UNIC Summer Course „Resilience and Sustainability” online and in Bochum

Dates: 

25 August – 29 August 2025: Physical meetings at home universities and online lectures

1 September – 5 September 2025: Online workshops

8 September – 12 September 2025: Summer course in Bochum

Who can apply? 

Open for students of Ruhr University Bochum, University of Oulu, University of Liège, University of Łódź and Erasmus University Rotterdam.

The course is designed for both Bachelor and Master students interested in the theme “Resilience and Sustainable Development”.

The teaching language is English. Credit point awarded: 5 ECTS

What is the course about?  

Global megatrends, such as climate change and digitalization change people’s lives and affect regional development. These megatrends lead to challenges and threats, but also provide opportunities for regions. The question is about resilience: our capability to adapt to these changes. How can individuals, organizations, interorganizational networks and regions develop resilient strategies and innovation cooperation to meet changes in their operational environment when developing sustainability? How can we improve and support, for example, with the help of new technologies, our ability to adapt to these changes and promote our social and economic well-being? How can digital transition support the green transition, and thereby improve sustainable development?

Students will think about solutions how the regions could cope with the demographic challenges. Students address the same problem of sustainability and resilience from different regional and national perspectives.

How to apply? 

The local partner universities select their participating students. For information about the application process, please contact your local contact person (see Contact Information below).

The deadline for applications is 1st of May 2025.

Successful applicants will be notified by 10th of May 2025.

The activity is implemented and financed as Erasmus+ Blended Intensive Programme. E+ Learning agreements are handled digitally using Online Learning Agreements (OLA).

Each selected student applies for their home university’s Erasmus+ funding to cover any possible travel and accommodation costs. Ruhr-Universität Bochum does not cover any costs related to travel or accommodation. 

Contact Information

Interested to join? Please contact your local contact partner:

RUB: Leon Tewes (leon.tewes@ruhr-uni-bochum.de) 

Lodz: Ewa Feder-Sempach (ewa.feder@uni.lodz.pl)  

Oulu: Joona Lohtander (joona.lohtander@oulu.fi) 

Rotterdam: Anne Hofmann (hofmann@rsm.nl)

Liège: Sylvain Marbehant (sylvain.marbehant@uliege.be), Anne Gillet (anne.gillet@uliege.be) 

The summer course is organised by Prof. Dr. Michael Roos, Department of Management and Economics, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, together with UNIC partner universities University of Oulu, University of Liège, University of Łódź  and Erasmus University Rotterdam. 

The activity is co-funded by the European Union.