Serious Fun
The Law and Economics of EU
Emission Trading
Dear partners,
Are your students up for some ‘Serious Fun’ this
summer?
Tilburg University is organizing the Tilburg University
Summer School (TUSS) between July 10 and August
8, 2014.
Our green campus will provide your students a
welcoming place for academic development. Moreover,
the TUSS offers lots of opportunities to discover the
Netherlands and enjoy a unique cultural experience.
Summer Courses
This year, the TUSS offers new and exciting courses,
such as Corporate Social Responsibility and Firm
Profitability, Global Business Law and Economics, and
The Law and Economics of EU Emission Trading. The
successful International Entrepreneurship Program will
be offered this year for the 5th time.
We would like to bring these, but also Tilburg
University’s other summer courses to your attention. It
would be great if you could share this information with
interested students.
You can find all courses and detailed information on our
website
www.tilburguniversity.edu/education/summerschool.
Corporate Social Responsibility and Firm
Profitability
Today, most companies do not wonder if they
should integrate corporate responsibility and
sustainability in their business operations, but how
they can do so. This summer course provides
students with insights into how businesses can
pursue social and environmental goals whilst
interacting with the full range of stakeholders and
dealing with possible tensions that can arise with
the pursuit of economic profit.
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Course period: July 14 – 25, 2014
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Course load: 3 ECTS
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Number of participants: 15 - 30 students
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Course coordinator: Prof. Daan van Soest
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Target group: BSc and MSc students in
Management, Finance, or Economics, with an
academic or policy interest in issues concerning
The EU Emission Trading System (EU ETS)
represents the EU’s climate policy flagship,
and will significantly influence future policy
design. This unique summer course
considers the EU ETS from the dual
perspective of economics and law, and
involves top specialists from both Tilburg
Law School and Tilburg School of Economics
and Management. This twofold approach is
opportune since the EU ETS is a heavily
regulated market-based system.
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Course period: July 7 – 11, 2014
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Number of participants: 20 – 40 participants
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Course coordinator: Prof. Daan van Soest
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Target group: Postgraduates interested in
the economic, legal, and policy aspects of
emission trading
This course is offered by the Tilburg
Sustainability Center, home to research groups in
Climate Action, Resource Efficiency & Related
Societal Challenges, Corporate Social
Responsibility, and Sustainable Governance &
Social Innovation.
More information on the course:
www.tilburguniversity.edu/education/summerscho
ol/courses/eu-emission-trading
International Entrepreneurship
Program
The International Entrepreneurship Program
introduces you to and deepens your
knowledge and skills on entrepreneurship in
an international setting. The program will put
theory into daily practice by offering courses
and skills training, necessary to assess and
shape an opportunity and to present your
findings to a panel of experts.
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Course period: 14 July – 7 August 2014
Course load: 6 ECTS
Number of participants: max 25
Course coordinator: Prof. Geert Duysters
Target group: students who have already
taken their first steps on the road toward
entrepreneurship and those who have an
interest in the subject but have no specific
plans yet.
corporate responsibility and sustainability
This course is offered by the Tilburg Sustainability
This course is offered by the Tilburg Center of
Entrepreneurship.
Center, home to the Special Chair of UNESCO in
Sustainability & Governance.
More information on the course:
More information on the course:
www.tilburguniversity.edu/education/summerscho
ol/courses/international-entrepreneurshipprogram
www.tilburguniversity.edu/education/summerschool/cou
rses/corporatesustainability
Social Program
Global Business Law and Economics
This course aims at providing a non-technical
introduction to the main legal and economic issues
encountered in today’s global business life. By
blending law and economics, it allows students
from various backgrounds to understand the legal
and economic logic of the constraints that
determine the environment of any economic
enterprise: contract law, tort liability, competition
law, and trade law.
Besides welcome activities such as Arrival and
Welcome Days, a Tilburg Tour and a Welcome
Picnic, the TUSS also offers city trips
(Amsterdam, The Hague), a visit to the La Trappe
brewery and to The Efteling amusement park,
International Dinners, and other activities such as
a Language Cafe, movie night, pub quizzes and a
Farewell BBQ.
More information:
www.tilburguniversity.edu/education/summerscho
ol/socialprogramme
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Course period: July 14 – 25, 2014
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Course load: 4 ECTS
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Number of participants: max 30
The application deadline for most courses is 31
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Course coordinators: Prof. Cédric Argenton, Prof.
May 2014.
Deadline
Panagiotis Delimatsis, Prof. Pierre Larouche
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Target group: Advanced undergraduates or recent
Contact Details
graduates who have already been exposed to
management, law, economics, or political science.
This course is offered by the Tilburg Law and
Economics Center (TILEC), a Center of Excellence at
Tilburg University renowned globally for its research on
the governance of economic activity.
More information on the course:
www.tilburguniversity.edu/education/summerschool/cou
rses/global-business-law-and-economics
Should you have questions, please do not
hesitate to contact us.
Tilburg School of Economics and
Management
TiSEM International Office
Ms. Annemarie van Vliet, Director of International
Relations
Phone: +31 13 4662630
E-Mail: a.vanvliet@tilburguniversity.edu
Website: www.tilburguniversity.edu/exchange
TUSS is on Facebook (TUSS 2014) too.