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Academic partners

University Partners

UNYP, IQS, and ESPM provide Summit's academic settings in Europe and Brazil. Students can share partner, course, credit, and transcript details with their school.

School review

Use partner details in the credit conversation.

Students can show where class takes place, request the materials their school may review, and confirm which credit decisions belong to the home university.

A university setting students can name

UNYP, IQS, and ESPM identify each program's academic setting.

Course materials for review

Partner context supports requests for syllabi, credits, transcripts, and faculty details.

Partners for each program

Europe programs begin with UNYP in Prague or IQS in Barcelona. Brazil students study with ESPM in Sao Paulo and Rio.

Home-school approval still matters

Partner details support review; the home university decides how credit applies.

Partner details

Bring partner details to the school review.

Partner details support requests for courses, credits, transcripts, and faculty while the home university controls approval.

Europe program students gathered during an institutional visit

Europe academics

Begin Europe coursework with UNYP in Prague

Students who start in Prague begin coursework at UNYP before continuing through Europe. A later-start option joins the route in London.

Students attending an ESPM classroom session in Brazil

Brazil academics

Study with ESPM in Sao Paulo and Rio

Students study business, innovation, language, culture, and city life with ESPM as the academic partner in Sao Paulo and Rio.

Credit boundary

Confirm credit approval with the home university.

Partner details support review, but the student's school decides transfer, degree applicability, preapproval, and final credit.

Advisor Guidance

Next step

Need partner materials for a school conversation?

Request UNYP, IQS, or ESPM course, credit, and transcript materials for school review.