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Summer program: the trend of short term programs

Many American universities face some issues when offering study opportunities for its students in Brazil, mainly because of the language barrier and because of the lack of affordable accommodation options in the largest cities in Brazil. Since 2013, the Presbiterian University Mackenzie, located in São Paulo, offers a Summer Program for approx. 12 students from SUNY - State University of New York at Albany. During a 4-week program in July, the students have the chance to learn Portuguese and also have classes about Business, Economics, Communication, Law and Sustainability in English. The program is more than having classes on campus, there are also company and cultural visits. The program ends with an academic trip to Rio de Janeiro. This way, we made the program very atractive for the Americans, which is a hard nationality to bring to our campus, as most of our exchange students came from Europe or Latin America.

Author(s):

Claudia Forte    
Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie
Brazil

Daniel Amgarten    
Campus Brasil
Brazil