The course will focus on the principles and fundamentals underlying the organizational structure and policy reforms being implemented within the European Union as a result of the financial crisis and subsequent Eurozone calamity. A historical review of the economic and financial events of the past

This course provides a framework for evaluating the business environment of the emerging markets of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). This region is rich with a diverse set of ethnic cultures, economic development, and political experiments before and after the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. The

Most of what we learn about global news events comes to us from the mass media, an industry often described as being grounded in objectivity. But even the concept of objectivity is highly subjective. Differences based on culture, language, politics, economics, power structures and a variety of

Positive psychology was introduced by Martin Seligman around 2000 and can be viewed as a supplementary approach to clinical psychology. The positive psychological movement formulated three aims: (1) to focus on well-being and happiness instead of abnormal behaviour and psychopathology, (2) to be

The course is about leadership, strategy and change in a global business context. It confronts students with strategic business issues of today with the aim to develop business knowledge and to improve leadership skills to deal with these issues in a more effective and creative way. In the global

This course is targeted at students particularly interested in exploring the history and development of European integration. In an ever globalising world increasing interaction between states is becoming more and more important. The European Union is unique in that regard and provides an

The European Union started in 1951 as an attempt to prevent a new World- war in Europe. No other region has displayed similar willingness to give up important parts of national sovereignty in pursuit of a stronger global competitive positioning. The European Union keeps pressuring the

The course is about Dutch art %E2%80" with an emphasis on painting. Ever since the Middle Ages the Netherlands has played a pivotal role in the history of European art and culture. Dutch and Flemish artists were the first to use oil paints, the first to visually document the lives and cultures of

The workshop project has the goal of developing a cultural project using all the skills acquired during the residential phase . Linters elaboration of the project is carried out in a group and is followed by a tutor. The importance of the workshop is essential inside the Summer School as it is the

The IPSantar%C3%A9m Summer Course includes 2 modules: 1. Portuguese language and culture (30 hours); 2. One of the following four modules (15 hours each): a) Health and Foodb) Viticulture and Animal Productionc) Fitness and Outdoor Sportsd) Entrepreneurship The Portuguese language and culture