International Ventures
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Are you ready for a distinctive international experience in line with the mission of The King’s College?

International Ventures are strategic projects organized by The King’s College that enable students and faculty members to engage critical issues in other nations. These trips have three primary emphases: ideas, institutions, and people of influence.

International Ventures are idea-guided. Students see how ideas studied in the classroom affect institutions and people in other countries. Trip participants enter into the national dialogue. Forums, debates, and presentations allow students to see the relevance of universal principles and serve as a voice for liberty. Students learn to effectively communicate the essence of The King’s College curriculum – proven ideas that promote freedom, happiness, and prosperity.

International Ventures introduce students to strategic institutions in foreign nations. Students learn the history of political and economic institutions and the role they play today. Participants discover the difference between social institutions that are built on timeless principles and those that are not.

The heart and soul of International Ventures consists in interaction with societal influencers – current and future leaders of a nation. Team members interact firsthand with national leaders and build bridges with top university students who represent the future of the country. Through idea-centered exchanges, King’s students build meaningful friendships and have opportunity to discuss Aristotle, Augustine, and Adam Smith.

Participants in International Ventures trips cross more than national borders. They learn to cross cultural, language, and worldview borders. Teams put feet to the mission of The King’s College by engaging leaders of other nations.

“I now have an understanding of how economics functions on a global scale. We were witnesses of the quickly changing political climate in Turkey.” – Katie Lay, Business ‘12

“My confidence in my beliefs has skyrocketed because I know that they have been tested and questioned.” –Wyatt Baker, Politics, Philosophy and Economics ‘10