summer school
The Severe Summer School was hosted by Dublin City University in September 2021 and included 10 student representatives from each partner institution (60 students in total)
The Summer School enabled students to participate in an immersive programme of international, cross-disciplinary engagement, facilitating the cross-fertilization of ideas and creating new opportunities for social enterprise, entrepreneurship and academic engagement amongst students.
monday 6
welcome
09:30 – 10:00
welcome session
Mark Anderson
10:00 – 13:00
icebreakers: people bingo, treasure hunt, get to know DCU
13:00 – 14:00
lunch
14:30 – 15:30
team activities: escape rooms, lost, tower building race, etc.
15:30 – 16:30
team formation
tuesday 7
inspiration
09:30 – 10:00
introduction
Peter Robbins
10:00 – 10:30
acces earth
(Ireland)
10:30 – 11:00
Teresea Maria
(Spain)
11:00 – 11:30
fashion detox challenge
(Scotland)
11:30 – 12:00
invisible cities
(Scotland)
12:00 – 12:30
Alex Toselli
(Italy)
12:30 – 13:00
Andrea Mati
(Italy)
13:00 – 14:00
lunch
14:00 – 14:50
Storytelling: the basics
Silvia Sordi
intercultural leadership
15:00 – 15:50
intercultural leadership
pitching workshop
Rose Cawood
16:00 – 17:00
pitching workshop
Rose Cawood
Storytelling: the basics
Silvia Sordi
wednesday 8
ideation:
insight & empathy
09:30 – 10:00
Délivrue
(France)
10:00 – 10:30
Niccolò Cipriani
(Italy)
10:30 – 12:30
ideation workshop
Teresa Franqueira
12:30 – 13:30
lunch
13:30 – 14:00
make a wish
(Ireland)
14:00 – 14:30
social enterprise academy
(Scotland)
14:30 – 15:00
yuyo
15:00 – 15:35
keynote speaker
Muhammad Yunus
15:35 – 16:35
reflection
Rose Cawood & Natalia Popielska
thursday 9
implementation
crash course day
09:30 – 10:30
sustainable finance MBS
project management crash course
Natalia Popielska
10:30 – 11:15
project management crash course
Natalia Popielska
sustainable finance MBS
11:15 – 12:00
branding workshop
Álvaro Sousa
evaluating social impact
Carolyn McMillan
12:00 – 13:00
evaluating social impact
Carolyn McMillan
branding workshop
Álvaro Sousa
13:00 – 14:00
lunch
14:00 – 15:00
digital technology and innovation workshop
Teresa Monllau
15:00 – 15:30
great care coop
Aoife
15:30 – 19:00
free time
19:00 – 21:00
team dinner
friday 10
lift off
09:30 – 10:00
free time
10:00 – 11:00
Deiric O’Broin
professor of Social Entrepreneurship
11:00 – 12:00
team charter creation: goals, aims and working together
Peter Robbins
12:00 – 13:00
wrap up and thank you
13:00 – 14:00
celebratory lunch
september 7th, 2021
september 8th, 2021
Over the course of one week participants took part in many workshops and webinars including:
· Design Thinking;
· Collaboration and group-working skills;
· Hands-on experience in solving real life challenges;
· Intercultural Leadership;
· Ideation;
· Pitching;
· Storytelling;
· Digital technology and innovation;
· Sustainable Finance;
· Project management.
What is more, students had the opportunity to hear from different social enterprises and discussed social issues and needs in different European cities as well as various approaches to tackle them.
At the end of the Summer School students created nine groups that will:
· tackle a social challenge common to their communities,
· develop their ideas/projects through remote working using digital tools,
· deliver impact in all six partner cities.
They will be focusing on the following areas:
· Environment;
· Health;
· Disability and Accessibility;
· Food Waste;
· Social Justice;
· Circular Economy;
· Homelessness;
· Fast Fashion;
· Social Finance Options.
september 9th, 2021
september 10th, 2021
In 2022 all groups will be working remotely, transnationally and digitally to develop their project into a potential social business using the Virtual Platform Glocal and the Handbook of Remote Working for Social Innovators
Students will also be recording the progress of their projects through video diaries. All groups will be supported, monitored and mentored by the partner institutions to effectively apply their vision for positive change within their communities.
In April 2022 all groups will meet in Montpellier Business School to participate in the Winter School where they will be given the opportunity to showcase their progress and initial activities.
summer school 2021 testimonials