Summer Schools

The International Summer School is a one week course on the latest sustainable management and CSR topics. Considering the evolving international economic environment as well as global, societal, and ecological challenges, the summer school’s curriculum draws upon the complex paradigm of sustainable management and related implications for both, businesses practitioners and scientists.

A major objective of the course is to share experiences and insights from various geographical, and cultural environments regarding different approaches to sustainable management in order to foster mutual learning, identify synergies and develop collective approaches.

Guest lectures from different continents provide input and foster discussions on how regional perspectives on sustainable management and CSR differ from each other. Moreover, participants will develop a joint project summarizing key findings of the Summer School.

The Summer School reaches out to PhD, Master Students, as well as young professionals that have a genuine interest in sustainable management and CSR and related cross-cutting issues and challenges. The course will be offered in English.

Summer School 2018 – “Cutting-Edge Practices in Sustainability” 

Curitiba (Brazil), August 6 -10, 2018: For the second time, in cooperation with ISAE Business School, the Summer School in Curitiba took place.
Prof. Dr. Ingvill Mochmann and CBS lecturers Rodrigo Mello and Heiko Wacker held interactive sessions about “Global Mindset Leaders and their sustainable approach to business” and “Green Bonds: Financing Sustainable Projects”.

Furthermore, two site visits were organized. One to the AR 3000 Building, which is a sustainable project with modern architecture. The second one to IPPUC the Institute of Research and Urban Planning of Curitiba, as Curitiba is one of the few sustainable cities in Brazil.

Participants came from a variety of areas, for example from Itaipu Binacional, the world’s largest generator of renewable clean energy.
We are looking forward to the next edition in the upcoming year.

Summer School 2017 – “Cutting-Edge Practices in Sustainability”

Curitiba (Brazil), July 10 –  21, 2017: In July the Center for Advanced Sustainable Management (CASM) at Cologne Business School (CBS), in partnership with ISAE Business School and the Dr. Juergen Meyer Foundation launched its Summer School 2017 in Curitiba, Brazil on “Cutting-edge Practices in Sustainability”.

The main objective of the program is to share experiences and insights to foster mutual learning, identification synergies and develop collective approaches. Students learned about different perspectives of sustainable management and cultural reality in the context of the largest country in Latin America.

The intercultural experience was both shared by Brazilian and German students and academics, including the guest lecturers Monika Kolb and Rodrigo Mello from CASM. An interactive learning approach and on-sight visits supported the successful exchange of knowledge and practices, and reinforced the connection between the two institutions. CASM is looking forward to extending its cooperation with its South American partner in the future!

Summer School 2016 – “Global Perspectives on CSR and Sustainable Management”

Cologne (Germany), 2016: The International Summer School Cologne 2016 was a one week course with on “Global Perspectives on CSR and Sustainable Management”. The program was careful to consider the evolving international economic environment as well as global, societal, and ecological challenges, when discussing the complex paradigm of sustainable management and related implications for both, businesses practitioners and academics. Leading sustainability academics and practitioners from throughout the world gave lectures and encouraged discussions concerning regional perspectives on sustainable management and CSR practices.