S ummer Sc hool at M cC om bs S ch ool of B u si ne ss ,
U niv ersity of Tex as at Austi n
Global Business Leadership Institute
The McCombs School of Business invites bachelor students to take part in the four-week summer school „Global
Business Leadership Institute”, together with students of McCombs and other selected universities.
The McCombs School of Business is one of the largest and most distinguished business schools in the United States of America.
Mc Combs is one of the few schools in the country to receive top marks in nearly all the business specialty areas ranked annually by
U.S. News & World Report – at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. The University of Texas at Austin is in the heart of the
city of Austin. The university community provides much of the youthful energy, creative talent and independent spirit that make
Austin the unique city that it is.
Programme Dates
3 – 28 July 2016
Courses and credit transfer
The programme consists of two courses: ‘Management of
Cultural Differences‘ (8 ECTS) and ‘International Corporate
Management‘ (8 ECTS). Credits can be transferred (for details
please see WEX Int. database > View International Options >
Summer School Austin)
Fees and benefits
The programme fee is approx. $3,600. Fees include:
• Tuition and classroom materials for two courses
• Lodging and 3 meals/day meal plan
• Company visits
• Cultural and recreational activities
Application
Please submit your application only via the WEX International
outgoings portal of the ZIB WiSo:
https://pub.wiso.uni-koeln.de:8443/wex-outgoing/login/auth
Eligibility
Bachelor students who are enrolled at the WiSo Faculty at
least in the third semester of their degree at the time of
application. Students need to be enrolled in one of the following degree programmes:
• Business Administration
• Economics (Minor: Business Administration)
• Health Economics
• Information Systems
Application documents
• Letter of interest in English expressing (500 word minimum):
- The reason for the student’s interest in studying at
McCombs or in Austin
- The relevance of the programme for the student’s degree
and career interests
- What the student hopes to gain from the programme
(professionally or personally)
• CV in English with Photo
• English certificate (TOEFL (iBT min. 87), IELTS (min. 6.0),
Cambridge Certificate (min. FCE), WiSo Business English
Course Certificate (min. B2-), FILTERtest (min. B2-)
• Transcript of grades in English
• Student ID
Application deadline
15 January 2016
Selection criteria
The ZIB WiSo office ranks the applicants based on the overall
average grade achieved in their degree. In the case of identical
average grades the study speed decides. Where this is also
identical, a decision is made by the drawing of lots.
Programme Website
http://www.mccombs.utexas.edu/centers/ciber/GBLI
Any questions?
Please do not hesitate to contact the ZIB WiSo:
Nicole Kimmich
tel: 0221 470-1905
email: wiso-outgoings@uni-koeln.de