Take your global perspective beyond the committee room
Study abroad with FIE in summer 2027 and bring the questions you debate at UPMUNC 59 into conversation with local histories, perspectives, and experiences.
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From the committee room to the places where it matters
At UPMUNC, you examine competing perspectives, negotiate solutions, and consider how global decisions affect people's lives. Next summer, take those questions abroad.
FIE: Foundation for International Education is proud to sponsor UPMUNC 59 and introduce our Global Issues in Local Context summer programs. Connect your interest in international affairs with the places, histories, and perspectives that shape them.
Conflict and the Struggle for Peace: Explorations in Ireland and the Middle East
Dublin • Northern Ireland • Amman
DatesMay 25 to June 29, 2027 (with Arabic: to July 23)Apply byMarch 15, 2027
What makes peace possible, and what helps it last?
Explore the Irish peace process, learn from peace and justice experts, and examine conflict in the Middle East. Coursework and a study tour to Northern Ireland bring questions of reconciliation and diplomacy into focus.
Full program detailsBorders, Mobility and Migration: Europe and the MENA
Seville, Spain • Rabat, Morocco
DatesMay 24 to July 3, 2027 (with Arabic: to July 31)Apply byMarch 15, 2027
Who can move across borders, and what shapes that freedom?
Through coursework, NGO visits, and cultural excursions, examine migration, border policy, and identity across Europe and the Middle East and North Africa.
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Both programs offer an optional intensive Arabic language extension.
Bring your curiosity
Listen to new perspectives. Build a deeper understanding of the issues you care about.
