Antioch Education Abroad
Antioch University
150 E. South College Street
Yellow Springs, OH 45387
Phone: (937) 769-1015 or
(800) 874-7986
Fax: (937) 769-1019
E-mail: aea@antioch.edu
Online: Online Inquiry Form

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Student Comments

"I had access to members of parliaments, NGOs, and many other organizations and people that I never would have been able to meet otherwise . . . This has given me a really well rounded look at politics, economics, and sociology in a really fascinating part of the world."
- Marty Frazier, Oberlin College

"This program offers broad education in different topics and in different countries. Its intesity helps students to prepare for future graduate schools and it also helps students to learn to do independent research. I learned so much both inside and outside of class and my perspectives have certainly changed. I have also developed new interests in several subject areas that I never seriously thought about before. It was a once in a lifetime opportunity for real."
- Tatenda Makenza, Earlham College

"The program was the best learning experience of my life, both academically and personally. Throughout the trip you learn a lot about your personal views and how others view your society."
- Amy Jackson, Ohio Wesleyan University

"The independent research project was one of my main reasons for choosing this program. It enhanced my understanding of the comparative approach and improved my ability to formulate increasingly complex questions."
- Steven Corfman, Antioch College

"(It) was one of the most difficult and wonderful experiences of my life . . . I was never ever bored . . . I learned so much . . . and in the process learned so much about myself."
- Julia Gregory, College of the Atlantic

"The program has been an amazing and enriching journey. Not only have I learned about the issues surrounding that part of the world, but I have also gotten acquainted with the people and culture of the different places. I think that the organization of the program has been very impressive."
- Behar Xharra, Earlham College

"(This is) the best study abroad program for anyone interested in social sciences. The depth at which we explored things is incredible."
- Christopher Garland, Hampden-Sydney College

"This program WILL push you to your limits, which in the end I think is a good thing."
- Levi Roman, Antioch College

Antioch Education Abroad

Europe in Transition:

Enlargement, Migration and Post-Industrial Change

POLAND

with field excursions to

GERMANY and TURKEY

Program Description

The Europe in Transition (EiT) program is a comparative study and field research program in Poland, with field excursions to Germany and Turkey. These countries’ distinct trajectories of political and economic development and integration into the European Union provide a range of perspectives on contemporary Europe. Students on the program explore Europe as a site of transnational processes and of increasingly complex interactions between regional, national, and European levels of governance and change. The program explores the challenges of transitions from industrial to post-industrial societies, integration and enlargement of the European Union, and the implications of migration for national and European polities and societies. The curriculum is organized through course seminars led by faculty at the Jagiellonian University in Krakow; field experiences and academic lectures in Poland, Germany, and Turkey; and regular seminars and individual consultations with the Program Director. Homestays in Krakow, Poland and Berlin, Germany incorporate students into the daily experience of these cities' inhabitants.

Please read the blog written by one of the 2008 EiT participants.

On the program, students learn from the broad diversity among their peers from different institutions and different majors. Student academic interests are most often politics, sociology, history, and economics, but also include other majors from the humanities and arts. Despite the diversity—or perhaps because of it—community and friendships form. Antioch Education Abroad works to build an environment that nurtures both rigorous academic scholarship and personal growth.

Since 1972, the Europe in Transition program has continuously evolved to provide students the opportunity to study the issues of immediate concern to European policymakers and publics. The 2008 Europe in Transition program continued this tradition by introducing the Turkish case and the issues of European enlargement and migration as central themes. By aligning the program's academic priorities and geographic scope with the current concerns of European policymakers and ordinary citizens, the Europe in Transition program immerses participants in contemporary debates over Europe's priorities, identity, and future.

Antioch Education Abroad (AEA)