France Trip

Destination: France
Dates: Oct. 12-19
Cost: $2,604

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The purpose of this trip is to identify factors that impact business and social outcomes of international business transactions; demonstrate leadership principles in the development of strategies for achieving professional, organizational and societal objectives; manage and communicate information involving collection, statistical and non-statistical analysis, and summarization for decision-making; assess quality of organizational activity based upon outcome measurements, process-outcome relationships and methods for process improvement; and identify the elements and inter-relationship of global business transactions.

The total trip revenue is therefore $2,604.00. The guest fee is also $ 2,604.00. This fee includes air transportation, ground transportation in France, hotel accommodation, welcome and farewell dinners, some luncheons, tips, gratuities, and lecture fees.

Important Documents

• Credit Card Statement
• Financial Aid Form
• Itinerary
• General Info

For more information, contact:

Uli Froehlich
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Faculty-Led Trips

Each year, students are afforded the opportunity to travel abroad for relatively short periods of time. These trips, coordinated by faculty, allow students to experience a variety of different cultures while learning, exploring or serving others. Upcoming travel opportunities coordinated by faculty include trips to Brazil, where students will work with a ministry called Shade and Fresh Water; South Korea, where female students will attend an international peace conference; and China, where students will take a course on Chinese culture and calligraphy.

Austria Trip

Destination: AustriaDates: Aug. 11-18, 2013
Cost: $1,846.50

The MHA 776 Comparative Health Systems trips are designed to provide student with first-hand observation and examination of health care systems of the countries visited. During these trips, students will visit a number of health care provider facilities, participate in several seminars led by healthcare providers, university faculties, government health policy makers, and health insurance company officials. MHA 776 offer a significant opportunity for students to place the U.S. health care system in a larger perspective in order to better understand the factors that shape the healthcare systems.

A mandatory informational meeting will be held March 2 from 10:30-Noon on Pfeiffer's Charlotte campus. Please bring:

• Passport
• Check (in the amount of $1,846.50)
• Notebook and Pen
• Information on desired roommate
• Credit card statement
• Financial aid form
• International student ID card form with attached photo

Important Forms

• Credit Card Statement
• Financial Aid Form
• ISIC Application
• Itinerary
• General Information

For more information, contact:

Jamal Nahavandi
Associate Professor of Economics
(704) 945-7350
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Summer Course in China

Destination: China
Dates: May 19-June 12, 2013Cost: Tour Fee-$4,749
         Supplemental Fee-$800 (covers expenses for stays at Shanxi and Jiangsu Universities)
         Total-$5,549

Travel though China and Chinese history brush stroke by brush stroke. Participants will journey from Beijing to Shanghai through Tiayuan, the Three Gorges, and Nanging while learning to master the brush, ink, paper, and ink stone:  the four jewels of Chinese culture. By mastering 25 key characters such as person (人), tool (戈), rain (雨 ), water (水), mountain (山), Taoism (道) and yin (阴) and yang (阳), we will come to understand central concepts of Chinese culture, the art of calligraphy and history.

Important Dates

• Register through Casterbridge no later than Jan. 25 using Trip ID 86930.
• Complete payment $4,749 is due to Casterbridge on Jan. 29.
• The Supplemental Fee of $800 is due to Pfeiffer University by March 1.

Cost Includes:

• International airfare from Charlotte
• All ground and air transportation in China
• All meals and admission to sites
• 24/7 trip managers and guides
• All class materials

Cost does not include:

• Visa and passport expenses
• Gratuities
• Personal items and gifts

Additional Links:

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onNA2Gi-ebg&feature=youtu.be
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v87HBrrIcxQ&feature=youtu.be
• https://vimeo.com/50862615