Summer Programs

Program Overview

The Community, Activism, and Social Entrepreneurship (CASE) Program is an 8-day guided program in Tunisia specifically for students of 2-year institutions and 2-year or similar non-baccalaureate degree programs at 4-year institutions. Participants will be introduced to the world of advocacy and civil society organizations in and around Tunis through daily presentations, panel discussions, engagement with local peers, tours, and community service.

American University in Dubai (AUD)

Students on this program will have the opportunity to directly enroll at AUD to participate in one or two summer sessions, which are each 7 weeks long. With ABET, AACSB, NAAB and numerous other accreditations, AUD's many schools and departments allow students from a wide variety of academic majors to engage their disciplines with professors and peers from around the world in a MENA region context. The American University in Dubai is patterned on the American model of higher education and classes are taught in English.

Academic Overview

• The program includes 2 courses and additional pre-work prior to arrival
• "Life Cycle of Peace & Conflict: Lessons Learned in Northern Ireland" course in Dublin, Ireland
• A study tour to Derry, Northern Ireland to contextualize theory on peace and conflict resolution
• "Conflict Resolution & Management: Beyond the Arab-Israeli Conflict" course in Amman, Jordan
• Students examine the Arab/Israeli conflict, regional conflicts such as those in Lebanon, Yemen, and/or Iraq, and intra- and inter-tribal conflicts, all of which are ad

Academic Overview

• Colloquial Tunisian Arabic (1 credit)
• Community-Based Learning Course (3 credits)
• Volunteer Placement (2 credits)

Social Innovation Abroad

This program has a front-loaded, 15 contact-hour crash course in Tunisian Arabic, together with Amideast Education Abroad's Community-Based Learning (CBL) course, a 45 contact-hour course about contemporary Tunisia that helps students contextualize their worksite experiences.