CIEE Summer Business, Communications, and Culture Program in Brussels, Belgium

  Belgium

• Brussels: 
Brussels

Term: Summer 
Dates: 6 weeks: late May - mid-July

Description: The goal of the Business, Language, and Culture summer program is to provide students with insight into Belgium and Brussels' unique political and cultural situation in Europe through courses in business, communications, international relations, and/or an internship, among others.

Academic Program
The CIEE Study Center in Brussels was established in 1994 and moved to its current host institution, Vesalius College, in 2002. Vesalius College is unique among academic institutions in Brussels in that it is the only institution that offers a selection of courses taught in English at the undergraduate level. Students on the summer program have the opportunity to live in the Capital of Europe while studying business, communications, and international relations, and possibly an internship.

Academic Culture
Vesalius College has recently been restructured, like other European universities, to offer three-year undergraduate degrees. These fall into three main areas: business, communications, and international relations.

Vesalius College differs from most Belgian universities in the freedom its students have to take elective courses. Typically, Belgian students follow a set curriculum in their area of specialization and have few elective choices. Classes are often small, with fewer than twenty students on average. Summer classes at Vesalius are intensive, meeting eight hours per week for six weeks. Classes meet either for two hours per day, four days per week, or for four hours per day, twice per week.

While Vesalius aspires to a similar teaching approach as found in the U.S., in practice it can be quite different because most of the professors and students are products of a European educational system. So while there may be more student-teacher interaction at Vesalius than at a regular Belgian educational institution, there will likely be less than U.S. students are accustomed.

Highlights:

• Choice of English-taught courses in business, communications, and international relations, among others The goal of the Business, Language, and Culture summer program is to provide
  
• Field trips, excursions, and cultural activities provide immersion into Belgian society
  
• Opportunity to participate in a for-credit internship

Cost in US$: Please check the CIEE website for current program pricing

Experience Required: yes

Overall GPA 2.75

This Program is open to World Wide Participants.

Participants Travel to Belgium Independently

Scholarships are Available. - We have several scholarships that students can apply for. Contact CIEE for details.

Application Process Involves:

• Letters of Reference
• Other
• Transcript
• Written Application

CIEE's Mission Statement: Since 1947, the Council on International Educational Exchange, known as CIEE, has been in pursuit of its mission, "to help people gain understanding, acquire knowledge, and develop skills for living in a globally interdependent and culturally diverse world." Our services to young people studying, working, teaching, and traveling abroad are more important than ever. As we look ahead, we reaffirm our commitment to the principles and values that guide this mission statement.

Year Founded: 1947