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The 2020 pandemic has presented to the world a new set of opportunities which increases the need for social innovation in order to create effective solutions to those most vulnerable.
Due to its size, Brazil offers a perfect experiential learning environment that encourages entrepreneurial actions to mitigate issues ranging from social and economic inequality problems to sustainable environmental decisions. A key to this puzzle is to understand how the third sector, social projects, and social businesses are interacting to prioritize social impact to overcome current challenges in Brazil.
PROGRAM BRIEF
October 12th to November 6th 2020 - 4 weeks
Deadline: October 7th
Dates
For Who?
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Undergraduate Students -
All majors are welcomed!
Program
Structure
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A team problem-based Learning Project (4-5 students per team), leadership
development in solving a problem and mentoring, Intercultural Skills Enhancement, personal development
(Critical thinking, Creativity, Collaboration, Communication), virtual learning
immersion.
Schedule
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Click here to download the schedule* (*Please note that the schedule is subject to change)
LEADING FACULTY/MENTORS
In partnership with ESPM - regarded as one of the best universities in Brazil, particularly recognized for its marketing and advertising programs, we invite you to join the Social Impact Virtual Lab 2020, a team-based virtual social impact project in structure online working format.
Students will have the opportunity to work alongside Brazilian students, local leaders from social organizations and specialists from this field in order to develop a project aiming to solve a current social problem in the Brazilian landscape. All participants will be placed within an organization working on delivering a team-project-based solution.
The leading faculty members for the program will take an active role in teaching about social innovation and the entrepreneurship environment in Brazil and act as dedicated mentors throughout the project.
project
overview
A team problem-based Learning Project (4-5 students per team), leadership development in solving a problem and mentoring, Intercultural Skills Enhancement, personal development (Critical thinking, Creativity, Collaboration, Communication), virtual learning immersion.
This project will be managed with the following structure:
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1 Program Orientation
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2 Special Lectures
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3 Project Mentoring Sessions
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3 Cultural Language Immersion (Prerecorded Video)
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1 Roundtable with B-Corp Leaders
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3 company interactions
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1 Project Presentation
why?
Weekly online meetings with the organization, professors; weekly meetups with the Campus B program
coordinators for feedback and support.
who?
Undergraduate Students -
All majors are welcomed!
The project will be an an opportunity to work on a “real world” problem with a cross-border dimension in a multicultural and diverse team
project
details
The program provides participants with a better understanding of social entrepreneurship, wherein the purpose is to solve a real problem through a team-project-based experience that aims to better our world and society. By discovering opportunities and challenges to socially conscious enterprises, the program will expand your view of 'entrepreneurship' and its potential impacts on society. Through virtual dialogues, analyses and discussion, participants will gain an intimate perspective on social enterprise in Brazil.
Students are required to perform a group presentation on final project deliverables. The final project must be completed as a group and it should be presented in PowerPoint format including details about the problem-based solution. Students will also be requested to deliver a final report detailing the work done along the 4 weeks and presenting the project completion.
Investment
USD 500* per student, which includes:
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Program Orientation
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2 Special Lectures
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3 Project Mentoring Sessions
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3 Cultural Language Immersion (Prerecorded Video)
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1 Roundtable with B-Corp Leaders
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3 company interactions
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1 Project Presentation
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Campus B online support during the program
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Taxes
*USD 400 early-bird until September 18th
Unfortunately, registration for the Social Lab 2020 edition is closed.
But don't worry! Leave you name and email and we will contact you as soon as a new opportunity is available.
Fill out the form below and we will contact you
as soon as we reopen the program!
Or send an email to: andre@campusb.org
If I had to summarize my experience with campus b I would say that it was very beneficial because I learned a lot of different techniques and things that I'm going use on my career field after due to the internship that I did get "
Jazzmin Casillas
Texas Tech University student |
Summer Internship Program ´19 participant and Intern at Insper
