PAST EVENT 2016
SUMMER ACADEMY
NETHERLANDS
How to become a start-up in the Creative (Tech) Industries!

HKU
University of the arts
Utrecht City Campus
Utrecht, the Netherlands
Working Language
English
Dates
4 – 15 July 2016

PROFILE
Creatives, techies and entrepreneurs unite!
In this intensive course – called “How to become a start-up in the creative (tech) industry” – you will join forces to form international student start-up teams and work on your own or a team member’s innovative idea. At HKU University of the Arts, you study theories and practices from Creativity, Technology and Entrepreneurship, demonstrating the value of creative process, design thinking, business modeling, innovation, customer validation and team cooperation.
HKU University of the Arts specializes in innovation and new business models for the cultural and creative industries. Professors, mentors and entrepreneurs from our creative tech schools such as Games & Interaction, Media and Music Technology as well as our business school Art & Economics will be your teachers and mentors during this summer course. This way, you and your team will benefit from both being at an art school and a business school for the creative industries. To support your start-up team, we will offer you extensive knowledge and experience from the fields of Creativity, Technology and Entrepreneurship, inspirational examples from the creative industries, as well as intercultural cooperation, pitch training and teambuilding skills.
About HKU University of the Arts
HKU University of the Arts Utrecht offers preparatory courses, bachelor and master programmes and research degrees in fine art, design, media, games and interaction, music, theatre and arts management. With more than 3,900 students, HKU University of the Arts Utrecht is one of the largest art and culture-oriented institutes in Europe.
In the CREA Summer Academy, teachers and staff from both the schools of Art & Economics, Games & Interaction, Music Technology and Media as well as from the Master Crossover Creativity work together to provide you with lectures, mentoring and workshops from different angles and fields of study.


Viktor Wijnen
Director
HKU Games & Interaction
CREATIVITY
• Design Thinking
• Creative Process
• Game Design
• Interaction Design
• Gamification
• Storytelling
• Art
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
• Business Design
• Business Strategy
• Art & Economics
• Teambuilding & Intercultural Cooperation
ICT
• Game development
• Interaction design
• Music Technology
• Agile
FACILITIES AND COSTS
Summer academy subscription
FREE (thanks to the support of European Commission)
Travel costs
At the expense of the participants
Nearest Airport: Amsterdam Schiphol
Accommodation costs
At the expense of the participants
www.utrechtsummerschool.nl approx. €300
Other costs (Living/Meals …)
At the expense of the participants
Location
HKU
P.O. Box 1520
3500 BM Utrecht
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First year experience