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Cuba (Business): SCSU Short Term (Outgoing Program) Featured:

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  • Locations: Havana, Cuba
  • Program Terms: Spring Break
  • Budget Sheets: Spring Break
Dates / Deadlines:
Dates / Deadlines:
Term Year App Deadline Decision Date Start Date End Date
Spring Break 2025 12/01/2024 12/05/2024 03/01/2025 03/08/2025
NOTE: Program dates will be determined after deadline
Fact Sheet:
Fact Sheet:
Program Type: Faculty Led Language of Instruction: English
Minimum GPA: 2.5 Click here for a definition of this term Minimum Class Eligibility: 2-Sophomore
Non-SCSU Student: No Housing Options: Hostels, Hotels
Language Courses Offered: No Credit Type: Graduate, Undergraduate
Program Length: Short-Term Program College or School: Herberger Business School
Program Description:


cuba


Overview

Join us on this Spring Break trip  through Cuba while learning about their business, economic, and cultural practices. This international educational tour will examine the challenges and opportunities facing business managers when conducting business internationally. This course will include on-site business visits and presentations, economic and cultural briefings, lectures by host country experts, and cultural experiences and activities!

Fast Facts

Academic Calendar:  Spring Break
Credits: 3 Credits
Faculty & Staff:  Faculty Led Program
Mark Schmidt, mark@stcloudstate.edu                                 
Housing:  Hotel
Language of instruction:  English
 

Academics


HBS 479/579 Special Topics in Global Business
Student will learn and experience:
  • Explore major challenges facing managers and organizations as they operate internationally
  • Explore cross-cultural differences in business practices and their impact on the global work environment with emphasis on the local business enviornment and local customer
 

Attractions

  • Guided tours of Havanathis
  • Visit Finca Vigia Ernest Hemingway's home in Cuba
  • Learn about cigar making
  • Evening at Cafe Miramar, an evening of jazz
  • Visit Viñales in the west of Cuba
  • And MORE!


Housing

Students will be staying in both hotels and hostels for the duration of their stay in Cuba.
 

Admission

  • Sophomore status or above
  • GPA of 2.5 or higher
  • Open to all majors
  • Course focuses on business curriculum
  • Students should first apply with SCSU online

NOTE: The start and end dates are tentative