We're thrilled to announce the newest study abroad experience from ITAM! Participants will spend three weeks in Peru helping students in remote elementary schools gain solar power and internet access. The trip will culminate in a four-day trek to Machu Picchu. This service-learning experience is open to all members of the CWU community who can meet the trip requirements.

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The Department of Information Technology and Administrative Management (ITAM) is pleased to launch an exciting new study abroad experience available to all ITAMers, including current students and alumni.  While first offered to ITAM students, all members of the CWU community are invited to participate in this life-changing experience.

The Department of Information Technology and Administrative Management leads a group of students on a life-changing experience through Central Europe! This faculty-led study abroad class is presented in English and offers students a chance to experience the information technology industry, retail management industry and administrative management areas of 4-5 Central European countries. This trip allows students to experience first hand the languages, cultures and business ideologies in post-Socialist Central Europe. For students majoring in our program, the 8 credits from this course can be used to fulfill the internship requirement!

The application deadline for our 2017 trip has passed. Tentatively scheduled to return Summer 2019.

Highlights from 2017 include:

• Tour of Volkswagen/Skoda factory
• Presentation at Keminski Hotel
• Presentation on Web Design in the tourism industry
• Seminar on the European Union
• Seminar on International Communication
• Panel Discussion on Living Under Socialism

Students participate in cultural activities:

• Tour the Cathedral in Prague
• Visit the Salt Mines in Krakow
• Tour Auschwitz/Birkenau Concentration Camp
• Take an evening cruise on the Danube River in Budapest

Course objectives include:

• To study firsthand Central European international retail management, information technology management, and administrative management within the context of operating European businesses.
• To meet and learn from Central European managers within the context of their operational environment.
• To observe and compare international retail management strategies, information technology management systems, and administrative management areas.