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Not Your Ordinary
Study Abroad
Critical Global Issues
SIT Study Abroad programs are developed around a framework of the most critical global issues (CGIs) of the day. Our programs are interdisciplinary and appropriate for a variety of majors. Most programs address two CGIs within specific cultural and geographical contexts or comparatively across several countries and continents.
New & Featured Programs
Programs on Every Continent
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What's New at SIT
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Custom and Faculty Led Programs
SIT works with colleges and universities to develop international programs and strategies. We collaborate closely with you to design programs and initiatives that fit with your curriculum, desired learning outcomes, and specific academic goals.
Alumni Spotlight
Expert Faculty
SIT Study Abroad academic and program directors are experts in their fields. Most are based in the country of study and were born, raised, and/or educated there. All have deep local networks and connections with universities, NGOs, and community leaders.
Cátia Magro, PhD
Academic Director, PORTUGAL: Sustainability and Environmental Justice • Academic Director, ICELAND: Renewable Energy, Technology & Resource Economics (Summer 2) • Academic Director, PORTUGAL: Sustainability and Environmental Justice
Nicolas Stahelin, EdD
Program Director, IHP Cities in the 21st Century: People, Planning, and Politics
Andolalao Rakotoarison, PhD
Academic Director, MADAGASCAR: Biodiversity and Natural Resource Management
Fetaomi Tapu-Qiliho, PhD
Academic Director, SAMOA: Social and Environmental Change in Oceania
Alex Alvarez, PhD
Academic Director, PERU: Indigenous Peoples and Globalization • Academic Director, Peru, IHP Climate Change: The Politics of Land, Water, and Energy Justice
Oliver Nyakunga, PhD
Academic Director, TANZANIA: Wildlife Conservation and Political Ecology • Academic Director, TANZANIA: Climate Change and Sustainability, Mount Kilimanjaro to Zanzibar
Duong Van Thanh, EdD
Academic Director, VIETNAM: Culture, Social Change, and Development • Academic Director, VIETNAM: Traditional Medicine and Community Health
Featured Published Student Works
“A comparative analysis of migrant health policies and practices in the U.S. and Switzerland”
SIT Digital Collections
Spring 2022: Switzerland: Global Health and Development Policy
“The Ultra Periphery of a Periphery Country: The strategic policy towards lithium in Jujuy: The objectives, the instruments, and the challenges”
SIT Digital Collections
Spring 2022: Argentina: Transnationalism and Comparative Development in South America
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