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Summer University on Sustainability and
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
Date: 5-10th July, 2010 Venue: Keszthely, Lake Balaton, Hungary Organizer: KÖVET Association Prolonged application deadline: 6th June, 2010
(You can download this call in pdf.)
Target group: - University and PhD students who are deeply interested in and devoted to the topics, and plan to work at forprofit organizations - Junior managers, researchers graduated within five years
Programme of summer university: Main topics: - Sustainability: definitions and problems - Companies vs. sustainability - Global economic crisis vs. localization - Environmental management tools - Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) - Beyond CSR – toward the truly responsible enterprises - Opportunities for individual actions Main activities: - Lectures given by professors and experts present - Interactive exercises, case studies - Documentary and training films on sustainability - Company visit - Sustainable bicycle tour - Informal discussions with company leaders
Course leaders: - TÓTH Gergely PhD, Secretary General of KÖVET, Associate Professor of Pannon University - MATOLAY Réka, Adjunct Professor of Corvinus University of Budapest
Costs: Participation fee of summer university: 25.000 HUF Costs covered by this fee: - Accomodation in 4-5 persons cottages - Three main meals per day - All training materials - Costs of activities and travellings part of the training Other costs covered by participant: - Travel costs to/from Keszthely - Bicycle rental (if needed)
Application: For applying to the summer university the following documents are to be sent: 2. CV with portrait photo 3. Presentation on test-shopping Making a test-shopping in any shop(s) searching for the most useless/superfluous or from the farthest delivered products. Creating a ppt presentation on these products with descriptions, explanations and photos. 4. Essay Writing a one-page essay on the article: The Monster and the Titan: Science, Knowledge, and
For applying, please, send the 4 documents for TÓTH-BALTÁSI Péter to toth-baltasi[at]kovet.hu Prolonged application deadline: 6th June, 2010
Language: Representatives of KÖVET's foreign partners will attend the summer university, therefore it will be held in English. The application documents also need to be written in English.
Useful publications: - TÓTH Gergely: The Truly Responsible Enterprise – Gives a good overview on the topics of - UNEP-UNESCO: youthXchange (Training kit on sustainable consumption) – Gives helpful information for the test-shopping. ( download)
More information: TÓTH-BALTÁSI Péter (KÖVET Association), toth-baltasi[at]kovet.hu, +36 1 473 2290
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