Summer School in Leadership - A Nordic Experience
Intensive, three-week courses have been designed to challenge and inspire you in your studies. Jamk Summer School includes lectures, workshops, get-togethers, and interesting site visits. Each year, Jamk Summer School gathers international faculty and around 200 students from USA, Canada, Argentina, Mexico, China, Nepal, Singapore, India, and Europe.
Welcome to our Summer School, one of the best experiences of your life!
The academic program of Summer School is designed to strengthen your future-ready leadership talents in communication, psychological aspects in leadership, leading hybrid and remote teams, managing inclusive and diverse cultures, financial aspects, creativity and services design, navigating uncertainty and complexity, and adapting to technological disruption.
Your journey begins in Helsinki, the vibrant capital of Finland, where the Baltic Sea and Nordic atmosphere welcome you. You can widen your experience in Baltics with a ferry cruise to Tallinn, Estonia (organized by Jamk), or optionally on your own to Stockholm, Sweden.
In Jyväskylä, the Nordic experience continues with a variety of outdoor activities. You’ll enjoy traditional smoke sauna followed by refreshing dips in the lake, white-water rafting, delicious salmon and beautiful scenes on a lake cruise, as well as football, frisbee and other games. You can even play golf on a forest course, or explore other activities that inspire you.
Academic programme 2026
In the Jamk Summer School in Leadership - A Nordic Experience programme, you can choose from 1 to 4 courses of your own choice. Each course is worth 3 ECTS. A total of 4 courses adds up to 12 ECTS (6 US or Canadian Credits). After completing the courses, you will receive a Transcript of Records on the credits you have earned.
Courses
- Business Creativity
- Services Design
- Risks in Business
- Global Team Leadership
- International Business Speaking
- European Corporate Finance
- Psychology for Leaders
- AI Tools for Managers
- Strategic Stakeholder Engagement
- Cybersecurity for Business Managers
Note: The academic content of some courses is suitable for both Bachelor's and Master's level. Follow the link to the course descriptions and check the accreditation procedure with your home university.
100% attendance is a requirement to pass any course.
Course schedule
Some courses may overlap, so check the schedule when choosing your courses. The course offering is subject to change. Classes run from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM on weekdays.
Instructions on Course Selection
Choose one course from each block so that the courses will not overlap. Each course has 6 contact sessions (2 hours 45 minutes/ session)
Courses are divided into 2 categories (Category A and Category B) depending on the days of contact sessions. You can take courses from both categories.
Category A
The courses in Category A run on Monday 1 June, Wednesday 3 June, Friday 5 June, Tuesday 9 June, Thursday 11 June, and Tuesday 16 June..
Morning: 9:00-11:45 (choose one)
- Psychology for Leaders Group 1
- Strategic Stakeholder Engagement
- Risks in Business
- International Business Speaking Group 1
Lunch Break 11:45-12:45
Afternoon: 12:45-15:30 (choose one)
- Business Creativity Group 1
- Global Team Leadership Group 1
- AI Tools for Managers Group 1
Category B
The courses in Category B run on Tuesday 2 June, Thursday 4 June, Monday 8 June, Wednesday 10 June, Monday 15 June, Wednesday 17 June.
Morning: 9:00-11:45 (choose one)
- AI Tools for Managers Group 2
- Services Design
- International Business Speaking Group 2
- Psychology for Leaders Group 2
Lunch Break 11:45-12:45
Afternoon: 12:45-15:30 (choose one)
- European Corporate Finance
- Business Creativity Group 2
- Cybersecurity for Business Managers
- Global Team Leadership Group 2
Closing Ceremony and departure
The program ends with the closing ceremony on Wednesday 17 June where you will receive a certificate of attendance. If you're not planning to stay in Finland after the program ends, remember to book a flight from Helsinki Airport for Thursday 18 June. In that case, you have to take a train from Jyväskylä to Helsinki Airport on Thursday morning. You are responsible for booking and paying for your own train ticket.
Cancellation policy of the Summer School fee
- Cancellations made on or before 8 April 2026 will not be subject to any fee.
- Cancellations made between 8 April and 19 April 2026 will be subject to a 50% fee.
- Cancellations made after 19 April 2026 will be subject to a 100% fee.
Note! Hotel bookings and weekend study tour cancellations are your responsibility as they are not included in the Jamk Summer School fee package. They may have other cancellation policies which you must check on their websites.
Accommodation Options
We recommend you the following accommodation options to choose from.
Verso Urban Hotel
For Verso Hotel, you can make the bookings via the hotel's website with the booking code according to the instructions below.
The hotel is located at the very heart of the city (Kauppakatu street), which grants immediate access to various shopping centers, grocery stores, and restaurants. Room rates include VAT (room 10%, breakfast 14%), wi-fi, guest saunas daily from 5 to 9 pm, and Verso's Finnish buffet breakfast.
Dates & Prices (2025):
- From 1 June until 19 June 2025
- Single room 99 €/room/night, total of 1782€
- Twin room 109 €/room/night (54,5€ per person), total of 1962€ (981€ per person)
Reservations can be made by following the instructions below:
If you already know your roommate who will share the room with you:
- Go to Hotel Verso’s website: https://www.hotelliverso.fi/en/1/verso
- Make a reservation for the following periods: 1 June - 19 June 2025
- Make sure that the number of adults is set to 2.
- Insert the campaign code SUMMERSCHOOL (capital letters).
- Add your roommates name, gender and e-mail to the “Comments and requests”, so that they will also get the arrival information from the hotel beforehand.
- Please notice that the room will be booked and paid straight from the hotel website. The whole room amount will be charged at once.
- Make sure that you got the confirmation letter about the reservation to your e-mail address. If you didn’t receive the confirmation letter, please contact hotel Verso by e-mail [email protected].
If you don’t know your roommate yet, the hotel will combine two persons with same gender to the same rooms. Then follow the instructions below:
- Send an email to [email protected] to receive a secure online payment link and a form to be filled
- Send the filled form and your information (name, e-mail, phone number and gender) by e-mail to [email protected]. Please mention the campaign code SUMMERSCHOOL while doing the reservation.
- Make the payment with your credit card through the payment link. Once the hotel has received the payment, a confirmation letter will follow. After receiving your confirmation letter, your reservation will be valid and confirmed.
If you would like to have a single room, follow the instructions below:
- Send an email to [email protected] to receive a secure online payment link and a form to be filled
- Send the filled form and your information (name, e-mail, phone number and gender) by e-mail to [email protected]. Please mention the campaign code SUMMERSCHOOL while doing the reservation.
- Make the payment with your credit card through the payment link. Once the hotel has received the payment, a confirmation letter will follow. After receiving your confirmation letter, your reservation will be valid and confirmed.
The hotel room allocation is valid until the 30 April 2025. The hotel will send the arrival information by e-mail before the arrival date. The prepaid and reserved rooms are non-refundable.
If you have any questions, please contact us by email or phone: [email protected] / +358 (14) 333 999
Greenstar Hotel
Greenstar Hotel is a 15 minute walk away from Jamk's Rajakatu campus and bookings are done by contacting the hotel through the contact email detailed in the description.
The hotel is located only a 15-minute walk from Jamk’s Rajakatu campus, where the classes will be held. The price includes breakfast, internet access, and the possibility to use laundry, fridges, and kitchenette. Kitchenettes are equipped with a microwave, crockery and fridge lockers in the corridors.
Dates & Prices (2025):
- 1 June – 19 June 2025
- Single room: 1476€/person; Double room: 846€/person (1692€ total); 3 person room: 636€/person (1908€ total). Prices include breakfast.
Before booking the room, you must know with whom you will be staying (double room equivalent 2 names, triple rooms equivalent 3 names). Reservations must be made by room, i.e., the roommate to a room must be known when booking. Otherwise, the individual payment will be considered as s single room with a higher price. Every guest reserves and pays the booking themselves straight from the hotel via e-mail ([email protected]) or phone by 28.4.2025 with the code “SUMMER SCHOOL”.
Everyone pays for themseves, a prepayment of 100 % will be sent to everyone and the due date is 17.5.2025. The prepayment is non-fefundable. The free cancellation date for reservations is 30 April 2025.
Other cancellation conditions: 1 May - 16 May 2025 = 50% cancellation fee.
Forenom Hostel
Forenom Hostel Jyväskylä is located on the main street in Jyväskylä with only a 15 minute walk from Rajakatu campus, where the classes will be held. Reservations can be made on Forenom.com by using our Summer School discount codes.
Dates & Prices 2025
- 1 June – 19 June (18 nights)
- Mini room 42€ / night = JAMKS2025
- Twin room 57€ / night = JAMKS20251
Please note: Only 10 twin rooms are available
Reservations can be made by following the instructions below:
- Choose the check-in and check-out date.
- Choose the room type (add rooms) and the number of guests.
- Continue to book.
- In the payment selection, add the discount code.
Please note: When booking a twin room, you need to know your roommate as 1 person has to pay the full price, it is not possible to pay half and half.
Forenom's 24h Customer Service will help with reservations: +358 20 198 3420
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