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Summer School

Summer School

Kickstart your international career

Spend your summer in Amsterdam: learn real business skills, make new friends and get a taste of student life abroad.

What’s included?

  1. All-inclusive stay & daily meals
    A safe, comfortable home base throughout your programme.

  2. Small-scale and always supported
    Max. 16 participants per group, with dedicated supervisors.

  3. Real business, real people
    Company visits and hands-on workshops.

  4. A result to be proud of
    Receive your summer school certificate.

1, 2 or 3 weeks?

The Summer School will take place in July and August. Each week runs Monday to Friday and stands on its own: join one, combine two, or go all in with three. All lessons and activities are in English; level B1 is recommended. Each week has its own theme:

Start your brand

How do you build a brand young people love? Develop hands-on business skills you can apply from day one. Work on a team challenge: kick off on Monday and present your final pitch by Friday. Experience Dutch culture and everyday life firsthand.

  • Entrepreneurship
    Explore marketing, consumer trends and business modelling.
  • Your take-home project
    A brand concept you create and present with your team.
  • Choose one elective
    • Hospitality: guest experience & events
    • Commerce: online sales & influencer marketing

Future Business Challenge

How can businesses create positive change? Build practical business expertise with immediate real-world value. Take part in a group project, starting on Monday and delivering a pitch at the end of the week. Discover what it’s like to live and study in the Netherlands.

  • Entrepreneurship
    Explore sustainability, design thinking and innovation.
  • Your take-home project
    A startup concept addressing a real
    social challenge.
  • Choose one elective
    • Hospitality: sustainable events & experience
      design
    • Commerce: e-commerce trends

Pop-up Business

Can you build a profitable concept in five days? Gain real-world business skills you can put into practice immediately. Collaborate on a team project, starting on Monday and delivering your pitch on Friday. Get a taste of Dutch culture and daily life.

  • Entrepreneurship
    Explore sales, finance, purchasing and leadership.
  • Your project
    Create and present your own pop-up business concept.
  • Choose one elective
    • Hospitality: pop-up events & food concepts
    • Commerce: retail concepts & social selling

Programme fee

You pay for 1, 2 or 3 weeks. If you’re staying longer, the price per week goes down.

Week 11,2

€ 3,000

Week 21,2

€ 2,850

Week 31,2

€ 2,700

  1. All-inclusive stay & daily meals included.
  2. International travel not included.

Continue at Tio? Get €1,000 off your bachelor’s tuition for every completed week.