Looking for a meaningful way to spend your summer living and working in another country? Interested in becoming a change maker and discovering how social entrepreneurship can bring lasting improvement to people’s lives?We invite you to join the 2019 Maryland Social Entrepreneur Corps (MSEC), a unique study and internship program abroad for undergraduate and graduate students where you will spend your summer in a Latin American country observing, creating and implementing sustainable business solutions to poverty-related challenges.
Spring: Prior to departure, you will participate in a spring course at UMD (meets Wednesday nights from March 27th through May 8th) that introduces you to the theory and practice of social entrepreneurship and its potential to transform communities while preparing you for your summer fieldwork.
Summer: You will then spend eight weeks immersed in your destination country while learning about social entrepreneurship through consulting with local businesses and implementing development projects with rural populations.
Fall: Upon returning to campus, you will complete a reflection course to apply the skills learned abroad to your future coursework, career and your own entrepreneurial ideas.
Check out TedTalk by Greg Van Kirk, president and co-founder of Social Entrepreneur Corps, UMD’s partner organization for the MSEC program
Program Highlights:
- Eight-week Social Entrepreneurship Summer Internship Abroad
- Choose From Two Beautiful Locations:
- Earn 9 UMD Credits!
- Open to All Majors
- Undergraduate and Graduate Students Welcome
- Scholarships Available for Every Participant!
- Learn Adaptive Leadership, Collaborative Entrepreneurship, Social Innovation Design and Consulting Skills
- Make a Direct and Measurable Contribution to Rural Development Work in Latin America Focused on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
- Develop Lasting Connections with Homestay Families
- Learn or Improve your Spanish Language Skills
MSEC Information Sessions:
February 15th (Friday): 12-1 pm: Education Abroad: 3117 HJ Patterson Hall
February 19th (Tuesday): 5-6 pm: Education Abroad: 1102 HJ Patterson Hall
February 22nd (Friday): 11 am - 12 pm: Education Abroad: 1102 HJ Patterson Hall
February 27th (Wednesday): 4:30-5:30 pm: Education Abroad: 1102 HJ Patterson Hall
February 28th (Thursday): 2-3 pm: Education Abroad: 1102 HJ Patterson Hall
Questions?
Contact Jennifer Precht, Associate Director Education Abroad at jprecht@umd.edu
