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CAPA Florence: Global Business Institute (Provider / Exchange Programs Program)

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  • Locations: Florence, Italy
  • Program Terms: Fall, Spring
  • Homepage: Click to visit
  • Program Sponsor: CEA Study Abroad 
  • Restrictions: SAU applicants only
Dates / Deadlines:
Dates / Deadlines:
Term Year App Deadline Decision Date Start Date End Date
Spring 2025 10/15/2024 10/15/2024 TBA TBA
Fall 2025 04/15/2025 ** Rolling Admission TBA TBA

** Indicates rolling admission application process. Applicants will be immediately notified of acceptance into this program and be able to complete post-decision materials prior to the term's application deadline.
Fact Sheet:
Fact Sheet:
Click here for a definition of this term Class Standing: 2- Sophomore, 3- Junior, 4- Senior, 5- Graduate Student Program Type: Semester
Click here for a definition of this term Language of Instruction: English, Italian Language Prerequisite: None
Housing Options: Apartment/Flat, Homestay Well Suited For: Accounting, Business, Communications, Economics, Finance, International Business, International Studies, Italian Language, Management, Marketing
Language Courses Offered: Italian Click here for a definition of this term Number of Credits: 12-18 credits
Internship Available: Yes Volunteer Opps. Available: No
Cost: More than $15,000 Amount of SAU Scholarships Allowed: Up to $4,000 for semester program
Program Description:
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Strengthen your professional skills & explore Italian culture with the
CAPA Global Business Institute in Florence!

The CAPA Global Business Institute is a Certificate Program in partnership with the University of Pittsburgh’s College of Business Administration. You'll take AACSB accredited courses, participate in an optional internship, go on group visits to businesses in Florence, and develop a sharply focused competence in business in a global context.

The CAPA Program Fee for GBI Florence includes:
  • 15 Credits from the University of Pittsburgh, an AACSB founding member and accredited institution 
  • Classes held at the CAPA Florence Center in the beautiful Palazzo Galli-Tassi built in 1400 just a few streets from the Duomo
  • Certificate in Global Business from the University of Pittsburgh's College of Business Administration
  • Optional Italian-speaking internship placement within the business field
  • Site visits to businesses and corporations in Florence
  • Shared apartment housing (homestay with daily breakfast and dinner available for a supplemental fee during the semester)
  • A Florence bus pass for the dates of the program
  • Full-day excursion to Siena and San Gimignano
  • Social events including an arrival reception, mid-term dinner (semesters only), and a farewell ceremony
  • A pass and library privileges to the British Institute's 50,000 English-volume library
  • My Global City Florence, CAPA’s unique learning immersion program
  • Medical, travel, and accident insurance
  • CAPA Florence student services and support, including 24-hour emergency on-call support
Over 50,000 students have studied abroad with CAPA!
  • 40 years experience in study abroad education
  • Personalized, experiential and academic programs that genuinely involve each student with the location, people and culture of their host city
  • Affordable, fully accredited, semester, quarter and summer programs and internships
  • Need-based and access scholarships
Learn more about us here or call us at 1.800.793.0334SaveSave