Lauder Summer Immersions Resume After Pandemic

First-year Lauder students from the Class of 2024 spent the month of July participating in the first Lauder Summer Immersions since 2019. The 2022 4-week summer immersion program took students around the world to study language in informal and formal contexts, visit landmarks, businesses, community and government organizations, and learn about the history, arts, culture, politics, and economies of their destination countries.

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A small group of people stands in front of the Casa Rosada, a pink government building in Buenos Aires, Argentina. They hold a banner and are smiling.

Latin America, Spanish Language Program
Pictured is the group at Casa Rosada, the office of the President (Buenos Aires, Argentina)

A group of people wearing masks poses with a banner for The Lauder Institute, Wharton, University of Pennsylvania, holding tropical-themed props like fans and a parasol.

East and Southeast Asia, Korean Language Program
Pictured is the group’s visit to LG U+, a Korean telecommunications operator (Seoul, South Korea)

A group of people wearing protective white lab coats posing indoors in front of a wall with various labels and logos of Latvijas Balzams.

Europe, Russian Language Program
Pictured is the group’s visit to Latvijas Balzams, the largest alcoholic beverage producer in the Baltic states (Riga, Latvia)

A group of people is standing outside, smiling, and holding a banner for The Lauder Institute, Wharton Arts & Sciences, University of Pennsylvania. They are in front of a building with many international flags.

Global Program
Pictured is the group’s visit to NATO Headquarters (Brussels, Belgium)

A group of four people standing outside in front of a traditional Japanese building. One person is wearing a kimono, and the others are in casual clothing. There are trees and greenery in the background.

East and Southeast Asia, Japanese Language Program
Pictured is the group at Toji Temple (Kyoto, Japan)

A group of people in business attire stand together in an office environment. One individual holds a sign for "The Lauder Institute Wharton Arts & Sciences University of Pennsylvania."

Latin America, Portuguese Language Program
Pictured is the group at Patria, a private equity, infrastructure and credit investment company (São Paulo, Brazil)

A group of people smiling and raising their fists in front of a building labeled "Mandela House" with glass and brick elements.

Africa General Program
Pictured is the group at Mandela House (Soweto, South Africa)

A small group of people sitting in the seats of an ornate legislative chamber with red upholstery, elaborate wood paneling, and decorative columns.

Europe, French Language Program
Pictured is the group’s visit to the high chamber of the French Parliament (Paris, France)