I had an awesome time abroad with Forum-Nexus! I made a lot of new friends and saw some interesting places. When looking for a program, I was mainly concerned with finding one that offered Graduate credit, since I had just started my graduate program and never had the chance to study abroad before. I also wanted a program that wasn't too long since I could not be away from home for too long, but was also long enough to see enough places. I enjoyed the multiple countries, and definitely liked the professional visits that we had through the program.
If you have never stepped a foot outside your home country and want to immerse yourself in new innovative cultures, then this is the program for you. The educational aspects perfectly link up with your travel experiences, as you attend classes in the morning, and are free to explore the cities in the afternoon. You will gain a lifetime's worth of experiences and memories that will carry on for years to come. For those of you who are early networkers, all of the students come from across the globe, meaning you will be able to have and maintain several international connections.
You won't be disappointed if you choose this program!
Forum Nexus was such an amazing experience. I travelled to so many places and was able to experience them independently and meet new people. I have learned more and done more on forum nexus then i have in my whole life and would recommend it to any open-minded person.
This program was fun, exciting, adventurous, and exhausting. The staff and courses offered provided great insight to business abroad, cross cultural communications, and basic European geography. Every day was a new adventure in what felt like a new city. There is never a dull moment with the excitement of each city as well as the great people participating on the program.
Traveling with a group of strangers, who soon become family in unfamiliar countries, helped open my eyes to a completely different world. Forum Nexus ties in all the right components to a study abroad program. The program met all my expectations and more. I can honestly say I had an overall amazing time. I was exposed to real world experiences in my field of study while being able to travel and enjoy each cities landmarks and night-life.
What would you improve about this program?
There are no major modifications that I would suggest, that's how great the program is.
I loved the experience I had while on Forum Nexus. We went all over Europe and saw amazing places as well as learned about business essentials. I would recommend it to anyone and would love to go again!
Forum-Nexus; the best summer adventure of my life!
Oct 1, 2014
In one month I was able to travel to Spain, France, Switzerland, Italy, and Greece. I ate delicious food, made lots of friends, learned about cultures, went on adventures daily, explored cities, and made memories to last a life time!
An amazing experience I would not change for anything else!
Sep 22, 2014
I had always wanted to study abroad during college. I had never been out of the United States and so the summer before my junior year I decided I wanted to go abroad. I found Forum-Nexus through my Study Abroad Advisor and fell in love with what the program had to offer me! The program travels all over Europe in one month, and one of the stops was Greece, which was my one and only pre-requisite for picking my program. I am Greek and before Forum-Nexus I had never been. This program's students and staff became a family for me and my time abroad is something I will always cherish.
What would you improve about this program?
I would like the professional visits to become more applicable to all the students, although many of them were very enjoyable!
I honestly had the best time of my life during this program. Usually I am the type of the person that would find a flaw in almost everything but for some reason Forum Nexus was just PERFECT.
I would do it again if I could and I already recommended it to my friends and sister.
From the beginning to the end, Forum-Nexus as a program offered and followed through with every detail a study abroad program should. The website is laid out informatively, the support staff is genuinely interested in your participation, the first day of orientation is all-encompassing with cultural logistics, weekends are left free for students to tour the cities, classes are held casually yet there are enough professional visits to get you a feel for the real business lifestyle, the hotels are comfortable and located in serious vacation spots, and the closing ceremony is intimate as well as serves delicious international food. The best thing about Forum-Nexus is that it caters to the global student; we travel with people from all over the earth and Dr. Hugo's international IQ component really pushes us to become a citizen of the world. I never had any difficulties traveling around Europe or completing schoolwork. Since the interns and professors travel with us, any and every question you may have is easily answered by a very friendly staff. Not to mention how simple the credit transfer is from one of the European universities back to your home institution. I definitely give it a 10/10!
What would you improve about this program?
If Forum-Nexus were to change one thing it would be enforcing the baggage size maximum. On the website it states that if your luggage is heavier/larger than the dimensions listed, the student will pay a fee. I took this seriously and decided to backpack across Europe. However, there was a certain student who clearly disregarded the statement and brought this huge bag. It was fine for flights, but when we traveled as a group in the coach buses my small bag was squeezed into the seat next to me since the baggage area was overcrowded. This was a tad inconvenient for someone who follows the rules.
