Center for Global Experiences

Consumer Behavior- Rennes, France- 3 credit hours

Dates: June 3-13, 2025

Cost: There is no program fee, but you will pay for your housing (approximately $550-750 for the program, depending on your choice of residence), meals, transportation, cultural visits, and personal expenses.

Includes an exploration of consumer behavior for understanding, measuring and managing current & upcoming digital generation.

Pre-Requisites: minimum of one year undergraduate business study is required.

Cross Cultural Management-Rennes, France- 3 credit hours

Dates: July 8-18, 2025

Cost: There is no program fee, but you will pay for your housing (approximately $550-750 for the program, depending on your choice of residence), meals, transportation, cultural visits, and personal expenses.

This course deals with three main points: overview of today’s global business environment (people – planet – profits); the cross-cultural framework references; and how to manage a cross-cultural team, dynamics and process strategies.  This program comprises different pedagogical activities, including 27 hours of face-to-face teaching, personal study time, and company visits.

Pre-Requisites: minimum of one year undergraduate business study is required.

Sustainable Business-Rennes, France- 3 credit hours

Dates: June 17-27, 2025

Cost: There is no program fee, but you will pay for your housing (approximately $550-750 for the program, depending on your choice of residence), meals, transportation, cultural visits, and personal expenses.

In this course, students will learn a conceptual framework and practical ideas for understanding how organizations and managers can optimize economic, social and environmental performance through a successful Corporate Social Responsibility strategy. Topics include reframing the purpose of business, CSR and stakeholders, responsible leadership and strategy, the environmental challenge, sustainable production and consumption, sustainability reporting, CSR in the workplace, slowing down fast fashion, and tackling the plastic problem.  This program comprises different pedagogical activities, including 27 hours of face-to-face teaching, personal study time, and company visits.

Pre-Requisites: minimum of one year undergraduate business study is required.

Summer in Normandy- French Language, History and Culture (5-8 credits)

Cost: $3995

Dates: June 29- July 19, 2025

Includes Tuition, housing, insurance, and cultural activities and excursions.

Spirit of Europe- Germany/Belgium/Netherlands/France

Dates: May 19-June 2, 2025

Cost: $2010 (includes tuition, accommodation, tours, ground transportation and some meals)

Includes topics centering around Europe/European Union, such as market considerations of international mergers and acquisitions, economic opportunities of alternative energy, and doing business in France. Also includes guided tours and company visits in Paris, France; Bruges, Ghent, Brussels & Leuven, Belgium; Aachen, Monschau & Vogelsant, Germany; and Maastricht, Valkenburg & Margraten, Netherlands (3 credits).

Engineering for Sustainability- Munich, Germany (6 credit hours)

Dates: July 7-August 8, 2025 

Cost: $3359, includes tuition, housing, culture program and company visits (students can use HOPE scholarship money)

You can choose from a variety of engineering and economics courses taught completely in English with courses in automotive, industrial, electrical engineering and entrepreneurship as well as a German language and culture class.

International Summer School- Schmalkalden, Germany (3-6 credits)

Dates: June 2-21, 2025

Cost: $1850

Includes Tuition, housing, some meals, cultural program, and airport pickup from Berlin

Choose course modules in International Economics, International Business & Intercultural Management. Enjoy an academic and cultural program in Berlin and Schmalkalden, Germany.

Hellenic American University- Athens, Greece (6 credit hours) 

Dates: June 10-27, 2025

Cost: $3450 (includes, tuition for 6 credit hours, housing, wifi, airport pickup) Must pay and confirm by May 1st. 

A Walk Across Athens- Athens, Greece (3 credit hours)

Dates: May 31-June 7, 2025

Cost: $2050 (tuition, ground transportation, housing) Must pay and confirm by May 1st.

This experiential learning course is offered intensively over the span of one week prior to the start of each summer term. The course takes students on a journey across the country for a series of interactive excursions exploring the history of Greece through day hikes, walking tours, and guided visits to regional museums, historical sites, and famous monuments. Traveling from the Homeric epic of the Bronze age to the 19th century War of Independence, students follow the footprints of 5,000 years of history, covering over 1,000 kilometers of geography with on-site lectures and group discussions. 

Summer in Hong Kong- Business & Finance, STEM, Cantonese & Mandarin Language, Social Sciences (3-6 credits)

Dates: June 22-July30, 2025

Cost: $3995

Includes Tuition, housing, insurance, and cultural activities and excursions.

University of Limerick, Ireland (3 credits)

Dates: May 28- June 18, 2025

Cost: $3229 (includes tuition, housing, most meals, excursions and cultural events)

Choose from: Irish Studies, Health Science, Criminal Justice.

 

Scuola Lorenzo de Medici- Florence, Italy (NRCSA)

Art History, Art (Studio), Business, Communication, Culture Studies, Education, Fashion, History, Interior Design, Literature, Math, Political Science, Science, Psychology, Sociology, Women's Studies 

Dates:

1st session- May 29-June 27, 2025

2nd session-July 3-31, 2025

Cost:

Tuition for 3 credits, with Shared Room: $4,518 USD

Tuition for 6 credits, with Shared Room: $5,978 USD

Prices include course materials, registration fees, lodging in the residence, breakfast & dinner daily and international emergency & medical insurance.

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Summer in Milan- Fashion, Marketing and International Relations (3-9 credits)

Dates: June 8-21 or June 8-July 5, or June 8- July 19, 2025

Cost: $3995-7995

Includes Tuition, housing, insurance, and cultural activities and excursions.

Sophia University- Tokyo, Japan- East Asian Studies or Japanese Language (6-9 credit hours)

Dates: July 1-22, 2025

Deadline to sign up: Application open from Feb. 7-March 7, 2025

Cost: approx. $2700-3200 (includes tuition, housing, transportation and insurance)

You can choose a maximum of 3 courses from these topics:

・Chado, the Way of Tea and Japanese Culture

・Education in Japan

・Global Sustainability Outlook and Practice in Japan　

・Modern History of Japan

・Japanese Language and Culture

・Japanese Popular Culture

・Japanese Literature and the City

・Japanese Theater

・Contemporary Japanese Society

・The Japanese Economy in a Comparative Perspective 

・Contemporary Chinese Society

 

Or you can take Intensive Japanese language classes. 

University of Monterrey, Mexico- Spanish and Mexican Culture (6 credit hours) or Doing Business in Mexico (6 credit hours)

Dates: June 9-27, 2025

Cost: $1950 (includes tuition for 6 credits, housing, cultural visits) (can use HOPE scholarship)

The Spanish & Mexican Culture Program or Spanish and Doing Business in Mexico provides total immersion, allowing students to not only improve and practice their Spanish proficiency but also to experience a different culture. 

Radboud Summer School-The Netherlands (1 credit hour each)

Dates: Various dates in June, July and August 

Cost:  $1500-3000 depending on class and housing choices (price shown includes tuition, housing, and activities)

Chung Ang University- International Summer Program (6 credit hours)

Dates: TBA

Cost: $2050 (includes tuition, housing and many cultural activities) 

Courses offered are Korean Society, culture, arts, economics and more.

Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU)- Seoul

Dates: June 27-July 25, 2025

Cost: $1831 (3 credit hours), $2660 (6 credit hours) (price includes registration fee, tuition, housing and insurance)

Summer classes offered in these areas of study: Business, Social Science, Computer Science, Engineering and Korean Studies

ISA- International Studies Abroad

Offers a variety of summer courses in all majors

ISEP

A variety of classes for all majors offered in a variety of countries.  Please see flyers below for dates and prices for each one.

2025 ISEP SUMMER PROGRAM DEADLINES

KEI Abroad

Ecuador, London, France, Italy, Peru, Spain with a variety of courses and internships available

NRCSA

(inexpensive and flexible dates)- Language studies. Programs in over 43 countries. (Top choice by Tennessee Tech students)