Entrepreneurship is not only about setting up a company. Whether in your academic or professional life, occasions are countless where you can invest your projects with passion, discover the power of positive thinking, show your leadership and fulfill your ambitions. Join the MBS Summer School to enhance your skills and spark off creative ideas !

HIGHLIGHTS

- Spend three weeks in France studying entrepreneurship and visiting French business
- Earn three transfer credits at SU upon successful completion of the program and receipt of the official MBS transcript at the Center for International Education, Salisbury University, 1101 Camden Avenue, Salisbury, MD USA 21801

DIRECT ENROLL STUDY ABROAD

This program is an individual direct enroll study abroad program with pre-approved transfer credits from the Perdue School of Business. The program is not led by an SU faculty member and enrollment is open to as few as one student. There are no group arrangements. In short, the program is designed to operate like many semester-long study abroad programs, allowing individual students to immerse themselves in a foreign environment without the structure of a Salisbury University faculty-led group.

MORE ABOUT THE COURSE:

TRAIN YOUR BRAIN WITH DESIGN THINKING
(15 hours of class)

• Innovative thinking is a subject that takes place in all business disciplines, and therefore in marketing. This course searches to achieve a deep knowledge and application of design thinking methodologies to propose pragmatic solutions and innovative product and service ideas. This course will focus on the use of innovative thinking strategies within a holistic, human centered design and collaborative perspective. Students will develop skills as researchers, strategists, observers and storytellers through individual critical thoughts, individual assignment and a collaborative challenge.

Throughout the course, students will experiment a collaborative and multidisciplinary spirit, a special interest in innovative thinking with a human centered approach, and the ability to combine empathy and creativity/innovation in the generation of solutions..

LEARN FROM OTHERS WITH INTERCULTURAL MANAGEMENT
(15 hours of class)

• Given the globalization of business and increasing diversity of workforces, a cross-cultural component in management education is critical to the success of today’s students. The number of managers required to work effectively across cultural borders is constantly on the rise. Therefore, cross-cultural awareness through exposure to cultural business patterns and communication will give students a practical, hands-on approach to cross-cultural concepts.

The ultimate goal of this module is to ensure that students develop pertinent cross-cultural intellectual understanding as well as cross-cultural management skills.ENTREPRENEURSHIP &

INNOVATION (15 hours of class)

• Innovation, although not sufficient, is a necessary prerequisite for the continued survival and development of enterprises. Managerial innovation is a mindset, and creativity is the basis of innovation management.

The objective of this course is to develop student business model innovation skillset and prepare them to become innovative managers, by giving them an understanding of how to be innovative.

Throughout the program, participants will interact in group projects and study cases, where they will apply and experiment the concepts developed in the three modules.

Field trips and extra-curricular activities: make the most of the South of France! Discover the heart of Montpellier and its’ unique ambiance: a mix of bustling university town, medieval centre of learning, 19th-century flamboyance, and progressive contemporary city.

Learn to play « Pétanque », the sport that is closest to French hearts !

Relax at the terrasse of a wine bar, in the fading sun, refreshed by a cool breeze…

Field trips to local companies will allow participants to understand the economic strength of Montpellier and surroundings.

APPLY

SU students must apply directly to Montpellier Business School for Admission to this program at the link above called: "Summer Program Registration Link". In order for credits to be pre-approved for transfer back to Salisbury University, students must also complete the internal SU study abroad application process by clicking on the Apply link below. Students must complete BOTH PROCESSES.