Summer School “Critical Thinking in Social Entrepreneurship” will be held from August 16 to August 30, 2020 in Kharkiv, Ukraine. It is planned to organize this summer course with the support of Karazin Business School at V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University. Kharkiv is one of the largest and multicultural cities of Ukraine, a student, entrepreneurship and trade center. In 2014 due to economical and political situation in Ukraine, Kharkiv became the main center for internally displaced persons (refugees) affected by hostilities in the East of the country (areas of Donetsk and Luhansk regions). So, the problem of adaptation and socialization of these citizens is one of the main priorities in Kharkiv region. Since then, social projects and initiatives of citizens, including students and young people, have become an important part of the city life.

The main idea of the summer programme is the promoting of social entrepreneurship among young people, supporting professional and employment programs for socially excluded youth, and the study peculiarities of social entrepreneurship in Ukraine and Europe. As an additional educational activity, the summer school offers participants opportunity to learn Ukrainian language and culture, and to gain practical knowledge and experience in an international multidisciplinary team.

Participation in the Summer School “Critical Thinking in Social Entrepreneurship“ will help students to create their own social project in multicultural environment and test the possibilities of realizing their ideas at the project presentation. Summer school will provide participants knowledge for setting and solving strategic tasks related to the creation and the first stages of the growth of new social entrepreneurship projects.

Students from different countries are invited to take part in the summer school.

Participation fee is 650 EUR (for DAAD students) includes academic and cultural program, visa support, airport transfers, accommodation, 2 meals per day (breakfast, lunch), coffee breaks

All students of the summer school will receive the participant's certificate and ECTS points at the end of the course.

The program of the international summer school: you can find here