Short-term Programs
Add an international dimension to your studies through weeklong experiences in global tech and innovation hubs, civic innovation centers, or meaningful Alternative Breaks across the world.
Check out external short-term programs and opportunities.
City Immersion
CUSP-GX 8833 City Immersion (3 credits)
Typically offered each fall
Department: Center for Urban Science & Progress*
The Center for Urban Science and Progress offers incredible experiential learning course examining the strengths and challenges a city faces. Applying the Co-Cities Protocol and the CUSP Knowledge Tracks (AI, Complex Systems, GIS, Policy Analytics, Smart Infrastructure, Sustainability, Urban Technology Management) students engage with public authorities, civil society organizations, social innovators, businesses, and academic institutions to understand the city beyond what is presented in articles, text books and media. Students will collaborate with communities of the city to co-create informed, inclusive, and innovative strategies in response to identified pressing concerns and present their work to participating partners.
*This course is open to all graduate students across Tandon. You must verify with your academic adviser if it can count for you and how it fits into your degree program.
Locations
Past locations have included: Baton Rouge, London, Tulsa, Washington DC, NYC
Upcoming locations include: TBD
Learn more about the Fall 2025 trip here: When technology meets the town square: A journey to the heart of public interest technology.
Costs
As this experience is 3 credits, students must pay the tuition. In addition, students will incur a Global Program Fee determined annually. This fee covers accommodations, international health insurance, several meals, and local transportation.
Airfare, visas and other travel documents are not included and must be booked individually by the student.
Contact: cusp.education@nyu.edu
Global Perspectives in Emerging Technologies
GA-GY 8003 Global Perspectives in Emerging Technologies (3 credits)
Typically offered each spring
Department: Interdisciplinary
This online course explores global technology and innovation trends, examining key regions' economic, regulatory, and societal contexts while also identifying barriers to tech expansion in slower-developing areas. Using historical data and insights from industry experts, students will analyze the future impact of emerging technologies on the global economy and society. A visit to a major tech hub provides real-world exposure to the business decisions, infrastructure, and regulatory environments shaping tech innovation.
Travel Component
This course includes a required international travel component during NYU’s annual Spring Break, where students will take part in site visits, industry lectures, discussions, and cultural activities — all aimed at deepening your understanding of the tech innovation in the selected country/region.
Locations
Past locations have included: London, England (UK)
Current locations include: Berlin, Germany and Prague, Czech Republic (EU)
Costs
In addition to the graduate tuition cost for 3 credits, students will incur a Global Travel Fee determined annually. This fee covers accommodations, international health insurance, several meals, and local transportation.
Airfare is not included and is booked individually by the student.
Contact: tandononline.services@nyu.edu
NYU Tandon Career Trek: London
Course enrollment information TBD (0 credits)
Typically offered across Spring Break
Department: Career Services
Join the Tandon Career Hub for an exclusive Career Trek to London, connecting engineering and tech graduate students with employers, alumni, and industry leaders across the UK. This immersive experience includes visits to company offices and headquarters, giving students a firsthand look at how global tech, engineering, and innovation hubs operate outside the U.S. Participants will engage in employer site visits, networking events, and cultural excursions.
Locations
London, UK
Travel Component
This experience takes place during NYU’s annual Spring Break (Saturday, March 13 - Friday, March 19), where students will take part in employer site visits, networking events and cultural activities all aimed at deepening your understanding of professional opportunities and contacts in the region.
Costs
As this experience is 0 credit, students do not pay for tuition. Instead, students will incur fees for travel, lodging, local transportation and select meals. Airfare and lodging will be booked as a group so all NYU Tandon participants will travel together.
Eligibility
This experience is for Tandon graduate students only. Students must apply and be selected to participate. Application will open in late Fall 2026.
Contact: careers.tandonstudentlife@nyu.edu
The Global Manager in Europe - Paris, France
Spend three weeks in Paris exploring how business and management operate in a European context. ESSEC Business School's Global Manager in Europe summer program brings together graduate students from around the world for an intensive academic and cultural experience focused on the forces shaping business across Europe.
Through interactive coursework, case studies, group work, and cultural experiences, students examine European business practices while developing their intercultural management and leadership skills. The program also brings students into one of Europe's major global business centers through ESSEC's campus in La Défense.
What Will You Explore?
The program is structured around several areas of European business and management, giving students exposure to both broad regional issues and specialized industries.
- European Geopolitics & Economics: Examine the economic, political, and structural issues influencing European markets and organizations.
- Leadership & Management in Europe: Develop skills in negotiation, teamwork, leadership, intercultural management, and responsible business practices.
- Luxury & Brand Management: Explore one of France's signature industries through topics such as luxury retail, consumer experience, brand strategy, and changing global markets.
- Technology & Business: Consider topics such as artificial intelligence, digitalization, marketing, and innovation within the European business environment.
Program Format
The program is generally offered as an intensive three-week summer experience in Paris for graduate-level students. Instruction is in English and traditionally combines classroom learning with collaborative work and cultural experiences in and around Paris.
Program dates, courses, faculty, fees, eligibility, and other details for Summer 2027 are still subject to confirmation. Students will be notified when applications open up in January.