Blended Intensive Programmes

In our interconnected world, academic success increasingly depends on the ability to collaborate across cultures, navigate diverse perspectives, and contribute meaningfully to global communities. This Blended Intensive Programme (BIP) prepares students to become culturally agile global citizens who can thrive in international academic and professional environments. Through a combination of virtual preparatory activities and intensive in-person experiences, participants develop critical competencies in intercultural communication, global awareness, inclusive leadership, and collaborative problem-solving.

Employers expect accountants to do more than get the numbers right. In this programme you will practise communicating financial insights, leading and working in international teams, making ethical decisions and adapting to change, through real-world scenarios, role-plays and case-based challenges. You will first work online with students from partner universities (COIL), then spend five days in Cork on live cases, take part in International Accounting Day, present your work to qualified accounting managers and receive their feedback. Academic mentors and industry professionals guide you throughout.

Nobody knows which day it will be, but we know who will be needed on it: the people who care for others every day. This programme brings together nursing and social work students from several countries to prepare for a crisis while there is still time to practise. Over one week in Klaipėda you will work through one shared question – what exactly are we preparing for, and what can each of us do already today? – in tabletop exercises, in simulation and in creative workshops.

Participants will explore emerging digital challenges from legal, technological, economic and psychological perspectives while working in international teams to develop innovative solutions.

This business week is about risk management. You and your team are assigned to a real-life business case for one of three participating companies, visit that company on Wednesday morning, work in an international group of 6 or 7 students in English, and present your risk analysis to a jury of company representatives. You also explore Rotterdam – Europe’s biggest port and the financial and business heart of The Netherlands – and meet students from other countries.

Learn how to manage organisations through the green and digital transitions. Through case studies and challenge-based teamwork in a multidisciplinary and international learning environment, you will apply green skills, responsible strategic management and innovation concepts to real organisational problems.