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Our approach to faculty-led programs and short-term study abroad is in our name: custom. Like a fingerprint, each faculty-led custom program is unique, and our capabilities across 110+ countries are unmatched. By incorporating your curriculum goals, we source one-of-a-kind experiences that better prepare your students for future careers by exposing them to international culture, businesses, and academic engagements. From selecting your destination to identifying interactive engagements that bring your curriculum to life, our thematic approach ensures that your program is finetuned to the learning outcomes and unique needs of you and your students.
Once your program is developed, you’ll work directly with an account manager who will be your champion, working directly with our large team of logistical experts, curriculum specialists, and on-the-ground partners. Our long-time university partners see their account managers as an integral part of their own university teams, ensuring that your program is uniquely yours each and every year.
To begin customizing your program, give us a call at 1-800-422-2368.
Jennifer Fisher leads our WorldStrides Custom Programs team, working directly with university partners to globalize their curriculum through short-term, faculty-led cultural immersions. Jen brings a passion for customized curriculum solutions to this role after more than 25 years working with institutions of higher learning.
Fueled by rising disposable income in dual income households, consumer spending continues to increase in the Philippines alongside its rapidly growing urban base. With greater access to high-quality foreign products, the opportunities for foreign trade are endless. Discuss and construct a market entry strategy into one of the fastest growing economies in Southeast Asia.
Historically rich in mineral resources, domestic firms have reaped the benefits from the state liberalization of the industry. Access to foreign firms’ capital and advanced technologies has paved the way for increased employment and profitability. Explore a (literal) gold mine, and consider the future implications of increasing state regulation on a centuries-old industry.
As a result of greater political stability, private firms have led the charge in infrastructure development, investing in office and residential buildings, shopping malls, and industrial estates. Poor or undeveloped infrastructure was long considered a deterrent to foreign investment; meet with business leaders and study the immediate local gain from this investment, and the resulting inflow of foreign capital.
As a member of the United Nations, the World Trade Organization and the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, the Philippines is largely well-connected with other democratic and capitalist nations. The 2016 presidential election of Rodrigo Duterte has placed a priority on inclusive growth and cracking down on illegal drug use and crime. Duterte’s government has also pledged an unprecedented $165 billion in infrastructure spending by 2022. Culturally, the Philippines is an interesting amalgamation of traditions after longtime status as a Spanish colony, followed by U.S. ownership in 1898 and Japanese control in World War II before freedom in 1946. The majority of Filipinos are Catholic, and the current population is very young, with a median age of 23.5. The average lifespan in the Philippines is 68.96 years, an indicator of the country’s struggles with poverty, unemployment and a high degree of risk for infectious diseases. As the Philippines continues to grow economically, it seeks to combat some of these issues, and has abundant natural resources to do so.
