QUEEN’S WELCOMES GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY STUDENTS FOR NEW STUDY ABROAD PROGRAMME  

14 October 2019

Queen’s University recently welcomed the first cohort of George Washington University (GWU) students as part of a new and innovative Study Abroad programme – the Global Bachelor’s Program in Peace and Conflict Studies.

The Program offers the GWU students the opportunity to study in either Shanghai, China or in Belfast, during their sophomore (second) year.

The students from George Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs, Business School, and Columbia College of Arts and Sciences will spend a semester at the School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics to study global conflicts and the paths that societies can take towards peaceful resolutions.

A bespoke module will introduce the students to these themes through the Northern Ireland conflict and peace process while a series of class visits, field trips and panel discussions will provide them with a unique opportunity to explore conflict and peace building across Northern Ireland and hear first-hand the multiple perspectives of those involved.

After their time at Queen’s each student will go on to take two other semesters abroad in different countries of their choosing.

Speaking about the initiative, the University’s lead for this partnership, Dr Olwen Purdue from the School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics said: “We are delighted to welcome this wonderful group of students here as the first cohort in this exciting new programme, and are very much looking forward to the semester ahead.

“Where better for these young people to begin their journey of exploration than here at Queen’s where they can learn from world-leading scholars in their fields and take advantage of the wonderful city of Belfast as a base from which to examine conflict, peace and reconciliation across the world.”

As outlined on the GWU website, the Global Bachelor’s Program is led by a committee of representatives from the GWU Office of International Programs, Columbian College, the Elliott School, the School of Business, the Center for Career Services, the Center for Undergraduate Research & Fellowships, and the Office for Study Abroad.

The programme will allow students to ‘coordinate their experience within their schools with an eye towards not just study abroad but their graduate study or career beyond GW’.

And, in describing the experience which the incoming cohort can expect, the website states: ‘Students will live in dorms on the Queen’s campus in Belfast, a vibrant and growing city and currently the number one spot in growth of visitors in Europe.’

Media enquiries to Queen’s University Communications Office, telephone +44 (0)28 9097 3091.

 

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