together-parties, day-trips and excursions. All these events have been designed for university students and with a student budget in mind.

The goal of the EFRI Summer School is to broaden the knowledge of students of economics, law, political sciences, administration and other related studies on the economic integration process in Europe and its effects on business and other aspects of environment, and to point out the advantages and challenges of economic integration in everyday life.