Data from our annual re-entry survey reveals that undergraduates today haven’t necessarily engaged in formal study of their host cultures prior to their education abroad experiences. To some degree this…
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MenuBali Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship Immersion: A Human-Centered Approach to Adaptive Problems
With its magnificent forested volcanoes, iconic terraced rice fields, teeming coral reefs, and ubiquitous temples, Bali earns its nickname as the “Island of the Gods.” While its ancient Hindu culture…
International Internship and Professional Development (INT 3010)
This is a 3-module course that provides the student with a preliminary curriculum, an international internship experience (8 weeks minimum), and a re-acclimation curriculum. All curricular settings are designed to…
Macroeconomics Seminar: Traveling Economists in China
There are two primary goals in this course. The first is to understand the incredible economic development of China over the course of the last two generations within the context…
Social Justice and Sustainability In India
At Western Michigan University, the Haworth College of Business and College of Health and Human Services have developed an interprofessional study abroad course, “Social Justice and Sustainability in India.” This course for…
Celebrating Campus Connections for International Education Week
Starting in 2017, the University of Richmond decided to counter negative messages about international cooperation by emphasizing cross-cultural understanding. During International Education Week in November we hosted Danish Week, an occasion for…
Re-Entry Reflection on Cultural Values
International Field Study Experience (IFSE) is an eight-week interdisciplinary, online course in which graduate students have the unique opportunity to serve as international consultants for international companies/organizations. IFSE is designed…
A Deep Dive into Historical and Cultural Contexts
International Field Study Experience (IFSE) is an eight-week interdisciplinary, online course in which graduate students have the unique opportunity to serve as international consultants for international companies/organizations. IFSE is designed…
Connecting and Contextualizing Course Themes
International Field Study Experience (IFSE) is an eight-week interdisciplinary, online course in which graduate students have the unique opportunity to serve as international consultants for international companies/organizations. IFSE is designed…
Marketing Québec: Policy and Cultural Identity
The only place in the world where Pepsi consistently beats Coke, Québec comprises a unique group of consumers that have baffled marketing executives for years. What makes French Canadians so…
Global Business Practicum
This course provides students with a first-hand look at the business environment of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) and is designed a partnership between Vienna University of Economics and Business…
Issues in Global Business
Issues in global business is a course requiring students from different cultural and ethnic backgrounds to examine a broad range of social, cultural, legal and political issues that can impact…
Mendoza: International ETP in Argentina
This course explores the unique challenges of business and entrepreneurship in an intercultural and international context. Specifically, the course focuses on local as well as expatriate entrepreneurs in the emerging…