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• Weekly Workshops
Every week we hold a group meeting to cover a variety of topics relevant to your personal and
professional development during your internship. These meetings serve to guide you through this
professional and cultural experience and prepare you for the challenges faced by many business
leaders today, such as dealing with diversity in the workplace. Workshops and reflection through
weekly essays include topics such as: understanding culture; self-awareness through Myers-
Briggs profiles; public speaking; assistance in finalizing outlines, and conducting research.
• Research Project
Throughout the semester, students work on a research project on a previously approved
subject. At the end of the semester, they hand in a 10-page report and show their results in a
10-15 minute Powerpoint presentation to a panel of judges responsible for evaluating the work.
TRIP TO MOROCCO
A special feature of this program is a CIEE organized trip to Morocco. During this trip you discover
the beauty of this fascinating country through cultural visits. This is a unique opportunity to experience
first-hand the cultural, religious, social, and economic differences of a developing Arab
country in North Africa. Students have the opportunity to visit L´Ecole Nationale de Commerce et
de Gestion de Tanger for an intercambio with Moroccan students.
EXTRACURRICULAR EVENTS
Throughout the semester, Business professors organize special events such a seminars and presentations
around some topic related to their classes that give business students the possibility
of interacting with Spanish students. CIEE highly recommend its students to participate as it is
another way to get into the local culture.
International Business and Culture
The International Business and Culture program is hosted by the Universidad Pablo de Olavide
(UPO), Seville’s second state university founded in 1997. The program is designed for students
interested in learning Spanish or improving their Spanish skills. Students also have a wide variety
of content classes from which to choose from as well; history, literature, politics, economics,
genre studies, science, business, art, and culture. A special feature of this program is a trip to
Morocco. This is a unique opportunity to experience first-hand the cultural, religious, social, and
economic differences of a developing Arab country in North Africa.
ACADEMICS
Intensive Session
All students take one intensive language class during the two-week intensive session at the start
of the semester. The class meets Monday through Friday for three hours per day. Students will
be required to complete an additional 10 hours of out-of-class work in order to meet the 40 hours
of class requirement. Your professor is a CIEE or UPO language teacher. Cultural activities are
generally included in this class. CIEE staff meet with you during orientation and the intensive session
to discuss issues related to orientation (academics, safety, extracurricular activities, etc).
During the fall semester the intensive session takes place in the CIEE Palacio because the UPO is
closed in August. During the spring semester, the intensive session takes place on the UPO campus.
UPO’s Centro de Estudios para Extranjeros
Please keep in mind that the International Business and Culture program respects the norms and
procedures established by the UPO’s Centro de Estudios para Extranjeros. These are complementary
to rules set up by CIEE for CIEE or UPO taught classes.
During orientation at the UPO all students receive a student handbook. Please refer to the
information in this handbook concerning specific AcademicPolicies for the program. The policy
on absences/lateness for UPO classes, add/drop period, etc. may be different from that for CIEE
classes outlined in the General Academic section of this CIEE handbookIf you have any questions
about these policies and others at the UPO, please speak with the Resident Coordinator. CIEE