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ENGAGE.EU Winter School

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The ENGAGE.EU Winter School is an intensive, two-week undergraduate winter programme taught by professors and lecturers from ENGAGE.EU universities. In line with the general ENGAGE.EU goals, the programme aims to provide a forum for interdisciplinary academic exchange and learning on current societal challenges. It aims at equipping students with hard and soft skills needed to tackle these challenges and act as responsible future leaders. Students from all ENGAGE.EU partner universities have the chance to actively participate in this winter programme. Additionally, a social programme is offered to foster networking opportunities.

The ENGAGE.EU Winter School addresses a single topic of high relevance in the contemporary world and offers students multiple theoretical perspectives and practical skills related to this topic. The programme is designed as an in-person programme with possible online components. Attendance and active participation are therefore prerequisites for the successful completion of the Winter School.

Call for Participation: ENGAGE.EU Winter Schools 2026

This winter ENGAGE.EU offers 3 winter schools in Norway, Germany and Austria. Application deadline is October 15.

Topic: ESG Reporting in theory and practice (3 ECTS)
When: 7–16 January
Where: Norwegian School of Economics (NHH), Bergen – Norway
Who: Final year bachelor students and master students
Learn more and apply here: ENGAGE.EU Winter School 2026 Bergen
 
Topic: Current issues in sustainability (5 ECTS)
When: 12–23 January
Where: Mannheim University, Germany
Who: Bachelor students (2nd and 3rd year)
Learn more and apply here: ENGAGE.EU Winter School 2026 Mannheim
 
Topic: Responsible Entrepreneurship (5 ECTS)
When: 2–13 February
Where: WU Vienna, Austria 
Who: bachelor students
Learn more and apply here: ENGAGE.EU Winter School 2026 Vienna

Here is what participants say about their experience...

On a personal level, I am finding palpable growth in my path to becoming an environmental leader. In terms of academic development, the program was able to challenge my critical thinking and constructive reasoning.
Gabriela Metodieva
Gabriela MetodievaUNWE (Sofia)
This was one of the best experiences that I had this year and in general. I got a deep knowledge about the academic topics and I meet new friends from all over Europe. If you are not sure whether you should or should not participate in the ENGAGE.EU Summer School, my advice would be to just try it. You will gain more than you imagined previously.
Jakob Schneider
Jakob SchneiderUniversity of Mannheim
I have so many good memories from these two weeks, but the overall highlight of this program was exploring the beautiful city of Vienna in great company and getting a taste of what it would be like to study at WU.
Johanna Ahläng
Johanna AhlängHanken (Helsinki/Vaasa)
I believe this course has been the most complete I have ever attended in terms of social and cultural events. I truly appreciated it how much activities there were every day, being fun and affordable, and I would argue that the social part and the connections and friends we have made thanks to these activities could definitely be one of the strongest charateristics of this course.
Iker Alejandro Rivero Giménez
Iker Alejandro Rivero GiménezRamol Lull/Esade (Barcelona)
I have learnt a lot about sustainability and this will greatly influence how I use my skills in my future career. As a student, I'm aware that it's our duty to work towards a more sustainable world.
Léo Cousin
Léo CousinUniversity Toulouse Capitole
The summer school was wonderful and definitely something I would recommend. The two weeks went by way too fast!
Margun Haugland
Margun HauglandNHH (Bergen)
The ENGAGE.EU Summer School 2023 provided a one-of-a-kind opportunity for interdisciplinary academic engagement, allowing participants to develop a comprehensive understanding of sustainability and its challenges from diverse perspectives. The experience of being surrounded by individuals from various fields, rather than just my own, contributed to the uniqueness of this enriching and invaluable networking experience.
Akay Kaan Kadioglu
Akay Kaan KadiogluTilburg University
I really appreciated that the professors came from different universities, so that I could experiment with different teaching methods, from the most frontal to more interactive lessons with group works.
Chiara Oddi
Chiara OddiLUISS (Rome)
Summer School had high impact on both my personal and academic parts of my life. First, the lectures and other academic activities showed the possible ways of sustainable transformation in Europe. Secondly, the Summer School enriched my social relations, I was able to find the people who see the world as I do.
Sofiia Selimova
Sofiia SelimovaWU (Vienna)

Past Offers

Topic: Artificial Intelligence and Societal Challenges

Date: June 10, 2024 (online)

June 17-28, 2024 (on campus)

Call for Applications

Topic: Transformation to Sustainability: challenges and solutions

Date: June 7, 2023 (online)

July 17-28, 2023 (on campus)

Call for Applications

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Topic: Digitalization and Challenges for European Society

Date: July 7, 2022 (online),

July 18-29, 2022 (on campus)

Call for Applications