Education Abroad has extended the application deadline to March 18 for the following Global Seminars.
New Venture Creation & Internship
May 21–July 1 | Aix-en-Provence, France
Spend six weeks in Aix-en-Provence, France, this summer and gain valuable, real-world skills for any field! Go through the process of launching a new venture, participate in a for-credit internship, and experience the unique challenges of starting a venture abroad. Visit French startups and network with CU alumni currently working in France and get 6 CU credits. Open to all majors!
- Course 1: INBU 4910 Global Internship (3 credits)
- Course 2: ESBM 4830/EMEN 4825: Vive La France: New Venture Creation in the Heart of Europe (3 credits)
Lisbon as a Global City: Cosmopolitanism, Diversity & Innovation
June 1–23 | Lisbon, Portugal
Earn 3 credits in three weeks abroad in Portugal this June! Explore one of the oldest cities in the world and experience the different backgrounds and cultures to influence it. Approved for the Global Perspectives diversity requirement, Lisbon will be the center of our exploration of how multicultural heritage has created new social, economic, and cultural dynamics that have molded and created the city we see today. Open to all majors!
- Course: PORT 3170 Lisbon as a Global City: Cosmopolitan, Diversity, and Innovation (3 credits)
Writing in Ireland
June 6–24 | Dublin, Ireland
Complete your upper-division writing requirement abroad in Ireland this June! You'll create your own Irish Odyssey digital story and explore both Dublin and the Irish countryside, including taking part in the exciting Bloomsday Festival. Earn 3 credits in three weeks. Open to all majors!
- Course: WRTG 3020, Composing Irish Odysseys by Navigating Currents and Events (3 credits)
Entrepreneurship & Empowerment
June 12–July 22 | Cape Town, South Africa
Spend your summer in South Africa gaining hands on experience as a consultant! Earn 6 credits in 6 weeks while helping local entrepreneurs in the townships surrounding Cape Town. Students form consulting teams with local South African students to develop tangible and practical deliverables for clients. Make a difference and enhance your resume!
- Courses: INBU 4925 and EMEN 4830 (6 credits)
The Medellin Practicum/Studio
June 27–Aug. 8 | Medellin, Colombia
Spend six weeks of your summer in Colombia while earning 9 ENVD credits! Study planning and urban design methodologies in the innovative city of Medellín. Integrate with locals by engaging with a marginalized community, working side by side with community members in the production of a plan for neighborhood development. The program includes special guest lectures, various site visits around the city, and outings to local museums and festivals.
- Course 1: ENVD 3009-820 The Medellín Practicum/Studio: Planning Informality (6 credits)
- Course 2: ENVD 3009-821 Social Urbanism: Learning from Urban Upgrading Practices in Medellín, Colombia (3 credits)