Summer School Lisbon 2012 July Group The Summer School Lisbon 2012 was composed of four programmes. Programmes 1 to 3 were held from 2 nd to 26 th July and Programme 4 was held from 1 st to 21 st August: Programme 1- Leadership and Strategic Knowledge (6 ECTS credits) Programme 2- International Financial Management (6 ECTS credits) Programme 3 - Marketing Communications and Branding (6 ECTS credits) Programme 4 Cross Cultural Communication and Negotiation (6 ECTS credits) In all the programmes, students also had some classes of 1) Portuguese History and Culture and 2) Portuguese Language. The Summer School received 203 participants from 31 different nationalities and was supported by a local team of 34 staff members. The countries represented in the 8th Summer School Lisbon's edition were: Austria Belgium Brazil China Croatia Czech Republic Denmark France Georgia Germany Italy Lebanon Macao Macedonia Mexico Marocco Netherlands Pakistan Peru Poland Portugal Russia Saudi Arabia Senegal
Slovakia Slovenia Spain Switzerland United Kingdom Ukraine USA At the end, participants and staff could gain new perspectives on management topics, on cultural awareness and are connected now to many new friends around the globe! TESTIMONIES: July Participants: Mayra Leal, Mexican (ITESM Monterrey - Mexico): Summer school was great! I learned in the classes but, at the same time, made a lot of friends in the free time and through the staff activities. Living in the residence and going out with everyone you get to know people from around the world and see that we all are not that different from each other. Timon den Hertog, Dutch Groningen - The Netherlands): (Rijksuniversiteit This month in Lisbon is one I will never forget. I had an amazing time, made a lot of new friends from all over the world and besides the interesting program I followed, about leadership, I also had enough time to enjoy the great nightlife and fantastic beaches. Muito Obrigado!
Kateryna Gorbachova, Ukrainian (Kyiv Mohyla Academy - Ukraine): It is a great opportunity to improve your English, to make a lot of new friends from different parts of the world. You can easily find reasons to stay here! I enjoyed being in Lisbon so much and liked the atmosphere and people a lot. Abbas Panjwani, Pakistani (Bay View High - Pakistan): It feels just like yesterday that we arrived to Lisbon (...) 25 days passed by and didn t even feel them. They were so amazing! BEST SUMMERS OF MY LIFE and all thanks to summer school! I loved every single day. I won t ever forget them. Christelle Pucci, French (EDHEC Business School - France): It was my first trip and stay in Portugal and I was far from imagining I could fall in love with it. I literally love Lisbon, always sunny, its steep streets and numerous miradors!
August Participants: Anna Grigoryeva, Russian (The State University of Ministry of Finance - Russia): I am really happy and full of emotions that I had such a wonderful experience in the Summer School! On the first days it was hard for me to get used to communicating in English, but thanks to the friendly staff team and open-minded participants I didn`t have many problems with that. Moreover, all the professors were so helpful and tasks were so interesting and challenging that I didn`t want to miss anything! Organisation was wonderful. Thanks a lot! Christian Luef, Austrian (Alpen Adria University Klagenfurt - Austria): The perfect mixture of students from all over the world plus interesting topics presented by good teachers makes you become part of one truly international experience! I am glad to have had the opportunity to learn, exchange and increase my knowledge in an absolutely interesting way! Experience Summer School in Lisbon - it's really worth it! Yanting Lin, Chinese (University of Macau - Macao, China): I did have a great time in Portugal. Not only because of the exotic culture, different from China, but more importantly because of the nice people from different backgrounds that I met here!
Vjeran Buljan, Croatian (University of Zagreb - Croatia): The time spent in Lisbon Summer School could easily be described as the time of my life. Thanks to the amazing staff members and great colleagues from all over the world, this was a unique experience I would definitely recommend to everyone! :) Katherine Mercado, Peruvian (ESAN University - Peru): I have to say the summer school was a really good experience because not only did I learn about the topics in programme, I also learned a little bit more about many cultures and met nice people there. I fell in love with Portugal and I would like to come back! PHOTOS OF SOME ACTIVITIES In July In August Welcome Session Welcome Lunch
Time for fun at Bairro Alto Wine tasting at Porto Company visit to Quinta da Bacalhôa Nina and Ian in Sintra at Quinta da Regaleira Boys at the beach in Sesimbra Bram having surf lessons in Costa da Caparica
Students* at the farewell ceremony *from left to right - Luuck (Netherlands); Rita (Macao); Alexandre (France); Claudia (Mexico); Abbas (Pakistan); Nada (Croatia). Winners* of the summer school awards *left to right - Charlotte (Germany); Vjeran Croatia); Nassim (France); Monika (Croatia); Alexandre (France); Nina (Germany) Yanting (Macao).