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UW-Platteville: Social Business Innovation in Southeast Asia: Summer 2019 (Outgoing Program) Print 
  • Locations: Bangkok, Thailand; Luang Prabang, Laos
  • Program Terms: Summer
  • Restrictions: UW-Whitewater applicants only
  • This program is not currently accepting applications; however, it may run again in future years. Please use this program search tool or contact the Center for Global Education to learn more about the global experiences programs that are currently available or that may be available in the future.
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Click here for a definition of this term Program Type: UW-System, UWW Sponsored Click here for a definition of this term Language of Instruction: English
Click here for a definition of this term Housing Options: Hotel/Hostel Click here for a definition of this term Minimum GPA: 2.5
Click here for a definition of this term Areas of Study: Business Click here for a definition of this term Service-Learning: Yes
Program Description:
This twenty-two day short-term study abroad course will offer students academically rigorous course content in a Southeast Asian context. The program will include lectures by Thai professors, as well as field trips and talks by both Thai and Lao subject matter experts, both in the classroom and in rural villages. This short-term study abroad course examines the similarities and juxtaposition of business contexts between the thriving, upper-middle income country of Thailand with that of a landlocked, lower-middle income nation of Lao People's Democratic Republic (Laos). Students will observe and learn about innovative business models that locals are using to address social needs and preserve cultural heritage. Through service-learning projects, students will engage with local college students and connect with rural villagers to address local needs. Fieldwork, activities and lectures will intersect the economic sectors of organic agriculture, hospitality, conservation and eco-tourism, education and fair-trade businesses that preserve cultural identity. This course serves as a Business Administration elective and satisfies the criteria for General Education Requirements in International Education.


This program is not currently accepting applications; however, it may run again in future years. Please use this program search tool or contact the Center for Global Education to learn more about the global experiences programs that are currently available or that may be available in the future.