ZSEM International Summer School 2026

Spend 2, 4 or 6 weeks at an excellent business school in Croatia and enjoy the field trips.

Please find the message of our partner university below:

The  Zagreb School of Economics and Management is Croatia’s best business school according to Eduniversal’s global ranking and the first AACSB accredited business school in Croatia. Also, ZSEM has been ranked within the TOP 200 in the QS Global MBA Rankings 2022, reaffirming its position as a truly international school recognized worldwide. The results rank ZSEM among the TOP 200 in the world and the TOP 60 in Europe!

ZSEM International Summer School program hosts students from all over the world who are interested in spending 2 weeks, 4 weeks or 6 weeks learning and experiencing academic excellence in beautiful Croatia. Our Summer School program offers a variety of bachelor and master courses in English, taught by renowned lecturers and researchers. Apart from the in-class academic program, our summer program offers a variety of educational and fun field trips and additional free course “Croatian Studies”... The rich social program is done through the extensive ZSEM summer buddy program.

ZSEM International Summer School Program offers courses on the bachelor's and master's levels of business administration. Courses are credited with 5 ECTS. Students are able to take courses from any of the 3 terms. They can choose one term, or they can take 2 or even 3 terms. (It is possible to choose only one course per term.) Additionally, they have the option to choose an elective course, Croatian Studies, which is credited with 2 ECTS, and the elective courses are free of charge.

Courses and trips offered:

Term 1: 29 June – 12 July 2026 (Weekend Trip: Plitvice+Zadar)

Bachelor level courses:

• Introduction to Artificial Intelligence (5 ECTS)
• Operations Management (5 ECTS)
• Social Psychology (5 ECTS)
• Geopolitics, Globalization and Business (5 ECTS)
• Sustainable Tourism and Destination Branding (5 ECTS)
• Large Language Models (LLMs) in Business and Finance (5 ECTS)

Master level courses:

• Leadership (5 ECTS)

Elective (free):

• Croatian Studies (2 ECTS)

Term 2: 13 July – 26 July 2026 (Weekend Trip: Krka+Sibenik)

Bachelor level courses:

• Data and Decision Making (5 ECTS)
• Marketing Practice through Smart Data (5 ECTS)
• Corporate Finance (5 ECTS)
• Design Thinking (5 ECTS)
• Digital Marketing (5 ECTS)
• Behavioral Economics (5 ECTS)
• Leading with Insight and Empathy (5 ECTS)
• International Negotiations (5 ECTS)

Master level courses:

• Data and Decision Making (5 ECTS)

Elective (free):

• Croatian Studies (2 ECTS)

Term 3: 27 July – 9 August 2026 (Weekend Trip: Brijuni+Pula)

Bachelor level courses:

• Operations Management (5 ECTS)
• Introduction to Artificial Intelligence (5 ECTS)
• Problem Solving in Business (5 ECTS)

Master level courses:

• Entrepreneurial Finance (5 ECTS)

Elective (free):

• Croatian Studies (2 ECTS)

Application Deadlines:

• Early Bird Application Deadline: April 20th, 2026
• Final Application Deadline:June 1st, 2026

For more details about the program, courses, deadlines, and to access the application form, please visit the official program page: ZSEM International Summer School Information

Students can apply directly through our website or use this direct link to the application form: Apply Now

Please check out the ZSEM Summer School Brochure.

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Regarding the dormitory, students can apply for the public student dorm through us. Here I attach the dorm brochure as well. The only difference is that the dormitory price is about 17 euros per night for the 2026 summer, while the price in the brochure is for 2017 during the semester. But students can check the location and dormitory looking with this brochure.

We look forward to welcoming your students to our International Summer School in 2026!

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If you wish to participate in this summer school, please apply directly at our partner university and additionally, please contact Ms. Kerstin Maier (kerstin.maier@mci.edu) at the MCI International Relations Office.