CGIS GCC Information Sessions: Spring 2026

GCCs offer a unique opportunity to take what students learn on campus at U-M and apply it abroad in a fun and exciting hands-on class taught by a U-M professor. 

GCCs include two components:

• An on-campus course during the winter semester
• A 3-week, off-campus field experience that takes place during the following summer. 

CGIS is offering 8 GCC programs for Spring 2026 across four continents! Check out the information sessions by program below.

Join Dr. Natasha Turman and CGIS Advisor, Joy Richardson, to learn more about the CGIS: Global Course Connections (GCC) in South Africa - Leadership & Technology program. This GCC program offers the unique opportunity to pair your on-campus winter studies with an exciting hands-on 3-week global experience taught by Dr. Turman in the summer.

As the Silicon Valley of South Africa, Cape Town is one of the world's top 100 emerging start-up ecosystems. This program centers the perspectives of gender-minoritized leaders in technology and examines the importance of diversity, inclusion, and cultural competence in effective leadership. Enhance your STEM leadership skills and learn within and across differences to positively affect change through a dynamic global experience!

You can apply for the program here.