India

India Group

India

"The Study Abroad India Trip was an eye-opening, life-changing experience!"
- Scott Merk

This program exposes students to the issues that affect the success of work in today’s flat world and global marketplace. India’s position as the global center for IT and Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) services provides a source for diverse viewpoints on these issues. The diverse culture of India will provide a unique and rich learning environment. Students will interact with local students, visit several global companies and listen to global experts apart from visiting several cultural and historic monuments.

Extensive opportunity for learning about India!

Information Meetings:

  • Tuesday, January 24, 2012 from 4:00-5:00pm in CBA 259 (Murphy Room)
  • Wednesday, January 25, 2012 from 4:00-5:00pm in CBA 259 (Murphy Room)

Tentative Schedule

  • July 21: Departure
  • July 23-29: Bangalore
  • July 27-28: Mysore
  • July 30-31: Chennai
  • August 1: Chennai
  • August 2: Agra
  • August 3-4: Delhi
  • August 5: Arrival in Cleveland

Course Credit (open to all majors, no prerequisites):

  • Management in India (Undergraduate Course) (6500:460)
  • Indian Management Systems (Graduate Course) (6500:697)
  • International Business Practicum (6800:494)
  • Honors Colloquia (1870:xxx)

Cost

Cost for the trip is $1,800 to $1,900 excluding airfare. This includes accommodation, sight-seeing, lectures, company visits, travelling in India, and some meals.

Scholarships

Several scholarships up to $400 are available for students who are majoring in Business.

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Next Trip:
July 21 - August 5, 2012

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Contact Name:
Bindiganavale Vijayaraman
Office: CBA 408
Phone: (330) 972-8224
Email: bsv@uakron.edu

Words from our Students

Juanita Deptowicz"I finally realize how much the US and India have in common. This was a life changing experience."
- Juanita Deptowicz

Zippy in India

Zippy in front of the Bahai Lotus Temple in New Delhi, India

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