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Fresno State Transportation Institute

Transportation Business & Management
Summer 2024 Study Abroad in Spain

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About the Program

Join us for a unique two-week study abroad experience in Santander, Spain, focused on Transportation Business and Management. This interdisciplinary program combines business and engineering concepts, giving students practical tools and international perspectives on the global transportation industry.

  • Transportation Business (ENGR 191T or MKTG 189T): Learn how to build business plans for new transportation products or services, with a focus on innovation, marketing, and international cooperation.
  • Transportation Projects: Management and Contracting Strategies (ENGR 191T or BA 189T): Explore capital budgeting, project delivery systems, and financial tracking across a project’s life cycle.

Program highlights include:

  • Field visits to Santander’s port, airport, transit systems, and active transportation facilities
  • Engage with business owners and transportation professionals
  • Immerse in local culture, nature, and the summer coast.

This program is open to upper-division students in Engineering and Business, and to students from other majors with advisor approval.
Reserve Your Spot

Information Sessions

  Zoom Logo   Zoom Meeting Link: https://fresnostate.zoom.us/j/85264207408 
Date Time Location
11/16/2023 2:00 PM

Hyflex : Engineering West 101 and Zoom (Link Below)
11/29/2023 10:00 AM Zoom (Link Below)
12/07/2023 5:30 PM Zoom (Link Below)

Early registration is strongly encouraged. 

  • Participants in this program must have a valid passport that expires no sooner than 6 months after the return date of your program.
  • Any disability requiring special attention must be reported to the instructor, so the corresponding accommodations can be made.  
  • All participants in this program must register for credit, including non-matriculated individuals.

Important Dates
Dates of Study Abroad Periods Description
February 28, 2024 Payment of $1,000 is due through the Study Abroad portal. Last day for students to request a refund. Refund requests must be made before 4:30 pm.
March 20, 2024 Payment of $1,003 due through Study Abroad portal.
April 3, 2024 Tuition and registration fees of $2,040 due through PeopleSoft.
April 23, 2024 Payment of $1,003 is due through Study Abroad portal. Those participants who do not qualify for a travel grant will have to pay $2,853
June 8, 2024 Group departs for Santander, Spain from San Francisco airport. Students are responsible for getting to the San Francisco airport on their own at least 3 hours before flight departure time.
June 22, 2024 Group travels back to San Francisco from Santander, Spain.

 

Before You Travel

Talk to your doctor about immunizations. More information can be found at:

Program Dates:

Fresno: May 27, 2024 – June 5, 2024
Santander, Spain: June 8, 2024 – June 22, 2024

Program Price:

  • $5,046 (For matriculated students)
  • $6,896 (For non-matriculated students)
    • Students must enroll in both courses
    • Program is eligible for financial aid

Program price subject to change

Passports:

Participants in this program must have a valid passport that expires no sooner than 6 months after the return date of your program. Those needing a U.S. Passport can apply in the Passport Place Office, located in the Kremen Education Building, Room 140.

Routine service for first-time applicants (ages 16 and over) takes up to 14 weeks from the form DS11 submission date.

Expedited services for first-time applicants (ages 16 and over) take up to 10 weeks from the form DS11 submission date. There is an additional fee for this service.

For more details on passport information or to schedule an appointment, visit the Passport Place at Fresno State.

The program price includes:

  • Tuition fees for 6 units of coursework payable to the Division of Continuing and Global Education
  • Round-trip airfare from San Francisco, CA to Santander, Spain
  • Travel Insurance
  • 13 nights of hotel accommodations in twin rooms, hotel tax and service changes, and wireless internet
  • Field trips, cultural site visits, and tours outlined in the itinerary 
    Some meals
  • Local transportation
  • Tour guide and field specialist
  • Emergency support
  • Intra-program coach transportation
  • Gratuities for guides and drivers

  • Transportation to and from Fresno to San Francisco airport
  • Passport fees
  • Additional tours, excursions, and incidentals
  • Some meals
  • Personal needs such as laundry, beverages, and entertainment
  • Luggage overage fees
  • Oversees mobile phone data plan
  • Vaccinations and immunizations required for travel

 

Program Leaders:

Program Leaders Phone# Department Email
Dr. Aly Tawfik 559.278.8791 Department of Civil and Geomatics Engineering
Lyles College of Engineering		 tawfik@csufresno.edu 
Dr. Samer Sarofim 559.278.2915 Marketing and Logistics Department
​​​​​​​Craig School of Business		 sarofim@csufresno.edu 
Dr. Maria Calahorra Jimenez 559.278.8747 Department of Construction Management
Lyles College of Engineering		 mcalahorrajimenez@csufresno.edu  
Dr. Harry Xia 559.278.4981 Finance and Business Law Department
Craig School of Business		 hxia@csufresno.edu