Study Abroad in Germany
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The Department of Marketing offers a study abroad program located in Germany and is open to all majors from all disciplines. It is a business and sustainability-oriented course taught at Leauphana University.
The program will include trips to Berlin, Hamburg, concentration camp memorial, and Volkswagen Plant (Autostadt). Program Cost (excluding UTRGV tuition) is around $1,269, plus application fee of $125, airfare of around $1,200 - $1,400 and meals/personal expenses. Includes accommodation transport with Germany.
Scholarships available!
For more information and an application package, please contact the Office of Global Engagement, ESTAC 3.128.
Program Contact Info
Dr. Reto Felix
College of Business and Entrepreneurship
ECOBE 211A
(956) 665-2579
reto.felix@utrgv.edu
Why Study Abroad Matters?
Academics
Completing a college degree is about growth and transformation. Studying abroad is a learning experience with a high-impact that will push you to change the way you think about the world. In your experience, you will be immersed in a new culture and will visit the sites that you are reading about. Students who take the opportunity in studying abroad return more motivated and engaged to their degree program.
Personal Growth
Students who study abroad undergo tremendous personal growth because of their experiences abroad. Immersing yourself in a new culture with different perspectives, a different language, and different values gives you the opportunity to reflect on your own culture and perspective. Students that go abroad return transformed by the experience. They have greater cultural awareness. Studying abroad is also highly regarded by employers and professional schools.
Studying abroad in Germany with the program that the Marketing Department has to offer will open your horizons to explore new things and get personal growth in aspects such as:
- Learning a new language
- Appreciate other cultures
- Overcoming challenges
- Make life-long friends
- Study and learn differently