IGEI ACTIVITIES
Lehigh Concentration Course 
In addition to attending sessions with Lehigh faculty and industry leaders, IGLI participants have the opportunity to select a concentration course, focusing on an area of particular interest to explore in greater depth. Concentration course options vary from year to year based on faculty availability, and can include such topics as fintech, branding and marketing, AI and Business, ESG, technical entrepreneurship, global health, health data science, biostatistics among others.
Leadership Development Workshops
At IGLI, we believe that Global Leadership is a mindset, a skillset, and a way of being that is informed by an understanding of how systems work and interconnect, that is committed to working within complex contexts of difference, and that is dedicated to learning within changing circumstances as we aim to create a more just and sustainable world. Learners have the opportunity to discover more about who they are, what they care about, and what kind of impact they want to have in their communities and in the world.
Design Thinking Immersion
Did you know Albert Einstein said that if he had an hour to solve a problem, he'd spend 55 minutes thinking about the problem and 5 minutes thinking about the solution?
In partnership with the Baker Institute for Entrepreneurship, Creativity, and Innovation, at IGEI we spend time thinking deeply about challenges, the people affected by them, and how to formulate the right questions to define challenges accurately before starting down the path of developing innovative solutions to problems that matter.
Field Trips and Business Visits
IGLI heads out of the classroom for field trips to New York City and Philadelphia as well as visits to local and regional businesses. Meet business executives and get an inside perspective on everything from startups to global corporations.
Intercultural Learning and Collaboration
Each year, IGLI welcomes a global cohort of learners to Lehigh's campus. Since the program's start in 2001, citizens of more than 66 countries have participated in IGEI!
Our global perspective is not found only in the demographics of our participants and staff. As part of Lehigh's Office of International Affairs, IGLI's curriculum is grounded in our signature SOWL (self-other-world learning) pedagogical model, through which we prepare students intellectually, experientially, and personally to engage the world, address global challenges, and live lives of meaning.
Fun and Life-long Friendships
At IGLI, participants live, work, and play with a global cohort of future leaders who share their drive and passions. Today's friends are tomorrow's classmates, future colleagues, and creative collaborators. The connections made at IGLI can last a lifetime, forming the core of a professional network that will aid you on your path to success.