ProAction 2021 Edition: Climate Action

Our world is changing on an unprecedented scale, speed, and depth. You will use uncertainty to envision and enact change, and you will sink your teeth into the complexity of challenges that will frame the future. This is your place to build capacity and confidence for breaking routines and creating new visions. For 12 days, you will work with academia, industry experts, and NGOs in your challenge team to identify solutions to society's most pressing issues.

• Day 1: Welcome event
  Meet the challenge owner, and get to know your challenge colleagues
• Day 2: Understand the Challenge
  Identify new perspectives and overcome "thinking as usual"
• Day 3: Leveraging Knowledge
  Ask powerful questions to broaden your perspectives
• Day 4: Exploring Opportunities
  Explore possible ideas and capture emerging ideas
• Day 5: Zoom Out
  Discover frameworks and future transformations
• Day 6: Experience transformation
  Witness a powerful example of a sustainable business creation
• Day 7: Cultural Immersion
  Learn about the transformation of Lisbon and get a hands-on experience
• Day 8: From Local to Global
  Get to know the role of Nova SBE & social businesses in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals
• Day 9: Ideathon
  Generate forward-looking ideas using innovative ideas
• Day 10: Pioneering Work in Progress
  Look beyond your own area and explore synergies
• Day 11: Shaping the Future
  Narrow down ideas and create concrete roadmaps for implementation
• Day 12: Change Pitch
  Pave the way forward

The Summer School runs every day from 9.30 until 17.30 (with few exceptions). The language is English.

Participants will be assessed based on their active participation during the summer school, preparatory and final course work. The successful completion of all these elements awards participants with an equivalent of 6 credits (ECTS). Please consult the program management teams of your home university concerning credit transfer.

• A Summer School organized by Portugal's leading and top-ranked business school Nova SBE: First-class learning with our faculty, staff, and experts and getting to know existing sustainable business solutions powered by Nova SBE Alumni
• Work with top leaders from the corporate world: Business leaders will bring a daring Challenge to our Summer School. Join them and create innovative ideas to solve the Challenge
• Be part of the ideas' revolution to implement the Global Goals: As a participant of our summer school, you will work on a real-life Challenge being brought by a challenge owner and followed with a report at the prestigious Estoril Conferences in 2022
• The future we need – develop a mindset for change: Unlock your potential and the potential of others to find solutions to the most pressing challenges our world is facing. You will look beyond and engage in trans-disciplinary conversations and turn uncertainty into a powerful resource
• Going beyond the classic sight-seeing activities: Our free time activities are linked with the theme of the Summer School and will provide you with a unique learning experience from your arrival in Portugal until your departure
• Broaden your horizon and network with a unique view: During the program, you will participate in two dynamic events in an oceanfront surrounding, where you will meet leading representatives of our challenge owners and bid farewell to your immersive experience with a dinner among new friends and colleagues in a traditional Portuguese restaurant

Finding solutions to the world’s challenges will require creative and innovative approaches. We invite Bachelor Students, Master Students, and recent graduates from all disciplines as well as young professionals with a passion and commitment for the Global Goals to apply for our program.

Furthermore, the following criteria are requested:

• Possess a good standard of English language and comprehension (C1) to participate. Participants do not need to provide a language test result
• You are responsible for arranging your own entry visa, if applicable. Once you have been admitted to the program, you can ask for an admission letter (typically required by counselor services) for your visa application by sending a request to summer.school@novasbe.pt
• To be able to fully participate in our program, you are required to bring your own laptop/tablet
• If you're studying at one of our partner schools and would like to apply for a discount, a request for an enrolment confirmation from your school will also be solicited

After submitting the application form, Nova SBE will notify you of its decisions to admission by email to the email address you gave in your application form. No tuition fee payment should be made to Nova SBE until you have received either our invoice or a confirmation of an available place on the Nova SBE Summer School. Incomplete applications will not be processed.

Apply now and enjoy our reduced early bird fee valid until March 31, 2021.

The program fees for 2021 are:

The fee includes the event's organization, transport upon arrival at Nova SBE on the first day until the final day of the Summer School, field trips, and study visits. Meals during activities on campus and program activities are included.

Our terms and conditions can be found here.

• Victoria Winter
  Summer School Director
• Vasco Santos
  Academic Director
• Carina Autengruber
  Summer School Manager

The summer school's main location will be the Carcavelos Campus (Nova School of Business & Economics, Carcavelos Campus, 1, Rua da Holanda, 2775-405 Carcavelos, Portugal).

Our brand new campus provides everything you might need during your participation. You can find several facilities and services, such as a food court offering a wide variety of options, a healthcare provider, or a financial institution that aims to support you throughout your stay.

Right next to the ocean, our campus is home to 55 classrooms and 26 amphitheaters, so studying here, by the sea, is a unique experience.

The safety and well-being of the young talents joining our ProAction summer school are our highest priority. On our COVID-19 page, you can find all the information regarding our health and safety rules, how we support our community, and our efforts to continue our learning experience on our campus – a place to and for everyone, where everything happens, and where we will always ensure you feel at home.

At the moment, we are continuing to accept applications for our 2021 summer school. We understand that you might feel worried or anxious about whether you will travel and if the summer school can take place as planned. We accept that the situation is currently volatile and will continue to be so for some time. However, we are confident that our summer school can take place as planned with the rollout of vaccines.

We take your concerns seriously. For this reason, we will keep the early bird fee for all applicants who applied and were accepted to our summer school before March 31, 2021, until May 16, 2021. What does this mean? It means that you can save your vacancy now but only decide at a later stage if you would like to keep it and then proceed with the payment. Similarly, if you choose to pay now, we guarantee a full refund on fees or offer the opportunity to defer your spot.

Even if there are local or Portuguese government restrictions on travel after May 16, 2021, we can provide you a full refund on fees upon the presentation of documentation evidencing such proven measures and restrictions.

At any point, if you would like to discuss our safety rules on campus or our risk management approach, please feel free to reach out by emailing summer.school@novasbe.pt or giving us a call/sending us a WhatsApp at +00351915275911. We are here to help.