PRME Signatories Witten/Herdecke University and oikos International are hosting the oikos Winter School 2012.

For the 9th time the Winter School will enable international students to act sustainably and embrace social entrepreneurship. In a weeklong series of workshops, lectures, networking and insights on social enterprises, the participants will be provided with skills that empower to think in global and holistic contexts and accomplish their projects as to make a positive impact on their social environments. Lectures about future mega trends, future technological possibilities and institutional evolution provide problem solving perspectives and shape visions of change. Individual success stories and global visions inspire the participants to think ahead and act on behalf of sustainability. Workshops on innovative design thinking, strategic planning including social media marketing, networking and decision-making-processes empower and enable the participants to set up their projects.

The oikos Winter School 2012 will be held for nine days in Ruhr area, Germany.

For more information, a full list of speakers and to register, please visit the conference website.