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To apply for the SuM certificate, submit your one-page personal essay, your one-page CV, and your current grade transcript (at least first semester of the assessment year) via Compass by 30 June.

Please hand in one PDF file with the required documents in the following order: "Personal Essay – Curriculum Vitae – Grade Transcript." Name your file according to the following format: LastName_FirstName_SuM.pdf. All documents need to be submitted in English.

Your essay must be no longer than one page and needs to address one of the following questions:

• What aspects of your life experiences and character enable you to make a contribution to the peer community fostered in the SuM?
• The SuM establishes a community of learners who are open and curious – and want to leverage that to make an impact on sustainability. When was a time in your life (academic or personal) you recall being deeply excited to learn? What excites you most thinking about the SuM?
• Collaboration is a key tenet of the SuM learning journey, and requires getting to know our collaboration partners as people. Write a letter to a future SuM classmate that will help that person get to know you.

Please note that your essay will be treated confidentially within the selection team and will only be used for the purpose of this application process.

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Selection

Please note that SuM spots are limited.

At the SuM, we evaluate your application holistically. With your CV we gain an understanding of your experiences, interests and activities; your transcript shows your academic achievements; your essay helps us gain insight into your ideas and what’s important to you. We aim to accept a cohort of students from across HSG’s bachelor’s programmes with diverse backgrounds, interests and worldviews. We want to learn how the SuM could support you in your journey, and in turn what you would bring to the SuM.

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Deadline: June 30th, 2025