Belgium - International Entrepreneurship - ENT 3190

Program Dates
Saturday, March 6, 2027 to Sunday, March 14, 2027
Description

The focus of this course is on international entrepreneurship and the development of business plans. Approximately 15 ASU students will work with a similar number of students from the Universite Catholique de Louvain (UCL) in Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium. ASU students will visit Belgium in March. Belgian students will visit Boone for one week in early April. During the semester, groups composed of American and Belgian students will work together on business projects . A significant portion of the course lectures and activities will take place during the two weeks that UCL and ASU students will be together. This course has been offered many times, with ASU and UCL students from 2009-2011 and UNC Greensboro and UCL from since the mid 2010s.

Course

  • ENT 3190 - International Entrepreneurship - Prereqs: 54 earned hours or permission of the instructor.

Credits (3 semester hours)

  • ENT 3190 - Fulfills an elective for the Innovation & Entrepreneurial Studies Minor,  the Innovation & Entrepreneurship Minor,  and the experiential elective for the Entrepreneurship major. It also counts as an IB elective (major, approved, required or other), COB elective or upper level elective and fulfills the Global Issues requirement.

Program Leaders

Justin Kent - kentkj@appstate.edu

Mandy Southern - southernmn@appstate.edu

Questions/To Apply

Application and full program details, including cost, will be available soon. Program dates are subject to change. Contact the program leaders to find out more about this program. 

Eligibility
Students not eligible for this program who want to participate should contact the program leader to ask if accommodations can be made.
Eligible Groups: 
Appalachian undergraduates
Undergraduate business majors
Department/Credit
All faculty-led programs fulfill the Global Issues Requirement and can fulfill a COB elective or free elective. Be sure to speak with your academic advisor to see how a specific faculty-led program will fit into your program of study.
Department/Credit: 
Entrepreneurship
International Business