Name: Michael Illas
Major: Corporate Communications
Expected Graduation Year: 2014
A childhood dream of Michael Illas was to travel to Europe. This dream was realized when he flew to Budapest, Hungary with the guidance of and a travel grant from the Weissman Center for International Business.
From May 26th to August 24th 2012, Michael interned at Globekids Züm-Züm Nursery School. Globekids aims to create an international environment for young Hungarian children by incorporating foreign nationals into their nursery school programs. Interns learn how the Hungarian education system operates and take home stronger management skills at the end of the experience. Michael’s position consisted of taking care of and teaching English to Hungarian toddlers. Michael tells us that there isn’t a day that passes since he’s returned to the States without him recalling the memories he made while taking care of children in Hungary.
Michael also had the opportunity to travel to other European cities such as Siófok, Visegrád, Vienna, Florence and Prague in the three months he was overseas. He was excited to learn about different cultures, make new friends and try different (and delicious) foods through the experience. Through the experience he has matured and he thanks the Weissman Center for International Business for its guidance and for providing him with a travel grant to pursue the internship.
If you have wanted to see what it is like to work overseas or have questions about our Center’s exclusive travel grant, come by the Weissman Center to schedule an appointment to speak to our Work Abroad Coordinator. We would be happy to help you realize your dreams, much like Michael did.
We are conveniently located at 137 E 25th Street 8th Floor (across the street from the VC).