Degrees of Abroad Event

On Thursday, November 15 at 6:00 p.m. in the Gallery Room of William T. Young Library, Education Abroad will be hosting a "Degrees of Abroad" student panel discussion.

During this event, students will ask the panel a variety of questions relevant to education abroad and international life.  The panel of students will have a diverse background in international experiences, ranging from an Olympic summer in London to a semester of research in Brazil.

Education Abroad at UK will also raffle a $500 scholarship for a Bluegrass Down-Under program during the event, sponsored by The Education Abroad Network.

Drinks & refreshments will be provided. 

Info Session on UK Sponsored Guatemala Program (Spring 2012)

On Friday, November 16 at 12:00 p.m. in 205 Pence Hall, Education Abroad will be hosting an information session on the UK Sponsored "Exploring World Heritage in Guatemala" program.

This is an embedded program, meaning there are both on-campus and international components to the course. Dr. Douglas Appler, faculty member in the Historic Preservation department at the University of Kentucky, will be leading this course.  

Taking place in the World Heritage site of Antigua, Guatemala, this program focuses on the concepts of heritage tourism, world heritage, and on the photographic documentation of historic sites. Planned by the Spanish and built in the 17th and 18th centuries as the capital of Guatemala, Antigua was at the height of its power when it was partially destroyed by an earthquake and abandoned in 1773. As a legacy of that colonial past, Antigua is home to some of the most celebrated examples of Spanish Baroque architecture in the New World. Many of those buildings are still standing, some are now ruins, but all provide an unparalleled opportunity for the documentation of historic architecture and for the exploration of the concept of world heritage.



For more information on this program, please click here.

Students unable to attend the session should contact Dr. Appler for more information. 

Info Session on UK Sponsored Indonesia Program (Summer 2013)

On Thursday, November 15 at 5:00 p.m. in room N-10 of the Ag Sciences Building, Education Abroad will be hosting an information session on the UK Sponsored "Tropical Agroecology & Sustainable Development in Indonesia" program.

This program will be led by Dr. Krista Jacobsen, faculty member in the College of Agriculture (Sustainable Agriculture & Horticulture) at University of Kentucky.  During the info session, Dr. Jacobsen and Education Abroad Advisor, Summer Eglinski, will discuss program details, application processes, and scholarship opportunities.

Traveling through three study regions in Sumatra, Java, and Bali, students will learn about agriculture, culture and geography of Indonesia. Course activities will introduce students to ecological field methods to measure biodiversity and ecosystem functions, social science methods including interviews and asset-based mapping, and critical reflection activities focused on holistic analysis of agricultural sustainability. Particular emphasis will be placed on agroforestry, organic vegetables, rice, as well as alternative and traditional agricultural production systems.

For more information on this program, please click here.  

Students unable to attend this info session should contact  Dr. Jacobsen for more information.

Info Session on UK Sponsored Italy Program

On Tuesday, November 13, at 5:30 p.m., in 207 Bradley Hall, Education Abroad will host an information session on the UK Sponsored, "Italian Language, Art & Culture in Tuscany" program.  Refreshments will be provided.

This program will be led by two faculty members from the College of Arts & Sciences, Dr. Matteo Benassi and Dr. Naomi Lugo, and Dr. Ioana Larco from the College of Fine Arts.


On this program, students will learn about the Italian Tuscan Renaissance through class lectures and visits to museums, churches and buildings that exhibit original art objects of frescoes, paintings, sculpture and architecture. Students will also study the poetry, music and architecture, particularly of Arezzo and Siena; and generally of Tuscany. 
 

Arezzo is a lovely hill town and small but very lively city in Tuscany. It is very beautiful and less touristic than Florence and Siena yet is in close proximity to these popular cities. Students will receive instruction in the cooking as well as in the art of Arezzo and the Tuscan region and learn to navigate successfully in stores, the post office, markets and restaurants, etc. 

For more information on this program, please click here.