USF signs study abroad partnership with Peruvian university
Students in Peru will now be able to boast a bachelor’s in business administration from USF without ever stepping foot on campus.
“The idea was to offer the USF degree there,” said Dwayne Smith, USF senior vice provost. “Most international students want to study business.”
On Friday, Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola (USIL) President Edward Roekaert officially signed off on a partnership with the USF College of Business (COB) in the Business Administration building before an audience of USF students and area business leaders on the Executive Advisory Council.
This is the first time a Peruvian university has offered an American business degree with concentrations in marketing and international business, Roekaert said. USF faculty members who travel to Peru to teach courses during three-week periods will teach at least 60 percent of the coursework, he said.
“Not only will Peruvian students benefit from this program, our faculty will too,” USF COB Dean Robert Forsythe said in a press release. “By traveling to Peru, USF faculty can explore the area and get to learn the business practices in the country, bringing back that knowledge to our students at home … Borders are blurred in business.”
The signing also allows USF business students to study abroad at USIL, said International Affairs Dean Mara Crummett.
“By building this relationship, this offers Peruvian students a chance at a quality American education.” Roekaert said. “No other school in Peru has done this before.”
The partnership is similar to one USF developed two years ago with Florida-based Broward College. That program allows students to study in Singapore while students attending the Center for American Education in Singapore obtained a USF bachelor’s degree in business. Broward College offers students an associate in arts degree that is transferrable to USIL and COB’s new program.
“There are very few countries that would let USIL do this,” Roekaert said during the signing. “Thank you for your trust. We will do our best to be the best partners USF has ever had.”
More Stories
USF won’t install more physical protections following recent on-campus suicide
USF will not be implementing additional physical safety measures over a month after a student leapt from an upper floor inside the Interdisciplinary Sciences building, USF spokeswoman Althea Johnson said. The incident marked the third on-campus suicide since fall 2022. A week after a student fell from an upper floor of Beard Garage in 2022, […]
USF student body president and vice president-elect sworn in
A new era of Student Government (SG) just arrived. In a quick five-minute ceremony, student body president-elect Suryakanth Prasad Gottipati and vice president-elect Sumit Subhash Jadhav were sworn in on Wednesday afternoon. Their term will start on May 6 and last for one year. Related: Take a look at USF’s student leaders’ swearing in ceremony […]
Photos: Take a look at USF’s student leaders’ swearing in ceremony
A new era of Student Government (SG) just arrived. In a quick five-minute ceremony, student body president-elect Suryakanth Prasad Gottipati and vice president-elect Sumit Subhash Jadhav were sworn in on Wednesday afternoon. Related: USF student body president and vice president-elect sworn in Their term will start on May 6 and last for one year. Gabrielle […]
President Joe Biden visits Tampa to talk abortion rights
Gearing up for the 2024 presidential election, President Joe Biden made a stop in Tampa to talk about reproductive freedom in Florida on Tuesday afternoon. The speech comes just two weeks before the state’s six-week abortion ban comes into effect on May 1. Biden called on Floridians to vote for an amendment deciding abortion access […]
‘Genocide Joe has got to go’: Pro-Palestine protestors gather during Biden’s visit to Tampa
While President Joe Biden took 15 minutes to talk on the protection of reproductive rights in Tampa on Tuesday, pro-Palestine protests chanted against the United States handling “on-going genocide” in Gaza, and its alliance to Israel in the conflict. Related: President Joe Biden visits Tampa to talk abortion rights “The lack of coverage in the media […]
USF students can ‘Swap Shop’ their way into free items this week
USF’s Swap Shop is just around the corner. Literally. Bulls can stop by the Swap Shop, located in Holly J, to pick up some free items – from furniture to clothing. Students, staff and faculty had the opportunity to donate items for the Swap Shop earlier this week on Monday and Tuesday. But ‘shopping’ won’t […]