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Short-Term Study Away Programs

Short-Term Study Away Programs (STAPs) are the best way for students to exercise international mobility while at the GW School of Business (GWSB).

STAPs are taught by faculty from GW or one of GWSB’s international partner universities and are open to graduate students enrolled at GW as well as GW students in non-degree status (i.e., not currently pursuing a degree or certificate). Select undergraduates may participate in faculty-led programs if they meet admission standards set by STAP faculty. Offerings are designed to expose students to diverse opportunities for global learning while at GWSB. Current and previous STAPs are listed below.

Latest News & Upcoming Deadlines

Summer 2023

View details about each program and begin an application by clicking on the program names listed below.

Faculty-led Programs

Short-term Exchange Programs*

Past Programs

Spring 2023

Faculty-led Programs

  • Austin, TX (canceled) | Startup City: Austin | 3 Credits
    Faculty:  Prof. Thomas Debass
  • Sweden | Global Business Project: The Innovation Ecosystem and the Internationalization of High-Tech Firms | 3 Credits
    Faculty:  Dr. Anna Helm
  • Washington, D.C. | Business & Society: Impact Investing | 3 Credits
    Faculty:  Dr. John Forrer

Short-term Exchange Programs

  • Sustainability in Scandinavia | Short-term Exchange with Copenhagen Business School | 1.5 Credits
  • Corporate Governance Study Tour | Short-term Exchange with Audencia Business School | 3 Credits
  • Mexico as an Emerging Market | Short-term Exchange with IPADE Business School | 3 Credits
Winter 2022-2023

Short-term Exchange Programs

  • Technology Management in a European Business Environment | Short-term Exchange with Grenoble Ecole de Management | 3 Credits
Summer 2022

Faculty-led Programs

Short-term Exchange Programs

 

Spring 2022

Faculty-led Programs

Short-term Exchange Programs*

Winter 2021-2022

Short-term Exchange Programs*

Summer 2021

Summer 2021

Please note: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all of our programs for the Summer 2021 semester were held virtually.

Faculty-led Programs

Short-term Virtual Exchange Partners* 

Please note: the duration and credit weight of these opportunities varies by partner school; please check back soon for additional information specific to each exchange program.

View summer course offerings from all GWSB partner universities

Spring 2021

Spring 2021

Please note: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all of our programs for the Spring 2021 semester were held virtually.  

Faculty-led Programs*

Short-term Exchange Programs*

Winter 2020-2021

Please note: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all of our programs for the Winter 2020-2021 semester were held virtually.

Short-term Exchange Programs*

Spring 2020

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, all faculty-led programs for the spring 2020 were shifted to virtual formats and continued to take place throughout the semester. Short-term exchange programs were cancelled.

Faculty-led Programs

Rwanda | Global Business Project: Impact Investments in Rwanda | 3 Credits
Faculty: Dr. Reid Click

Spain | Innovation and Technology in Barcelona | 3 Credits
Faculty: Dr. Mary Granger

Arizona | The Business of Spring-Training Baseball | 3 Credits
Faculty: Dr. Mark Hyman

Washington, D.C. | Business & Society: Engaging Through Think-Tank and Business Organizations | 3 Credits
Faculty: Prof. Abdullah Akyuz

Short-term Exchange Programs

Denmark | Sustainability in Scandinavia | Short-term Exchange with Copenhagen Business School | 1.5 Credits

France | Global Responsibility in the European Context | Short-term Exchange with Audencia Business School | 3 credits

Mexico | Mexico as an Emerging Market | Short-term Exchange with IPADE Business School | 1.5 Credits

Summer 2020

Faculty-led Programs

Please note: Given the COVID-19 pandemic, faculty-led programs no longer included travel for the summer 2020 and were converted to online open enrollment courses listed publicly in the schedule of classes, with format changes.

Short-term Exchange Programs*

Important: As a result of the George Washington University's decision to restrict nonessential travel due to COVID-19, these short-term exchange programs have been cancelled for the term.

Winter 2019-2020

Faculty-led Programs

  • Taiwan | Global Business Project: The Business Impacts of Global Policy Changes on Taiwanese SMEs | 3 Credits
    Faculty: Nam Pham
  • Washington, D.C. | Business & Society: Corporate Fraud and Corruption | 3 Credits
    Faculty: Dr. Kirsten E. Martin**
  • Washington, D.C. | Business & Society: Cryptocurrency | 3 Credits
    Faculty: Prof. Bonnie Pierce**

Short-term Exchange Programs*

  • France | Technology Management in a European Business Environment | Short-term Exchange with Grenoble Ecole de Management | 3 Credits
Summer 2019

Faculty-led Programs

  • Italy | Global Business Project: Celebrating Natural Heritage and Promoting Ecotourism | 3-6 Credits
    Faculty: Seleni Matus
  • Sweden | Global Business Project: The Innovation Ecosystem and the Internationalization of High-Tech Firms | 3 Credits
    Faculty: Anna Helm
  • Washington, D.C. | Business & Society: Privatization, Nationalization, & Public-Private Partnerships | 3 Credits**
    Faculty: Dr. Robert Weiner

Short-term Exchange Programs*

  • China | Beyond Summer School | Short-term Exchange with Fudan University School of Management | 3 Credits
  • Denmark | International Summer University Program | Short-term Exchange with Copenhagen Business School | 3-6 Credits
  • France | Globalizing Europe | Short-term Exchange with EDHEC Business School | 3 Credits
  • France | The Global Manager in Europe | Short-term Exchange with ESSEC Business School | 3 Credits
  • Germany | Successful Leadership in Europe or Doing Business in Europe | Short-term Exchange with European Business School | 3-5 Credits
  • Morocco | The Global Manager in Africa | Short-term Exchange with ESSEC Business School Africa Campus | 6 Credits
  • Singapore | The Global Manager in Asia or Corporate Finance | Short-term Exchange with ESSEC Business School Asia-Pacific Campus | 6 Credits
Spring 2019

Faculty-led Programs

China | Exploring Small Businesses in China | 3 Credits
Faculty: Dr. Yun Zhang

Rwanda | Global Business Project: Impact Investments in SMEs | 3 Credits
Faculty: Dr. Reid Click

Spain | Innovation and Technology in Barcelona | 3 Credits
Faculty: Dr. Mary Granger

Washington, D.C. | Business & Society: Fintech | 3 Credits
Faculty: Bonnie Pierce

Short-term Exchange Programs

Denmark | Sustainability in Scandinavia | Short-term Exchange with Copenhagen Business School | 1.5 Credits

France | Global Responsibility in the European Context | Short-term Exchange with Audencia Business School | 3 credits

Mexico | Mexico as an Emerging Market | Short-term Exchange with IPADE Business School | 1.5 Credits

Winter 2018-2019

Faculty-led Programs

Chile | Global Business Project: Environmental, Social and Economic Impacts of Chilean SMEs | 3 Credits
Faculty: Dr. Nam Pham

Thailand | Global Business Project: Developing Personas and Consumer Journeys | 3 Credits
Faculty: Dr. Lynda Maddox

Washington, D.C. | Business & Society: Corporate Fraud and Corruption | 3 Credits
Faculty: Dr. Kirsten E. Martin

Short-term Exchange Programs

Australia | Brand Management & Doing Business in Australia | Short-term Exchange with Melbourne Business School | 1.5-4.5 Credits

France | Technology Management in a European Business Environment | Short-term Exchange with Grenoble Ecole de Management | 3 Credits

Non-GWSB Courses

Additional short-term study away programs offered by the university, and open to GWSB students, are available through the Office for Study Abroad and the Graduate School of Political Management.

*The “short-term exchange” program designation identifies programs run by a GW School of Business (GWSB) partner institution. These programs are only open to graduate students in GWSB.

**Open enrollment course; application deadline does not apply.