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Critical Global Issues
SIT 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.
Featured Programs
Programs on Every Continent
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What's New at SIT
3 reasons to study gender & sexuality in The Netherlands
Climate change-democracy link is focus of Foreign Service fellowship
Looking at our organization and the world through a DEIA+ lens
Historical perspective puts Ecuador’s Indigenous protests into context
SIT joins partnership to resettle Afghan evacuees
SIT South Africa Academic Director Imraan Buccus on national liberation movements
SIT's Program Protection Plan
How SIT protects student health, safety & well-being
Tips for funding your study abroad with a Gilman Scholarship
2021 World Learning Inc. Impact Report
SIT virtual internship with Kenyan hospital offers insights on public health
SIT increases scholarships for Peace Corps volunteers repatriated due to COVID-19
UN Secretary-General names SIT Grad Institute alumna Lizbeth Cullity to top Central African Republic post
[VIDEO] Study Abroad in Argentina with SIT
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.
Imraan Buccus, PhD
Academic Director, SOUTH AFRICA: Social and Political Transformation • Academic Director, SOUTH AFRICA: Education and Social Change • , SOUTH AFRICA: Virtual Internship in Diplomacy, Conflict Resolution, and International Relations • , SOUTH AFRICA: Virtual Internship in Diplomacy, Conflict Resolution, and International Relations
Nicolas Stahelin, EdD
Program Director, IHP Climate Change: The Politics of Land, Water, and Energy Justice
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
Duong Van Thanh, EdD
Academic Director, VIETNAM: Culture, Social Change, and Development • , VIETNAM: Virtual Internship in Development, and Gender • , VIETNAM: Virtual Internship in Development, and Gender
Beatriz E. Balanta, PhD
Academic Director, COLOMBIA: Building a Culture of Peace
Featured Published Student Works
“A Ladder of Endemicity: A pioneering study of anuran communities along an elevational gradient in the Eastern Andean Cloud Forests, Ecuador”
SIT Digital Collections
Fall 2021: Ecuador: Comparative Ecology and Conservation
“Found in the World: An autoethnographic exploration of how place influences the growing formation of one’s identity”
SIT Digital Collections
Spring 2020: South Africa: Community Health and Social Policy
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