The Study Abroad Office is hosting one final information session on January 22nd from 4-5pm (location: ISB #232), and are asking for your help in getting the word out by distributing the announcement below. Thank you for your support!
SAO-LAS: Stockholm Summer Arctic Program 2015 – “Environment and Society in a Changing Arctic”
GLBL 386/SCAN 386/SESE 386 – 6 credits
Program Dates: June 3 – July 5, 2015
Study Abroad Office Application Deadline: January 31, 2015
Upcoming Information Session: Thursday, January 22nd, from 4-5pm (Location: International Studies Building, Rm. #232)
In this intensive five-week program – for science and humanities students – program participants will learn about issues related to climate change and human presence in the Arctic from interdisciplinary perspectives. UIUC students participate together with students from KTH-Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden and will spend two weeks in the Arctic. This year’s field sites will be located in Northern Sweden, with time spent in Kiruna, followed by a stay in the Swedish mountains at the Tarfala Research Station, and ending with a stay at the Abisko Research Station near Lake Torne Träsk. Applicants should have junior status (anticipated for Fall 2015) or consent of the instructors.
Program contacts:
For questions regarding the application process, direct emails to: kmstrom2@illinois.edu Kristen Stout, Advisor for International Projects in mainland Europe.
Create an application to the program at the following address:
https://app.studyabroad.illinois.edu/index.cfm?FuseAction=Programs.ViewProgram&Program_ID=10859
Program Partner Course Site:
Sponsored by the Study Abroad Office, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, Scandinavian Studies, European Union Center, Global Studies, Earth Society & Environment and INSPIRE.