Program Details
- Location:
- Paderno Del Grappa, Italy
- Program Type:
- Study Abroad
- Degree Level:
- Undergraduate
- Term:
- Fall Semester, Spring Semester, Summer
Program Overview
- Program Description:
Highlights Include: - Rigorous, high-quality courses taught in English - Business core and elective courses - Classes in Engineering, Journalism,Communication Studies, Italian - Learn Italian - Outstanding professors and small class sizes - Meaningful international experiences - Built-in travel breaks (25+ days of independent travel) - Special lectures & company tours - CIMBA Advantage Program (CAP) - LEAP professional development opportunity (Learn, Enrich, Achieve and Perform) - LIFE (Leadership Initiative for Excellence) - Credits earned from the University of Iowa
The CIMBA program offers semester, summer, and graduate study abroad opportunities with rigorous, high quality, professional courses taught in English. Courses focus in the areas of Business, Engineering, Journalism, and Communication Studies; however, other courses are also offered in elective courses, like Italian and mythology. These programs are designed to provide students with a meaningful international experience while allowing them to remain on schedule for graduation.
The program cost is all-inclusive and comprises of: - Tuition - On-campus residence hall - Meals (3 daily when class is in session) - Textbooks - Leadership and professional development certification programs - Buses to and from train station - Housekeeping/linen and towel fee (room cleaning twice weekly) - Laundry tokens and soap - 3 gourmet dinner excursions for authentic multi-course Italian meals
- Setting Description:
- The campus is located in the picturesque town of Paderno del Grappa, Italy. Located in the foothills of the Dolomite Mountains, just 25 miles north of Venice, cobblestone streets, gardens, & expansive villas characterize the town. The Veneto is one of the most entrepreneurial regions of Italy allowing students to get a unique hands-on, international perspective in their area of study. Students live on a full-service campus with on-site staff which includes a student-life coordinator and nurse.
Program Reviews
Overall Rating
Based on 17 Reviews
- Excellent Experience09/17/19CIMBA has been a life-changing experience so far, and it's only the second week! All of the staff are so kind, especially Jorge, Tiago, and Kim. Really looking forward to my business courses and LEAP with Dr. Al.Bottom Line:Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
- CIMBA Summer 201906/13/19
I had such an amazing experience and I met new friends from different universities across the United States. It was nice to be able to have a study abroad experience without getting behind on my degree progress. In fact I was able to get ahead and free
up some space during my semesters by taking summer classes! I’m so glad I got to learn about Italian culture in its authentic form and learn a bit more about myself as well!
read moreBottom Line:Yes, I would recommend this to a friend - Cimba03/26/19
The group felt like a family. The staff was very helpful and nice. I like having opportunities to travel everywhere, but it’s VERY inconvenient getting to airports and train stations. Classes until 530 on Friday’s also sucks and so does the absency
policy.
read moreBottom Line:Yes, I would recommend this to a friend - Beautiful Views From the Italian Alps03/13/19
So much fun living on campus again with 80 other students from around the US. Situated about an hour north of the Venice Marco Polo Airport, it’s a perfect spot to study in a very small town. Ample time for travel, unfortunately there is classes on
fridays. Great professors!!
read moreBottom Line:Yes, I would recommend this to a friend - CIMBA03/07/19
CIMBA is an incredible program. Located in a smaller town, CIMBA lets you immerse yourself in true Italian culture. The staff is incredibly helpful and unbelievable friendly. Unlike most colleges, CIMBA has smaller classes that promote engagement in the
classroom and create a relationship between each student and their professors. Professors genuinely care about getting to know the students. The CIMBA program highly encourages travel around Europe and creates opportunities for students to do so without feeling like they are falling behind on their classwork. CIMBA also offers extra activities such as company tours, pizza/pasta making, and nights out with italian families to allow you to truly experience Italy. Would highly recommend this program to anyone!
read moreBottom Line:Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
- Best Program Ever10/01/18
CIMBA is very rewarding. They are a lot of fun activities provided by the program when you arrive on campus, as well as a lot of opportunites for you to be a part of. I have only been here for a month and I have already attended a gourment dinner, gone
through the LIFE program (great for resume and self) , traveled to four different nearby cities and made a ton of friends!
read moreBottom Line:Yes, I would recommend this to a friend - Best decision I've made in college.10/01/18
Coming to Italy, I didn't know what to expect. The amount of information about CIMBA and Italy is overwhelming, so I'll list the great things I've noticed. • You will have small classes, which make for great personalized teaching. • There are
opportunities to volunteer and teach English to cute, little Italian children. • You can learn Italian etiquette, pasta-making, and pizza-making with CIMBA. • The cafeteria accomodates for dietary needs such as veganism, vegetarianism, gluten-free, etc. • The office staff is willing to help with anything. • Campus is right next to convenience stores that have everything including the sweetest, old Italian clerk. • CIMBA plans out weekends that you can sign up for to have a nice, easy trip. If you don't want to do that, you can make adventures by planning your own trips. Bus and train tickets are cheap, and there's amazing food wherever you go. Even if you are iffy about going, I would recommend starting the application and talking to Jay Caughren. He's part of the staff based in Iowa, and he was beyond helpful in providing information and helping me get into this program. Application: https://cimbaitaly.com/apply/ Jay's number: +1 (319) 335-0355 Jay's email: [email protected]
read moreBottom Line:Yes, I would recommend this to a friend - CIMBA Undergraduate Program09/27/18
The faculty and staff here at CIMBA are amazing at making your study abroad experience truly unique! The program offers a wide variety of business classes to take and they are taught by American professors. The CIMBA campus offers great living spaces,
recreational areas, and its close to Venice to travel to other destinations. The area surrounding CIMBA is breathtaking and offers you to get fully immersed into the Italian culture! Highly recommend this program who wants to study abroad in Northern Italy!
read moreBottom Line:Yes, I would recommend this to a friend - CIMBA09/27/18
CIMBA the best program you can ever pick. It is located in Paderno Del Grappa, a super small location. You can walk over to the next town and enjoy a day at the market on the weekends. Italy in itself is amazing. I strongly recommend coming to CIMBA if
you are thinking of studying abroad (no matter the term).
read moreBottom Line:Yes, I would recommend this to a friend - CIMBA Italy Program02/14/18A great environment for learning where the small class sizes allow the professors to really get to know the students. There is ample time for travel and lots of opportunities for personal growth.Bottom Line:Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
- So Happy With My Decision To Come02/08/18
I am currently here at CIMBA and I am in LOVE with the program. The staff is fun and super helpful. The first couple of weeks are a bit crazy, but it has allowed me to grow personally and professionally. I am looking forward to the 30+ travel days given
this semester along with the interactive classes. I'm also a Resident Assistant - this allowed me to get a $3000 scholarship! A semester here is actually cheaper than one at my home university; and it's all inclusive! Books, dorms, meals, etc. So happy with my decision to come here!
read moreBottom Line:Yes, I would recommend this to a friend - CIMBA Italy12/11/17I had an amazing experience at CIMBA! I was impressed by how much the staff and professors invested in the students, and CIMBA offers ample time to travel. I made great friends from all over the country. I already miss it!Bottom Line:Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
- Journalism12/04/17
CIMBA does an amazing job at encouraging traveling, providing interesting courses, and promoting personal development. I feel LIFE and Leap are the two things that really differentiate CIMBA from other study abroad programs. LIFE is a three-day, full-immersion
leadership course that teaches students how to break through their barriers to success. Not only that, but it also helped me get to know my peers immediately, since we completed it during our first weekend. Leap is a personal development course that taught us about handling stress, conflict, and helps each student define their goals. The course includes 3 coaching sessions that helped me discover my goals and how to implement working towards them. I was very close with all of my teachers. My class sizes ranged from 6 to 25 students, and every professor I had made it a priority to get to know us. I was just as sad to say goodbye to my professors as a was to say goodbye to my new friends I met there. The program is based in Paderno del Grappa, a small town right at the base of the Dolomites. Although there isn't much to do in that town during the week, PDG is centrally located between great cities to visit in Northern Italy: Asolo, Verona, Milan, and famous wineries.
read moreBottom Line:Yes, I would recommend this to a friend - Cimba Study Abroad MBA Program12/04/17
The CIMBA MBA program has been such an eye-opening experience and a great opportunity to immerse myself in and explore the Italian culture. I chose the program because of the unique approach to the traditional MBA because it had a focus on personal and
leadership development and was in a small classroom atmosphere. The program also offered additional certifications I could not find at other universities such as Kepner-Tregoe Problem Solving and Decision Making Certification, Project Management Certification and the Six Sigma Certification. The CIMBA program has wonderful professors who come from a variety of universities throughout the United States. They are all very knowledgeable in their fields of expertise and know how to create an interactive and engaging environment in the classroom. Additionally, it is a great learning experience as you have students in your class from all over the world. You get to have about half of your classes with the full-time MBA students and the other half with the part-time students, primarily Italian students, too. One of my favorite classes is the survival Italian class we took. I would recommend the program to anyone who is looking for a challenging 1-year MBA program and an opportunity to study abroad.
read moreBottom Line:Yes, I would recommend this to a friend - CIMBA review12/04/17Program was a great experience, teachers were very knowledgeable and helpful. Staff was helpful. CLCs were extremely helpful and nice. Good resources on campus, and a lot of time to travelBottom Line:Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
- The perfect mix12/04/17
CIMBA is a womderful semester program that allows you to take full time classes to remain on track for graduation while simultaneously allowing you to travel all over Europe. The 12 week program offers business classes taught by American teachers as well
as locals. CIMBA gives you a full travel week as well as two extended weekends in addition to regular weekends to travel where ever you want to I visited 8 countries while I was abroad! After fun weekends of travel tou get to return to the small little town that becomes your home. Between classes, travelling and opportunities to immerse yourself in Italian culture, this program offers so much to take advantage of.
read moreBottom Line:Yes, I would recommend this to a friend - The Perfect Study Abroad Program For Young Business Professionals12/04/17
CIMBA is so much more than your ordinary study abroad program. They are an international personal development institute that provides students and executives with analytical problem solving and decision making skills, risk mitigation tools, innovative
leadership competencies, and so much more. Their company tours and guest speakers are nothing short of inspirational - with backgrounds at Alpinestars, Manfrotto, VF Corporation, even Diesel! Not only will you grow professionally, but personally as well - with over 30 travel days in a semester, most students are able to travel to about 9-12 countries! Choosing CIMBA impacted my life on every level and I will never forget the experiences and lessons it taught me.
read moreBottom Line:Yes, I would recommend this to a friend