Business and Innovation - Cambridge University

Embrace the fun of summer with a holiday vibe while exploring Cambridge!

• Extra-curricular schedule with balls
• Parties
• Punting
• City tours

• Experience authentic undergraduate life at the University of Cambridge's historic residential colleges.

• Accommodation includes single and twin bedrooms.

• Shared bathroom facilities available for same-sex student groups.

• Socialize in lively student common rooms and unwind in picturesque college gardens.

• Dine in grand halls with eight centuries of history.

• **Meals Included: **Course fees cover breakfast and dinner; lunch provided for under 16 years.

• **Dietary Requirements: **Inform us 60 days prior for specific needs like vegetarian, Kosher, or Halal options, and for any medical dietary needs like lactose intolerance or food allergies.

• Pocket Money Advice: Bring sufficient funds for snacks, drinks, and souvenirs. Budget around £150 weekly, including approximately £10 daily for lunches (ages 16-18).

• Discover local favorites from top coffee shops to tranquil riverside parks.
• Experience the energy of Market Square and check out must-see shops, galleries, and museums.
• Create Instagram-worthy moments on excursions to London's theaters, Hampton Court Palace, and Woburn Abbey.

We offer a reassuring transfer service in the UK and USA.

Arrival Support:

• Staff present at London Heathrow (LHR) on specific dates and times for student pickup.

• Flights must land between 06:00 and 14:00 BST for transfer eligibility.

• Multiple transport options: private taxi, shared taxi, minibus, or coach.

• Transport type determined by factors like arrival times and student numbers.

Departure Support:

• Staff available at LHR on set dates for departure assistance.

• Flights should depart between 08:00 and 18:00 BST.

• Early morning flights include wake-up calls and packed breakfast.

Transfer Prices: GBP 265 one-way for both arrival and departure transfers, with comprehensive services included.

Notes for parents and students:

• Arrival day for all programs: Sunday (Check specific program dates for correct Sunday)

• Arrival time: Between 15:00 and 17:00 (Arrival before 17:00 for welcome reception is recommended)

• 40 hours of tuition
• Learn key business management and entrepreneurial concepts.
• Engage with business faculty, executives, and innovators for insights into accounting, finance, marketing, and ethics.
• Explore early-stage innovation through visits to London incubators and global companies like Google and DeepMind.
• Enhance skills in creative thinking, business modeling, and leadership by collaborating on a new business idea for the "Inventing the Future Innovation Challenge"—a "Shark Tank" style pitch competition.
• Learn from globally recognized educators including Oxbridge academics and industry leaders.
• Course outcomes:
  • Learn how markets work and how you can launch your own business
  • Identify and solve business and market problems
  • Understand enhancing value proposition design and business pitch skills
  • Learn how to apply innovation methodologies to solve challenges and identify opportunities
  • Acquire competencies in business modeling, project management, market research, business analysis and concept development
  • Learn how to strengthen your capacity for leadership and collaboration
• On completion, students receive a graduation certificate and a detailed report card.

English language requirements are as follows:

• Minimum strong pre-intermediate level (B1) for all academic programs

Example Tutor:

• Dr. Anisa Butt - Business, Innovation & Entrepreneurship
  • Lecturer in Economics at King’s College London.
  • PhD in Economics from the University of Reading.
  • Research on economic inequalities, focusing on gender and ethnic income disparity.
  • Contributed to gender equality research in "Gender Inequality in the Eastern European Labour Market."

Guest speakers from previous summers:

• David Olusoga - Historian, writer and broadcaster: Historian and TV producer known for "Empire" and "Britain’s Forgotten Slave Owners."
• Helen Sharman - OBE Astronaut and Scientist: First British astronaut, spent eight days on MIR Space Station in 1991.
• Kriti Sharma - Artificial Intelligence Expert: Focused on ethical technology and AI for Social Good in over 25 countries.
• Marcus du Sautoy - Mathematician, author and broadcaster: Holding positions at Oxford and known for works like "The Creativity Code: How AI Is Learning to Write, Paint and Think" and BBC broadcasts on algorithms.

• LHR to Cambridge: £265 one-way

• Cambridge to LHR: £265 one-way

• Lunches for ages 16-18: approximately £10 per day

• Travel insurance