Virtual
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Notes
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Virtual programme is an excellent opportunity for you to study in a cross-cultural environment, prepare for global challenges, develop digital competency, and improve your career prospects.
Boston University, United States of America
Boston University Summer Term Session 1
Duration: 24 May to 2 July 2021
Application Deadline: 24 May 2021 (Payment deadline)
Uniqueness: #TopNotch #WorldClassAcademic
Nature: #FaceToFace #Virtual #Americas
Boston University Summer Term Session 2
Duration: 6 July to 13 August 2021
Application Deadline: 6 July 2021(Payment deadline)
Uniqueness: #TopNotch #WorldClassAcademic
Nature: #FaceToFace #Virtual #Americas
Duration: 24 May - 13 August 2021
Application Deadline: 24 May 2021 (Payment deadline)
Uniqueness: #TopNotch #WorldClassAcademic
Nature: #FaceToFace #Virtual #Americas
Columbia University, United States of America
Columbia Summer Program Session A
Duration: 3 May to 18 June 2021
Application Deadline: 1 April 2021
Uniqueness: #WorldTop50 #WorldTop100 #WorldClassAcademic #IvyLeague #Election2020
Nature: #FaceToFace #Virtual #Americas
Columbia Summer Program Session B
Duration: 28 June to 16 August 2021
Application Deadline: 1 June 2021
Uniqueness: #WorldTop50 #WorldTop100 #WorldClassAcademic #IvyLeague #Election2020
Nature: #FaceToFace #Virtual #Americas
Columbia Summer Program Session X
Duration: 3 May to 16 August 2021
Application Deadline: TBC
Uniqueness: #WorldTop50 #WorldTop100 #WorldClassAcademic #IvyLeague #Election2020
Nature: #FaceToFace #Virtual #Americas
Imperial College London, United Kingdom
Imperial College Business School Summer School
Session 1: 28 June - 16 July 2021
Session 2: 19 July - 6 August 2021
Application Deadline: TBC (Early Bird); 30 April 2021
Uniqueness: #WorldTop10 #WorldTop50 #WorldTop100
#WorldClassAcademic #London
Nature: #FaceToFace #Virtual #Europe
The University of Chicago, United States of America
Summer Quarter Undergraduate Courses
Three-Week Session
Duration: 21 June to 9 July 2021
Application Deadline: 31 March 2021 (Regular Deadline); 30 April 2021 (Extended Deadline)
Uniqueness: #WorldTop10 #WorldTop50 #WorldTop100 #WorldClassAcademic
Three-Week Session
Duration: 12 July to 30 July 2021
Application Deadline: 31 March 2021 (Regular Deadline); 30 April 2021 (Extended Deadline)
Uniqueness: #WorldTop10 #WorldTop50 #WorldTop100 #WorldClassAcademic
Three-Week Session
Duration: 2 August to 20 August 2021
Application Deadline: 31 March 2021 (Regular Deadline); 30 April 2021 (Extended Deadline)
Uniqueness: #WorldTop10 #WorldTop50 #WorldTop100 #WorldClassAcademic
Five-Week Session
Duration: 21 June to 23 July 2021
Application Deadline: 31 March 2021 (Regular Deadline); 30 April 2021 (Extended Deadline)
Uniqueness: #WorldTop10 #WorldTop50 #WorldTop100 #WorldClassAcademic
Five-Week Session
Duration: 26 July to 27 August 2021
Application Deadline: 31 March 2021 (Regular Deadline); 30 April 2021 (Extended Deadline)
Uniqueness: #WorldTop10 #WorldTop50 #WorldTop100 #WorldClassAcademic
Summer Financial Math Program
Duration: 21 June to 13 August 2021
Application Deadline: 31 March 2021 (Regular Deadline); 30 April 2021 (Extended Deadline)
Uniqueness: #WorldTop10 #WorldTop50 #WorldTop100 #WorldClassAcademic #AlgorithmicTrading #QuantitativePortfolioManagement
Nature: #Virtual #Americas
Summer Language Institute
Duration: Depend on the individual language course
Application Deadline: 31 March 2021 (Regular Deadline); 30 April 2021 (Extended Deadline)
Uniqueness: #WorldTop10 #WorldTop50 #WorldTop100 #WorldClassAcademic
Nature: #Virtual #Americas
Summer Business Scholars Program
Duration: TBC
Application Deadline: TBC
Uniqueness: #WorldTop10 #WorldTop50 #WorldTop100 #WorldClassAcademic
Nature: #Virtual #Americas
**Please select Global Nexus from the CBO Partnership Scholarship section of the program application.**
University of California, Berkeley, United States of America
Session A: 24 May to 2 July 2021
Application Deadline: 14 April 2021
Session B: 7 June to 13 August 2021
Application Deadline: 28 April 2021
Session C: 21 June to 13 August 2021
Application Deadline: 12 May 2021
Session D: 6 July to 13 August 2021
Application Deadline: 26 May 2021
Session E: 26 July to 13 August 2021
Application Deadline: 16 June 2021
Session F: 6 July to 23 July 2021
Application Deadline: 26 June 2021
Session 12W: 24 May to 13 August 2021
Application Deadline: 14 April 2021
Uniqueness: #WorldTop50 #WorldTop100 #WorldClassAcademic #FlexiblePeriods #CulturalImmerson&Language #GlobalChallenges #Cross-Displinary
Nature: #Virtual #Americas
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), United States of America
Session A
A3: 21 June - 9 July 2021
A6: 21 June - 30 July 2021
A8: 21 June - 13 August 2021
A10: 21 June - 27 August 2021
Session B
B3: 12 July - 30 July 2021
Session C
C3: 2 August - 20 August 2021
C6: 2 August - 10 September 2021
Session D
D3: 23 August - 10 September 2021
Payment Deadlines:
14 May 2021 (Full Payment Due if enrollment before 5PM, 14 May)
18 June 2021 (Full Paymetn Due if enrollment 15 May - 18 June)
Uniqueness: #WorldTop50 #WorldTop100 #WorldClassAcademic
University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
Virtual Summer Festival of Learning
Week 1: 28 June - 2 July 2021
Week 2: 5 - 9 July 2021
Week 3: 12 - 16 July 2021
Week 4: 19 - 23 July 2021
Week 5: 26 - 30 July 2021
Application Deadline: TBC
Uniqueness: #WorldTop10 #WorldTop50 #WorldTop100 #WorldClassAcademic
Nature: #Virtual #Europe
University College London, United Kingdom
UCL Summer School Session One
Duration: 5 July to 23 July 2021
Application Deadline: 30 June 2021
Uniqueness: #WorldTop10 #WorldTop50 #WorldTop100 #WorldClassAcademic #London
Nature: #FaceToFace #Virtual #Europe
**Eligibility**
English requirements waived for HKBU students
UCL Summer School Session Two
Duration: 26 July to 13 August 2021
Application Deadline: 21 July 2021
Uniqueness: #WorldTop10 #WorldTop50 #WorldTop100 #WorldClassAcademic #London
Nature: #FaceToFace #Virtual #Europe
**Eligibility**
English requirements waived for HKBU students
University of Minnesota, United States of America
GO Minnesota Summer Session 2021
Duration: 8 June to 31 July 2021
Application Deadline: 1 April 2021
Uniqueness: #TopNotch #WorldClassAcademic
Nature: #FaceToFace #Virtual #Americas
GO Minnesota from Home Summer Session
Duration: June to August 2021
Application Deadline: TBC
Uniqueness: #TopNotch #WorldClassAcademic
Nature:
University of Leeds, United Kingdom
Leeds International Summer School
Duration: Block 1 – 3 to 17 July 2021
Block 2 – 18 to 31 July 2021
Application Deadline: 1 May 2021
Uniqueness: #WorldTop100 #WorldClassAcademic #Science&Technology
#CrossDisciplinaryLearning #CulturalImmersion&Language #FieldTrip #Historic&FaithBasedDiscovery
Note: Contact the International Office at phone 3411-2188 or email exchange@hkbu.edu.hk prior to submitting your application to this Programme.
University of Wisconsin-Madison, United States of America
University of Wisconsin-Madison Summer Term
4-week Session
Duration: 14 June to 9 July 2021
Application Deadline: 15 March 2021 (Early Bird); 1 May 2021 (FaceToFace); 1 June (Virtual)
Uniqueness: #WorldTop100 #WorldClassAcademic
Nature: #FaceToFace #Virtual #Americas
4-week Session
Duration: 12 July to 6 August 2021
Application Deadline: 15 March 2021 (Early Bird); 1 May 2021 (FaceToFace); 1 June (Virtual)
Uniqueness: #WorldTop100 #WorldClassAcademic
Nature: #FaceToFace #Virtual #Americas
8-week Session
Duration: 14 June to 6 August 2021
Application Deadline: 15 March 2021 (Early Bird); 1 May 2021 (FaceToFace); 1 June (Virtual)
Uniqueness: #WorldTop100 #WorldClassAcademic
Nature: #FaceToFace #Virtual #Americas
UW Advance Data Analytics and Informatics
Duration: 12 July - 30 July 2021
Application Deadline: 28 June 2021
Uniqueness: #WorldTop100 #WorldClassAcademic #DataScience #ClimateSciecne
Nature: #Virtual #Americas
ACE Digital Storytelling
Duration: 11 July - 29 July 2021
(Session A: 7 - 9AM CST | Session B: 7 - 9PM CST)
Application Deadline: 30 April 2021 (Early Bird); 28 June 2021 (Regular)
Uniqueness: #WorldTop100 #WorldClassAcademic #DigitalStorytelling #English
Nature: #Virtual #Americas
Yale University, United States of America
Yale Summer Session A 
Duration: 7 June to 9 July 2021
Application Deadline: 14 May 2021
Uniqueness: #WorldTop50 #WorldTop100 #WorldClassAcademic #YaleResidentialCollege #IvyLeague
Nature: #Virtual #Americas
Note: Contact the International Office at phone 3411-6577 or email phoebeyu@hkbu.edu.hk prior to submitting your application to this Programme.
Yale Summer Session B
Duration: 12 July to 13 August 2021
Application Deadline: 18 June 2021
Uniqueness: #WorldTop50 #WorldTop100 #WorldClassAcademic #YaleResidentialCollege #IvyLeague
Note: Contact the International Office at phone 3411-6577 or email phoebeyu@hkbu.edu.hk prior to submitting your application to this Programme.
Aarhus University, Denmark
Term 1: 5 July to 23 July 2021
Term 2: 26 July to 13 August 2021
Application Deadline: 8 April 2021
** Apply as "freemovers" (i.e. fee-paying) **
Uniqueness: TBC
Nature: #FaceToFace #Virtual #Europe
Business Analytics - Tools for Analyzing Big Data
Duration: 26 July - 13 August 2021
Application Deadline: 8 April 2021
Business Intelligence from Web Data Analytics and Data Mining
Duration: 5 July to 23 July 2021
Application Deadline: 8 April 2021
Duration: 5 July to 16 July 2021
Application Deadline: 8 April 2021
Digital Business Innovation & Social Media
Duration: 26 July - 13 August 2021
Application Deadline: 8 April 2021
Economics of Football: How Behavioral Economics Can Explain Soccer
Duration: 26 July - 13 August 2021
Application Deadline: 8 April 2021
Emerging Innovation in Finance
Duration: 26 July - 13 August 2021
Application Deadline: 8 April 2021
Financial Analysis and Decision Making - A Simulation Approach
Duration: 5 July to 16 July 2021
Application Deadline: 8 April 2021
Global Logistics & International Trade
Duration: 5 July - 16 July 2021
Application Deadline: 8 April 2021
Health Tech Innovation (dansk) Stay Tuned
Duration: 3 August - 21 August 2021
Application Deadline: 8 April 2021
In the Fields of Anthropocene Art
Duration: 26 July - 13 August 2021
Application Deadline: 8 April 2021
Innovation Through Biomimicry Design
Duration: 5 July - 16 July 2021
Application Deadline: 8 April 2021
International Corporate Governance
Duration: 26 July - 6 August 2021
Application Deadline: 8 April 2021
International Trade and Policy in the Era of Nationalism
Duration: 5 July - 23 July 2021
Application Deadline: 8 April 2021
Introduction to Design Thinking: Understanding Creativity and Applying Innovation in real life
Duration: 5 July - 16 July 2021
Application Deadline: 8 April 2021
Duration: 5 July - 16 July 2021
Application Deadline: 8 April 2021
Managing language in international organisations
Duration: 5 July - 16 July 2021
Application Deadline: 8 April 2021
Duration: 26 July - 23 August 2021
Application Deadline: 8 April 2021
Duration: 26 July - 6 August 2021
Application Deadline: 8 April 2021
Duration: 26 July - 6 August 2021
Application Deadline: 8 April 2021
Place-Making in Tourism, Real Estate, Urban Policy and Retail
Duration: 26 July - 13 August 2021
Application Deadline: 8 April 2021
Positive Organisational Behaviour (POB)
Duration: 5 July - 16 July 2021
Application Deadline: 8 April 2021
Radical Imaginations: Race, Representation and Diversity in Theatre and the Arts
Duration: 26 July - 13 August 2021
Application Deadline: 8 April 2021
Reading Women: Contemporary Feminist Literature from Latin America and Spain
Duration: 5 July - 23 July 2021
Application Deadline: 8 April 2021
Serial(ized) crime on TV across Europe
Duration: 5 July - 23 July 2021
Application Deadline: 8 April 2021
Duration: 5 July - 16 July 2021
Application Deadline: 8 April 2021
Duration: 5 July - 16 July 2021
Application Deadline: 8 April 2021
Substance Use Disorders: Critical Views on Interventions and Recovery
Duration: 26 July - 13 August 2021
Application Deadline: 8 April 2021
Duration: 26 July - 13 August 2021
Application Deadline: 8 April 2021
Temporality in Art, Culture and Technology
Duration: 26 July - 13 August 2021
Application Deadline: 8 April 2021
Uniqueness: #Cross-DisciplinaryLearning
The Humanities and the Global Environmental Crisis
Duration: 26 July - 13 August 2021
Application Deadline: 8 April 2021
Uniqueness: #Cross-DisciplinaryLearning
Youth, Drugs and Alcohol: Social Science Approaches
Duration: 15 August - 23 July 2021
Application Deadline: 8 April 2021
Akita International University, Japan
Duration: 16 June to 28 July 2021
Application Deadline: 13 March 2021
BI Norwegian Business School, Norway
Duration: 21 June to 16 July 2021
Application Deadline: First round: 15 March 2021 | Second round: 1 May 2021
Copenhagen Business School, Denmark
International Summer University Programme (ISUP)
Duration: 22 June to 23 July 2021
Application Deadline: 16 March 2021
Ewha University
Ewha International Summer College
Section 1: 28 June - 23 July 2021
Section 2: 2 August - 27 August 2021
Application Deadline: 15 June 2021 (Section 1) & 15 July 2021 (Section 2)
Uniqueness: #CulturalImmersion&Language
Heidelberg University, Germany
International Summer School of German Language and Culture
Duration: 29 July to 25 August 2021
Application Deadline: 15 June 2021
Uniqueness: #CulturalImmersion&Language
International Christian University, Japan
ICU Summer Courses in Japanese
Duration: 28 June to 12 August 2021
Nomination Deadline: 15 February 2021
Application Deadline: 26 February 2021
Uniqueness: #CulturalImmersion&Language #SmallClass
**Eligibility**
cGPA of 3.0 is desirable
JAMK University of Applied Science, Finland
COVID-19 Pandemic Prevention and Management
Duration: 31 May to 4 June 2021
Application Deadline: 24 April 2021
Uniqueness: #GlobalChallenges #Health #FinnishHealth&Welfare #WorldClassExperience
Leadership, Communication and Tourism
Duration: 7 June to 23 June 2021
Application Deadline: 30 April 2021
Uniqueness: #Cross-DisciplinaryLearning
Nature: #Virtual #Europe
KEDGE Business School, France
Digital Summer School – Entrepreneurship
Duration: 14 June to 25 June 2021
Application Deadline: 7 June 2021
Uniqueness: #Entrepreneurship #SocialInnovation
Digital Summer School - Sports, Marketing, Communication & Strategic Management
Duration: 7 June to 18 June 2021
Application Deadline: 15 May 2021
Uniqueness: #Sport
Digital Summer School - Social Business, Innovations and Sustainable Entrepreneurship
Duration: 21 June to 2 July 2021
Application Deadline: 14 June 2021
Uniqueness: #SocialInnovation
Digital Summer School - Supply Chain Management & Design
Duration: 7 June to 18 June 2021
Application Deadline: 15 May 2021
Uniqueness: #SupplyChain
Digital Summer School - Disruptive Technologies
Duration: 28 June to 9 July 2021
Application Deadline: 21 June 2021
Uniqueness: #DisruptiveTechnologies #GlobalChallenge
Lancaster University, United Kingdom
Leadership & Sustainability Innovation Online
Duration: 24 June to 9 July 2021
Uniqueness: #WorldClassAcademic
Nature: #Virtual #Europe
Leiden University, The Netherlands
Programme 1: International Criminal Law: From Theory To Practice
Duration: 5 to 18 July 2021
Application Deadline: 1 May 2021
Uniqueness: #WorldClassAcademic #GlobalChallenges
Nature: #Virtual #Europe
Programme 2: International Humanitarian Law in Theory and Practice
Duration: 5 to 18 July 2021
Application Deadline: 1 May 2021
Uniqueness: #WorldClassAcademic #GlobalChallenges
Leuphana University Lüneburg, Germany
INTERNATIONAL SUMMER UNIVERSITY (ISU)
Duration: 3 August to 30 August 2021
Uniqueness: #LanguageImmersion
Maastricht University, The Netherlands
Duration: 28 June to 06 August 2021
Application Deadline: 1 June 2021
Uniqueness: #EuropeanUnion
Masaryk University, The Czech Republic
Central Europe: A Birthplace of Modernity
Duration: 12 July to 25 July 2021
Application Deadline: 31 May 2021
English for University Studies (Online)
Duration: 26 July to 30 July 2021
Application Deadline: 23 July 2021
Human Rights and International Law
Duration: 5 July to 23 July 2021
Application Deadline: 25 June 2021
Uniqueness: #HumanRights
Duration: 12 July to 16 July 2021
Application Deadline: 9 July 2021
Uniqueness: #CulturalImmersionandLanguage
Duration: 19 July to 23 July 2021
Application Deadline: 12 July 2021
Uniqueness: #CulturalImmersionandLanguage
National University of Ireland Galway, Ireland
NUI Galway International Summer School
Business and International Management - Online Stream
Duration: 21 June to 19 July 2021
Application Deadline: Mid June 2021
Uniqueness: #GlobalEconomy #Brexit
Irish Language - Online stream
Cycle 1 - Duration: 21 June to 19 July 2021
Cycle 2 - Duration: 19 July to 15 August 2021
Application Deadline: Mid June 2021
Uniqueness: #ThevillageofAnCheathrúRua
Duration: 21 June to 19 July 2021
Application Deadline: Mid June 2021
Uniqueness: #Coastal #AranIslands
Radboud University, The Netherlands
Radboud Summer School
Duration: 5 July to 13 Aug 2021
Application Deadline: 1 May 2021
Uniqueness: #Brexit #MigrationCrisis #PublicHealth #ClimateChange #EuropeanUnion
Nature: #Virtual #FaceToFace #Europe
Rennes School of Business, France
Rennes School of Business Summer Programmes
AI Business
Duration: 10 May to 4 June 2021
Application Deadline: 2 April 2021
Uniqueness: #AI #BigData
Cross-cultural Management
Duration: 1 June to 11 June 2021
Application Deadline: 16 April 2021
Uniqueness: #Management #Leadership
Duration: 15 June to 25 June 2021
Application Deadline: 16 April 2021
Uniqueness: #GreenBusiness
Duration: 29 June to 9 July 2021
Application Deadline: 30 April 2021
Nature: #Virtual #Europe
Sciences Po Lille, France
Summer School 2021 - Virtual Edition
Duration: 28 June to 23 July 2021
Uniqueness: #EuropeanUnion #LanguageImmersion #WorldClassExperience #French
Singapore Management University, Singapore
Online Global Summer Programme
4 Weeks Remote (Online)
Duration: 28 June - 23 July 2021
Application deadline: 10 May 2021 23:59 (GMT+8)
Uniqueness: #IndustrialLeaders #Management #AsiaInsights #Virtual #Asia
2 Weeks Remote (Online) + 2 Weeks optional In-Singapore Programme
Duration: 28 June - 11 July 2021 + 12 July - 23 July 2021
Application deadline: 19 April 2021 23:59 (GMT+8)
Uniqueness: #IndustrialLeaders #Management #AsiaInsights #Virtual #FaceToFace #Asia
Sogang University, South Korea
Sogang International Summer Program (SISP)
Duration: 28 June to 16 July 2021
Application Deadline: 14 May 2021
Universidad Austral, Argentina
Summer Program: May –June 2021
Duration: 17 May to 25 June 2021
Application Deadline: 1 April 2021
Uniqueness: #CulturalImmerson&Language
Duration: Depends on the courses
Application Deadline: 1 April 2021
Uniqueness: #CulturalImmerson&Language
University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Building Brands and Influencing Behaviour
Duration: 5 to 16 July 2021
Application Deadline: 1 May 2021
Uniqueness: #WorldTop100 #WorldClassAcademic #Communication
Epidemics and Social Science: a Holistic Approach
Duration: 21 June to 2 July 2021
Application Deadline: 1 May 2021
Uniqueness: #WorldTop100 #WorldClassAcademic #SocialSciences
Introduction to Sexuality Studies
Duration: 28 June to 9 July 2021
Application Deadline: 1 May 2021
Uniqueness: #WorldTop100 #WorldClassAcademic #SocialSciences
Migration and Integration: Refugees, Rights & Realities
Duration: 5 to 16 July 2021
Application Deadline: 1 May 2021
Uniqueness: #WorldTop100 #WorldClassAcademic #Politics
Duration: 21 June to 2 July 2021
Application Deadline: 1 May 2021
Uniqueness: #WorldTop100 #WorldClassAcademic #Politics
University of Deusto, Spain – Stay Tuned
Duration: June to July (TBC)
Uniqueness: #BigData #EuropeanUnion #WorldClassExperience
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Duration: 5 July to 23 July 2021
Application Deadline: 30 April 2021
Uniqueness: #BigData #Entrepreneurship #WorldClassExperience
University of Tartu, Estonia
Juri Lotman and the Semiotics of Culture
Duration: 5 April to 31 May 2021 (Part I) and 28 June to 9 July 2021 (Part II)
Application Deadline:15 March 2021
Uniqueness: #CulturalImmerson&Language
Nature: #FaceToFace #Virtual #Europe
University of Turku, Finland
Contemporary Economic Sociology
Duration: 9 August to 20 August 2021
Application Deadline: 12 Apr 2021
Ethics of Safety and Well-Being in Nordic Society
Duration: 9 August to 20 August 2021
Application Deadline: 12 Apr 2021
Online course: Community Educators as Adventure Education Experts
Duration: 1 June to 20 August 2021 (self paced online course)
Application Deadline: 12 Apr 2021
Online course: Multimodal Interaction in Professional Contexts
Duration: 9 August to 20 August 2021
Application Deadline: 12 Apr 2021
University of Ljublijana, Slovenia
Ljubljana Summer School
Duration: 5 July to 23 July 2021
Application Deadline: 10 June 2021
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands
VU Amsterdam Summer School - Session 1
Duration: 3 July to 17 July 2021
Application Deadline: 15 June 2021
Uniqueness: #Disease #PublicHealth #ClimateChange #Urbanization #History&Memory #GlobalEnergy
VU Amsterdam Summer School - Session 2
Duration: 17 July to 31 July 2021
Application Deadline: 15 June 2021
Uniqueness: #Disease #PublicHealth #ClimateChange #Urbanization #History&Memory #GlobalEnergy
Windesheim University of Applied Sciences
Duration: 28 June to 3 July 2021
Application Deadline: 1 June 2021