GESI

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Greetings from Northwestern University’s Global Engagement Studies Institute (GESI)!

 

The GESI study abroad program immerses students in experiential learning for 8 or 10 weeks. It develops global leaders while contributing to the sustainable development of communities where students work and learn. Sites are run by GESI’s on-the-ground partners and offer students the opportunity to address issues in areas such as health, education/youth, environmental sustainability, women’s empowerment, social enterprise development, microfinance, and more.

If you are looking for a program where you learn by doing and are ready to challenge yourself in the pursuit of global social change, GESI is for you.

Here are the GESI basics:

 

What: GESI participants design and implement a community development project with their host community and a small, interdisciplinary team of talented students from across the country.

 

Who: Any undergraduate or recent graduate seeking hands-on field experience with comprehensive academic preparation.

 

Where: Bolivia, the Dominican Republic, Guatemala, India, Kenya, Nicaragua, or Uganda.

 

When: Summer (June 10 – August 17, 2017) or Fall (September 11 – December 9, 2017)

 

Why:  So many reasons!

 

  • Meaningful cultural immersionthrough homestays
  • Northwestern course credits (the equivalent of up to 6 semester hours in summer or 12 semester hours in the fall)
  • On-the-ground professionalexperience
  • An opportunity to help spark change by working with and empowering community members on the ground
  • Lifelong friendshipswith passionate students from around the country, and with development partners around the world

 

How: Apply online by February 10 for the fall term or March 1 for summer.

 

To learn more: Watch this 90-second video about why students are thankful for GESI, visit www.gesi.northwestern.edu, subscribe to our listserv, or email our office at gesi@northwestern.edu. 

 

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Meghan Ozaroski

Global Engagement Studies Institute (GESI)

Buffett Institute for Global Studies

Northwestern University

601 University Place, Suite 8

Evanston, IL 60208

T: 847.491.5932

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