School of Business
Eastern Illinois University
Student Center for Academic & Professional Development
Office: Lumpkin Hall 2051
Local Phone: 217-581-3528
Email: business@eiu.edu
Oh, the places you can go . . .
China
(Summer)
For the first time, the School of Business offers a Study Abroad Trip to China, the most populous country in the world. The trip is anticipated to leave June 27, 2010 and return July 19, 2010. Students will receive 3 business elective transfer credit hours. The trip entails instruction at EIU's partner university in Beijing, the University of International Business and Economics, one of China's premier institutions of higher education. In addition, we have arranged for a comprehensive program of company visits as well as sightseeing that includes the following world-renowned sights in and around Beijing:
The Great Wall
Tiananmen Square
Forbidden City
2008 Olympic Venues
Summer Palace
Palace of Heaven
Beijing Opera
Students will be housed in university apartments with A/C, TV and other amenities. After two weeks in Beijing, the trip will take the group on a 4-day trip to Shanghai on China's East Coast.
The trip cost estimate includes all tuition and fees, all transportation to/from China and to/from Shanghai, all accommodations, sightseeing and company visits, all meals on the trip to Shanghai, as well as visa and passport fees.
The Netherlands, International Business, Maastricht
(Summer)
The School of Business encourages all students to include study abroad as part
of their university education. Each year, EIU offers a variety of short-term
study abroad programs that provide students an affordable opportunity to study
in another country. For several years, School of Business faculty have taught
a 4-week course, BUS 3200, The International Environment of Business, in Maastricht,
The Netherlands. Through this course, EIU business students learn the cultural,
political, social, and economic aspects of international business focusing on
the European Union.
Play the video below to see what we did during our Summer 2009 trip to Maastricht.
Join us for the 2010 trip to Maastricht! For more information, please contact:
Panama
(Spring Break) Note: The spring break trip to Panama is full! We are still accepting applications. Students who submit applications on or after October 19, 2009, will be added to a waiting list. If openings for the trip become available, we will contact students on the waiting list in order by the date that their application was submitted.
During Spring Break in 2010, from March 12-21, the School of Business will offer an International Business course in Panama! Students can receive credit for BUS 3200. The course is led by Dr. David Boggs, Assistant Professor of Management, and Dr. Roann Kopel, Professor of Accounting, and is designed for undergraduate and graduate business students; it may also be suitable for students in related fields of study, such as foreign languages or international studies. Students will stay at the City of Knowledge, on the outskirts of Panama City, Panama, near the Panama Canal. In Panama, students will be taught by Professors Boggs and Kopel; students will also hear from local professional and academic guest speakers. Visits will be made to local businesses (e.g. banking, tourism, transportation, logistics, entrepreneurial) and institutions of administration, learning and government (e.g. Panama Canal Authority, environmental authority, universities). The course will provide general international business knowledge as well as focused information about emerging markets, Latin America, environmental issues, international banking and currency practices, and trade/transportation/logistics. In addition to classes held in Panama, multiple classes will be held at EIU before departure in preparation for the trip and upon return for concluding course activities. Please contact Dr. David Boggs if you are interested in the program (djboggs@eiu.edu or 217-581-8594).
For more information, visit EIU’s
Study Abroad
website.
Study Abroad
1207 Blair Hall
Eastern Illinois University
600 Lincoln Ave
Charleston, IL 61920
Phone: (217) 581-7267
Email: goabroad@eiu.edu
Where will YOU go?
Why Business Majors Should Study Abroad
Never in the history of commerce has business been more global. In today's economy,
your competitor, even for a small business, could be right around the corner
or on the other side of the world. In what is truly a global economy, every
business major should take advantage of opportunities to study abroad. Study
abroad will broaden your horizons, stretch your mind, and sharpen your communication
skills. Nothing will make you more sensitive to diversity issues than becoming
a minority for a period of time. Even if you never leave the country again,
you will become a better, more empathetic manager. Every aspect of business
has international ramifications. Companies manage resources and personnel from
a variety of cultures and countries, market their products to consumers from
diverse backgrounds, raise funds internationally, increasingly report their
results using international conventions, and source their operations in the
most beneficial location. In a study abroad program, you will have the chance
to see how American companies and their competitors operate in a global economy.
The experience will have a profound impact on you, both personally and professionally.
Can I Afford to Study Abroad?
What you do in college is an investment in your future. Surveys indicate that
graduates who have studied abroad secure more job offers, better job offers,
and higher starting salaries in their fields. With findings like this, how can
you afford NOT to study abroad? Moreover . . .
You can use financial aid to study abroad, and to even pay for your airfare!
There are lots of scholarships for study abroad, from EIU and beyond.
In some cases, it costs less to go abroad than it would to stay on campus!
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