SHORT TERM STUDY ABROAD PROGRAMS
Location
Contact
Duration
Deadline
Approximate
Cost
Features/Comments
China & South
Korea
Dr. Doug Hausknecht,
([email protected])
3 weeks
Oct. 30
$3700
- Visit areas such as Great Wall
of China, Hunan Providence,
Hyundai Motor Company, Tour
Seoul City, and more.
Summer Study
Korea
Dr. Il-Woon Kim
([email protected])
1 month
(July)
Oct. 30
Cost of airfare
India
Dr. B. Vijayaraman,
([email protected])
Dr. Susan Hanlon
([email protected])
2 weeks
Oct. 30
$2,200*
4 weeks
Oct. 30
$5,000
London, UK
(Accounting
majors only)
Dr. Thomas Calderon
([email protected])
10 days
Oct. 30
$4,000*
Italy & Greece**
Dr. Steven Ash
([email protected])
5 weeks
Oct. 30
$5,500-$7,000*
Ghana**
Dr. Emeka Ofobike
([email protected])
3.5 weeks
Oct. 30
$3,500-3,700
Le Mans
Dr. Ray Gehani
([email protected])
3 weeks
Oct. 30
$4,500
Program expenses, and room
and board are complimentary of
Ulsan University
- Experience Taj Mahal, visit
Delhi, Chennai, and Bangalore
- 6 Credits available through
Maryville University
- Program also offered for 15week session
- Visit London Stock Exchange,
IASB Headquarters, Institute of
Chartered Accountants, and
more. - May be offered during
Spring Break or Summer
Intersession
- Travel across the Aegean Sea,
visit Athens, Aphrodite’s
Temple, and more
- Trevi Fountain, Pompeii, and
more
- Visit Ancient Kingdom of
Ashanti, rain forests, slave
ports, Cape Coast, and more
- Available only to GRAD
students
England
*: tuition not included
**: these programs are not available during current year
The Institute for Global Business
College of Business Administration, University of Akron, Akron, OH 44325-4802
SEMESTER-LONG STUDY ABROAD PROGRAMS
Program
Name
Location
Contact
Deadline
Partner
University
Approximate
Cost
Features/Comments
Global
Village
South Korea
Dr. Il Woon Kim
Oct. 30
Yonsei
University
Cost of airfare
India
Delhi
Oct. 30
London
University of
Delhi
Maryville
University
$4,000
England
Dr. Akhilesh Chandra
([email protected])
Dr. Steven Ash
([email protected])
- Scholarship and dorm are
complimentary of Yonsei
University
- Available to UG and
GRAD students
- Also offered as 4 week
program
- Credit available through
Maryville University
Oct. 30
$15,000
GLOBAL INTERNSHIPS
IGB has several internship opportunities with leading global companies including:
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TNK-BP (Available to all International Business majors)
TIMKEN (Preference for students with supply chain or manufacturing focus)
Kent Displays, Inc. (Preference for students with marketing or management focus)
TATA Consultancy Services (Preference for students with supply chain or manufacturing focus)
University of Delhi (Must possess background in financial engineering and quantitative techniques)
American Express (Available to all International Business majors)
Please contact Dr. Akhilesh Chandra ([email protected]) for details.
 Each program has opportunities to earn and transfer academic credits to The University of Akron
 For more information on any programs listed above, please visit http://www.uakron.edu/cba/cbahome/dept-cent-inst/igb/
 Students have opportunities for more global experience through Office of International Programs
(http://www.uakron.edu/oip/) and through programs of other schools in the state of Ohio
 IGB has limited scholarship opportunities. For details, please visit: http://www.uakron.edu/cba/cbahome/student-resources/scholarships/scholarshiplist.dot?schtype=c586486c&dept=International%20Business
The Institute for Global Business
College of Business Administration, University of Akron, Akron, OH 44325-4802