The Euroean Summer School: EoF Split 2024

The European Summer School of the Economy of Francesco aims to address one of the key issues of our time in economic and social life, which is the distribution of wealth and integral human development from an interdisciplinary perspective, with a particular emphasis on the perspective of the Church's social teaching.

The primary goal of the Summer School is to inspire and equip participants, through lectures by distinguished experts, with a comprehensive understanding of contemporary economic trends related to wealth distribution, with a special focus on integral development. Participants will also gain knowledge about the approach and contributions of the Economy of Francesco, as well as insights into various systems of ethical judgment of contemporary processes and the contributions of the Church's social teaching.

The secondary goal of the Summer School is to encourage networking and the development of new international projects both within the academic community and in the thematic areas of the Economy of Francesco. In addition to lectures by distinguished experts, the Summer School will provide opportunities for intensive group work and the practice of presentation skills in an international setting.

Organizing institutions:
- Docat Center Split
- Catholic University of Croatia, Zagreb
- Economy of Francesco Croatia
- Economy of Francesco
- Angelicum: Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas, Rome

Organizing and program committee:
- Antonia Čobanov, EoF Croatia
- Marijana Kompes, Catholic University of Croatia
- Aleksandra Gečević, Catholic University of Croatia
- Bruno Petrušić, Docat Centar Split

BiP partner institutions:
- Faculty of Theology, Ljubljana, Slovenia
- University of Applied Sciences in Tarnow, Poland
- Pázmány Péter Catholic University, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Hungary
- Gál Ferenc University, Szeged, Hungary

List of lecturers:
- Dawn Carpenter (USA),Distribution of wealth in the world today: Wealth as the basis of contributive justice?
- Martin Carbajo-Núñez (USA / Spain / Italy), The medieval Franciscan perspective on wealth and the Economy of Franceso
- Maristella Cacciapaglia (Italy), Universal basic income and Social Cartography of inequality
- Roland F. Szilas (Hungary), Wealth at work: Dominant “healthy workplace models”
- Melanie Rieback (Holland), Post-growth economy
- Elżbieta Osewska (Poland), The Family and Personal Upbringing in the Postmodern Europe
- Marijana Kompes (Croatia), What is true wealth? The perspective of integral human development within the Economy of Francesco
- Petra Palić (Croatia), Welfare systems and challenges of inequality and poverty
- Alessandra Viscovi (Italy), Faith based investments: it is possible to invest in an ethical and financial way?
- Andrej Grubišić (Croatia), Demystification of solidarity
- Robert Dumančić (Croatia), How the Church founded modern economic theories – and what we can learn today from economists from the scholastic era
- Domagoja Buljan Barbača (Croatia), How to be in balance with your personal finance
- Bruno Petrušić (Croatia), Wealth exists to be shared: Biblical and the perspective of the CST

Students enrolled in the European Summer School of the Economy of Francis will be required to attend all lectures and workshops. Additionally, to earn 3 ECTS credits, they must write a paper in agreement with one of the professors. Despite these academic commitments, there will be ample free and personal time for students to enjoy the beautiful surroundings of Split and Dalmatia, ensuring a balanced and enriching experience.