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Personal Development & Communication Skills
Few places left
20.07.2026
Course term: 03. 08. – 14. 08.
Available seats: 3
Price: 950 €
Category: Personal Development & Communication Skills
Status: Few places left
Deadline: 20.07.2026
Conflicts are a fact of life since we all have different values, needs, interests and goals. And as our world becomes increasingly interdependent, more and more people bump into one another more and more often. Organizations require professionals to deal with their counterparts in countries with different economic, cultural, legal and political environments. Nobody is a successful problem solver by nature. The good thing is that you can improve your skills by training with proven methods and techniques. With the help of these, you can be more effective in dealing with political and business conflicts.
Conflicts and negotiation: Your current approach
The Harvard Method
Assessing your conflict resolution – negotiation style
Deep dive: What the literature says about negotiation
Case study: Conflicts in local politics, a practical approach for problem solving
Cultures, Conflicts & Negotiations
(Geo)political conflicts, mediation and arbitration
Deep dive: Negotiation and conflict management between countries with different political systems
Personality, Communication and Ethics in the negotiation process
Final presentations & discussion

Saxion University of Applied Sciences
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Jacques Bazen is a senior lecturer of International Economics & Intercultural Communication and Negotiation at the department for Industrial Engineering & Management and research fellow at the research group on Regional Economic Development at Saxion University of Applied Sciences in Enschede, the Netherlands. Jacques worked for more than ten years as a project manager/consultant for the foundation Training Activities Eastern Europe, executing projects related to political and economic development in Central and Eastern Europe for the MATRA Political Party Program of the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He is currently treasurer of the EU political party ECPM in Brussels, dealing with negotiation and cooperation between political parties in EU countries. Besides teaching, he regularly develops international (applied science) study modules aimed at intercultural negotiation and communication in collaboration with government and business. He has participated in at least 20 ERASMUS+ lecturer exchanges throughout Europe during the last fifteen years and participated in several EU and nationally funded projects on international science-business cooperation.
Course materials, case studies, hand outs etc. will be provided during the training.
Course fee includes the course itself, application fee, study materials, afternoon/evening social activities and events, welcome and goodbye drink as part of the graduation party. Other expenses, such as meals, accommodation, insurance, personal expenses, public transportation ticket, extra activities (such as trips outside of town over the weekend and entrance fees), and required equipment (i.e. pencils, paper for illustrations) are not included in the price.
Please note, after the 30th of April 2026 there will be a late enrollment fee charged in the amount of 100EUR on top of the course fee.

Feel free to contact our coordinator:
Andrea Josífková
Coordinator
+420 777 879 192
info@europeansummerschool.com
Ilaha Ibrahimli
While searching for the course to take both for educative and entertaining, encountered the European Summer School (not knowing a lot about it, took the risk and applied). Never could believe it will be such interactive activities along with 5 hours long lessons. Happy to be part of this class and be one of participants of such a diverse group. The team was well-supportive in all matters! Highly recommend to apply!
Filip Perica
Amazing time with people from all around the world. So many cultures, new friendships and experiences make this Summer School a true deal :) Course was challenging and inspiring pushing me forwards and giving me knowledge I need to use on future projects. Organisation and activities were also amazing. Got to meet Prague and experience it fully in those short 2 weeks. All in all, amazing experience and would recommend anyone putting doubts if they should take it or not. Take it!!
Andreas
European Summer School helped me discover the best parts of Prague. The course was great, I learned many new things I will apply in both my studies as well my future life. The free time activities were also great with a combination of sightseeing and social events. I study at university, but European Summer School is the best school I went to so far. I will always remember my time in Prague thanks to the dedicated teachers, staff and classmates.
Tiziano
I came to the design thinking course to learn and get an overview of this approach, it helped me a lot to figure out the design process. Now i feel more confident with the methodology. The materials shared were really valuable and the course was taught in the best possible way. I really enjoyed it and I higly appreciated the activities that ESS was proposing everyday. You can discover and enjoy the city, you'll live in an international context and you'll make for sure new good friends. At the end of the courses there's a cerimony where everyone can shows the output and also get a certificate. I was in team with a Portugeuse engineer and a Japanese master student, we worked on a project for a pharmacy of Prague. I'm happy to remember the time we spent on it and all the great moments I shared with the participants of the summer school. Thank you ESS! It was definitely an amazing experience.