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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rooted programs
Emzingo|U offers high-level, structured programs to students that are driven by social impact and responsible leadership. In addition to workshops and training, these programs give students the opportunity to consult for real social enterprises and NGO's to truly connect and learn from the bottom line: people, planet and profit.
All our programs share one common structure, based on three core principles: learn, live, lead. This means that during any of our programs students will:
LEARN
how to tailor your skills and interests towards becoming a responsible leader in the world.
LIVE
the experience of a new country through immersion into the historical, social, and economic context of your host country
LEAD
a social impact project with a social enteprise or NGO alongside other students
ROOTED PROGRAMS SUMMARY
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ROOTED PROGRAMS
STUDENTS
LOCATIONS
FORMAT
DURATION
DATES
Undergraduate
Spain, Peru
In-person
Full time (~40h per week)
6-8 weeks (depending on the school)
May 19th- June27th 2025
Undergraduate
Fully remote.
(Project work w/ organization from Peru)
Virtual
Part-time (alongside students'
academic priorities)
8 weeks
September 16th - November 8th
Undergraduate
Fully remote.
(Project work w/ organization from South Africa)
Virtual
Full-time
6 weeks
Not taking place in 2024
NEXGEN LEADERSHIP program (nlp)
AVAILABLE in person
Applications OPEN for Summer 2025
Graduate Students
7 Weeks: June 2025
Spain (Madrid), Peru (Lima)
Getting to know yourself is a fundamental part of developing leadership. Our award-winning NexGen Leadership Program is designed to help you develop self-awareness—understand your values, strengths, areas for growth, and the impact you can have on others.
Global impact fellowship
AVAILABLE in person
Applications OPEN for Summer 2025
Undergraduate Students
6-8 weeks:May 19th-June 27th 2025
Spain (Madrid), Peru (Lima)
A 6-8 week-program that combines leadership training with academic and culturally immersive experiences. Students have the opportunity to travel in-country (Spain or Peru) and work in-person with a social enterprise or NGO. Students receive personal coaching and mentoring while working on high level, strategic projects that are collaborated with a team for social change.
Global Innovation
Internship (GII)
virtual during the semester
Undergraduate Students
8 Weeks (September 16th > November 8th)
Projects from Peru
The GII is an 8-week program designed to develop students’ professional and leadership levels and support them in becoming the next generation of responsible leaders. This is an in-semester program where students intern virtually for an international social enterprise or NGO via Emzingo’s network of organizations. Students will have the opportunity to complement this unique learning experience with their regular courses. They will be exposed to multiple countries and cultures through the program’s intentional design.
virtual impact lab
AVAILABLE remote
Applications CLOSED
Undergraduate Students
South Africa
Not taking place in 2024
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.
HEAR IT FROM THEM
96%
of students would recommend our virtual impact lab
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
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.
Read more about the project here:
FLUID programs
Emzingo|U's Fluid Programs are fully customizable opportunities for students and faculty and staff alike. Emzingo|U recognizes the changing global conversations and we want to provide relevant discussion and experiences to go along with them. Versions of this can look like workshops, retreats, treks, and capstone courses. Each of these options provide opportunity for students and leaders to engage in Human Centered Design and international consulting experience, all the while building professional and leadership development.
Workshop Series
The Emzingo|U workshops are fully customizable workshops for you. We can offer a single or series of workshops that are hosted weekly, biweekly, or monthly depending on your needs. With these workshops, your Emzingo|U facilitator will work with you on a topic of your choice, how large your cohort will be and more. Likewise, we offer a series of established workshops that are available to choose from.
Faculty-Led Treks
Emzingo|U Treks are designed to enhance and build upon your current course offerings and conversations. Through our unparalleled design team and collaboration with you, these treks create meaningful dialogue and one of a kind experiences for students in their coursework.
Local Retreats
Emzingo|U retreats are unique, one of a kind experiences built for YOUR cohort. We design the activities, workshops, location, and time of year fully around your cohorts needs and interests so we can ensure a fully supportive experience, while exploring the U.S.
Global Capstones
Emzingo|U Capstones are distinguished courses offered by the Emzingo|U team. It is intended to act as a supplemental and unique addition to the challenging concepts and issues students are addressing in their current capstone projects. Being as customizable as they come, these capstones are intended to meet your criteria, as a professor to push and prepare your students for their next step in their career.