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Why study abroad

Why Study Abroad

Study business and innovation in different markets, experience local cultures, and practice communicating in unfamiliar settings.

Barcelona city street for Summit Global Education

Academic travel

Explore business and culture across cities.

Study abroad outcomes

Develop an international perspective.

Study how people in different places approach business, communication, and everyday decisions.

For students

Practice communicating across cultures.

Ask questions, explain your ideas, and adapt to unfamiliar routines with classmates and faculty nearby.

For families and advisors

Academic study you can plan for.

Review courses, credit requirements, routes, and student support together before choosing a program.

Business and innovation

Understand business in different markets.

Classes and professional visits let you examine how organizations innovate and adapt across different economic and cultural settings.

Study different business approaches

Examine how businesses develop ideas and respond to customers, competition, and local conditions.

Ask questions on visits

Explore the decisions organizations make and how the local economy and culture influence them.

Discuss your conclusions

Use faculty-led discussions and assignments to explain and question what you have learned.

Several cities, one group

Study abroad with a group that travels with you.

Share classes, visits, and travel with students from different universities, with Summit staff traveling and staying with the group. Explore several countries in Europe or several cities within Brazil, and compare what you observe through discussions with your professors.

The student experience

Experience business and culture with other students.

Explore unfamiliar cities, ask questions during visits, and discuss different perspectives with classmates and faculty.

Europe program students during a business-district visit

Business and innovation

Compare approaches to business

Explore how businesses respond to the customers, competition, and institutions around them.

Brazil program students during a professional visit

Company visits

Ask questions during company visits

Examine how organizations make decisions about products, customers, and local markets.

Europe program students gathered together

With the group

Explore new places with fellow students

Share visits, city walks, and travel days with classmates studying the same region.

Your studies

Choose a program that fits your studies.

Compare courses, routes, and credit options with your home university before deciding.

Coursework

Up to 6 credits

Depending on your program, session, course choices, and home-university approval.

Route

Multiple cities

Compare the cities, travel dates, and duration of each program.

Subjects

Course options

Review subjects, syllabi, and academic partners to find a program that fits your interests.

Next step

Get in contact with us

Apply now, or talk with us about destinations, courses, and studying abroad with Summit.