Emerging India and China

  China

• Beijing: 
Beijing

  India

New Delhi

Term: Summer 
Dates: June 10 - July 30

Description: This summer program offers students the opportunity to better understand individually and comparatively the economic, socio-cultural, political and environmental challenges and prospects that are facing the societies and peoples of India and China. Study in traditional settings is complemented by site visits, homestays and interactive learning experiences with local activists, educators, community members and leaders of governments and community organizations.

Highlights: Participating in Emerging India and China is an opportunity to become much more than a tourist in the dynamic and transforming cities of New Delhi and Beijing. Experience India and China through site visits ranging from the sites of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing to the monasteries near New Delhi. Connect with local people by living with host families. Gain a deeper understanding of the culture and politics while hearing from local activists, leaders and government officials.

Cost in US$: $8,500

Experience Required: no

This Program is open to World Wide Participants.

Participants Travel in Groups

Typically Participants Work in Groups

Scholarships are Available. - Students may apply for need and merit-based IHP grants.

Application Process Involves:

• In-Person Interview when Feasible
• Letters of Reference
• Phone Interview
• Transcript
• Written Application

Post Services Include:

• Alumni Network
• Exit DebriefingAbroad
• Job and Internship Network

International Honors Program's Mission Statement: The International Honors Program offers a unique set of theme-based, multi-country study abroad programs. Each program is designed to give students the opportunity to explore significant social, political, and environmental issues using an innovative comparative approach. The comparative approach allows students to contrast and analyze thematic issues on a global scale. It exposes students to a wide range of communities and perspectives, requiring students to question assumptions, suspend judgments, while inquiring deeply around the thematic areas. Thematic areas include the environment, globalization, urban planning, public health, indigenous issues, anthropology, social justice, and human rights. On each of IHP's study abroad programs a relatively small group of students and faculty travel together to several different countries. The group will spend between four and eight weeks in each country while they examine issues related to the program theme. The exploration of the issues will involve direct contact and interaction with local experts, activists, educators, community members, public figures, and leaders of various government and community organizations. To ensure exposure to each country's peoples and cultures, IHP arranges for students to stay in local homes and communities whenever possible. Many students stay in contact with their hosts for years afterward. For many alumni, the IHP experience directly influences their graduate school or career choice. IHP prompts students to ask lifelong questions about their role in a global community.

Year Founded: 1958