Faculty-Directed Programs

Are you an educator who would like to offer your students a truly unique experience? Deepen the teaching and learning in your courses, and meet institutional requirements through a faculty-directed program.

IPSL has an extensive network of deep, long-standing partnerships with a select group of NGOs around the world. We can provide service learning opportunities that correlate directly with your course themes.

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Why Work with IPSL for Your Class Abroad?

In collaboration with partner institutions, IPSL has created a broad range of faculty-directed programs. Our established infrastructure and relationships provide the necessary support to fulfill your program ideas.

​IPSL can:

  • ​Coordinate specific service projects related to faculty-directed programming themes
  • Arrange service-site visits to learn about an organization's mission and operations
  • Introduce you to a wide-range of faculty, scholars and scholar-practitioners, across the globe, who can assist with curriculum development​

Examples of Faculty-Led Programs with IPSL and Partners

  • Service-focused programs in Spain, Morocco, Greece, Italy (semester-13 weeks)
  • Spanish language and Caribbean studies in Cartagena, Colombia (10 days)
  • Health and social policy in Port Elizabeth, South Africa (14 days)
  • Breast cancer research for women in STEM in Cusco, Peru (14 days)
  • MFA in Creative Writing coursework in the Andes - Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru (21 days)
  • Frontiers in Latin America in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru (semester-13 weeks)
  • Literary tour in Ireland (10 days)
  • Social innovation and participatory design in Hanoi, Vietnam (21 days)
  • Genocide and re-generation in Guatemala (16 days)

Benefits

IPSL will provide logistics planning and help you create an itinerary, working with your budget, that can include:

  • Flights, airport transfers and all-in country, program related transportation
  • ​On-site resources (orientation, classroom space, etc.)
  • Marketing materials to advertise your program
  • Emergency medical and evacuation insurance
  • ​Lodging and most meals
  • 24/7 on the ground support
  • Excursions, activities and tours
  • Expert lecturers can also be arranged at faculty request

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