Study Abroad-International Education and Research- Tufts University

Study Abroad

While many institutions of higher education offer study abroad programs, Tufts’ longstanding commitment to international education, reflected in its well-established and respected programs, ensures that students receive a rich overseas experience. Tufts’ international focus is one of the distinguishing characteristics of the University, and is rooted in a tradition that spans several decades and continents. The Office of Programs Abroad has a long history of matching students with foreign universities that can best meet their academic, career and life goals.

Study abroad facilitates interaction among people of different customs, values, and beliefs, and encourages participants to challenge their own assumptions and biases. This in turn creates better citizens and more informed decision makers.

Archaeology Field School: Programme for Belize Archaeology Project

Each summer, lecturer Laurie Sullivan leads Tufts and University of Massachusetts students in an Archaeology Field School on the Programme for Belize Rio Bravo Conservation Lands in northwestern Belize. Students participate in first-hand field excavation and laboratory research in a tropical rainforest setting that was the site of Maya occupation from ca. 900 B.C. to 900 A.D. They investigate social and political organizations through the excavation of small site centers and large ceremonial centers.

http://ase.tufts.edu/anthropology/archaeology.html

Borghesani Memorial Prize

This prize is awarded to second-semester sophomores and juniors who undertake a research project, internship, volunteer activity, or plan of study in any field involving international issues. The prize encourages personal growth and independence, while increasing one's understanding of all peoples and encouraging a commitment to the world community. Past recipients of the prize have traveled abroad in order to study, conduct research, participate in international internships, and become involved in social change movements.

http://ase.tufts.edu/ir/researchOppBorghesani.htm

Concordia Foundation Fellowship for Summer Excavation/Research

The Concordia Foundation Fellowship for Summer Excavation/Research provides support for graduate students studying Classics and Classical Archaeology at Tufts. The Fellowship is funded by an endowment from the Concordia Foundation and is awarded to students who are pursuing research or participating in an archaeological excavation during the summer.

http://ase.tufts.edu/classics/graduate/page5.html

Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) Programs Abroad

Students of the ECE Department can participate in study abroad programs, usually during junior year, at University College London or elsewhere.

http://www.ece.tufts.edu/

Flowers of the Alps

Flowers of the Alps is a biology and environmental studies course offered at the Tufts campus in Talloires, France, during the first Summer Session. The course focuses on the Savoy region's world-class display of montane and alpine floral diversity. Sessions highlight outstanding representatives of important plant families, their human and ecological relevance, and the design of dichotomous keys. Outdoor field sessions are devoted to recognizing species in their native environment, evaluating shifts in alpine vegetation, and enhancing agricultural diversity in the region's farm community.

http://ase.tufts.edu/frenchalps/tuftsintalloires.htm

Ghana Gold: A Corporate Social Responsibility Study Tour

The Ghana Gold program takes 16 students to Ghana for 12 days each January. Students are introduced to Africa through examination of the gold mining industry and a series of interrelated issues, such as globalization and Africa's place in the world economy. Participants will be challenged to think about strategies that may improve the lives of people living in mining communities. Post-tour activities include a spring semester colloquium and plans for civic engagement research.

http://ase.tufts.edu/anw/

Hummingbird Cay Tropical Field Station

The Biology Department collaborates with the Environmental Studies Program to offer a unique off-campus program at Hummingbird Cay (HBC) Tropical Field Station on a remote privately-owned island in the Bahamas. Each March, up to 15 students attend HBC for ten days of research and seminar activities related to the international aspects of climate change, disturbance ecology, land and water use, waste management, and ecotourism.

International Relations Department Research Opportunities

The International Relations Program affords students many opportunities and scholarships to conduct original research. A research experience can greatly enhance one's experience at Tufts, challenging one to critically apply what one has learned. In addition, the International Relations Program offers research scholarships, an online international research community and a web-based research colloquium.

http://ase.tufts.edu/ir/research.htm

Luce Student Scholarship in Science and Humanitarianism

Co-sponsored and administered by the Institute for Global Leadership (IGL), this scholarship is awarded to students who demonstrate an interest in public health and international humanitarian assistance, as well as the capacity to engage in original field research or participate in a research-focused internship at home or abroad. Under the co-mentorship of Luce Professor Astier Almedom and IGL Director and Luce Coordinator Sherman Teichman, Tufts juniors and seniors are eligible.

http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org/programs/luce.html

Mechanical Engineering Study Abroad

The Mechanical Engineering Department offers the opportunity for selected students to study for one or two terms (typically during junior year) at the University of Sussex in England and the Institut National des Sciences Appliquees de Lyon in France. Although these are the only programs with which the department has formal arrangements, students have attended accredited engineering programs in other universities (e.g., University of London, University of New South Wales).

http://ase.tufts.edu/mechanical/programs/undergrad/

Office of Programs Abroad

Tufts University has been offering foreign study programs to undergraduates for four decades, and at present runs its own programs for juniors and seniors to study in Chile, China, Ghana, Hong Kong, Japan, London, Madrid, Oxford, Paris, and Tübingen. Students may also choose from hundreds of approved programs run by non-Tufts providers.

http://ase.tufts.edu/studyabroad/

Tropical Ecology / Conservation - Bio181ww/Envi181ww

This fall semester seminar and field trip, listed under both Biology and Environmental Studies, provides 12 students with an in-depth understanding of terrestrial tropical ecology and first-hand experience in tropical Central America. After the fall semester, students travel to Costa Rica for a two-week field experience conducting hands-on research, hiking, and collecting data.

http://www.ase.tufts.edu/biology/courses/syllabi/181ww.pdf

Tufts-in-Chile

The Tufts-in-Chile program allows undergraduates (usually juniors) with at least five semesters of Spanish classes to study at the University of Chile in Santiago, one of the region's leading universities, for the fall semester or the full academic year. Students are fully integrated into the life of the university and are able to take regular courses in any of its faculties.

http://ase.tufts.edu/studyabroad/tpa/chile.html

Tufts-in-China

The Tufts-in-China program offers undergraduates (usually juniors) with at least four semesters of Chinese classes the chance to spend the fall semester in Zhejiang University in Hangzhou, China, one of the top universities in China. There is a saying in Chinese: "In heaven there is paradise; on earth there are Suzhou and Hangzhou." The combination of the city of Hangzhou and the renowned Zhejiang University makes Tufts in China a unique program for students of Chinese language and culture.

http://ase.tufts.edu/studyabroad/tpa/china.html

Tufts-in-Ghana

The Tufts-in-Ghana program, which takes place in the fall semester, offers undergraduates (usually juniors) the chance to study at the University of Ghana (Legon), located just outside the booming metropolis of the capital, Accra. Since English is the language of instruction at the University of Ghana and is widely spoken throughout the nation, there are no language prerequisites.

http://ase.tufts.edu/studyabroad/tpa/ghana.html

Tufts-in-Hong Kong

The Tufts-in-Hong Kong program is affiliated with the University of Hong Kong (HKU) and offered to undergraduates (usually juniors) in the spring semester. HKU evolved from the former Hong Kong College of Medicine, founded in 1887. No language experience is needed to apply.

http://ase.tufts.edu/studyabroad/tpa/HongKong.html

Tufts-in-Madrid

The Tufts-in-Madrid program, run jointly with Skidmore College, offers undergraduates (usually juniors) with at least six semesters of Spanish classes the opportunity to study at one of two Tufts-affiliated universities: the Autonomous University of Madrid or the University of Alcalá, 16 miles east of Madrid.

http://ase.tufts.edu/studyabroad/tpa/Madrid.html

Tufts-in-Oxford

Tufts-in-Oxford offers undergraduates (usually juniors) in high academic standing the chance to spend a year studying at Pembroke College, a 400-year-old, 400-student strong division of Oxford University.

http://ase.tufts.edu/studyabroad/tpa/Oxford.html

Tufts-in-Tübingen

Tufts study abroad program in Tübingen, Germany, a town of 80,000 not far from Stuttgart, offers a full year or one-semester program for undergraduates (usually juniors) with at least two years of German classes. The program of 20 students, is completely integrated into the German university system, offering courses at Eberhard-Karls University, founded in 1477.

http://ase.tufts.edu/studyabroad/tpa/Tueb.html

Tufts in Talloires Summer Program

Tufts in Talloires, a six-week summer program for undergraduates at Tufts and other universities, offers dynamic and diverse courses taught by Tufts faculty. Students choose two courses from a selection designed to take advantage of Talloires' ideal location in the center of Europe as well as its striking alpine setting, which inspires reflection and thought. In addition to course work, a wide variety of optional outdoor activities, weekly hikes in the Alps, field trips, and organized events offer students the opportunity to explore France's unique Savoy region.

http://ase.tufts.edu/frenchalps/

<h4>A Dental Education Delivered to your Doorstep</h4>

<p>Unlike most first-year students at Tufts, the students in the School of Dental Medicine's distance education program -- the first of its kind in the world -- don't get together on campus for study groups. Instead, they remain in constant communication with the school and each other from their homes around the world as they earn their M.S. degrees in craniofacial pain and temporomandibular joint disorder.</p>

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<p>Dr. Jeffrey Griffiths, an associate professor of public health and family medicine, is always on the go. But then he needs to be: he is bent on nothing less than changing the world. What makes him run? "I'd just like the world to be a better place when I go," he says. "And it's fun doing this stuff."</p>

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<h4>A Mission to Help </h4>

<p>During the summer of 2007, Tufts dental student Marjorie Brisard traveled to her native Haiti this summer with a team of classmates and faculty members. For Brisard, the trip was one step toward fulfilling a life's goal.</p>

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<p>Working for the United Nations Mission in Sudan gave two Fletcher School students a unique view into an international peacekeeping operation and a new outlook on the Darfur conflict.</p>

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<h4>Bienvenue à Talloires</h4>

<p>The Tufts in Talloires program allows students to explore a foreign culture -- and themselves.</p>

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<h4>Castle in the Clouds </h4>

<p>Elliot Hirshon (A'05) recalls a trip to Tibet with Engineers Without Borders.</p>

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<h4>Change Agent</h4>

<p>Salome Otami, a Tufts Eliot-Pearson Department of Child Development graduate student, hopes to make a difference when she returns to her native Ghana.</p>

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<h4>Connecting Across Continents </h4>

<p>Students in GMAP, a combined residency and Internet-mediated graduate program at Tufts University's Fletcher School, are gaining an interdisciplinary education in global affairs, while making lifelong connections with their classmates from around the world.</p>

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<h4>Deliverance</h4>

<p>Through the organization he founded, LimaKids, Joseph Donroe (A'98, MD/MPH'07) seeks to address both mental health and quality of life issues of orphaned children in Peru's capital city.</p>

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<h4>Depth of Field</h4>

<p>One of several programs offered by the Tufts Institute for Global Leadership (IGL), EXPOSURE is an institute for photojournalism, documentary studies and human rights. It all began when IGL Director Sherman Teichman and undergraduate Matthew Edmundson (A'05) teamed up with acclaimed photographer James Nachtwey.</p>

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<h4>Dr. Chotanga</h4>

<p>Jeffrey Lazar, M03, recalls his seven-week stint at Livingstone General Hospital in Zambia.</p>

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<h4>Growing Strong</h4>

<p>The New Entry Sustainable Farming Project (NESFP), part of the Agriculture, Food and Environment Program at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, was founded in 1998. It now serves about 50 immigrant farmers from Laos, Cambodia, Liberia, Ghana, Cameroon, Zimbabwe, and Kenya.</p>

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<h4>It's All Breaking New Ground</h4>

<p>As the directors of Tufts University's Nutrition/ Infection Unit, Drs. Christine Wanke, MD, and Sherwood Gorbach, MD, explore the link between nutrition and HIV/AIDS.</p>

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<h4>Making Its Mark </h4>

<p>A decade after its inception, Tufts University's Feinstein International Center is making a powerful impact on humanitarian work around the world.</p>

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<h4>Re-engineering a River</h4>

<p>Applying engineering principles to primary disease prevention can help bolster public health efforts, says David Gute, an associate professor of civil and environmental engineering at Tufts.</p>

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<h4>Summer Smarts</h4>

<p>Through Tufts Summer Scholars program, Jamie Chang (A'06) spent a summer in Korea exploring her passion for theater history. With support from her faculty mentor, she studied how contemporary Korean theater incorporates traditional performance forms, such as one-man operas and masked dances.</p>

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<h4>True Blessings</h4>

<p>Sue Higgins, T86, G02, has seen firsthand the difference occupational therapy can make in the lives of adults and children living in Mexico.</p>

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<h4>Welcome to America </h4>

<p>In 2000, Jane Leu (J'91) founded Upwardly Global, a San Francisco nonprofit dedicated to helping legal immigrants find work in their field. Today, with more than a dozen employees and a field office in Manhattan, the organization has assisted immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers from some 65 countries.</p>

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<h4>Welcome To Arada Vieja </h4>

<p>Jonny Crocker (E'07), the former president of Engineers Without Borders, talks about the group's water filtration project in rural El Salvador.</p>

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