Deadline: 30 May 2014
Open to: participants from all over the world
Venue: 6-13 July 2014, Dubrovnik, Croatia
Description
The IC Future Seminar is seminar on Intellectual Capital organized by student association eSTUDENT. It takes place in Dubrovnik - the first intellectual city in the world. The main focus of the seminar is related to knowledge management and companies' intellectual capital (IC). In addition, the best ways of organising intangible resources (IC) is researched, in order to achieve sustainable development either at the company level or at the local government level. Future Seminar brings together 30 outstanding students from all over the world with the top professionals in the area of knowledge management. The main purpose is to acquire new applicable knowledge and develop some new skills in the area of leadership and knowledge management. The name "Future" comes from the term "Future Centre", a place where professionals, colleagues and business partners meet and seek for solving a certain problem. Similar centres have been used for long time by countries like Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Israel and the Netherlands. The seminar consists of workshops which are, for the 9th year in the row, engaged with top experts in the field of intellectual capital. It is lead by already regular guest at the seminar, professor Charles Savage. Future Seminar on Intellectual Capital promotes teamwork, communication skills and "outside of the box" thinking. Also, it encourages creative thinking in order to design and launch new projects by the participants. Another thing that says a lot about the size and significance of the project is the fact that it has the official support of the Croatian President, professor Ivo Josipović, PhD. eSTUDENT is the biggest and the most active student association in Croatia. The whole association, as well as the projects, workshops and initiatives, is run by the students who possess great motivation and will to improve not just a quality of students’ life in Croatia, but also their whole surroundings.The vision of the association is to become a recognizable brand which embodies the best students from the fields of social and natural sciences. Experience of international youth exchange became a significant element of educational system, because of the economic and political connections that have happened in Europe. That is why we strive to develop international relationships with partner institutions from all over the world, encourage student mobility and participation in international programs and projects.
Theme
The main theme of this year’s edition of the seminar is Intellectual Capital: Highway to Leadership. The lecturers will provide you a general, basic knowledge on leadership, but also inform you about the latest trends in this field. The subject of leadership will be connected to the subject of intellectual capital and you will explore the fusion of these two fields and learn how they complement eachother. All this will be focused on developing skills needed in order to become a leader.
Eligibility
IC Future Seminar has international character and gathers the best and most prospective students, both foreign and Croatian. We choose participants who want to acquire additional knowledge in the area of intellectual capital and leadership, and are willing to learn in a new, unconventional way. We want motivated, creative and responsible students ready to involve themselves in new projects and improve their way of thinking.
In lectures, workshops, discussions, and other challenges put in front of the participants, we encourage a creative atmosphere. In that way participants gain new applicable knowledge but also a chance for developing innovative ideas. Intellectual capital is a wide term involved in many different fields. It is becoming more and more important for our companies and society. Whoever wants to be competitive in a global market should be familiar with this area. If you want to gain practical experience, work in a team, develop leadership skills, hear great, inspiring lecturers and meet young, ambitious people, IC Future Seminar is the right place for you.
Costs
EARLY BIRD APPLICATIONS
● deadline: 15 April
● price for Croatian students: 250 €
● price for foreign students: 500 €
Early bird application enables you to pay just a half of the fee within 14 days after we sent you
the confirmation of entry. The other half of the price has to be paid before 1 June.
REGULAR APPLICATIONS
● deadline: 30 May
● price for Croatian students: 300 €
● price for foreign students: 550 €
If applying as a regular applicant, you have to pay the complete fee within 14 days after the confirmation of entry has been sent to you.
NOTE
Completed applications take about 2 weeks to assess.
You are expected to pay all additional fees (visa, bank transfer fees and others) by yourself, or the application will not be taken into consideration.
Application
In case you need a visa for entering Croatia, we are able to provide you a Guarantee Letter. Also, if you need a visa you should apply no later than 15 May. In case you do not get a visa, you will get a full refund.
In case you need a visa or you are not sure, please visit the following website for more details: http://www.mvep.hr/en/consular-information/visas/visa-requirements-overview/(Croatian Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs).
In order to apply, register HERE.
If you have any questions, write to: ic@estudent.hr
The official web-page.