Information for term Global Entrepreneurship
Application deadline, and cost information.
Overview
Click to OpenFuel your entrepreneurial spirit in Berlin, a city bubbling with creative businesses and innovative startups.
With a fast-growing startup scene, Berlin’s economy boasts thriving businesses from high-tech firms to diverse companies in the service sector. Find yourself at the center of it all. Engage directly with local businesses and discover what leads to entrepreneurial success in a competitive environment. Team up with other Global Navigators to develop and pitch a concept for a new business. Experience ways to assess opportunities, requirements, and risks as you gain practical business skills for budgeting, pricing, promotion, and selling.
Progressive and historic, Berlin offers plenty of fascinating experiences. Visit the East Side Gallery—the world’s largest permanent open-air art gallery. Hop on a boat along the Spree River. Meet local teens for a walking tour of the city center—see the Brandenburg Gate, the Berlin Wall Memorial, and the Reichstag building, home to the German parliament and a beautiful glass dome. Travel outside Berlin to the port city of Hamburg, to 1000-year-old Potsdam, and to medieval Görlitz, considered Germany’s most beautiful town and a popular movie location.
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The Take-Aways
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REAL-WORLD EXPERIENCE
Sharpen your business savvy and experience the entrepreneurship process. Come home ready to take the next steps on your entrepreneurial journey.
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CREDENTIALS FOR YOUR FUTURE
Topics for your college essays, experience to inform your future career, and a Business Proposal showing off your entrepreneurial ideas.
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LIFE SKILLS AND NEW FRIENDSHIPS
Return with greater self-confidence, independence, and improved communication and leadership skills. Enjoy a broader worldview and friends of different backgrounds from across the U.S.
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HOURS OF EXPERT INSTRUCTION
45 -
WEEKS PURSUING YOUR PASSION
3 -
LIFE-CHANGING EXPERIENCE
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Location & Culture
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The Destination
Welcome to Berlin, with eyes on the future and reflections on the past.
Located in northwestern Germany and nestled between two rivers, Spree and Havel, is Berlin. After 70 years of dramatic change, it’s one of Europe’s most dynamic capitals, home to an exciting mix of traditional and tech-forward industries. Today many different cultures and subcultures live side by side peacefully. Constantly focused on a bright present and future—with business right at the heart of it—the city itself can be described as a startup.
About one-third of Berlin is parkland or gardens, which contrasts with its urban feel and reputation. The Brandenburg Gate serves as Berlin’s most well-known landmark, along with the Holocaust Memorial and the site of the Berlin Wall, which separated the city in East and West prior to its destruction following the 1989 protests. All around, there are open-air street parties, festivals, galleries, theaters, and movies to enjoy. While exploring, taste traditional German dishes, such as bouletten (meat balls) and kohlrouladen (stuffed cabbage), as well as dishes influenced by people from the many different cultures who have made Berlin their home.
CULTURAL AWARENESS
CIEE wants all our students to feel welcomed, supported, and empowered to succeed while studying abroad. Local CIEE staff have provided details about conditions and cultural attitudes that students with specific identities might encounter in Berlin.
Daily Life
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Monday–Friday
Each day offers a balance between interactive instruction and cultural activities with time on your own, too. Morning classes and afternoon activities may swap places.
- Breakfast at the dorm or out in the community
- Experiential learning with expert instructors and business entrepreneurs
- Lunch with your fellow Global Navigators
- Out and about for a Cultural Activity or visits to local businesses
- Dinner at the dorm or out in the community
Weekends
- Overnight or day excursions to top sites
- Quality time with friends
Check out the blog posts to discover more about daily life and excursions on program.
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Dorms, shared rooms with other Global Navigators
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1 Program Leader for every 12 students and support from local staff
Weekly Learning Goals
Week 1
Click to OpenSettle into Berlin. Explore the processes and traits of successful entrepreneurs. Start collaborating with a group to develop concepts for a Business Proposal.
Week 2
Click to OpenConduct surveys and spend time at a local startup interviewing entrepreneurs to help define a target market for your new business. Build a customer profile, consider your competitive advantage, and test your ideas.
Week 3
Click to OpenThrough case studies and simulations, consider marketing strategies for your target customers, define your costs, and set your price. Develop an exciting pitch and present your Business Proposal to a panel of judges.
Program Blogs
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Activities
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Just imagine all the fun you’ll have!
- Explore the trendy Kretzberg neighborhood—see startups in action and shop at the historic Markthalle Neun. In Alexanderplatz, climb up the TV tower known as Fernsehturm—see all over Berlin.
- Take a street art tour and then participate in a graffiti workshop. Leave your artistic mark on a legal wall.
- Relive the history of espionage at the German Spy Museum, decrypt secret messages, use listening devices, and complete a mission through a laser maze.
- Hop on a train to the nearby town of Potsdam. Explore the Hollandisches Viertel (Dutch Quarter) and impressive Prussian Palace and Gardens of Sanssoucci, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
- On excursion in Hamburg, enjoy a harbor tour by boat. Come face-to-face with fully-laden cargo ships and gain perspective on international trade.
Please note activities are based on past programs and subject to change at CIEE's discretion to adapt to local circumstances and participant feedback. Our goal when arranging activities is always to enhance your experience.
Dates & Fees
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Eligibility
- Program open to all current high school students: Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors.
- For scholarship eligibility requirements, please check our Scholarship page.
Application Fee
$25
Program scholarships and tuition include iNext Travel Insurance, but do not cover the cost of flights. Find additional details about what’s included with your tuition.
More questions? Find answers, get application support, sign up for virtual presentations or contact us.
Program |
Application Due |
Start Date |
End Date |
Costs |
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| Summer Session I 2023 3 weeks | Deadline Passed | Jun 18, 2023 | Jul 8, 2023 |
$5,750 |
| Summer Session II 2023 3 weeks | Deadline Passed | Jul 9, 2023 | Jul 29, 2023 |
$5,750 |
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What's Included
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Our Staff
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Dr. Ullrich Lohrmann
Regional Director of Operations for Northern Europe
Ullrich has been working in study abroad for over 25 years in Germany.
Ready to change your life?
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