MULTI-LOCATION STUDY ABROAD
(TRAVELING PROGRAM):
SUMMIT STUDY ABROAD - BRAZIL - Session A1: Dec 28th - Jan 15th, 2016
A1 Session:
- Travel Itinerary includes: ARGENTINA (Buenos Aires) + URUGUAY (Punta del Este) + BRAZIL (Porto Alegre + Florianópolis + Sao Paulo)
- Dates (program): Dec 28th - Jan 15th, 2016
- Credits: Earn up to 3 credits
- Courses: see course options
ITINERARY
- Dec 28-Jan 4: Argentina, Uruguay
- Jan 4-8: Porto Alegre, Brazil
- Jan 8-11: Florianopolis
- Jan 11-15: Sao Paulo
WHAT TO EXPECT:
This Winter Break, we will be hosting our Global Summit event in Brazil. Students will have classes on campus at our host university in three cities in Brazil - Rio de Janeiro, Porto Alegre and Sao Paulo, allowing them to see more of Brazil, and to integrate their traveling experience back into the classroom.
PROGRAM:
Study abroad in Europe this Winter Break and earn up to 6 academic credits. During this program, students will have the option to travel across Brazil with professors, students and course facilitators, visiting multiple cities. During our Global Summit, students will take stimulating courses with excellent professors and will have the opportunity to learn about Brazil through professional visits to leading Brazilian companies and organizations. Throughout a month of classes and visits, students will gain a broad overview of Brazilian culture, economy, society, business, and politics.
COURSE DESIGN:
Starting with one week on campus in Porto Alegre at our host university, students will then travel as a group to Florianópolis for a long weekend, before flying to Sao Paulo. In Sao Paulo, students will continue taking courses on-campus at our host university before flying home on the 15th.
PROFESSIONAL VISITS
Companies visited in previous programs include:HStern (high-end jewelry)
- PROJAC - Rede Globo (media conglomerate)
- Fluminense (Soccer club, Rio)
- Natura (Sao Paulo)
- Cidade do Samba (Samba City)
- Porto Maravilha - Major Urban Regeneration Plan
- Learn more: Professional and Cultural Visits
HOST UNIVERSITY:
- The Summit program in Brazil is hosted and organized by ESPM (Escola Superior de Propaganda e Marketing), the #1 ranked marketing and communications university in Brazil.
- Participating students will be officially enrolled in ESPM, and upon completion of the program, will receive their grades, and transcripts issued directly from ESPM .
- Learn more about ESPM here
COURSES:
- BUS 317: Regional Business Environment in Brazil and Latin America
- COM 317: Cross Cultural Issues in Brazil and Latin America
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