Semester and Year-Long Study Abroad Programs for Undergraduate Students

August 2010: We have modified the curricular content of two of our programs. In our Europe in Transition program, we have added the themes of the World of Islam and Europe and Global Recession and Europe's response to address the current concerns of European policymakers and publics.  In addition, in response to student interest, our program in Japan will assume the name of Japan and Its Buddhist Traditions to reflect the greater emphasize we place on Japanese society and culture and the ways in which Buddhism aids in the understanding of Japan.

August 2010: Both U.S. News and World Report and Forbes recently released their 2010 rankings of the best colleges and universities in the U.S. We calculated that 20% of students enrolled in AEA programs come from the top 20 colleges and universities, as ranked by these two publications. Click here to view the complete Forbes list; click here for the U.S. News list; or, click here to open the list of 140 colleges and universities that have sent students on AEA programs since 2006.

July 2010: Congratulations to Manny Fassihi, 2009 Buddhist Studies in India participant, for taking 2nd place in the Transitions Abroad Student Writing Contest. His essay discusses his experiences on the program - academic, personal, spiritual. You can read his essay here.

June 2010: The theme of the 2010 NOISE Coference (in which our Comparative Women's and Gender Studies in Europe students participate) has been announced. The theme of this year's Summer School, which will be held in Granada, Spain is: "Performing European Feminist Futures: 1968 and 1989." More information is available at: http://...www.genderstudies.nl/summerschool2010/in dex.php

AEA is pleased to announce the winners of our 2009 Photo Contest. We received many amazing entries and enjoyed seeing all the cool activities in which students engaged this past spring and fall. The winner in each category is as follows:

     Portrayal of Host Culture: Manny Fassihi, Buddhist Studies in India, "After School"

     AEA Student Engaged with Culture or Learning: Zephyr Mohr-Felsen, Brazilian      Ecosystems, "Genus Leptodactylus and Us"

      Scenery: Whitney Stark, Comparative Women's and Gender Studies in Europe, "Princess Island"

      Artistic and Technical Quality: Suzanne Parker, Buddhist Studies in India, "Bangle Rainbow"

You can view all photo contest entries in our photo gallery here.

The updated AEA Scholarships and Grants Guide is now available. You can download it here or visit our Financial Aid page. We have added several NEW scholarships, so even if you have a copy of our Guide, you may want to review the updated version. To receive a hard copy, please call or email AEA and we will be happy to send one to you.

Antioch Education Abroad and Antioch University Seattle have just launched a new B.A. in Liberal Studies Degree Completion Program! Students in this program spend 2 semesters abroad and 3 quarters in residence at Antioch Seattle. Students have the opportunity to combine in-depth immersion abroad with real work experience during the internship and academic program in Seattle. Click here for more information about this exciting new program!

Dhamma Dana (The Gift of Dhamma), a documentary filmed by Theodore Martland while on independent study during AEA's Buddhist Studies in India program, has just won at the 2009 Queens International Film Festival! The film was selected as the Best Domestic Documentary in the 2009 Queens International Film Festival in New York City. The film beat out 36 documentaries by United States filmmakers and more than 1000 submissions in the competition. Theodore Martland was the only young filmmaker to win an award outside the Young Filmmaker category. He filmed it entirely in Myanmar (Burma) while on independent study during the 2008 Antioch Buddhist Studies in India Program. (Check out http://www.lowpressurefilms.com  for more information.)

Both of AEA's Buddhist Studies programs were featured on a popular website for all issues relating to travel abroad. Our programs in Japan and India were highlighted in "Experience Mormonism (or Hinduism or Islam or Buddhism) For Yourself...," an article written by the Glimpse staff about various study abroad programs that relate to religions. Feel free to check it out or read more about our Buddhist Studies in Japan or Buddhist Studies in India programs!

AEA is happy to announce that Antioch's Buddhist Studies in China program is currently under development!  Please contact us for more information and continue to visit our website for updates.   Feel free to also take a look at the Buddhist Studies in China photo gallery for pictures of the potential program area.