Pitch your idea and kickstart your career in business. ‘Inventing the Future’ will equip you with the skills, tools and mindset to innovate and create the future. This comprehensive immersion into business principles, innovation methods and entrepreneurial thinking will enable you to incubate your idea, and accelerate it into a successful business.
Immerse yourself in the core principles of business management, early stage innovation and entrepreneurial behaviours that drive value creation. Network with business faculty and successful executives and innovators as you gain insights into accounting, finance, marketing, and business ethics.
Experience early stage innovation and entrepreneurship through observing leading London-based incubators and accelerators like Seedcamp or RocketSpace, and exploring companies innovating at the global level.
Sharpen your creative thinking, business modeling, presentation and leadership skills as you collaborate with your peers to research, design and market a new business idea in the ‘Inventing the Future Innovation Challenge’—a unique ‘Shark Tank’ idea pitch challenge.
| Location | Oxford |
| For Ages | 16-18 years |
| Duration | 2 weeks |
| Price | £6995 |
| Start Dates | 30 Jun, 14 Jul, 28 Jul |
Launching your own business venture
Developing an entrepreneurial mindset
Pursuing a Business, Finance or Marketing degree at university
Becoming one of the next generation of innovation leaders
Explore how markets work, and how you can launch your own business
Practise identifying and solving business and market problems
Apply innovation methodologies to solve challenges and identify opportunities
Enhance your skills in value proposition design and business pitching
Develop competencies in business modeling, project management, market research, business analysis and concept development
Strengthen your capacity for leadership and collaboration
Residential in the prestigious colleges of the University of Oxford.
Inspiring courses taught by experts.
A truly international environment - over 170 nationalities.
Accommodation, breakfast and dinner, tuition and cultural programmes included.
Graduation, report cards and certificate.
20+ hours tuition / week.
Talks and debates with world-class guest speakers.
Inspirational cultural programme, including excursions to historic UK locations.
Experience
Start something truly amazing at our Oxford Summer school, on campus at the University of Oxford.
Whatever your motivation, our exceptional, inspiring, world-leading teachers can help you achieve more this summer. Our amazing array of talented tutors includes Oxbridge academics, Ivy League lecturers, groundbreaking medical researchers, glittering industry leaders, acclaimed authors, and more!
Dr Anisa Butt
Business & Entrepreneurship
A member of the Oxford Royale team for 3 years, Dr Anisa Butt is a lecturer in economics at King’s College London. Currently completing a PhD in Economics from the University of Reading, her focus is on gender and ethnic income inequality.
Dr Ameer Janabi
Engineering
Dr Ameer Janabi, a researcher at the University of Cambridge, is an accomplished entrepreneur with multiple successful ventures in the engineering industry, specifically in electric mobility and power electronics, both in the UK and US. His expertise in the field is highly regarded, and he has published several papers on power electronics.
Dr Endrit Shabani
Law & Politics
A trained lawyer, Dr Endrit Shabani has a Doctorate in Politics from the University of Oxford where he studied with a full Clarendon scholarship. He has consulted for multiple international organisations including UNICEF, UN Women and the EU, and has taught Politics internationally.
Dr Amy Booth
Medicine
Dr Amy Booth is a celebrated physician who graduated summa cum laude from the University of Cape Town. Now working towards a PhD at the University of Oxford on a Rhodes Scholarship, she formerly worked with the World Health Organisation.
Dr Rehan Shah
Engineering
Dr Rehan Shah is a Lecturer in Engineering Education at Queen Mary University of London. He has completed a BEng in Mechanical Engineering with Business Finance at UCL with LSE, an MSc in Mathematical Modelling and Scientific Computing at the University of Oxford, and a PhD in Applied Mathematics at UCL.
Dr Abdulazeez Imam
Medicine
Dr Imam, lecturer in Medicine, has over 14 years of clinical experience and a strong commitment to medical education. He completed a 6 year Paediatric programme in Nigeria and is currently studying for a PhD at the University of Oxford. He also holds an MSc in Epidemiology and Biostatistics from the University of Leeds.
Dr Claire Keene
Medicine
Dr Claire Keene is a public health clinician with a masters in International Health and Tropical Medicine from the University of Oxford. She is an experienced clinical trial manager, recently managing a Médecins Sans Frontières project on HIV and tuberculosis.
Bruce Windwood
Film Academy
Bruce Windwood is one of Oxford Royale’s most senior tutors, having helped design and develop our filmmaking classes. He is a multi-award winning filmmaker, a commissioned writer for TV and audio, and also composes soundtracks for film, audio, and TV content.
Escape ordinary classroom teaching and learn through interactive and immersive lessons.
Hands-on classes designed to help students learn through practical application.
An interactive forum with an expert in the field, giving students valuable insights into related and new topics.
Successful and famous guest speakers offer students the chance to pose their most important questions.
Essential for honing students' reasoning abilities and public speaking skills.
Escape ordinary classroom teaching and learn through interactive and immersive lessons.
Dynamic lectures given by passionate teachers packed with facts and viewpoints to engage the audience.
An opportunity to work closely with, and learn from, different perspectives.
Working in pairs and small groups, students have plenty of opportunity for discussion and debate.
Our trips provide real examples of the course subject in action, and bring students' learning to life for them.
For a taste of the educational experience you will have at our Oxford Summer School, take a look at the kinds of interactive debates and lectures our students participate in.
Don’t miss the opportunity to hear from world-renowned guest speakers discussing something you are passionate about.
Book a call with one of our advisors. We will call you at the time requested to answer any questions you have and to help you through the booking process.
What’s life like at the oldest university in the English speaking world? Your Oxford summer school is hosted in historic residential colleges where you will experience authentic undergraduate life.
Sleep in bedrooms set in centuries-old quadrangles, socialise in student common rooms, and relax in breathtaking gardens. Take up your place and spend two weeks in colleges where students have resided for over eight centuries.
Summer should be fun, right? Don’t worry, we get that – we never forget that you’re on holiday! We help you uncover Oxford’s secrets, from the best coffee shops to the dreamiest riverside parks, from Oxford’s very own castle to unmissable shops, galleries and museums.
You and your new friends will enjoy an amazing extracurricular timetable including dazzling graduation balls, excursions to explore Britain’s diverse history, and so much more.
Hear from students just like you all about their experiences on our summer schools in these videos.
Hannah
I had an absolutely incredible time doing Summer school with Oxford Royale Academy! I learnt new things about myself and the world around me, and would definitely recommend to others!
Clara
I loved the Oxford Royal program, I met many people with bright personalities and unique minds, and I also learned a lot from the teachers, campus staff etc. You will enjoy it!
Francesca
Oxford Royals Academy made my summer amazing! I learned many new things and I met people from all over the world that I know I can call true friends. I definitely recommend ORA to anyone who wants to make unforgettable memories!
Ethan
It was very nice and the experience at Cambridge was amazing! I made a lot of new friends and made a lot of memorable memories. I also really enjoyed all the activities such as punting and then the party. I hope to do this again.
Minquan
The twelve days I spent in Oxford Summer School were very happy, the teachers were very kind and professional, and the curriculum was very reasonable, which expanded my knowledge. All the courses mean a lot to me and I hope I can come back next summer.
Jade
The oxford royale academy was definitely the highlight of my summer. I have not only learnt more about the course I have chosen, but I've also met a lot of new friends, friendly staff and helpful teachers from different cultures all in the same campus and had a lot of unforgettable memories.
