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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.
Hong Kong’s location is one of the key reasons for the city’s popularity as a destination for both student studies and business operations. In meetings with business leaders, explore the opportunities Hong Kong offers for both unrestricted operations and access to the all-important and immense Chinese market.
Without question, Hong Kong is a global financial capital of the high order and a trip here is rife with opportunity for company visits that illuminate any number of financial topics. Visit the stock exchange, meet with banks, explore the state of the venture capital market, and consider the role Hong Kong’s signature focus on economic freedom has on liquidity, investment, and regulation.
In Hong Kong, there are few places to build but up, and that is why this city of skyscrapers is among the most expensive on earth. Explore the innovative techniques builders and residents use to optimize space. Consider Hong Kong’s housing policies in contrast to similar cities and understand the impact of these challenges on people from all walks of life.
Low taxation and free trade underscore a laissez-faire economy with almost no import or export controls and the government’s “positive non-interventionism” policy. As home to the seventh largest stock exchange in the world and a dominant financial services sector, IPOs are rampant in Hong Kong. As of May 2015, the exchange was first in the world for IPOs. It is thus a prime location to explore a long list of economic topics including VC, exports and imports, transportation, architecture, finance, wealth distribution, and many, many more. It is also an excellent geographical launching point to explore other regions in Asia.
Tensions simmer over Hong Kong’s unusual standing, and it is never quite clear how long the status quo will hold. For now, this nation state flourishes under the direction of China while serving the capitalist needs of an international financial market—a delicate balancing act ripe for study.
