Orientation and Support
Shortly after their arrival in Austin, students will participate in a required welcome and orientation program to acquaint them with Austin, The University of Texas at Austin, the McCombs School of Business, and the BBA Global Business Program.  The orientation program provides students with the opportunity to meet their classmates, professors, CIBER staff, and on-site program liaisons. 

CIBER staff members are available to help students with their transition to Austin and to offer them general support for the BBA Global Business Program.  Additionally, on-site program liaisons (faculty members from FGV and SJTU) will be in Austin with the students for the duration of the program.  Typically, the on-site program liaisons offer guidance to students during the program and arrange additional group activities in the Austin area.

Events and Activities

The BBA Global Business Program includes a number of activities that are designed to bring the BBA Global Business Program participants together on an informal basis, and to introduce them to Austin, Texas.  Students participate in an orientation program, welcome dinner, and farewell dinner.  Additional activities vary each year. Participants also have the opportunity to participate in an Austin city tour, which typically includes local attractions such as:  Texas State Capitol, Zilker Park, Mount Bonnell, South Congress Avenue.

Students are also encouraged to explore Austin and Central Texas during their free time.  Students are strongly encouraged to participate in activities that are designed to acquaint them with the surroundings and some of the major cultural sites in Austin.  Throughout the program, a CIBER Summer Programs Intern will provide students with suggestions of additional activities in the Austin area. These suggested activities are optional and are not covered by your program fee.

Other popular activities include the following:  Congress Avenue Bridge for Bat Watching, Barton Springs Pool, The Blanton Museum of Art, LBJ Library & Museum, Texas State History Museum, Austin Museum of Art, Town Lake, Barton Creek Greenbelt, and Lake Travis. 

If you are interested in activities outside of Austin, you might want to consider visiting: Enchanted Rock, San Antonio (The Alamo, Fiesta Texas, Sea World), Fredericksburg, Gruene, New Braunfels, Houston (NASA Space Center, American Cowboy Museum, Houston Astros, Moody Gardens), and Dallas.  Check out information about day trips from Austin, see:  Day Trips and TravelTex.