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03. 08. – 14. 08.
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950 €
Bussiness & Marketing
Available
30.04.2026
Course term: 03. 08. – 14. 08.
Available seats: 7
Price: 950 €
Category: Bussiness & Marketing
Status: Available
Deadline: 30.04.2026
Through a combination of interactive lectures, real-world case studies, and hands-on simulations, you will learn to craft compelling messages, respond to media pressure, and design effective campaign strategies. You will step into the roles of political strategist, spokesperson, and campaign manager – developing the skills needed to navigate debates, media interviews, and crisis situations with confidence.
Key topics include strategic communication, media framing, digital campaigning, speechwriting, and voter targeting. Throughout the course, you will analyze successful and failed campaigns, gaining insight into what drives political impact across different contexts.
By the end of the course, you will not only understand how political power is built and maintained, but also how to apply these insights in practice.
Former Vice Mayor in Rotterdam
Regional Minister of South Holland
Arno Bonte is a green politician based in the Netherlands. He currently serves as Regional Minister in the Province of South Holland (home to four million people and one of the most densely populated regions in Europe). In this role, he is responsible for spatial planning, the energy transition, and nature policy.
Until 2022, he was Vice Mayor in Rotterdam, the Netherlands’ second-largest city, with sustainability, clean air, and the energy transition in his portfolio. Working alongside more than a hundred companies, organisations, and local communities, he helped develop a strategy to turn Rotterdam from a fossil-fuel-heavy port city into a frontrunner in sustainability.
Arno has over twenty years of experience at the intersection of politics, media, and campaigning. He spent twelve years as a city councillor and has worked as a campaign advisor for the Dutch Green Party, as media advisor for child rights organisation Plan International, and as a spokesperson for Friends of the Earth and the Dutch labour union FNV.
You will receive an official Certificate of Attendance upon completion of your course. Please inform the organizing staff if you require any extra supplements, such as Transcript of Records. The student is eligible to receive up to 5 ECTS credits, however please follow the instructions here and consult the acknowledgment process with your university in advance.
– attendance in class 15%
– team assignment 40%
– individual assignment 35%
– exam 10% (optional, if required by home University)
– Course runs 2 weeks Monday to Friday 9:00-14:00
– Total time of in-class work = 50hours
– Preliminary assignment = 10hours
– Preparation = 65hours
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.
For accommodation options, please visit the dedicated page
– Intermediate level of English (at least B1/B2)
Feel free to contact our coordinator:
Andrea Josífková
Coordinator
+420 777 879 192
info@europeansummerschool.com
Anna-Christina
A great summer experience where I had the chance to meet people from all over the world. It was also awesome to see Prague and the different views and attractions of the city. I learnt things about communication in business from the course and developed my communication skills. This experience made my summer different!
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.
Andrea
Besides a lot of information in Marketing which helped me to improve my marketing skills, I met lot of nice and lovely people around whole world. Cultural mix in Summer School was amazing it was 30 nationalities there! I gained an unforgettable experience during summer school in Split. It was lot of fun, many activities and city Split is wonderful! There was always what to do – morning swimming, exercise, learning, city exploring, sightseeing, barbecue, volleyball, and other activities ? Big thanks!
Giulio Caldarelli
The ESS prove to be a unique training school, with very high quality teachers. The organization was superb and the team was well organized. There is a wide variety of courses among which you may surely find the most suitable to you. Highly recommended!
