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China Trip

Where: Shanghai and Suzhou

When: Fall break (6 days)

Price: 1850 CHF

Interested in learning more about China? Take the 3-credit course “Doing Business in/with China” or just join the study trip. Experience the Middle Kingdom by visiting Shanghai and Suzhou. This six-day study trip will help you explore opportunities and challenges of doing business in China, as seen through the experiences of executives from a wide variety of backgrounds and industries. Get ready for a unique learning experience and deep insights into China’s fascinating economy and its prospects for the future. The fee for this trip includes your accomodation, transportation, and all activities. A Chinese visa is required so make the decision as soon as possible!

photos by Sixiao Li

LEADS Retreat

Every summer, our student leaders are given the opportunity to travel to Italy and stay there for four days of leadership training, accompanied by fellow students from the Vienna and Leiden campuses. Together they engage in activities designed by senior leaders in order to get to know each other and improve their leadership skills. Webster provides the accommodation and food, so look forward to eating home-made Italian meals. There is also time set aside for students to enjoy each other’s company, the scenery, and also to explore cities such as Florence.

Students that go on this trip develop interpersonal communication skills, strengthen their abilities to work in a team, and get a taste of leadership as a whole. Also, if you plan on joining the Webster LEADS program this trip will be one of the core requirements in order to complete your certification.

Games Night

Once every semester our Student Government Association organizes and collaborates with other clubs on campus in order to provide a relaxing and fun filled evening for our students. There you will find activities such as beer pong, foosball, video games, and different card games. In addition to the games, there is also an open bar serving drinks and snacks.

At Games Night students have an opportunity to interact with and get to know plenty of other students outside of their usual circle of friends. This event is a great opportunity for you to meet new people, make friends, and have an overall good time.

Tuscany Trip

The 10 days over March break offer the opportunity to take two classes at the same time in Italy. Students can decide to enroll in one class or take them both for a total of six credits. The first class is FTVP 3150 Topics in Film, Television and Video Production with professor Keith Strandberg. The second is one of two classes that alternate every other year: PHOT 2500 Photojournalism or PHOT 4000 Photo Workshop with professor Francesco Arese Visconti.

The students and professors stay in an Agriturismo within Tuscany for a majority of the trip as well as visiting Pisa and Florence. Two days are spent walking on the Via Francigena, an ancient road and pilgrim route running from France to Rome.

The purpose of the class is for students to learn the basics of filmmaking and journalism. They create short videos, as well as taking photos and writing blog posts about their experience. As it mainly covers basics the class is suitable for students of any experience level.

The Agriturismo

photo by Fernanda Faria Zagato

Sunset view from the villa

photo by Sacha Allen

Francesco shooting on a Rolleiflex

photo by Zain Abbas

The Via Francigena

photo by Zain Abbas

Tuscan Trek - The Via Francigena

photo by Caitlyn Fish

Istanbul Trip

Formerly Constantinople, Istanbul is a city of beauty, culture, and grace. Webster Geneva offers a unique class trip where students travel to this famous city. A gem located between Europe and Asia, it truly earns the title of “Crossroad of the World”.

The city has a long history of conquests and the legacy of past empires, emblematic of a world constantly at change. It is a place that combines eastern traditions and western customs. The Topkapi palace, for example, gives a glimpse of the lives and lavishness of the rulers of the Ottoman empire. The iconic Hagia Sophia began its existence as an Orthodox Cathedral, then transformed to a church during the Ottoman Empire. It is the mixture of cultures present in the city of Istanbul that can create hope for peace between different religions.

Students that decide to take this class can expect to find their eyes opened to the diversity of the world as a whole, and the potential for beauty that can come from different cultures to push humanity into a better future.

Topkapi Palace

Hagia Sophia

Global Thanksgiving

The best way to immerse yourself into the international community is to attend the Webster Global Thanksgiving event. It is a student-organized event that brings global cuisine togehter in one place, on campus. Students, faculty, and staff are invited to prepare one or more dishes of their choice from their culture. Along with the food, there is an open bar organized by the Student Government Association (SGA), and profits/proceeds from the bar go to the SGA’s budget. Global Thanksgiving is an event open to all members of the community, and it is also free. Students that attend typically leave with new insights of the cultures that make up Webster’s international community (not to mention a full belly). Global Thanksgiving happens every Fall 2 term, following the Thanksgiving date, the last Thursday of November.

photos by Ashli Sartorelli