The culturally enriching experience at the Audencia Winter Programme- 2018-2019

The winter exchange programme at Audencia Business School started on 7th January 2018 and ended on 20th January 2019. The programme included a course on ‘Managing organisations in International environment’, scheduled at the campus of Audencia Business School, Nantes, France. This was followed by a one-week study trip to Brussels, Belgium. Before reaching back to Audencia, we also did a short trip to Netherlands (Amsterdam), Germany, Paris, and Switzerland.

In Brussels, we got the opportunity to visit the four institutional bodies of the European Union: The European Parliament, The European Commission, The European Council and The European Central Bank. 

The programme included guests from various partner universities from USA, Germany and South Korea.  XIME family consisted of 38 students. The whole experience was educationally uplifting and culturally enriching. The intercultural interaction enabled us to understand that cultural and geographical differences fade away when the element of humanity comes into play. Various interactive sessions and activities held in the university required understanding and acknowledging the cultures of each country, which enriched us with a new dimension of international business and environment. Being my first international trip, the study tour was really a wonderful learning and fun experience. 

Neena Soman

XIME Kochi