Our one-week intensive courses pack a full course into five days: one topic, a small group, and lecturers we bring in from leading universities and research institutes. Past editions have featured guest faculty from the London School of Economics, MIT Sloan School of Management, the University of Cambridge, Utrecht University, Wageningen University and the University of São Paulo, teaching alongside FEBT professors.
How it works
- Five working days (Monday–Friday), held in June and July
- 3 or 6 ECTS, depending on the course; assessment through a take-home essay
- Participants not seeking credit transfer receive a Certificate of Attendance
- Open to graduate and postgraduate students, final-year undergraduates, researchers and professionals
Course portfolio
Managing Urban Tourism: Planning and Monitoring for Sustainability (3 ECTS) - planning, monitoring and managing urban tourism for sustainability, through lectures, seminars and field work in Split, one of Europe's most visited historic cities. Also offered as an Erasmus+ Blended Intensive Programme (most recent edition: 2026). Course leader: Ante Mandić.
Regional Development in Post-crisis and Post-global World (6 ECTS) - the most recent theoretical and empirical work in regional development, focused on policy that improves regional economic well-being in a post-crisis, post-globalised world. Course leader: Vinko Muštra.
Regional Policy: Reality Check and Perspective (6 ECTS) - a critical look at regional policy in a changing Europe, with particular focus on EU regional policy and its real-world impact. Course leader: Vinko Muštra.
Advanced Research Methods in Regional Science (3 ECTS) - spatial econometrics in R, spatial dependence in panel data and empirical simulation models; hands-on training for master and PhD students and researchers.
Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Creativity (6 ECTS) - participants develop and pitch their own business idea, working through the key stages of the entrepreneurial process with academics and practitioners. Course leader: Vlatka Škokić.
Behavioural Economics (6 ECTS) - behavioural mechanisms of economic decision-making, cultural differences and cooperation, taught with international guest faculty. Course leader: Lena Malešević Perović.
Short-Term Rentals in a Touristic Cityscape: Opportunities and Challenges (3 ECTS) - the STR market from booking platforms to spatial, statistical and property-investment analysis, developed with industry professionals and academics. Course leader: Ana Rimac Smiljanić.
Informality in the Global South and Beyond (3 ECTS) - qualitative and quantitative research of informal economies and their impact on society, policy and sustainable development. Course leader: Željko Mrnjavac.
Courses are announced annually. One-week intensives can also be organised on demand for groups from partner universities - write to us at summer@efst.hr.