About Us

Explore Europe with prominent and passionate global educators

With 22 years of experience, Forum-Nexus Study Abroad specializes in intensive summer programs, taught in English, for both undergraduate and graduate students. The programs are offered in some of the most engaging and dynamic cities in Europe. Students greatly improve their global awareness, cultural intelligence, and International-IQ as they learn from their professors, the surroundings, and the companies and organizations they visit.

Our Mission

To educate and promote cultural diversity and awareness of the richness of other cultures, by providing for the exchange of ideas and the desire to explore the world with an open mind.

Accreditation

Each of our courses is designed to comply with curricular guidelines of universities in the U.S. and elsewhere in order to facilitate the transfer of credits.

Credits are issued by either the IQS School of Management of the Ramon Llull University in Barcelona (which is fully accredited by AACSB) or by the Catholic University of Milan (Universitą Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, member of the ISEP Network).

IQS School of Management

IQS School of Management (AACSB accredited business school, part of the prestigious Universidad Ramon Llull in Barcelona)

Universitą Cattolica del Sacro Cuore

Catholic University of Milan (Universitą Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, a leading private university and member of the ISEP network)

To learn more about credit transfer and the universities that have already accepted our transcripts:

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Our History

Forum-Nexus Study Abroad was founded by Dr. Hugo Hervitz, a highly respected professor of International Business in Miami, an economics commentator for CNN, and a passionate proponent of global education and cross-cultural sensitivity. Dr. Hervitz's goal was to create a forum for discussion and exchange of ideas about the economic, political, cultural and business landscape in Europe. At the same time, the programs were meant to build a nexus between international students and European executives, professors and government officials. Hence the name... Forum-Nexus!

Professor Hervitz assembled a multinational team of experienced senior European professors: Edoardo Teodoro Brioschi, Carlos Moslares Garcķa, and Georges Rocourt. The four professors and friends shared a passion for:

  • broadening the global perspective of foreign students interested in Europe
  • raising their levels of International IQ
  • increasing their cross-cultural sensitivity, and
  • improving their knowledge of the European economic, political and cultural environment

For the last 22 years, the Forum-Nexus programs have amply achieved these goals with over 3,000 students from the U.S., Latin America, Asia and the Middle East. Over time, Forum-Nexus Study Abroad has continued to grow in size and scope to become the leading provider of multi-country summer abroad programs in Europe. Forum-Nexus offers an unrivaled educational and cultural experience made possible by bringing together outstanding professors and highly trained staff that impart the joy of learning and traveling through Europe. For more information about the composition and background of our team, please follow this link.

Faculty and Staff

Our Courses

Our primary focus is to provide the best possible educational experience for our students. Our methods of course and program delivery are distinctive among study abroad programs. Our students are immersed in the cultures and customs of the different countries we visit. Only Forum-Nexus students have the opportunity to learn while traveling throughout Europe visiting many of the most exciting countries and cities in the world; only Forum-Nexus students receive their classes at prestigious European universities from world-renowned professors; only Forum-Nexus students visit and explore leading international companies and interact with officials of prominent international organizations. The overall educational experience offered by Forum-Nexus is the most comprehensive, enjoyable, rewarding study abroad experience available, without equal in the industry.

In each of our programs we offer a wide variety of courses for undergraduate and graduate students majoring in business, economics, political science, international studies, finance, communication, sociology, environmental studies, and many other fields. Here is a partial list of our courses:

  • Cross-Cultural Communication: Understanding Cultural Differences in Europe
  • Cross-Cultural Management: European, U.S. and Global Perspectives
  • Cultural Intelligence: Working with People from Other Cultures
  • Financial Accounting
  • International Business: Multidisciplinary perspectives with an emphasis on economic, political and social issues
  • International Financial Markets: Understanding the Roots of the Global Economic Crisis
  • International Marketing
  • Introduction to the European Union: Multidisciplinary perspectives with an emphasis on economic, political and cultural issues
  • Managerial Accounting
  • Science, Technology and the Environment: Multidisciplinary perspectives on the most crucial current issues
  • Social and Ethical Issues in Business and Society: European, U.S. and Global Perspectives

Our Itineraries

Forum Europe: 7 weeks, 12 cities

  • Berlin (Germany)
  • Prague (Czech Republic)
  • Warsaw (Poland)
  • Krakow (Poland)
  • Vienna (Austria)
  • Barcelona (Spain)
  • Paris (France)
  • Geneva (Switzerland)
  • Interlaken (Switzerland)
  • Milan (Italy)
  • Athens (Greece)
  • Island of Rhodes (Greece)

Forum Eastern Europe: 3 weeks, 5 cities

  • Berlin (Germany)
  • Prague (Czech Republic)
  • Warsaw (Poland)
  • Krakow (Poland)
  • Vienna (Austria)

Forum Southern Europe: 4 weeks, 7 cities

  • Barcelona (Spain)
  • Paris (France)
  • Geneva (Switzerland)
  • Interlaken (Switzerland)
  • Milan (Italy)
  • Athens (Greece)
  • Island of Rhodes (Greece)

Nexus Barcelona

  • 3-week or 6-week in-depth sessions in Barcelona

Nexus+ East: 6 weeks, 6 cities

  • Berlin (Germany)
  • Prague (Czech Republic)
  • Warsaw (Poland)
  • Krakow (Poland)
  • Vienna (Austria)
  • plus: 3 weeks in Barcelona (Spain)

Nexus+ South: 7 weeks, 7 cities

  • 4 weeks in Barcelona (Spain)... plus
  • Paris (France)
  • Geneva (Switzerland)
  • Interlaken (Switzerland)
  • Milan (Italy)
  • Athens (Greece)
  • Island of Rhodes (Greece)

Our Alumni

If you would like to know what our former students have to say about their Forum-Nexus experience, you can read and watch their testimonials here. Also, you can learn much more about their experiences by visiting our social media channels.

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