
Working and living with purpose in every industry.
All over the world.
Working and living with purpose in every industry.
All over the world.
OUR PROGRAMS
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ALL OFFERINGS
Academic breaks

Virtual Impact Program
(AVAILABLE Virtually)
Undergraduate Students
6 Weeks (June 14, 2021 - July 23, 2021)
Brazil, Peru, South Africa, Spain
An Intensive 6-week-program that challenges students to become the next generation of responsible leaders. Through hands-on experience working with an international NGO or social enterprise, strategic projects and cultural immersion activities students will connect business performance to social and environmental impact.
NexGen
Social Impact Lab
(AVAILABLE Virtually or in person)
Graduate Students
5 to 6 Weeks
Brazil, Peru, South Africa, Spain
Our award winning NexGen Leadership Program is an 8 week program that strengthens graduate students' capacity to look within — installing a growth mindset through promoting a greater sense of self-awareness among students about their values, strengths, areas for growth, and impact on others.


Impact Learning Trek
(AVAILABLE Virtually
or in person)
Undergraduate & Graduate Students
1 to 2 Weeks
Australia, Brazil, Netherlands, Peru, South Africa, Spain, USA
Students will explore our core leadership development curriculum that highlights the business for good movement, celebrates the social entrepreneurship ecosystem, and provides cultural insight into various countries. Students also complete a social impact consulting project or innovation workshop with one of our local field partners either virtually or in person. This program can be built around specific themes including Financial Inclusion, Renewable Energy, Women's Leadership, Sustainability, Poverty and Inequality, Emerging from COVID, and more.
IN SEMESTER OFFERINGS
Social Impact
Courses
(AVAILABLE Virtually or in person)
Undergraduate & Graduate Students
Semester + 1 week travel
Brazil, Netherlands, Peru, South Africa, Spain or US
Fully customizable, these courses are typically delivered alongside a Professor or department and can include broader topics such as sustainability or innovation, and specific topics such as renewable energy or financial inclusion. Immersion sessions include visits and conversations with social organizations, experts, and responsible business leaders. At the program’s core is a project-based innovation consulting project or challenge to assist a local social impact organization overcome a key challenge.


Global Impact Internship (GII)
(AVAILABLE Virtually)
Undergraduate Students
6 Weeks
Brazil, Peru, South Africa or Spain
A six week program designed to develop students at the professional and leadership level to support them in becoming the next generation of responsible leaders. Students consult directly for a social enterprise or NGO and immerse themselves virtually or in person to the new country and culture. Students have the opportunity to complement this unique learning experience with their regular courses. Through this intentional design of the program, students will then apply what they are learning in their degree into a real strategic project.
YEAR ROUND OFFERINGS

Leadership and Innovation Sprints
(AVAILABLE Virtually
or in person)
Undergraduate & Graduate Students
2-5 days
Australia, Brazil, Netherlands, Peru, South Africa, Spain or USA
Our Leadership & Innovation Sprints consolidate our core modules of social impact, responsible leadership, cultural immersion, and respectful engagement, into a shorter format version of 2-5 days. Offered over Fall, Winter, Summer, or Spring Breaks, the structure, duration, and pricing of these programs provide flexibility to fit your interests, timeline, and budget.


Social Impact and Innovation Workshops
(AVAILABLE Virtually or in-person)
Undergraduate & Graduate Students, Faculty, and Staff
2hrs up to 3-5 days
Australia, Brazil, Netherlands, Peru, South Africa, Spain or USA
Core to all of our programs, our Emzingo|U Social Impact and Innovation Workshops expose students, faculty, and staff to global social innovation, responsible leadership development, and cultural awareness. Customized tailored to each audience, our workshops are offered to range from 2 hours to 2 weeks and are designed to be interactive, experiential, reflective, and directly applicable to your life and work. Leveraging over 10+ years of experience working with universities, companies, nonprofits, social enterprises, and students across the world, we have curated powerful content that is critical to 21st Century learning in the post-COVID world.
96%
of students would recommend our virtual impact program
91%
of students say that their experience improved positively their ability to work across cultures
92%
of students say that their general Emzingo|U experience
considerably improved their ability to create innovative and unique solutions
*A total of 82 participants, of which 58 students completed the survey.
SAMPLE PROJECTS

SAMPLE PROJECTS
koiki
Koiki is a social enterprise that hires people suffering from social exclusion (mainly people with disabilities, young and long term unemployed) to work as postmen/postwomen, called KOIKIs, who provide a green ‘last mile’ delivery service within their neighborhoods by biking, walking or using green vehicles.
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