With the group
Travel Europe with a consistent cohort
Students move through the route together, building familiarity as the cities, class expectations, and travel rhythm change.
Europe route / Summer 2027 / Four- to six-week sessions
Europe Study Abroad: Business, Culture, and Society
Choose a Summer 2027 Europe session built around Introduction to the European Union, culture, markets, and public life. Prague-start routes continue to Barcelona or Athens; the later B1 intensive begins in London.
Program highlights
Why this program is worth a closer look.
Start with the session that fits your calendar: A1, A2, and A3 begin with UNYP coursework in Prague, while B1 begins later in London.
Earn 3 U.S. semester credits through Introduction to the European Union. A2 and A3 may add a cross-cultural course for up to 6 credits where approved and available.
Carry shared questions into company, institutional, and cultural settings, then use those observations in discussion and written work.
Europe in context
Several cities, one academic route through Europe.
Prague, London, Paris, Barcelona, and Athens let students compare markets, culture, public life, and institutions while staying with one cohort and academic structure.
Across the route
Use each city to examine a shared European question
Company and institutional visits give students concrete examples of markets, regulation, public life, and cross-border activity to examine in class.
Institutions and culture
Compare institutions, markets, and everyday life
Cultural sites, institutions, neighborhoods, and public spaces help students compare how policy, culture, and society take shape across the route.
Session options
Choose the Europe session that fits your calendar.
Compare route length, start city, and credit load, then ask Summit for current details before using the dates for flights, school approval, work, internships, or family plans.
A1
Target window
May 21-June 20, 2027
Prague-start short intensive
Starts in Prague and closes in Barcelona; A1 does not continue to Athens.
One planned 3-credit integrated intensive, EUR 326 or BUS 326. A1 does not offer COM 320 or MGT 321 as a separate course.
Designed for students who need the shortest option and can handle a heavier daily academic load.
A2
Target window
May 21-June 26, 2027
Prague-start middle Athens session
Starts in Prague and continues through Athens after Barcelona.
Choose EUR 324, BUS 324, SOC 324, or POL 324 for 3 credits. Where approved and available, add the shared cross-cultural course as COM 320 or MGT 321 for up to 6 credits.
The middle-length option includes Athens while returning earlier than the full A3 route.
A3
Target window
May 21-July 1, 2027
Full Prague-start route
Follows the full Prague, London, Paris, Barcelona, and Athens sequence.
Choose EUR 324, BUS 324, SOC 324, or POL 324 for 3 credits. Where approved and available, add the shared cross-cultural course as COM 320 or MGT 321 for up to 6 credits.
The longest Prague-start option for students who can commit to the full route window.
B1
Target window
June 5-July 1, 2027
Late-start London intensive
Starts in London and continues through Paris, Barcelona, and Athens.
One planned 3-credit integrated intensive, EUR 326 or BUS 326. B1 does not offer COM 320 or MGT 321 as a separate course.
Designed for students who need a later start while staying inside the Europe comparison after London.
Route
Follow one academic route through Prague, London, Paris, Barcelona, and Athens.
Prague anchors the program through UNYP. London, Paris, Barcelona, and Athens add different settings for business, culture, public life, tourism, design, policy, and regional identity. Not every session includes every city, so students should compare the session options before making plans.
Destination
Prague, Czech Republic
Prague gives the Europe route its UNYP university context through University of New York in Prague.
- Use Prague as the academic base for coursework, credit materials, and the first city observations.
- Explore Central European business, communication, and institutional context inside the European Union.
- Use city observations in faculty-led discussion and assignments.
Destination
London, United Kingdom
London gives the Europe route a high-recognition global setting for business, media, finance, policy, culture, and post-Brexit realities.
- Study how business, media, finance, policy, and culture operate in a major global city.
- Study how post-Brexit realities shape market access, mobility, regulation, and organizational strategy.
- Compare London's business landscape with EU cities and bring those contrasts back to coursework.
Destination
Paris, France
Paris gives students a major European capital for studying business, culture, institutions, global brands, public life, and the relationship between prestige and daily urban systems.
- Examine global brands alongside cultural and institutional examples from the European Union course.
- Look at how regulation, public institutions, arts, culture, and commerce interact in a major European city.
- Compare Paris with Barcelona as students move from one market and cultural setting to another.
Destination
Barcelona, Spain
Barcelona brings the Europe route into a Mediterranean city shaped by business, design, tourism, trade, urban identity, and regional culture.
- Ask how global business, local identity, tourism, and design shape a major European destination.
- Notice how brands, neighborhoods, public space, and everyday routines shape the conditions organizations operate within.
- Begin comparing how business culture changes from one European city to the next.
Destination
Athens, Greece
Athens gives longer Europe sessions a Mediterranean endpoint for studying history, tourism, civic life, public institutions, and business culture.
- Study how history, public life, tourism, and modern business activity overlap in a Mediterranean capital.
- Compare Athens with earlier Europe cities to understand how organizations operate in different settings.
- Synthesize coursework and cross-cultural observations near the end of the route.
Housing
Included Program Housing
Europe route cities
In-program housing is included and selected for safety, comfort, reasonable location, class access, group logistics, and commute fit.
- Students can expect shared student, university, or apartment-style housing depending on the city and final logistics.
- Housing supports reasonable access to class meetings, group programming, and city-based field learning.
- Review city-by-city housing, rooming expectations, and commute information before applying or committing.
Europe academics
Introduction to the European Union across several cities.
Every student begins with the same Europe course foundation. The pathway changes which questions receive more attention, while the session determines whether students take one integrated 3-credit course or may add a second course for up to 6 credits.
Academic pathways
Choose the academic pathway that fits your interests.
The four pathways share one Europe foundation. Your session determines how the focus appears in the course title and whether a second course may be available.
All current sessions
Business and management
Study how regulation, markets, local institutions, and culture influence organizations operating across European borders.
All current sessions
European studies and broader exploration
Build a broad understanding of European cooperation, regional identity, public life, and the differences between EU and non-EU settings.
A2/A3 focus · A1/B1 integrated
Politics, international relations, and policy
Focus on governance, law, migration, and regulation. A1 and B1 students explore these questions inside the integrated course.
A2/A3 focus · A1/B1 integrated
Society, culture, and communication
Focus on social policy, identity, culture, communication, and everyday life. A1 and B1 students explore these questions inside the integrated course.
See the full course titles, session choices, possible credit loads, and materials to request for home-university review.
Explore Europe courses and credit detailsCredit transfer
Understand credit approval before you commit.
Students, parents, and academic advisors
UNYP And Home University Preapproval
The Europe program is academically anchored in Prague through University of New York in Prague, known as UNYP. Students should still confirm how any Summit coursework will transfer with their own home institution before relying on the credit for degree progress.
- 1 Review the course title, credit value, syllabus, grading model, and transcript details when final materials are available.
- 2 Share course materials with the home university advisor, registrar, study abroad office, or transfer-credit office.
- 3 Ask how the course will apply toward major, minor, general education, elective, or graduation requirements.
- 4 Keep written confirmation from the home institution before committing to transfer-credit assumptions.
Academic guidance
Faculty keep the academic focus clear across the route.
Faculty stay engaged across the route
Faculty guide class meetings, visits, cultural sites, city observations, and written work throughout the route. Students return to what they noticed, compare it with the group, and use it in discussion and assignments.
Course discussionWritten reflectionVisit context
Before applying
Carry the program into the next conversation.
Students can bring the route, courses, partner context, housing, cost, support, and credit questions into family and school conversations before applying.
Courses
See how class time, visits, written work, and credit fit together.
Europe destinations
See how Prague, London, Paris, Barcelona, and Athens give the Europe route its academic arc.
Credit Transfer
Understand what your home university may need before you rely on transfer credit.
Financial Aid
Explore scholarships, approved affordability options, and funding conversations before building a budget.
Health & Safety
Understand preparation, housing, communication, and support abroad.
For Parents
See how credit, support, housing, cost, timing, and group travel fit into the family decision.
For Advisors
See the course, credit, partner, and route materials students can bring to an academic reviewer.
University Partners
Learn how Summit's academic partners fit into the Europe and Brazil programs.
University of New York in Prague
See how UNYP gives the Europe program a Prague university setting.
FAQs
How will credit transfer back to my university?
The Europe program is academically anchored in Prague through UNYP, but transfer credit is ultimately reviewed by each student's home university. Students should request course materials early and confirm with an advisor, registrar, or study abroad office before relying on the credit for degree progress.
Who is the Europe program for?
The Europe program is for college students who want a credit-bearing summer program with coursework, company and institutional visits, cultural experiences, and guided travel through Europe. It can fit students in business, communication, social science, general education, and related majors.
Where will students stay?
In-program housing is included. Exact housing details will be shared by city, but students should expect safe, comfortable shared student, university, or apartment-style housing selected for location, logistics, and program fit.
What is included in the program cost?
Ask for current program pricing before making a budget. Summit expects program cost to include in-program housing, inter-city transportation during the program, and professional or cultural visits. International airfare to and from Europe is separate.
When are the Summer 2027 Europe session options?
The planned Summer 2027 student travel windows are A1: May 21-June 20, A2: May 21-June 26, A3: May 21-July 1, and B1: June 5-July 1, 2027. Request Info before using dates for flights, school approval, work schedules, or family plans.
What kind of support will students have abroad?
Students travel with structured support, clear expectations, faculty guidance, and guided group logistics. Before committing, ask for the safety, communication, housing, and emergency information that applies to the session.
Should I request information or apply?
Request information first if you still need route structure, course options, pricing, housing, dates, or credit-review materials. Students who already know the program fits their plans can start the application.
Next step
Request Europe Study Abroad program details.
Compare the route, session options, courses, cohort, housing, pricing, application timing, and what your school may need for credit review.