International Exchange Program
Fran Langewisch, Assistant Dean for Student Affairs, Director of Exchange Programs

The Kellogg International Exchange Program provides credit for classes taken abroad so that participating students may make normal progress toward graduation. Under reciprocity agreements, students attend classes at the host university for one quarter on a no-fee-exchange, non-degree basis, which results in a seamless financial transition for Kellogg School students studying abroad. Students may have access to housing and recruiting resources at the host business institutions.

The Kellogg International Exchange Program is an integral part of the global focus of Kellogg. It better prepares our students to respond to and lead the changing global environment by exposing them to a broader array of management perspectives. The International Exchange Program at the Kellogg School was started in 1980 with the vision to promote a cultural interchange of ideas and provide a greater understanding of cross-cultural trade and business practices. Since that time, more than 600 Kellogg School students have participated in the Exchange Program with schools from over 20 countries, including those listed on this Web site.

The local student body and academic culture at each of the schools with which the school maintains an exchange program represents a unique approach to solving problems. Close interaction among students working in teams highlights these differences and helps students acquire a deeper knowledge and appreciation of cultural differences. Working in groups with students at the host schools enhances students' appreciation of cultural diversity in a way that is difficult to accomplish when studying in one's country of origin. Visiting students from the exchange schools do, of course, take classes here and can offer insights during class discussions and projects from their home countries.

The Kellogg School does not permit exchange with other national schools because it is not consistent with the vision and the goals of the exchange program — to promote a cultural interchange of ideas and provide a greater understanding of cross-cultural trade and business practices.

In addition to the participating schools, Kellogg School students may petition to enroll in exchange programs at prominent foreign universities, which have alliances with other leading business programs in the United States, but not with the Kellogg School, provided there isn't an existing exchange program established in that country. If the program receives good reviews from peer schools and the host university is willing, a one-time, one-person exchange is established through the Kellogg Student Affairs Office. Fran Langewisch is director of the International Exchange Programs.