Knowledge@Wharton High School (KWHS), a member of the Knowledge@Wharton global network, part of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, invites applications to its summer programme — KWHS Global Young leaders Academy. It promotes global financial literacy, entrepreneurship and leadership among high school students and educators around the world.
The programme provides a deeper understanding of business and personal finance and equips students with the skills to excel in a global marketplace. The programme includes a session on US college admissions to help students understand the experience of applying to American colleges and universities. The participants also get a chance to be part of a community-service project and receive a certificate that recognises their volunteer hours.
Students also receive a certificate from university upon successful completion of the programme. The academy will conduct four two-week sessions from May to August in 2017, at the Philadelphia campus of The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. High school students aged 15-18 years are eligible to apply through BrainGain Magazine, a study-abroad portal that is collaborating with KWHS on this programme.
The two-week programme costs $5,110 per student, including tuition, ground transportation and medical insurance coverage during the programme, lodging and boarding. The programme fee doesn’t include international travel costs, international travel insurance and visa costs.