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Global Leaders Week Abroad gives students the opportunity to visit another country and learn about the culture, history and engineering challenges specific to that region. Many of the program's participants each year has never before studied abroad, making it an especially rewarding opportunity for students. This highly beneficial program is 10 days long and takes place during UT's spring break, during which students will visit local companies, city centers and universities. They will apply career skills and professionalism learned in the Equal Opportunity in Engineering Program's Career Development and Leadership seminars, which prepare students for their abroad experience. Students must complete the seminars to be considered for Global Leaders Week Abroad.

Past program locations have included:

Rome and Sicily
Paris
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Frankfurt, Germany
Barcelona
Prague

The course number for the Leadership Development Seminar is ESS 222.

Held in the spring semester, the Leadership Development Seminar is an introduction to leadership principles and theories, including effective team communications and conflict resolution. The seminar also includes basic development in areas such as leadership styles, strengths and public speaking.

Important things to know about the seminar:

Course is only offered in the spring semester
Course meets weekly on Thursdays, 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Seminar counts for two credit hours and will be taken pass/fail
To register, students must have completed one year at The University of Texas at Austin

Dynamic speakers lead interactive sessions that stimulate thought-provoking discussion and personal growth. Sessions will introduce concepts such as emotional intelligence, how to influence people and much more.

This is a great personal development seminar for second- and third-year engineering students as well as new transfer students.