Prerequisites
- There are no prerequisites for these courses except eligibility to study at the post-high school level and the ability to relate meaningfully to an English spoken classroom and to understand texts written in English.
Practical information
- The course is suitable for students enrolled in an undergraduate programme, with focus on social sciences/ law/ political science
- There is no tuition/course fee
- Travel and accommodation expenses must be covered by the participant.
- Accommodation in student housing in Mostar. Cost approximately NOK 100/night.
Accommodation will be pre-booked for all interested students.
- Travel arrangements for participants from Norway: Flights with Norwegian Oslo-Sarajevo or Oslo- Dubrovnik/Split. Group transport from Sarajevo to Mostar on May 24th with return June 8th by subscription.
Registration:
Fill in Application form for Summer school and return to together with your latest transcript of records to utenlandsstudier@hbv.no orinternational@hbv.no
Application deadline: April 2, 2014
Application form (DOC)
Course descriptions and study plans:
International Human Rights (PDF)
Social Entrepreneurship (PDF)
INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS
SOCIAL ENTREPRENURSHIP
7.5 ECTS
International Human Rights
The purpose of this course is to give the students an introduction to the international regime for human rights.
Course contents:
- Basic philosophical ideas and theories that the modern international regime for human right has come to rest upon
- Description and analysis of the Universal Declaration of Human rights
- Analysis of the major human rights conventions and their monitoring mechanisms that has been adapted in the post second world war period.
We will consider both the UN system as well as the European human rights regime. After the conclusion of this course, the students will be able to understand and give meaning to such human rights mechanisms as The Human Rights council, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, The European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, the European Court of Human Rights, the European Framework Convention on National Minorities, the European Torture Convention etc.
We conclude with examples of the implementation of human rights obligations in national politics.
The lectures will be presented by Associate Professor Dr. Lars Petter Soltvedt
Social Entrepreneurship
The purpose of this course is to give the students a theoretical and practical introduction to the Social Entrepreneurship.
Discovery
In this first part of the course the student learns/is trained to discover social business opportunities. We define business opportunities in this respect as opportunities for social wealth creation. Market investigation, idea generation and verification.
Develop
Teach the student techniques to analyse and prioritize product functions and to name the quality of the product by correlating functions against market requirements and technical specifications. The team process requires focus on team cultivation and knowledge development through self-studies and tutor guiding.
Realize
The student is given an overview of how to develop an industry on an extensive scale on the basis of the product idea. Good product ideas reach its potential through an adapted Business Model. In this part of the course the student is given an overview of various Social Business Models that could suite the very idea that the students have come up with in previous parts of the course. In this final part of the course students are trained to express their ideas and solution orally as well as in writing. The written statement should take form of a business plan.
The lectures will be presented by Associate Professor Arnt Farbu

