Studying Business Overseas

Zeppelin

Set on beautiful Lake Constance in Friedrichshafen, Germany, Zeppelin University is a small, private institution with approximately 250-300 students. Professors teach seminar classes where discussion is a staple learning tool and students are heavily engaged. Experts from the community provide students with valuable first-hand experience and advice. Many business classes are taught in English and German language classes are available. Introduction to German for Foreign Students is a required class for those exchange students who do not already speak German.

Faculty Contact: Robert Bennett
Professor of Business Law
(317) 940-9502
rbennett@butler.edu

Audencia

Audencia School of Management is ranked as the sixth best business college in France. The school is located in Nantes, a city about the size of Indianapolis, in the western part of the country. Audencia is part of the UN Global Compact, which links the university with corporate partners to develop and sustain the global economy. Meetings focus on real strategic challenges and possible solutions. Students will have the chance to learn about and meet local firms for hands-on experience.

The teaching style at Audencia is comparable to that of upper division COB classes and the average class size is 30. Many business classes are taught in English, but French classes are also available. Although a working knowledge of French is recommended to ease life outside of class, no prior language skills are required.

Faculty Contact: Bill Templeton
Associate Dean, College of Business
(317) 940-9419
wtemplet@butler.edu

Maastricht

The Universiteit Maastricht is one of Europe's premier institutions for business education. Using an exclusively English-based curriculum, it prepares students for professional careers in both an academic and a practical sense by asking them to apply what they learn and integrate the various disciplines and subjects they study. In this way, the knowledge students acquire is directly and immediately employed in solving real-world problems.

Maastricht classes are grouped around a common theme that is explored for the length of a "block" or eight-week period. Block subjects vary widely and many maintain an international perspective. Maastricht also offers an optional 12-week course in Dutch language and culture for exchange students in order to strengthen their communication skills and increase familiarity with Dutch society.

Faculty Contact: Robert Bennett
Professor of Business Law
(317) 940-9502
rbennett@butler.edu

HEC

HEC has a wide variety of English-taught courses in marketing, finance, human resource management, production and operations management, information technology, applied economics and accounting studies. Learning at HEC takes place in a state-of-the-art building where classroom environments make technology an integral part of the experience. Because of the long list of awards and achievements associated with HEC's instructors and programs, you can be sure the education you will receive is among the best available. HEC concentrates strongly on global business issues. Butler COB students with international interests will find this a particularly fruitful experience.

Faculty Contact: Bill Templeton
Associate Dean, College of Business
(317) 940-9419
wtemplet@butler.edu

Lingnan

Located in vibrant Hong Kong, Lingnan University is a great place for students interested in fields such as international business, international studies, cultural anthropology, history, Chinese studies and Asia-Pacific regional studies. Because of its history as a British colony, English is one of the official languages of Hong Kong. About half of Lingnan University's courses are taught completely in English. You do not need to know any Chinese to function easily at the University or elsewhere in Hong Kong. However, Lingnan University offers beginning and intermediate courses in Mandarin designed for exchange students. The university can also help to arrange "language partnerships" where a native speaker of Chinese and a native speaker of English pair up to help each other practice the target language.

Faculty Contact: Greg Osland
Professor of Marketing
(317) 940-9844
gosland@butler.edu

Robert Main
Professor of Economics
(317) 940-9528
rmain@butler.edu

Auckland

AUT's Faculty of Business has excellent programs in accounting, marketing, management, advertising, information technology and tourism. You can take a wide range of courses in these fields, assuming that you have the necessary prerequisites or comparable background knowledge. You will take three bachelor of business modules (courses) each semester. This constitutes a full-time academic load. In addition to business programs, AUT offers a wide range of other courses and degree programs. Butler exchange students can take courses in other faculties (equivalent to Butler's colleges) of the university.

Faculty Contact: Bill Templeton
Professor of Finance
(317) 940-9419
wtemplet@butler.edu

PUCV

PUCV is the largest and most internationally oriented university in the region of Valparaíso. It offers classes in accounting and business management, as well as a wide variety of courses in other departments. Exchange students enroll at PUCV as regular students and may take almost all courses according to their needs, their Spanish skills and academic background. PUCV provides many special services for international students, including an orientation and tutorial program, intensive Spanish language classes, a "language partnership" with a Chilean student and opportunities to volunteer in the community or participate in extracurricular activities.

Faculty Contact: Greg Osland
Professor of Marketing
(317) 940-9844
gosland@butler.edu

Roberto Curci
Professor of Finance
(317) 940-9980
rcurci@butler.edu