Beyond the Classroom: ABC Paris Students Explore International Cooperation at UNESCO
What connects international business, geopolitics and global cooperation? On 21 October 2026, ABC Paris students visited UNESCO to explore how the forces shaping our world also shape the way we do business.
The visit reflected ABC Paris’s approach to business education: connecting classroom learning with experiences that help students understand the world they will work in.
Bringing together students from eleven countries:
Cameroon, India, Côte d’Ivoire, Russia, Denmark, Saudi Arabia, Ecuador, Kenya, the United States, France and Lebanon, the visit offered an international setting for learning beyond the classroom.
Organised at the initiative of Sangwon Park, Head of Accreditation & Academic Programs and Professor of International Relations and Cooperation at ABC Paris, the experience connected academic concepts with the challenges facing businesses across borders.
Understanding the World Behind the Markets
International business involves more than understanding customers and competitors. Geopolitical tensions, government decisions and changing trade relationships can all influence where companies invest, how they operate and how they manage their supply chains. At UNESCO, students explored this broader context through the organisation’s mission to advance peace through education, science and culture. The visit encouraged them to consider why international cooperation matters, and how understanding different perspectives can support better business decisions.
For ABC Paris students, it was an opportunity to connect their international business studies with the institutions and relationships that shape the global economy.
Where Business Meets Global Cooperation
The visit also highlighted UNESCO’s partnerships with the private sector, offering a perspective on how businesses can contribute to skills development, innovation and sustainable development. For students preparing for international careers, these connections brought an important question into focus: how can public institutions and private companies work together to address shared challenges?
By bringing these questions beyond the classroom, ABC Paris encourages students to consider both the strategic decisions businesses make and their wider role in society.
An International Perspective, Shared in Paris
With eleven nationalities represented, the group itself reflected the cross-cultural learning environment at ABC Paris. Students brought different perspectives to an experience centred on dialogue and cooperation.The UNESCO visit also illustrated the value of studying business in Paris, where international institutions offer opportunities to connect academic learning with global issues.
Through experiences like this, ABC Paris helps students develop the curiosity, cultural awareness and understanding of international affairs needed to work across borders and build collaborations with people who see the world differently.
