About this study abroad experience
Before traveling, students will participate in local technical learning experiences designed to prepare them for the program. In Denmark, students will spend approximately ten instructional days working alongside Danish and international students and instructors at Zealand Business College. Cultural excursions will examine the history of skilled trades workers during the Viking era, the Industrial Revolution, the post-World War II period and modern Denmark.
Trip dates: June 2027
Locations: Slagelse, Denmark; Roskilde, Denmark; Copenhagen, Denmark; Malmö, Sweden, for a possible optional day trip
Program highlights
- Complete approximately ten days of hands-on technical instruction at Zealand Business College.
- Learn alongside Danish and other international students and instructors.
- Strengthen teamwork, adaptability, intercultural communication and global workforce skills.
- Participate in cultural excursions examining trades and workers during the Viking era, the Industrial Revolution, the post-World War II period and the present day.
- Explore Slagelse, Roskilde and Copenhagen, with a possible optional day trip to Malmö, Sweden.
Ready to experience life abroad?
What you'll learn
- Examine applications of plastic welding in sustainable infrastructure, renewable energy, utilities and industrial manufacturing.
- Develop practical skills in thermoplastic and plastic welding.
- Practice material preparation, heat control, joining methods, quality assurance and international safety procedures.
- Explore metallurgy through forging, heat treatment, grain structure development and material transformation.
- Study traditional Danish and Viking blacksmithing practices.
- Connect historical metalworking methods with modern welding and manufacturing techniques.
- Compare plastic and metal joining processes.
- Examine the relationship between heat input, cooling rates, ductility, hardness, microstructure and material performance.
- Explore international approaches to sustainable manufacturing and skilled trades education.
Program details
- Central Piedmont welding students with a minimum 2.0 GPA.
- Students must complete WLD 143: Metallurgy by May 2027.
Required before travel:
WLD 143: Metallurgy (Must be completed by May 2027.)
Summer 2027:
WLD course TBD
Welding Instruction
Jason Blanchett (welding instruction): Jason.Blanchett@cpcc.edu
Nathan Godsey (welding instruction): Nathan.Godsey@cpcc.edu
Teresa Hall (travel logistics) - Director, Center for Global Engagement: Teresa.Hall@cpcc.edu
Institutional Partner
Zealand Business College, Slagelse Campus
Estimated billable program costs: $4,800 per student. Billable costs are paid to the Center for Global Engagement at the college’s cashier’s office. Billable program costs include:
- Application fee
- Airfare and local transportation
- Lodging
- Some meals
- 10 days of on campus welding courses at Zealand Business College (ZBC)
- Cultural excursions and program activities
- Ground transportation in country for scheduled activities
- Travel insurance
Students are responsible to pay for the following expenses directly:
- Passport and visa fees, if applicable
- Meals not included in the itinerary
- Personal expenses and souvenirs
- Optional activities outside the official itinerary
- Transportation or expenses not associated with scheduled program activities
- Central Piedmont welding course tuition and course registration fees.*
*Check with the Financial Aid Office to determine if your course registration can be covered with your financial aid.
How to apply
- Choose which study abroad program you will apply for.
- Log in using your Central Piedmont username and password.
- Complete the Study Abroad application thoughtfully and in its entirety, including the video submission and essay questions. Studying abroad is an educational opportunity; your application should demonstrate your commitment to and interest in this program.
- Pay the $100 nonrefundable application fee and follow the instructions to submit proof of this payment on the Campus Community website. This step is required, and your application will not be considered until this application fee is paid.
Note:
Some programs will require a personal interview. You will be contacted to schedule an interview after completing the steps above.
Questions?
Direct questions to the Center for Global Engagement.