Deadline: May 15, 2014
Global Entrepreneurship Summer School invites applications from the smartest and best skilled international young entrepreneurs around the globe. The aim is to encourage and connect outstanding students from all over the world to challenge society’s problems by entrepreneurial means. The Summer School is taking place in Munich, Germany from September 17-25, 2014. The Summer School Topic for 2014 is ‘Waste’.
This is not just a convential Summer School. It is rather a tremendous opportunity for you to meet the most talented Entrepreneurial Leaders of Tomorrow from across the world and learn a lot about entrepreneurship.
About GESS
The Global Entrepreneurship Summer School is a collaborative project of the four leading university-based Entrepreneurship Centers in Munich as well as the Social Entrepreneurship Academie.
During the Summer School the student teams develop ideas that have both a sustainable impact for society and a self-sustaining, profitable business model. The students learn about entrepreneurship, develop their own sustainable business ideas and build a long-lasting network of international excellent and entrepreneurial students. GESS fosters the important role of education, entrepreneurship and networking for a sustainable development.
Eligibility
- You can apply as undergraduate or graduate of all university studies e.g.: design, computer science, business economics, humanities, social sciences etc.
- You have to be enrolled in any university at any time during 2014 and you have to be between 18 – 27 years old. Example: If you are enrolled only until February 2014 you can apply even if you won’t be enrolled in September 2014. “Enrolled” applies in our definition also to MBA or PhD students.
Costs and Scholarships
Accommodation: Participants won’t have to pay for their accommodation. We will provide accommodation from Sep 16 until Sep 26 either in student dorms or at other places such as apartments of other participants from Munich.
Global Scholarships: International students who are invited to Munich can apply for 1 of 10 travel scholarships.
Food & travel in Munich: GESS will provide you for free some exclusive dinners as well as many snacks and coffee during the whole week.
Tuition: GESS will charge a tuition fee EUR 119,- per selected participant. This fee has to be paid in advance after being selected. (Note: For our international guests the fee covers part of the the medical insurance including an ambulance transport or even an emergency transfer back home.)
- If you are a student from Germany and you can provide accommodation to an international participant you won’t have to pay a tuition fee.
- Application process
This year we will accept 35 outstanding students from around the world who will get an invitation to Munich. In addition we will accept 15 virtual participants. All applications will go through a very strict, but fair selection process. The regular deadline will be announced soon.
You can apply with your CV, motivational letter (max. around 200 words) and recommendation letter as PDF attachments. If you have any questions please check first all FAQs and if you still have questions please send an email to [email protected].
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