Banco Santander and the University of Pennsylvania launch the Santander USA Summer Experience Course – UPenn

2024-01-10 18:53:42

Santander Bank and the University of Pennsylvania have launched the Santander USA Summer Experience – UPenn Course, which has 90 places to study English in person on the university’s own campus in Philadelphia (United States).

The course launched by Santander Bank and the University of Pennsylvania aims for students to improve their training in English and their job prospects. It is aimed at young people between 18 and 30 years old from Germany, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Spain, USA, Mexico, Poland, Portugal, United Kingdom and Uruguay. To be eligible for one of the places, it will be essential to have a minimum level of English equivalent to B1.

The 90 places include the cost of flights, accommodation in the University residence, medical insurance, certificate of attendance, social and cultural activities, and a letter of invitation from the University of Pennsylvania for visa processing to the United States.

The Santander USA Summer Experience – UPenn Course lasts three weeks, specifically from July 8 to 28. As for the content, it is designed to learn and practice English while enhancing other skills, such as leadership, teamwork, persuasive communication, social networks or positive psychology.

The call for this course from Banco Santander and the University of Pennsylvania will be open until March 13 at the Santander Open Academy. Signing up has no cost for participants, and does not require a university degree or being a Banco Santander customer.

In the opinion of the deputy global director of Santander Universities, Rafael Hernández, «Linguistic immersion is the best way to step on the accelerator when it comes to improving language training. And what better than to do it surrounded by a multicultural environment, in a city as iconic as Philadelphia and in a university, no less iconic, such as the University of Pennsylvania, with whom we have a very close relationship of trust.

Jack Sullivan, the director of English Programs at the University of Pennsylvania, has stressed that they are “delighted” with their partnership with Banco Santander when launching this course, which will allow their students to develop their professional skills in English. , “as well as exploring important sociocultural dynamics behind language that influence effective intercultural communication.”