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Applications for summer 2027 are now open! See each program section below for details.
Take Your Business Education Global
The world is more connected than ever, and business is no exception.
At the VCU School of Business, our global programs take learning beyond the classroom, giving students unique opportunities to explore new cultures, collaborate with international peers and tackle real-world business challenges for actual clients.
Through international partnerships, cultural immersion and hands-on learning, students develop the knowledge, skills and perspectives needed to thrive in an increasingly interconnected and diverse world.
Recognizing the value of these experiences, we're committed to making global learning more accessible through initiatives like our voucher program, while continuing to seek and expand study abroad opportunities for our students.
Get to Know Our Global Programs
Three programs. Three destinations. See where your business education could take you.
International Consulting Program
Rome, Italy
Global Gateway
Seoul, South Korea
Global STEMConverge
Córdoba, Spain
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Eligibility: Undergraduate VCU students
(VCU Graduate students considered on a case-by-case basis. Please contact us for more information.)
Prerequisites: At least one 300-level course and a minimum 2.8 GPA
Courses and credits: 6 credits; BUSN 400, BUSN 401
Term: Summer
Destination: Rome, Italy
In this unique program, students earn six credits while engaging in consulting projects for real clients across two continents.
In the first portion of the International Consulting Program, students participate in an in-person consulting class where they learn the skills necessary for consulting while tackling a strategic dilemma for a real local client in Richmond, Virginia.
In the second portion, students travel to Rome, Italy, where they work with other students at the American University of Rome to complete a second consulting project for an international client.
Throughout the program, participants must navigate what professionalism looks like in different cultures.
Applications for summer 2027 are now open.
Click below to learn more and apply by March 1.
Eligibility: Undergraduate and graduate VCU students, alumni and community members*
(*Note that only current VCU students are eligible to use the $1,000 donor voucher towards the cost of their program fee.)
Prerequisites: Minimum 2.0 GPA
Credits: 1 credit
Term: Varies; Winter break, spring break or summer
Destination: Varies
Students looking to begin exploring global business with a short-term program are invited to consider participating in Global Gateway.
These experience-rich, one-credit opportunities give students exposure to various design thinking elements, business practices, multidisciplinary collaborations and unique cultural excursions.
All Global Gateway programs are co-led by an educational provider in-country and include a fully bilingual guide who speaks fluent English.
With two different destinations each year, students have the opportunity to participate in up to three Global Gateway experiences to build a three-credit elective in global business.
Past Global Gateway programs have traveled to Strasbourg, France; Heidelberg, Germany; Costa Rica; and Milan, Italy.
The summer 2027 Global Gateway program is headed to Seoul, South Korea, to explore the Business of K-Pop!
NOTE: This program is now full.
Applications are still being accepted through Feb. 15. New applicants will be placed on a waitlist and contacted if space becomes available.
Eligibility: Undergraduate VCU students majoring in information systems, computer science, electrical engineering, computer engineering or supply chain management, with junior status (or above)
Prerequisites: Minimum 2.75 GPA. Each major has specific areas of focus and required courses to ensure students are adequately prepared:
- Computer Science: CMSC 355 – Fundamentals of Software Engineering
- Electrical and Computer Engineering: EGRE 364 – Microcomputer Systems
- Information Systems: INFO 361 – Systems Analysis and Design
- Supply Chain Management: SCMA 302 – Business Statistics or SCMA 320 – Production/Operations Management
Courses and credits: 6 credits; two INFO 491 - Topics in Information Systems courses (one based on major)
Term: Summer
Destination: Córdoba, Spain
The Global STEMConverge program is a collaboration between the VCU School of Business, the VCU College of Engineering, the Universidad de Córdoba (UCO) School of Business Administration and the UCO Polytechnic School.
This program is designed to equip students in computer science, electrical and computer engineering, information systems and supply chain management with the technical, business and cross-cultural skills needed for global success.
Through a hands-on approach, students collaborate in small, interdisciplinary teams with peers from UCO to tackle real-world projects.
Starting in Richmond, where they apply project management principles to local initiatives, students then travel to Córdoba, Spain, to work on projects that blend technical problem-solving with meaningful cultural engagement.
Applications for summer 2027 are now open.
Click below to learn more and apply by Feb. 15.
VCU Global Business Voucher Program
We want to ensure that all students who want to study abroad have the opportunity to participate in at least one international business experience during their time at VCU. Thanks to a generous donor gift, VCU Business students may apply a one-time $1,000 Global Business Voucher toward a School of Business faculty-led study abroad program.
For qualifying students, the voucher will be automatically applied to the program fee once their application is approved.
Eligibility: To use the voucher, you must be a current, degree-seeking student enrolled in a program through VCU. Only faculty-led study abroad programs run by the VCU School of Business are eligible. Students may use the voucher only once, toward the program fee for their first study abroad experience. For any subsequent programs, students must pay the full program fee.