News Archives - CEPA Study Abroad https://www.cepa-abroad.org/category/news/ Your partner in Europe for study abroad programs since 1997. Thu, 29 Jan 2026 09:11:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 New Year’s Announcement from CEPA https://www.cepa-abroad.org/new-years-announcement-from-cepa/ Wed, 21 Jan 2026 10:04:03 +0000 https://www.cepa-abroad.org/?p=12419 The post New Year’s Announcement from CEPA appeared first on CEPA Study Abroad.

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CEPA is Joining the Terra Education Family


As we begin the new year, the entire CEPA team wishes partners and friends a happy and healthy 2026. May all our programs be successful and our students be transformed by their experience abroad!

This year will be a particularly exciting one for CEPA.

As of January 1st, CEPA has officially joined Terra Education, a San Diego-based global organization that operates a diverse portfolio of educational programs worldwide. It serves as the parent company of several independent organizations that develop and run immersive academic and travel programs, intentionally designed for university-level students, teens, youth, families, and active older adults.

All organizations share the mission of empowering participants to reach their potential to transform the world through high-quality educational programming. Terra is a Certified B-Corp, and it has met rigorous standards to ensure it uses the power of business as a force for good.

Terra’s mission and values are a perfect match to CEPA’s, including:

  • A commitment to educational and academic excellence
  • A ‘family-business’ approach to organizational culture
  • A mission-driven framework as a Certified B-Corp, committed to social and environmental responsibility

Our dedicated team and leadership are the same individuals you have worked with closely and collaboratively over the years. And of course, our mission remains steady, as does our commitment to providing high-quality, sustainable, and affordable study abroad programs to our partners and students!

I could not be prouder to announce that we are joining the Terra Education family. Please join us in celebrating this new chapter for CEPA Study Abroad!

Uli Leibrecht
Executive Director and Founder

CEPA Study Abroad
www.cepa-abroad.org

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www.terraeducation.com

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]]> CEPA Directors visit Florida International University https://www.cepa-abroad.org/fiu-visit/ Fri, 28 Feb 2025 08:32:37 +0000 https://www.cepa-abroad.org/?p=10800   Harald and Uli Leibrecht were pleased to visit the campus of CEPA’s long-standing partner of over 12 years, Florida International University (FIU) in February. After an impressive campus tour, they met with (pictured from left to right) Rosa Fusté, the Education Abroad Interim Director; Dr. Lukas Danner Associate Director FIU Global Regional & World […]

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Harald and Uli Leibrecht were pleased to visit the campus of CEPA’s long-standing partner of over 12 years, Florida International University (FIU) in February.

After an impressive campus tour, they met with (pictured from left to right) Rosa Fusté, the Education Abroad Interim Director; Dr. Lukas Danner Associate Director FIU Global Regional & World Locations; (Uli and Harald) and Dawn Fagnan, the Associate Study Abroad Director from the Chaplin School of Hospitality and Tourism Management; and Wendy Bravo, the Program Coordinator to discuss their continued collaboration.

It is hard to believe that the very first study abroad program CEPA ran for FIU was a 2-week faculty-led program led by Dawn Fagnan in London, December 2012. Uli and Harald were especially grateful for the generous hospitality and warm welcome by the FIU Education Abroad Office during their stay, as well as being very impressed with the state-of-the-art facilities on the FIU campus.

 

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University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Business in Eastern Europe

January 5-16, 2025 

in Budapest, Hungary / Bratislava, Slovakia / Prague, Czech Republic

Program Leader:
Dr. Amit Bhatnagar
Professor of Marketing and Director of PhD Program, Lubar College of Business


The goal of this course is to provide hands-on, on-site experience of the business culture of Europe, specifically Hungary and Czechia, to see how business, politics, and economic management are conducted there. The emphasis will be specifically on East Europe’s economic relations with the USA. Overseas sessions will include lectures, discussion, and site visits to historical landmarks. (Source UWM)

It was a pleasure for CEPA to be selected as UWM’s partner to plan, develop, and run the Business in Eastern Europe Winter term faculty-led study abroad program. This program in Eastern Europe offered students a unique opportunity to immerse themselves in the rich history, culture, and academic environment of the region. Students were able to engage in many activities organized by CEPA: lectures, workshops, and site visits that enhanced their understanding of Eastern European societies.

CEPA worked closely with the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee faculty leader and study abroad program manager to design interactions with local universities and experts, and provide students with firsthand insights into contemporary issues faced by these nations.
The academic coursework taught by Dr. Bhatnagar was complemented by cultural excursions and experiences organized by CEPA. Overall, this study abroad experience not only enriched their academic journey but also fostered personal growth and a deeper appreciation for global perspectives.


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CEPA Student Photo Contest Winners


Congratulations to the winners of our 2024 study abroad photo contest!

Thank you to all students who participated.

Happy International Education Week!

The CEPA team is proud to be part of the international education community and to support students and faculty in their exploration of Europe. To join in the celebration of IEW, we will showcase the winners of the 2024 CEPA Study Abroad Photo Contest during the course of the week on our social media channels!

Student participants on CEPA faculty-led, summer, and semester programs have submitted fantastic photos, and we cannot wait to share our favorites with you all!

1st place

Photographer: Alissa Katsaras

College: University of Florida: Medicine, Microbiology and Health

Faculty Leader: Dr. Monika Oli and Dr. Elizabeth Gadsby

Title of my photo: “Expanded Horizons”

Category: You in Europe

Photo Location: Schwangau, Bavaria at the top of the Ammer Mountains

Date: May 19th, 2024

Description: “I had just learned in Physics 2 the prior semester that the eye is capable of seeing to infinity unless interrupted by something. I didn’t really understand how that was true until I was able to see the horizon for the first time.”

2nd place

Photographer: Alexis Chin

College: University of Florida

Faculty Leader: Dr. Monika Oli, Dr. Elizabeth Gadsby

Title of my photo: “Giant Pretzel!”

Category: Landscapes and Culture

Photo Location: Vienna, Austria

Date: May 12, 2024

Description: “Not only was I in awe of the beautiful landscapes, but as you can see from my face, the local foods as well! This extremely large and freshly-made pretzel was absolutely divine and was enjoyed by all my friends and myself.”

3rd place

Photographer: Quinlan Harris

College: Arizona State University

Faculty Leader: Paul LePore

Category: You in Europe

Title of my photo: “Once Upon A Study Abroad”

Location: St. Olaf’s Church, Tallinn, Estonia

Date: May 23, 2024

Description: Tallinn, Estonia, is known for the preservation of its medieval architecture. I had so much fun exploring Estonia and all of its grand arches, colorful buildings, and intricate designs. Everywhere I turned there was so much detail and thought put into the design of the buildings including this arched doorway of St Olaf’s Church.

Honorable Mentions

Photographer: David Fashokun

College: University of North Florida

Faculty Leader: Dr. Josh Gellers

Category: Courses and Classes

Title of my photo: Divided by Origin, United by Heart

Photo Location: Copenhagen, Denmark

Date: June 12, 2024

Description: This is a group of us on our field trip to the Middelgrunden Wind Farm trying to jokingly arrange ourselves in the order of our skin tones. I think it fits this category because of the reason and randomness of the photo also. We were all tired during this day, but this little gimmick helped to lighten up our mood. (that’s me in the black puffer jacket)

Photographer: Kylie House

College: Georgia College and State University

Faculty leader: Dr. Harold Mock

Title: “A Day In The Life Of Switzerland”

Category: Landscapes and Culture

Photo Location: Lake Brienz, Switzerland

Date taken: June 14, 2024

Description: “This photo captures the stunning Swiss Alps surrounding a turquoise lake that brought chills and smiles! This hidden gem gave us the opportunity to meet with locals for advice on how to navigate the waters and see this beautiful waterfall. We participated in different water sports such as a sit-on-top kayak and pedalo as we ventured into new European territory.”

Photograher: Aiden Risher

College: University of Southern Mississippi

Faculty Leader: Keltoum Rowland

Title of my photo: “The Asamkirche: Dramaticism and Detail”

Category: Landscapes and Culture

Photo Location: Munich, Germany

Date taken: April 12, 2024

Description: “During my journey in Europe, I have tried to capture the beauty in every location that I visit, and the Asamkirche is far from an exception. This beautiful rococo-styled church is full of intricate details at every single point. Capturing such beauty all throughout Europe has been my goal not only for the principle of admiring such gorgeous, historic works of art but also to have the memories of my experience here.”

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ESPM in Berlin: A Blend of Innovation and Culture

ESPM Escola Superior de Propaganda (Brazil)

June 22 – 29, 2024



During the last week of June, a Brazilian delegation of communication and marketing professionals, students, and professors from ESPM Escola Superior de Propaganda e Marketing embarked on an enriching journey that blended professional insights with cultural explorations in Berlin. A fun day trip to Leipzig to visit the Porsche plant and to explore another German city was also a part of the program.

The group was led by Dr. Vivian Strehlau, Vice-Coordinator of the Graduate Program in Business Administration at ESPM, and Tatiana Visnevski, a member of the Board of Directors at CEPA Foundation. Vivian was accompanied by her fellow professors at ESPM, Suzane Strehlau, who is also her sister, and Silvio de Vasconcellos. Roseli Porto and Fernando Jorge Moreira Silva are also fellow colleagues who joined them on this educational trip to Germany.

“I really appreciated the variety of the visits. The distribution across the days was also very well planned and comfortable”, said Debora Franchim, an experienced marketing professional who is studying for her master’s degree in Consumer Behavior at ESPM.

This large variety of their visits in Berlin included among others:

Both of the Strehlau sisters expressed their desire to run their summer programs with us again next year, one in France and the other one in Eastern Europe. We at CEPA take great pleasure in organizing and running these programs with them for 10 years now and look forward to more years of successful collaboration.


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]]> AI and Study Abroad Presentation at the Forum Conference https://www.cepa-abroad.org/forum2024presentation/ Thu, 28 Mar 2024 06:26:37 +0000 https://www.cepa-abroad.org/?p=9166 In a session at the Forum on Education Abroad Conference in Boston, MA, our Academic Director, Marketa Lepicovsky, shared her research on using AI to create education abroad prediction models and assigning the top word categories that best predict faculty-led program success. Read the article from The Pie News

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Read the article from The Pie News

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