Program for International Students
Being a young university the Ruhr University Bochum (RUB) has become an acknowledged, proficient and internationally engaged institution. There already exist numerous co-operations with other universities worldwide. Thus, the RUB has a variety of international contacts and offers varied studies for students from more than 120 different countries. The Bochum International Summer School (B.I.S.S.) offers two different programs of Management and Business Studies, both of four weeks of presence and in English language for international students. The intensive offer of courses by recognized instructors will be replenished with a varied supporting program. Students will be offered a package deal including accommodation to use their stay intensively and to avoid organizational expenditure.
You will be able to broaden your academic and cultural horizon. Learn more about the daily life in the city, which is located in the heart of the metropolitan Ruhr area, the cultural capital 2010. The metropolitan Ruhr area (5 million residents) is the largest economic region in Europe and has become its densest cultural scene.
Arrival
August 5/6, 2012
Escort to accommodation and guided campus tour
August 6, 2012
Official welcome, guided campus and city tour
You will get first impressions of the nightlife district of Bochum at the „Get-to-know-evening“
Courses
1. MANAGEMENT: BUSINESS ETHICS AND STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT
Firms are heavily challenged by the economic and financial crisis. The increased uncertainty complicates the management of strategic objectives. Moreover decision makers see themselves faced with ethical issues which may create tensions between firm objectives and social responsibility. The module deals with how these tensions can be managed.
Business Ethics
Professor Nick Lee
06.08.2012 - 10.08.2012
Strategic Management
Professor Torsten Oliver Salge
13.08.2012 - 17.08.2012
2. ECONOMICS: ALTERNATIVE APPROACHES TO MACROECONOMICS
The financial and economic crisis is not only a challenge for policy makers but also for economists.
Mainstream macroeconomic models neither predicted the financial crisis nor are they particularly helpful for the developing political strategies to cope with the crisis. This course offers alternative views on how to analyze macroeconomic problems.
Complex Economics: Individual & Collective Rationality
Professor Alan Kirman
13.08.2012 - 17.08.2012
Behavioral Macroeconomics
Professor Michael Roos
20.08.2012 - 24.08.2012
You will find further information about the content of the courses under “courses“.
Credits
Program 1: 10 ECTS
Program 2: 10 ECTS
Supporting Program
We offer a supporting program, which on the one hand should help you to get used to campus and city and on the other to get in contact with other students. You will experience the nightlife and cultural attractions of Bochum and the Ruhr area.
On August 13, 2012 you will have the possibility to participate at a symposium dealing with “Crisis in Macroeconomics?“. International economists will discuss the status quo and future prospect of macroeconomics. You can participate actively and thus gain a direct insight into the actual debate of research.
Accommodation
During your stay from August 04/05, 2012 until August 31, 2012 you will live in furnished dormitories near the university or in the city center. You will have your own room with a shared bathroom and kitchen. In all rooms you have access to the internet.
- Costs for courses, accommodation and supporting program: € 650
Program for RUB Students
B.I.S.S. will offer nine classes during July 30 till August 31, 2012. Each week, several lecturers will offer their courses as one-week seminars. Class size is limited to 30 students and all classes are taught in English. As a general rule class time last from 8 a.m. till noon and from 1 p.m. till 3 p.m. (individual course outlines will later be made available via Blackboard). However, due to the post-seminar workload and possible homework assignments it is advisable to plan enough time.
Each class requires a 30-hour attendance and will be credited with five ECTS points. Students pursuing a degree in the old diploma system will be credited three points. The final exams will last two hours and take place during the last week of August. Exams that are scheduled in the same week will be held on a central examination date.
The only exception will be the course “Service Innovation“ with Prof Barrett. This course is only offered for MSc students.
The final exam will take place during the first week of September. Credit points acquired during the Summer School by students of the Ruhr University are generally accepted for transfer credit. If there is a significant overlap of classes formerly taken at the Ruhr University or other institutions, credit cannot be granted. Visiting students should get advance approval of their B.I.S.S. course selection from their home institution before they enroll.
The final exams will be given and corrected by the lecturers. Since they will not be present on exam day anymore one of the B.I.S.S. staff will be there as supervisor. The exams will be sent to the lecturers. As soon as the grades are awarded they will be made available to students via FlexNow or in the form of a certificate of attendance.