Summer Programs: Europe

International Business, Innovation & Culture in a Changing Europe

An immersive, multi-city academic journey exploring business, innovation, and culture across Europe.

Academic Focus:
International Business & Cross-Cultural Communication
Earn 3–6 credits through courses in Business, Communication, or Leadership. Taught by a dynamic mix of local and international professors, Summit’s curriculum blends rigorous classroom learning with real-world, hands-on engagement inside Europe’s leading startup hubs, multinational firms, and creative industries.
✔ European Market Structures
✔ European Innovation Ecosystems
✔ Cross-Border Entrepreneurship & Growth Strategies
✔ Multinational Business Models & Scaling
✔ Cross-Cultural Leadership & Team Dynamics
✔ Field Research, Reflection & Global Mindset Development

Two-Part Learning Model:
🔹 Summit Phase (2 weeks in one city, e.g. Barcelona or Prague)

• Daily classes and seminars
• Guest lectures by local professionals
• Visits to startups, NGOs, and multinationals
• Team projects & case study workshops
• Local cultural immersion

🔹 Trek Phase (3 weeks across Europe)

• Academic travel with professors
• Company visits, startup hubs, and cultural sites
• Ongoing coursework: journals, presentations, group research
• Study sessions in conference rooms, partner universities, and hotels
• Cities may include: Paris, Berlin, Lisbon, Amsterdam

📝 Academic instruction continues throughout—students are earning credit every step of the way.

WHY SUMMIT?
One Program, Five Cities, Endless Perspective

• Multi‑City Format: Move from Prague →  Berlin →  Paris →  Barcelona →  Athens. Compare how ideas scale across cultures, regulations, and markets.
• Hands‑On Immersion: Inside access to startups, design labs, and incubators—plus cultural deep‑dives that make the classroom come alive.
• Transferable Credit: Up to 6 semester credits through the University of New York in Prague (UNYP) and easily transferred to U.S. universities.
• Open to All Majors: Designed for engineers, business students, designers—even liberal‑arts majors hungry for global fluency.
• Short‑Term, High‑Impact: Summer or winter sessions—get ahead, not behind.

💼 Real-World Learning

• Meet founders, execs, and impact entrepreneurs
• Explore innovation ecosystems and social ventures
• Analyze real business models in diverse cultural contexts
• Engage in reflective debriefs guided by faculty

🌐 Why Summit is Different
✔ Professors travel with students
✔ Diverse, multicultural student cohorts
✔ Long-term partnerships with top universities
✔ Curriculum co-designed with faculty
✔ Academic credit from accredited institutions
✔ Global networking, real impact

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PROGRAM SNAPSHOT

Duration	Cities & Hubs	Credits	Ideal For
7 weeks (Summer) • 3 weeks (Winter)	Prague, Berlin, Paris, Barcelona, Athens	Up to 6	• Business • Global Studies •  Engineering • Liberal Arts

WHAT YOU’LL DO

1. Learn by Exploring

• Each city becomes your classroom. Through guided visits and hands-on assignments, you’ll analyze how global companies and local ventures adapt to diverse cultural, political, and market conditions.
  

2. Professional & Cultural Visits

• Meet startup CEOs raising Series A rounds in Berlin.
• Sit down with EU digital‑policy advisors in Brussels (winter variant).
• Explore circular‑design studios in Paris.
• Join Greek founders tackling blue‑economy challenges in Athens.

3. Interdisciplinary Coursework
Sample Courses (choose two):

• COM 320 Cross‑Cultural Communication
• MGT 321 Cross‑Cultural Management
• BUS 328 International Business

All courses blend seminars with site visits and micro‑projects, culminating in a portfolio piece you can show recruiters.

Explore Courses

OUTCOMES

• Global Fluency Gain the cultural intelligence top tech employers demand.
  
• Professional Network Leave with contacts across five ecosystems.
• Career Ready 90 % of past students say the program directly boosted internship or job interviews (internal survey).
  
  

ABOUT SUMMIT GLOBAL EDUCATION

Since 2011 we’ve run mobile, interdisciplinary programs in 20+ cities across Europe and Latin America. Our mission: help students navigate complexity, collaborate across cultures, and build solutions that scale beyond borders.

LEARN MORE ABOUT SUMMIT

NEXT STEPS

• Download the Program Guide for dates, tuition, and scholarship info.
• Chat with an Advisor to confirm credit transfer back to your home university.
• Apply Online—rolling admissions; spots fill fast.