Pennsylvania School for Global Entrepreneurship

Lehigh University

June 26 to July 30, 2011

The Pennsylvania School for Global Entrepreneurship at Lehigh University,
Bethlehem, PA brings American high school students (ages 15-18) together
with International high school  students from all regions of the world for
a five-week residential learning experience.

THE PROGRAM
A former Pennsylvania Governor’s School, the Global Entrepreneurship program (PSGE) was established in 2001 and is a unique and experiential learning environment at Lehigh University.  Seventy students will be selected for the 2011 program. The purpose of the PSGE program is to expose students to the topics of entrepreneurship, globalization, team building, project management, leadership and working within a culturally diverse environment and to ignite the students’ spirit of creativity, innovation and learning. 

Sessions are facilitated by Lehigh faculty members as well as entrepreneurs and leaders of the local and international business community. The applied curriculum includes core and elective courses, entrepreneurial exchanges with leaders from business and industry, global exchanges, country presentations by international interns, business excursions to NYC, Philadelphia and Harrisburg, team projects with local business partners, and a variety of other interactive experiences and activities.  In past years, student project teams have partnered with both profit and non-profit Lehigh Valley companies such as Just Born, Martin Guitar, JF Magic, Air Products, AAA, Current Concepts, United Way, PPL, Arts Quest, Rodale, and more.  The students are housed in Lehigh University dormitories and enjoy food and recreation using facilities at Lehigh and throughout the Lehigh Valley.

QUALIFICATIONS
The program is open to all current high school sophomores and juniors (ages 15-18).  Application to PSGE is a competitive process. The selection committee evaluates each application individually, and looks for evidence of academic ability, leadership, entrepreneurship, and community service.  Students of any nationality are welcome to apply.  To date, the program has had participation from international students representing Afghanistan, Antigua Barbuda, Argentina, Australia, Belarus, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Columbia, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Kuwait, Malaysia, Mexico, Moldova, Netherlands, Palestine, Panama, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, Vietnam, and Zimbabwe.

APPLICATION AND FEES

There is no application fee. Tuition for students selected to attend the five week program includes all housing, food, courses, course materials, project transportation and field trips.  Limited scholarship funding is available. For specific questions, please contact Trisha Alexy, Director, tsa2@lehigh.edu.

International application

United States application

 

CONTACT:

Trisha S. Alexy
Director,
Pennsylvania School for
Global Entrepreneurship

111 Research Drive
Bethlehem, PA 18015

Tel: (610) 758-6886
Email:  tsa2@lehigh.edu