Responsible design thinking: destination and date TBA
The summer academy 'Responsible design thinking' is a 2-week course that substitutes one of the electives during your programme. The summer academy is built around the theme of responsible design thinking, where students and faculty explore how design thinking principles can be applied responsibly to address sustainability challenges in a business context. By participating in this summer academy, students will gain valuable experience in cross-cultural teamwork, sustainable problem-solving, and collaboration with companies.
Through this summer academy school, we aim to change students' behaviour (transformative learning) through knowledge, learning, skills, motivation, and competencies to act toward and for a sustainable future. The summer academy will teach sustainability frameworks, train design thinking processes, and develop mindsets that promote transformative learning.
You will get knowledge, skills and competencies that are highly attractive in today’s labour market and develop your sustainability competencies and enhance your ability to become change agents. Therefore, the summer academy will be developed and implemented based on the four complementary and interdependent competency areas, also known as entrepreneurial dimensions:
- Action
- Creativity
- Interaction with the external environment
- Personal attitude
Where and when?
This summer academy will be held together with European partners. The dates and destination will be announced as soon as possible.
Who can join?
The summer academy is offered to students from various educational programmes at Business Academy Aarhus. It is primarily for marketing programmes or students who have marketing knowledge.
Find your programme and see if you can get a credit transfer for participating in this academy school.
If you can get a credit transfer – that is, if the summer academy can partly or fully substitute a subject in your programme – your participation in the summer academy is free.
Practical information
Financial issues
There is no tuition fee for the course. However, you must pay all other expenses related to the summer academy. If you are offered a place in this summer school, a non-refundable fee (1,500 DKK) must be paid in mid-April to ensure your registration. This money is used for accommodation, etc.
Medical insurance
You must also have mandatory medical insurance!
Estimated Budget (2025 prices)
Expenses
Price
Flight from Billund to Toronto (return trip)
4,500 DKK
Flight from Copenhagen to Toronto (return trip)
3,500 DKK
Accommodation in a single room (13 nights), including 2 meals and a few social activities
7,500 DKK
How to apply
Application deadline is 15 February at 12 midday.
You must upload a motivated application in English when you apply. This must not be longer than 1 page.
Apply here