June 30 - July 18 , 2025
3 - week summer school
On-Campus Event
KLU Campus in Hamburg
May 31, 2025
Application Deadline
Language
English
Bachelor Students
Target Group
KLU Program Certificate
Certificate
Dive into the KLU Summer School in Sustainability—a hands-on adventure crafted for bachelor students just like you who are ready to explore the powerful intersection of business and sustainability! Get ready for an exciting mix of lectures, interactive workshops, company visits, field trips, and team projects, all focused on tackling sustainability across diverse business sectors.
You’ll jump right into critical topics like sustainable supply chains, life cycle assessment, and responsible marketing, gaining real-world insights on how these concepts play out in today’s business landscape. Imagine working directly with industry pros, tackling the real challenges and opportunities businesses face in going green, and collaborating on innovative, impactful solutions.
From company visits to sessions with top sustainability experts, you’ll see first-hand what it takes to make sustainable practices work. You’ll also build practical skills and strategies that empower you to drive positive change in the business world, helping to shape a more sustainable future.
This is more than just a program—it’s a space to connect, learn, and be inspired by peers who are as passionate as you are about creating real change. Ready to make an impact? Join us at KLU and become part of a movement that’s redefining the future of business and our planet!
Quick facts
Date: June 30 - July 18, 2025
Who is it for ? : Second and third year Bachelor students with business, economics, business informatics and business engineering background
Method: Interactive lectures, case studies, group work, and excursions
Language: English
Location: KLU Campus, Hafencity Hamburg
Certificate: KLU Program Certificate
Credit Points: 6 ECTS
Tuition Fee: includes teaching material, beverages, lunches, transportation ticket and supporting program:
- For students from partner universities - 1200 EUR
- For international free mover students – 1800 EUR
Discounts:
- Early Bird (15%), until Mar 15, 2025 when fully registrating (incl. paying the tuition fee).
Registration Deadline: May 31, 2025
A virtual info session will be offered shortly before your arrival and the start of the Summer School.
Student Experiences
The KLU Summer School was such a transformative one, I had a great experience of the German culture and excursions to different exciting places in Germany. I also loved how the classes were conducted and the mode of teaching was the best I have ever experienced.
Tracy Tumuhimbise, Makerere University Business School
The Summer School was a well-planned experience consisting of engaging lectures and excursions which brought real-life context to the information we were taught about sustainability as a class from different walks of the world. Sustainability isn't just the future; it is how we will save it and we can do so together.
Mbalenhle Shandu, Stellenbosch University
KLU Summer School 2024 was more than just learning – it was a journey of new perspectives and meaningful connections. The hands-on approach made complex topics like corporate sustainability feel both practical and inspiring, sparking my passion to apply these lessons in making a real-world impact.
Tze Yi Tan, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Malaysia
This three-week summer school greatly contributed to my current interest in sustainability within finance. It provided me with the opportunity to engage with professors, PhD candidates, and visionaries of various startups, while also allowing me to exchange diverse perspectives with students from all over the world about their own unique experiences with social, economic, and environmental sustainability. We often compared the practicality of different sustainability regulations and how they would be implemented and followed in our respective countries. The excursions were also a big plus, as we were able to discover Hamburg, the second-largest city in Germany!
Selina Shibata, The University of Warwick, UK
What to expect
By the end of the course, you will be able to:
- Assess a company’s engagement in sustainability
- Recognize trade-offs between different sustainability efforts of a company
- Explain the complexity of corporate sustainability actions of companies
- Evaluate the limits for and the potential of companies towards sustainability
- Develop an informed personal perspective to evaluate corporate sustainability efforts
- Identify corporate sustainability practices and opportunities in a business environment.
- Apply key sustainability concepts in a given situation
During the three week summer school you will experience:
- exciting lectures including lively discussions taught by experts
- Interactive project work in small groups including a final presentation
- A business game in context of sustainability
- An international environment – form a global network
- Three excursion days – Hamburg, Lüneburg and Bremerhaven
- Company visits – learn from real applications
- German language course
- Intercultural training
- Welcome & Farewell Dinner
- Transportation tickets
- Lunch on weekdays
- Graduation and certificate
Plan your stay in Hamburg
To give you some flexibility, we ask that you book your own accommodation for the KLU Summer School in Sustainability 2025. Check out our list of recommended hotels and hostels to help you find a place to stay. Be sure to book your hotel as soon as you can, as rooms may fill up quickly—especially because July is a very popular vacation month.
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