Summer School on Globalization: The End of Consumption as we Know it

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label Diverse autorenew 2025-09-29, 17:01 history_edu Ioana Dinescu
Whether we date the beginning of globalization to ancient times, the Middle Ages, the industrial revolution era or the post-World War II period, it is obvious that in the past few decades globalization has had a profound impact on business, finance, politics, culture and last but not least the consumption patterns of citizens of both the developed and developing countries.

One result has been new production modes and delivery networks that make it increasingly difficult to understand where all the consumer goods are being made, who are the investors, which forces shape their final price and which countries bear the environmental costs associated with their production.

Period
05-07-2014 - 12-07-2014 (1 weeks)

Target group
Young academic professionals who are currently students of either undergraduate or graduate degrees in any relevant academic programmes.

Course aim
To find out how many global companies mislead their customers. To learn more about the positive and negative aspects of outsourcing in relation to consumer goods. To analyze the latest trends in the global food industry to understand whether we will have enough food to eat in the years to come.



Credits
0.0 ECTS credits

Course fee
EUR 680: Early bid applications until January 31, 2014.

EUR 750: Final deadline applications until February 15, 2014 for applicants who submit their applications after January 31, 2014.

Course leader
Mgr. Jakub Leps, MA, UNYP-Empire State College / Institute of International Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University

Scholarships
There are currently no scholarships offered by the Center for Public Policy. Most universities have scholarship funds to cover short summer courses connected to the student's fields of study and organized by the authorized educational institutions.

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