SUMMER SCHOOL 2016 ENTREPRENEURSHIP & INNOVATION

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1 HEG-FR International Programs SUMMER SCHOOL 2016 ENTREPRENEURSHIP & INNOVATION JUNE 27TH - JULY 08TH THE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT FRIBOURG, IS OFFERING A TWO-WEEK BUSINESS SUMMER SCHOOL PROGRAM, FEATURING AN INTENSIVE PROGRAM OF SPECIALIZED STUDIES IN INTERNATIONAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP. THIS IS COMBINED WITH INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY, IN A MULTICULTURAL ENVIRONMENT Students will have the opportunity to study Swiss national companies as well as multinational companies based in Switzerland. This program provides knowledge and tools needed to undertake entrepreneurial activities in an international environment, using a different management approach in Europe. This focus on visionary and entrepreneurial thinking will provide participants with the conceptual framework required to undertake any kind of activity, but especially entrepreneurial and organizational activities. Participants will learn the characteristics of innovators and how entrepreneurial activity systems are designed. They will also learn how to apply and use the entrepreneurial model of vision in order to understand entrepreneurial behavior in multicultural environments and use it as a basis for developing their own system of visionary thinking. The course lays the foundation for entrepreneurial activities both inside and outside existing organizations, which is why visits to national and multinational companies take place during summer school. The second difference is the cosmopolitan mix you will find on this course, from teachers to students.

2 7 I AM REALLY THRILLED ABOUT THESE COURSES. I THINK FOR MY CAREER, INNOVATION IS SOMETHING THAT WE TALK A LOT ABOUT BUT IT S HARD TO PUT IT INTO PRACTICE. SO, COMING HERE, WITH TEACHERS THAT KNOW ABOUT THIS AND HAVE EXPERIENCE. Marcello Rosa de Resende Brazil Entrepreneurship & Innovation 2012 OBJECTIVES To learn and use a systemic model of visionary thinking to design entrepreneurial activity systems To provide the knowledge, tools and conceptual framework needed to undertake entrepreneurial activities in an international environment To develop control over implementation of strategic decisions, strategic reviews and adaptation to competitive markets PROGRAM PROSPECTS Students of the Summer School program are able to act entrepreneurially and to engage in an entrepreneurial process. Students should be capable of identifying business opportunities, developing a vision, defining entrepreneurial activity systems, and establishing the support structure needed to translate their ideas into action. Whether or not you become an entrepreneur, the course should stimulate your potential entrepreneurial and intrapreneurial behavior. ADMISSION This program focuses on undergraduate students with excellent academic achievement English Skills at B1 European level or higher are essential Previous knowledge of Entrepreneurship is taken into account in the application CREDIT POINTS Those who successfully complete the course will be awarded 5 ECTS. Students who successfully participate in the Summer School will be awarded an official certificate of participation from the School of Management Fribourg in Switzerland, along with guaranteed credit at their home university, thanks to bilateral agreements.

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4 8 HEG-FR Student Life LOCATION FACILITIES & LIFE IN SWITZERLAND ACCOMMODATION The School of Management Fribourg will help you to find the best accommodation close by Campus Pérolles. TRANSPORT The Swiss railway network extends over 20,300 km (12,600 miles), not including an additional 2,000 (1,240 miles) of private railways. Its public transportation system belongs to the best worldwide as it integrates train, bus and boat travel seamlessly and offers high levels of comfort. Overall travel time by train from Fribourg main station to: Bern: 0:22 h / Zurich: 1:24 h / Basel: 1:21 h / Lausanne: 0:40 h / Geneva: 1:20 h Depending on your traveling plans, there are different types of tickets available. For more information, please visit the Swiss railway website: IMPORTANT FACTS You must ensure that your insurance covers all major risks in Switzerland (especially health insurance, international coverage) Please book our offer at your international program office Fribourg does not have an international airport; you must travel to Geneva or Zurich THE COUNTRY Switzerland has a great deal to offer: cultural diversity, multilingualism, stunning scenery and, of course, its people. It has four national languages, (German, French, Italian and Romansch). Switzerland prides itself on its high standard of publicly-funded education. Switzerland s economy is based on a highly qualified labor force performing highly skilled work. The main areas include micro technology, hi-tech, biotechnology and pharmaceuticals, as well as banking and insurance. Small and medium-sized enterprises play an extremely THE CITY The city of Fribourg (in French) and Freiburg (in German) is the bilingual capital of the Swiss canton of Fribourg and the district of Sarine. It is located on the banks of the river Sarine/Saane on the Swiss plateau, and is an important economic, administrative, and educational center on the cultural border between the German- and French-speaking regions of Switzerland. Fribourg is known for its cultural plurality, its university and its gastronomy. The increasing number of students living in Fribourg has also had an invigorating effect on what it has to offer culturally and artistically as well as its night life. Fribourg is especially popular with students: its bilingualism (French and German) present a major plus for students keen on picking up an additional language. Besides, Fribourg serves as a link between the German- and French-speaking regions of Switzerland, which is clearly in its culture.

5 19 WHY STUDY IN SWITZERLAND According to the European Innovation Union Scoreboard 2014, Switzerland is a leader in this field, with top scores in innovation and creativity. In fact it is the overall innovation leader, outperforming all EU member states. Its growth performance is also above that of the EU27 and its performance in terms of its intellectual assets and most of its economic indicators, is exceptional. HEG-FR INTERNATIONAL RELATIONSHIP Guest professors from internationally renowned partner universities coming from all over the world teach classes side-by-side with professors and course instructors. The objective of our international activities is to provide education which responds to international standards: this entails the exchange of students and professors around the world and develop international projects in areas of importance on a social level. The international focus is strongly influenced by the close partnerships maintained academic partners, startups, SMEs and multinational companies from several continents. PLACE & CONTACT School of Management Fribourg Ch. du Musée 4 / CH-1700 Fribourg Phone: Fax: heg-fr@hefr.ch Andrea Rohrer Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday International Relations Latin America elizabethandrea.rohrer@hefr.ch Phone: