Celebrate the New Year in the former Soviet Union nations of Estonia and Russia as you explore the societies, culture, economics, and foreign policies. Estonia, a member of both the European Union and NATO, utilizes technology to stay well-connected. This two-week intensive study will focus on international security, border issues, and global concerns in Estonia and Russia through class time taught by Estonian and Russian scholars and officials as well as various excursions. 

This course is a three-week intensive study of e-commerce, e-governance, digital justice, and cybersecurity. The core component of this class will focus on understanding how information and communication technologies (ITCs) are a considerable driving force behind economic growth, citizen engagement and job creation but may also represent a challenge to our economic, political and justice system.

Learn about the impacts of the rapid development of information, communication technology, and the internet in our society. Evaluate the positive and negative effects that TCs have on culture, economics, education, the media, justice, public services administration and the functioning of the political system and how ITCs improve the relationships between governments and individuals as well as provide access to justice. 

This program provides students with the unique opportunity to understand the historical context and background of the breakup of Yugoslavia and examine the ethnic and political causes of the war in Bosnia. Students will be exposed firsthand to the local, national and international efforts to bring peace and stability to the region. Additionally, students will examine the different challenges and approaches to conflict resolution and peacebuilding, and understand the role of negotiation in resolving international and intranational conflict.

This program is a two-week intensive study of international security, regional issues, and global concerns. The core component of this course will focus on understanding the politics, social relations, economics, and values that influence and affect this region. Students will participate in numerous excursions to broaden their understanding of the diverse Georgian culture and society. 

This is a unique opportunity for SDSU Weber Honors College students to learn about the Finnish education system, experience the natural world, and gain an interdisciplinary perspective regarding refugees and sustainability in Finland. 

Environmental consciousness is part of Finland’s culture, and many of Finland’s cities have focused on carbon-neutral initiatives. Jyväskylä is also home to an immigrant services office that oversees refugee resettlement, which has been handling a portion of the refugees and asylees admitted to the country each year.