Bucharest Summer University

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐒𝐔 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 ✨

🗓 And just like that, two unforgettable weeks came to an end.

What started with introductions, shy smiles, and get-to-know-each-other games turned into friendships, shared adventures, countless laughs, and memories we’ll carry with us long after BSU 2026 is over. 🩵

🥳 We celebrated everything we experienced together: the lessons we learned, the challenges we faced, the places we discovered, and most importantly, the people who made this edition so special.

To every participant: thank you for bringing your energy, your stories, and a little piece of your home to BSU. You came from different corners of the world, but for these two weeks, you became one big family. 🌎

🥹 𝐁𝐒𝐔 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐛𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐧𝐝, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐞 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐲 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐮𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫.

𝑈𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑙 𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑝𝑎𝑡ℎ𝑠 𝑐𝑟𝑜𝑠𝑠 𝑎𝑔𝑎𝑖𝑛. 🫂

𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝟏𝟐 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐒𝐔 - 𝐍𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐤𝐢𝐝! 🩵

We started with an inspiring lecture powered by Siemens and Ascendis, bringing fresh perspectives on international business, AI, and sustainability. 💡

☀️ Then it was time to have some fun! While part of the group enjoyed a relaxing day at 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐞, the rest embraced their inner child with an epic 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭! 💦

🎲 The day ended with a throwback to childhood, playing the games we all grew up with, laughing, competing, and simply enjoying the moment.

Because sometimes, the most beautiful thing in life is remembering how to be a child. 🫶

𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝟏𝟏 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐒𝐔 - 𝐀 𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬! 🇷🇴

We took our participants on a journey through some of Romania’s most important institutions. ✨️

🏛️ We started with a visit to the 𝐏𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭, discovering its history, architecture, and role in Romania’s political life.

🏦 The afternoon was all about the 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐨𝐟 𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐚, where our participants learned more about the world of finance and its role in the Romanian economy.

It was a day full of new experiences, interesting insights, and a closer look at Romania beyond the classroom! 👀

𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝟏𝟎 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐒𝐔 - 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐞 𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭! 🎬

The day was packed with learning, new perspectives and a little bit of everything! 📚

💡 We started with a thought-provoking lecture on resilience, risks and the trade-offs we face.

Next, 𝐀𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐢 𝐋𝐮𝐜𝐚, Director of the Directorate for Cultural Diplomacy, Education and Science at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, introduced our participants to the role of the MFA and sectoral diplomacy in achieving foreign policy objectives. 🎯

🦁 The day continued with ING and we had an interactive 𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐬 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐑𝐨𝐥𝐞-𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐲 𝐒𝐢𝐦𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.

And after a full day, it was time to relax with a 𝐌𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐞 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 featuring Crazy, Stupid, Love. 🩵

𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝟗 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐒𝐔 - 𝐃𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐛𝐢𝐠, 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞! 😎

The day started with an inspiring workshop held by 💚𝐇𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐤𝐞𝐧 𝐑𝐨𝐦â𝐧𝐢𝐚💚, where our participants were encouraged to choose the career they truly want and, most importantly, to work for the dreams they believe in. 🚀

🗺️ Later, we took the excitement to the streets of Bucharest with a 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐇𝐮𝐧𝐭!

Teams completed fun challenges, discovered interesting places, and learned more about the stories behind the city. 🔍

A day that reminded us to 𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐛𝐢𝐠, 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬, and enjoy the journey along the way! 🩵

HEINEKEN Romania

𝐃𝐢𝐝 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐲 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐩? 🏔️

Our BSU participants swapped the classroom for an adventure through some of Romania’s most beautiful places! 🇷🇴

🌲 From the breathtaking Transfăgărășan and Bâlea Lake to the charm of Sinaia, the iconic Peleș Castle, Cantacuzino Castle and the streets of Brașov... there was plenty to discover along the way!

📸 And to make the trip even more fun, everyone took on a 𝐏𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐨 𝐁𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐨 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞, capturing moments, completing challenges, and creating memories together throughout the entire trip.

Three days, countless laughs, and a whole lot of memories! 🩵

𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝟓 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐒𝐔 - 𝐀 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐰𝐧! 🌍

Day 5 was all about celebrating the amazing diversity that brings our BSU community together! 🩵

🔎 At the 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐕𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐠𝐞, our participants proudly presented their home countries, sharing traditions, stories, and fun facts with everyone.

From traditional treats and drinks to new cultures and unexpected discoveries, we got to travel the world without leaving the room! 🫣

😍 𝐃𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐁𝐒𝐔 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲!

𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝟒 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐒𝐔 - 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩, 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬 & 𝐤𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐨𝐤𝐞! 🎤✨

💡 Our participants joined two inspiring lectures, exploring what it takes to become a great leader and sharing their own perspectives along the way.

Then came the 𝐏𝐮𝐳𝐳𝐥𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞... but with a twist! 🧩

Some of the pieces were hidden among other teams, so finding them was just as important as solving the puzzle. 👀

🎶 We ended the day with our 𝐊𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐨𝐤𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐲 that brought lots of music, laughs, and some unforgettable performances!

𝐀𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐞𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬! 🩵

𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝟑 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐒𝐔 - 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧, 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐞, 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭! 🌍

Day 3 kicked off with an insightful lecture on 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐍𝐞𝐠𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, bringing new ideas and perspectives to the table. 🫱🏻‍🫲🏻

🏛️ We then stepped outside the classroom for a visit to 𝐂𝐨𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐢 𝐏𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞, discovering a piece of Romania’s history and culture.

🍻 And, of course, we wrapped up the day with some friendly competition, good vibes, and plenty of laughs over 𝐁𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐨𝐧𝐠!

𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝟑 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐨𝐧𝐞. 𝐍𝐨𝐰 𝐥𝐞𝐭’𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭! 👀