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Audencia Summer Term

Audencia Business School, Nantes, France

Broaden your business knowledge by spending two-weeks at Audencia Business School in Nantes, France. Choose from a selection of courses covering a range of interesting topics not available at UC, while meeting new people and experiencing life in France.

• Dates: 26 June-7 July, 3-14 July, or 26 June-14 July 2023
• Credit: 15 points of unspecified 200-level Commerce credit if you successfully complete any two of the following courses:
  • E-sports Management: The Worldwide Game Changer (26-30 June)
  • Intercultural Leadership (3-7 July)
  • Drivers for Sustainability Transition in Business (3-7 July)
  • Data Science for Marketing (3-7 July)
  • European Politics & Business: Study Trip to Brussels, Belgium (10-14 July)
  • Digital Economy and Marketing Technologies for a new Consumer (10-14 July)

• Cost: Standard UC tuition fee for a 15-point undergraduate Business course plus €100 Audencia administrative fee (and travel, accommodation, and living costs)
• Financial support: $1,500 Global Experience Award available to support the cost of participation (limited number available, conditions apply). Māori and Pacific students may also be able to receive a Global Experience Award - Māori and Pacific students.
• Eligibility: 180 points completed towards the BCom at UC (with a GPA of at least 4.0/B- average) of which at least 60 points must be at 200-level. Your application may be approved if you will meet the points requirement at the end of 2023 S1 assuming you pass all of your 2023 S1 courses, and you currently meet the GPA requirement (this will be looked at, and decided, on a case-by-case basis).
• Selection criteria: In addition to meeting the eligibility criteria above, students must provide a personal statement when applying for the programme, which will be taken into account in determining who is selected to participate in it. There may also be a limit placed on the number of students who can participate. If there are more applications than places available, the basis of selection will be demonstrated academic achievement in the form of an applicant’s GPA and the quality of the personal statement. Equal consideration will be given to both criteria. Students must also be accepted by the partner institution.

About Audencia Business School

• Founded in 1900
• Amongst the 1% of business schools worldwide holding all three of the leading international business school accreditations – EQUIS, AACSB and AMBA.
• Ranked 7^th in France and 31^st overall in the Financial Times European Business School Rankings 2021

About Nantes

• 6^th largest city in France with over 650,000 inhabitants
• Historic, vibrant, and green city
• Located 50km from the beautiful beaches of the Atlantic coast and only 2 hours to Paris by train

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UC Business School CQ Certificate

This is an approved experience under the UC Business School CQ Certificate. Students who complete the experience, as well as meet all other requirements, will receive a UC Business School CQ Certificate.

Cultural Intelligence (CQ) is a person's capability to function effectively in culturally diverse situations.