UTC’s Rollins College of Business has a short-term study opportunity in the Balkans for UTC undergraduate and graduate students, any UTC major or program. Participating students will earn three-credit hours for a SPRING 2024 Course, International Business Experience: Doing Business in the Balkans, that includes a 2-week May 2024 study trip to the Balkan countries of Albania, Greece, Kosovo, & North Macedonia.  See below for more information about the course, its application deadline, and its upcoming information session.                                   

• Monday, November 27 - 1:00 pm / Zoom
• Wednesday, November 29 - 1:00 pm / Zoom

Spring 2024 International Business Experience Course: Balkans 

• 3-credit hour undergraduate (MGT 4950) or graduate course (MGT 5950) with 2-week study trip to the Balkan countries of Albania, Greece, & North Macedonia
• Spring 2024 course with international study trip tentatively scheduled for May 5-19, 2024.
• Scholarship opportunities are available for eligible business students and financial aid also may be able to be used to help pay for the study trip costs.
• Open to undergraduate and graduate students of any major. No course prerequisites or foreign language requirement.                                                              
• STUDY TRIP ACTIVITIES TO INCLUDE: Business visits, city tours (in Athens, Greece; Meteora, Greece; Skopje, North Macedonia; Tirana, Albania), university visit
• Some highlights of trip:
• GREECE:
• Visit to the Acropolis & guided tour of the Acropolis Museum
• Visit to the Delphi site & guided tour of its museum
• Visits to the Holy Monastery of Great Meteoron & The Holy Monastery of Varlaam
• University Visit
• ALBANIA
• Overnight stay in traditional Albania guesthouse/inn in Valbona, Albania. Includes opportunity for hiking in Albania Alps.
• University Visit                                                                                                                                                                                                  
• Course Instructor: Dr. Beni Asllani (native of Albania)
• To be considered for the course, complete and submit an SP24 Balkans Course Application
• For more information email COBInternational@utc.edu or Elizabeth-Bell@utc.edu