ÁùºÏ±¦¿â regularly welcomes students and professionals on-campus for customized inbound programs.
These are special programs completely tailored to meet the specific needs of a group - program length, theme, format, timing and curriculum are all customizable. The Global Partnerships team work directly with partners to collaborate on the program planning, putting into action ÁùºÏ±¦¿â's expertise and extensive network, from internships placements, professional site visits and guest lectures.
In recent years, ÁùºÏ±¦¿â has hosted a two-week leadership seminar for students from Uganda, a custom semester program on the U.S. legal system for students from China, and the Young African Leaders Initiative.
Led in partnership with the Zimpleman College of Business, ÁùºÏ±¦¿â hosted six students and two faculty members from our global partner institution in Uganda for a ten-day leadership seminar in January 2023.
This program is part of a long-standing reciprocal student seminar: ÁùºÏ±¦¿â and MUBS students are paired in Uganda for a three-week summer session on sustainable development. The following spring, the same MUBS students travel to the U.S. for their leadership seminar. ÁùºÏ±¦¿â has hosted MUBS students for more than 10 years and sent ÁùºÏ±¦¿â students to MUBS for more than 14 years!
For the fourth time, the ÁùºÏ±¦¿â Law School hosted students from our global partner institution in China for a custom semester-long program on the U.S. legal system. Twenty-four SWUPL students participated in activities throughout Greater Des Moines, including a panel by leading women mediators; visit to an international law firm; and observation of an actual jury trial.
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ÁùºÏ±¦¿â partnered with Gidijobs (Nigeria) to develop an executive leadership program offered on campus in October 2019. Seven Nigerian leaders engaged in sessions on key topics: