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Fox Abroad | Programs specifically designed and customized for Temple’s Business Students

http://www.fox.temple.edu/ciber/abroad.htm

What nations don’t know can hurt them. The stakes involved in study abroad are that simple, that straightforward, and that important. For their own future and that of the nation, college graduates today must be internationally competent. – Abraham Lincoln Study Abroad Commission


Why Study Abroad? With an increasingly global business environment and the rise of emerging markets, there is a critical need for our students to understand the changing dynamics of competition. U.S. competitiveness is at stake unless our next generation understands how to do business in and how to design and deliver products and services for those markets. Many scholars, policy makers and business leaders argue that now, more than ever, given the globalizing trends, advances in communications, and rapidly growing economies, learning about other cultures is vital for success within the global business arena. The ability to understand how businesses work across cultures, as well as a keen understanding of those cultures, is often cited as a key competency that is sought in potential employees.


Study abroad is an excellent way to enrich business education by learning about cultural values, political and legal systems, and economic conditions that shape a country’s economy and financial decisions. This experience will enhance and expand business knowledge. Study abroad is an exciting way to discover new approaches to the study of business while enhancing professional and personal skills attractive to employers.


More specifically, business students that study abroad:

  • Display flexibility and adaptability in unfamiliar settings.

  • Demonstrate openness to new ideas and ways of doing things.

  • Empathize with the perspectives of others.

  • Exhibit attitudes of tolerance and self-confidence.

  • Work effectively in groups with colleagues of diverse backgrounds.

  • Explain and provide examples of the role of culture.

  • Operate effectively across cultures.

  • Portray a global perspective in actions.

With less than one-percent of U.S. university and college students participating in study abroad each year, it is a skill that is in great demand and serves as a differentiating factor in a competitive job market. American corporations understand the importance of study abroad.


Increasingly, business leaders recognize that they must be able to draw on people with global skills if their corporations are to succeed:

  • Fully one in six American jobs is now tied to international trade.

  • Corporate leaders rank international curricula high on their priority list of what’s important in American higher education.

  • There is near unanimity among American personnel officers that job applicants with international experience are likely to possess desirable skills in cross-cultural communication, cultural awareness, leadership, and independence, according to a 2004 survey completed by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD).

Who? | All regularly enrolled Temple University students in good academic standing are eligible to study abroad; students may not be on warning or on academic or disciplinary probation. Knowledge of a foreign language is not a requirement to study abroad on most programs, although students are encouraged to gain some knowledge of a foreign language in advance.

When? | Most students study abroad for a semester or year when they are juniors, but studying abroad at anytime during your academic career may also be an option. Freshman are eligible to participate in Fox Abroad’s short-term study abroad programs. Most other programs are open to students after completing their freshman year.

How long? | You may study abroad for an academic year, semester, summer or participate in a Fox Abroad short-term study abroad program during winter and summer breaks.

Can I talk to past participants? | Fox Abroad is a recognized leader in leveraging social media and enhancing visibility in the field of international business education abroad:

What kinds of programs are there?

Education Abroad Video:

Tokyo, Japan: www.temple.edu/studyabroad/programs/semester_year/japan/index.html
Rome, Italy: www.temple.edu/studyabroad/programs/semester_year/italy/index.html
Summer Programs: www.temple.edu/studyabroad/programs/summer/index.html

  • Exchange Programs | Exchange programs provide a full immersion experience at a foreign university for a semester or academic year. You take university classes with students from that country and earn transfer credit. Visit Fox Abroad in 506 Alter Hall to learn more.

  • Non-Temple Programs All Over the World | You may also participate in programs organized by other US or foreign universities, or you can apply directly to an institution overseas. The Education Abroad Resource Library has information on many programs around the world. You must meet with Gloria Angel, Fox Abroad, to ensure transfer credit of business courses in accordance with AACSB accreditation.

What can I study while abroad?

  • Classes in Your Major or Minor | Research programs that are offered in your field, or participate in an exchange at a university that offers courses in your major or minor.

  • Electives | Go on a program in an area of interest to you, and take courses to meet your elective requirements. The choices are endless!

  • Foreign Languages | Start at the beginning or continue studying a language while you’re abroad: French, Spanish, German, Japanese, Italian, or any other language that appeals to you. You can study a language and culture intensively or, if you’re already proficient in a language, you can take courses in your field taught in that language.

  • Internships/Work Abroad | Career-related experiences are available too, either for academic credit or for pay. Some study abroad programs offer a work component; Temple University, Japan Campus, offers internships with Japanese and multi-national companies, and Temple University Rome offers a large number of internships as well. Explore other options in the Education Abroad Resource Library.

What can I do at the Main Campus – Certificate Programs?

  • Asian Business and Society Certificate | This interdisciplinary certificate gives both business and non-business students the opportunity to study business in the Asian context through required courses in the Fox School of Business, the College of Liberal Arts, as well as an Asian foreign language and a variety of electives to choose from in several disciplines. The certificate will be noted on a student's transcript.
    http://www.sbm.temple.edu/ciber/programs_asian.htm

 

  • Latin American Studies and Spanish for Business Certificate | The objective is to allow Temple students in business-related programs to develop skills and knowledge in these two complementary areas so that they may compete more successfully in this growing job market. This is an interdisciplinary certificate that combines the study of the Spanish language, business, and Latin American societies. http://www.sbm.temple.edu/ciber/programs_latin.htm

How Do I Pay For It?

  • Financial Aid | As long as you are receiving full-time credit for your classes overseas, and have completed all the necessary paperwork, some or all of your financial aid may be used to fund your study abroad.

  • Temple University Study Abroad Scholarships | We try to make it easier for you to afford your program!
    Education Abroad offers scholarships for both Temple programs and non-Temple programs.*

  • External Scholarships | Fox Abroad can help you research and apply for scholarships from outside sources as well. Temple students are regularly the recipients of merit and need-based scholarships sponsored by other organizations.

  • Cost of Living | Housing and living expenses vary from country to country. By doing some research, you will be able to identify locations that best suit your budget.

*For more information, go to: http://www.temple.edu/studyabroad/scholarships.html and https://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=140777305940776

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