Location:

Amman, Jordan; Geneva, Switzerland

Program Type:

Study Abroad

Degree Level:

Undergraduate

Term:

Fall Semester, Spring Break

Program Overview

Program Description:

Witness the humanitarian response to the regional refugee crisis, focusing on refugee health, and explore the effects of and reactions to the influx of refugees to Europe during an excursion to Switzerland.

Visit Palestinian and Syrian refugee host communities, healthcare facilities, UN agencies, international relief organizations, and local NGOs.

You’ll also visit UNHCR (the UN Refugee Agency), United Nations Relief and Works Agency, UNICEF, Danish Refugee Council, International Committee of the Red Cross, various national NGOs, and Jordan’s Ministry of Health. These field visits give you the opportunity to observe and experience program themes firsthand. You’ll learn about the priorities, principles, rights, and duties governing humanitarian action and the challenges UN agencies, international relief organizations, and Jordan’s government face in both emergency and post-emergency phases. You’ll also engage with local experts, professionals, aid workers, and students from Jordanian universities, most notably the Jordan University of Science and Technologies.

Additional Program Information

Scholarships:

Yes

Scholarships Description:

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