Previous Faculty Led Study Abroad Programs

2020 STUDY ABROAD PROGRAMS

Sydney, Australia

January 1 - 12, 2020

Professor Donna Davisson led a group of business students on an international study expedition to Australia. Students learned culture and business practices and visited companies in many sectors of the business community in Australia.

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2019 STUDY ABROAD PROGRAMS

Morocco:

January 2 - 12, 2019

Professor Donna Davisson led a group of 16 marketing, international business and MBA students on an international study expedition to Morocco. While there, the group visited the cities of Casablanca, Tangiers, Fes, Chefchouan, Villoboulis and Meknes and visited the following companies:

• Casablanca Chamber of Commerce
• Port of Tangiers
• Les Celliers de Meknes (largest wine producer in Morocco)
• MCI Sante Animale (a laboratory that manufactures animal vaccines)

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London, England:

May 10 - 19, 2019

Professor Kim Ruggeri led a group of 16 marketing and international business students in the design, execution and analysis of marketing research for U.S. clients with an interest in the United Kingdom market.

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2018 STUDY ABROAD PROGRAMS

London, England:

May 11 - May 20, 2018

Professor Kim Ruggeri led a group of 16 marketing and international business students in the design, execution and analysis of marketing research for U.S. clients with an interest in the United Kingdom market. Clients included the Cleveland Clinic, Purdy Professional Painting Tools and Build-A-Figure, a startup that makes customizable action figures.

While in England, the students collected additional secondary research at locations such as the British Library and completed primary research for their client. Primary research included customer surveys, store visits, interviews and more. 

Upon return to the U.S., students analyzed the research and provided their clients with a final marketing research report complete with insights and recommendations.

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South Africa:

May 22 - June 5, 2018

Students earned credit and observed first-hand successful companies and competitive industries operating in South Africa in the mining and tourism industries. The itinerary included:

• Lecture and student meeting at University of the Witwatersrand
• Visit Gold Reef City and explore mining industry; meet with government officials
• Tour Soweto and learn from historical sites surrounding Apartheid
• Visit the Pilanesburg National Park and game reserve near Sun City
• Fly to Cape Town; visit the University of Cape Town for a lecture and student exchange
• Visit District 6, Table Mountain and gardens
• Visit the Cape of Good Hope
• Ferry to UNESCO World Hertiage Site on Robben Island

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2017 STUDY ABROAD PROGRAMS

Israel:

May 18 - 29, 2017

Students observed international environments and studied, first-hand, successful companies and competitive industries operating in the Middle East. Tied with the U.S. as the 3rd most innovative nation in the world, this trip visited high-tech industries doing business in Israel.  Company tours included Intel Corporation, an American multinational technology company headquartered in Santa Clara, California. Intel is one of the world's largest and highest valued semiconductor chip makers, based on revenue. Additional company tours included those operating in the Israeli high-tech agricultural industry as well as its real estate markets. Cultural excursions included Jerusalem, the castle and market of Acco, the world-class Roman archeological site of Cesearea, the beaches of Haifa, historic Masada, the Dead Sea and a look at Bedouin nomad lifestyle.

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London, England:

May 12 - 21, 2017

Students had the opportunity to travel and interact with many sectors of the British business community. Student teams helped a client who was seeking research in England.  Prior to departure, the teams prepared research proposals based on client needs. Students then spent 8 days in England during the break between spring semester and first summer session conducting research and interviews with British organizations, businesses, agencies and consumers. Students and faculty at BUCKS New University (outside of London) hosted the CSU group. 

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Dubai and Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates:

January 2 - 13, 2017

Students had the opportunity to learn culture and business practices in the United Arab Emirates. Students visited ompanies such as the Cleveland Clinic, Fibrex, Mubadala Group, Soedxo and the Abu Dhambi Chamber of Commerce. 

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2016 STUDY ABROAD PROGRAMS

International Marketing and Business Research in London, England

May 13 - 22, 2016

Students had the opportunity to travel and interact with many sectors of the British business community. Student teams helped a client who was seeking research in England.  Prior to departure, the teams prepared research proposals based on client needs. Students then spent 8 days in England during the break between spring semester and first summer session conducting research and interviews with British organizations, businesses, agencies and consumers. Students and faculty at BUCKS New University (outside of London) hosted the CSU group. 

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International Company and Industry Tour in Barcelona, Spain

May 14 - 22, 2016

Students visited two of Spain's most important and interesting cities, Barcelona and Madrid, as well Toledo (located near Madrid). The tour showcased several Spanish and American companies (such as Lincoln Electric) holding significant competitive positions in their respective industries. In addition, students had time for exploring the beautifully preserved city of Toledo.

This program was intended to broaden a student's awareness of the international business climate, provide an understanding of the economic, political and cultural aspects of doing business in Spain and expose students to the theoretical foundations of global business strategies as well as the operational and marketing practices of firms headquartered in Europe conducting business throughout the world.

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2015 STUDY ABROAD PROGRAMS

London, England

May 2015

In May of 2015, two groups of Cleveland State University business students took study abroad tours. 

This study abroad experience provided students with hands-on research skills as well as the opportunity to interact with many sectors of the British business community. 

Prior to departure, the students worked with Northeast Ohio companies to design research projects, write proposals, conduct background research and identify British organizations and target segments to interview based on client needs.

Students then spent 8 days in England during the break between spring semester and first summer session conducting research and interviews with British organizations, businesses, agencies and consumers.  Students and faculty at BUCKS New University outside of London hosted students. Kim Ruggeri, director of the program, and college lecturer for the marketing department led the tour and supervised student research. In addition to the tour, four class sessions were held and completed reports were submitted in June.

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 2013-2014 STUDY ABROAD PROGRAMS

Paris/Abu Dhabi/Dubai

December 30, 2013 - January 12, 2014

 

Following the Smart Phone Trail - China

March 7 - 17, 2014

In March 2014, this first-of-its-kind program took 31 undergraduate and graduate students to China, where they tracked an end-to-end supply chain during a 10-day international study program.

With stops in Hong Kong as well as the cities of Shanghai, Suzhou and Shenzhen, the faculty-led tour featured visits to leading smart-phone companies, including Apple (for insights into consumer experience), ZTE and Huawei (original design manufacturing and original equipment manufacturing) and Knowles and TE Connectivity (component manufacturers). The tour also included the Yangshan Deep-Water Port (import/export).

"Follow the Smart Phone Trail" was a collaboration between the Operations and Supply Chain Management Department at CSU's Monte Ahuja College of Business and the Asia Institute, whose mission is to build an education platform connecting Asia with the rest of the world.

London, England

May 9 - 18, 2014

Students were organized into groups to work with Cleveland-based companies on real-world marketing problems interested in marketing research in London. The students designed and developed marketing research plans during the spring semester based on their client's needs.  Then, once in London, the students executed the marketing research.  Research included store visits, packaging evaluations, interviews, surveys, and secondary research collected at libraries.  Throughout the course, CSU students worked with students from CSU's partner university, Buckinghamshire New University, outside of London. 

CSU students were exposed to an unforgettable cultural and business experience by exploring and studying in London.  They developed their marketing research skills by designing and executing marketing research learned about in class.  They also had the opportunity to gain real-world business experience as they worked on a business problem from a local client.  Finally, they enhanced their teamwork skills by working in groups and through their interactions with students from our partner university. 

Munich/Amsterdam

May 9 - 18, 2014