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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.
For a relatively small country, Ireland has made an outsized contribution to literature with the likes of James Joyce, William Butler Yeats, Oscar Wilde, Samuel Beckett, and George Bernard Shaw. Much of this literature is deeply connected to Irish history and Irish identity, with works inspired by Gaelic tradition, the struggle for independence, the city of Dublin, and the countryside.
Already home to major corporations like Pfizer and the European headquarters of Google and Twitter, Dublin has become an attractive destination for corporations. A low tax rate has been central to encouraging investment. Dublin real estate is readily available and comparatively inexpensive and is also driving demand.
Yes, beer. Drinking is after all an Irish pastime and also a major contributor to the economy. In total, the alcohol industry contributes more than €2 billion a year to the economy and employs more than 90,000 people. Irish ale (distinct for having no hops) and Irish stout are known worldwide. (For age appropriate groups only!)
Modern Ireland manages to retain its time-worn spirit while also moving quickly to the future. After decades of violence and rebellion, it is a more peaceful country today than any time in recent memory. Though it was hit hard by the financial crisis in 2009, it has rebounded from austerity and bailout with a reputation for open trade and low taxation. In fact, Ireland’s economy was the fastest growing in the EU in 2014. Dublin is unquestionably a global city, attracting new and sophisticated industries. The luck of the Irish, it seems, is in full effect.
