William R. Holland International Business Fellowship

An International Immersive Experience

Holland Fellows explore Asia and the US in a changing world. A unique international learning journey allows participants to explore business design and comprehensive internationalization strategies by visiting with organizations and individuals shaping the business landscapes across Asia and the world. 

BE different. THINK different. DO different.

BE different.

Develop your professional portfolio and enhance your professional competencies. Our alumni mentorship program taps you into the existing knowledge and experience of high performing alumni who can help advance your personal undergraduate and career goals. Your mentor serves as an advisor, guide, and role model while strengthening your network. Stand up and stand out. Complete a series of professional development experiences that will prepare you for working and leading in increasingly diverse and multicultural business environments and enhance your professional identity.

THINK different.

Build the relevant skill sets to be a creative problem solver and collaborator with new thinking models, digital skills and methodological frameworks. Develop the creative confidence and agency for creative problem-solving and collaboration. Learn to translate theory into practice and practice into action. Form new mindsets, leverage technology, and model approaches that highlight the relationship between disruption and sustainability through practice-based experiences that promote professional development.

DO different.

Learn through action, experience and immersion. The learning focus is on design, circularity, and strategic innovation with regional and international immersive trips to broaden students' natural curiosity and professional exposure. This program spans a spring semester and a summer international experience. The core course content will introduce students to an understanding of the circular economy and how the principles of the concept can be applied to different global industries and the business of building a better world.

Travel Dates

Tentative travel dates to Hong Kong, Cambodia, and Vietnam are planned for May 11-23, 2026.

The two weeks program, sponsored by the Walker College of Business, includes  Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Hong Kong, and Hanoi, Vietnam. 

The program cost is $2,500, which includes all air travel (domestic and international), all lodging and most meals, ground transportation and entrance fees. Students will receive 3 credit hours for participation (summer tuition is not included). If you are still undecided, take a look at Google images for Phnom Penh, Hong Kong and Vietnam, and you will be amazed! We will be visiting various business, universities and cultural sites throughout Phnom Penh, Hong Kong and Vietnam.

Scholarships are available.

Contact

Questions? Contact Jesse Pipes, pipesjd@appstate.edu, 828-262-7418.

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