In the nine days of your study tour, you have 12 hours in the classroom doing coursework and working towards a two-hour final exam. To enhance your classroom learning, you spend 8 hours visiting major international organizations based in Rome.
Cultural & SiteVisits
You take part in 2 cultural activities, visiting iconic historical sites with your classmates.
Rome today is a global hub for international organizations, giving the course leaders abundant options for ways to show you the reality of the institutions’ day-to-day functions through experiential learning.
4 site visits form this part of the course; the specific locations are confirmed nearer the start of the study tour. Most likely four of the following:
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
The United Nations’ specialized agency that leads international efforts to defeat hunger.
Esperienza Europa
The place to discover Europe and the European Parliament in an innovative, multimedia, and dynamic space in the heart of Rome. You learn about the EU and understand how it impacts European citizens’ daily lives. Through a multimedia tour, immersive installations, and an interactive role-playing game, Esperienza Europa gives you the opportunity to discover how the European Union works.
World Bank
A global partnership of five institutions, the World Bank works to end extreme poverty and boost shared prosperity by providing financial assistance and technical expertise to developing countries, aiming to raise living standards and promote sustainable development.
World Food Programme (WFP)
The world’s largest humanitarian organization saves lives in emergencies and uses food assistance to build a pathway to peace, stability, and prosperity for people recovering from conflict, disasters, and the impact of climate change.
World Trade Organization (WTO)
The WTO is the only international organization dealing with the global rules of trade. Its main goal is to improve the welfare of people around the world by ensuring that trade flows as smoothly, predictably, and freely as possible.