Summer School

Summer School

Deadline for applications is June 12th, 2019.

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 1 to July 12, 2019, in Rijeka.

Throughout its entire history, the Summer School has educated nearly 400 participants from more 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, etc.).

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.

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, domestic and foreign institutions. Lecturers will be from Croatian and European Universities, as well as other institutions.

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

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Programme

CROATIA, WESTERN BALKANS & THE FUTURE OF EUROPEAN INTEGRATION

• Challenges of Globalization and Regionalization.

• Legal and Institutional Aspects of European Integration.

• Policy-making and the Challenges of EU Membership.

• EU and Croatia: Attractiveness of Business Environment.

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

SELECTED EU POLICIES

• 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.

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.

General Information

VENUE & FACILITIES

Lectures and other course activities will be held at the Faculty of Economics 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. Application deadline is June 12th.

FEE & SCHOLARSHIPS

A total fee of 600 EUR covers tuition, study materials, organized trips, public transportation, accommodation, breakfast and meals during study visits. A limited number of partial scholarships is available.

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 at 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.