Experiential Learning and Study Abroad News

J-Term 2026: Global Courses Across Three Continents

March 6, 2026

Where Classrooms Meet the World — January Global Courses Across Three Continents

Each January, Middlebury Institute (MIIS) students step beyond Monterey’s classrooms into immersive global courses that translate theory into lived experience. Supported by the Davis Collaborative in Conflict Transformation and MIIS Experiential Learning Funds, the 2026 Winter Term brought nearly forty students to South Africa, Czechia/Austria, and Bhutan — three distinct contexts united by a shared pedagogical model: experiential learning grounded in partnership, practice, and reflection.

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Exploring the "China Dream"

July 6, 2018 | by Will Morrison

Middlebury graduate and undergraduate students explore the ‘China Dream’ through 2-week practicum.

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Students Meet with Key Trade Officials in Geneva

April 10, 2018 | by Jason Warburg

A group of Trade and Economic Diplomacy students customized their own immersive learning experience, arranging meetings with senior trade officials from several countries.

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NPTS Spotlight: Nuclear Research Reactor Practicum

April 6, 2018

This 2-week course in Prague offered during the winter term, offers students the opportunity to attend lectures at the Department of Nuclear Reactors at the Czech Technical University (CTU), conduct experiments on the research reactor, and go on site visits. 

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IEM Student Spotlight: Pilar Diaz de la Rubia

April 5, 2018 | by Miranda Meyer

Pilar Diaz de la Rubia MAIEM ‘18 is completing her practicum with the Middlebury Schools Abroad in Madrid, Spain.  She is working on two projects: the Sede Prim and the International Education Management Spain Leapfrog Initiative.

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Immersive Learning Spotlight: Chelsea Lavalle, Boren Fellowship

March 16, 2018 | by Chelsea Lavalle

Chelsea Lavalle MPA/MAIEM ‘18 is currently serving, under the Boren Fellowship, as an Educational Sector Intern for United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

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DPMI Plus Spotlight: Ekshana Chhetri

March 15, 2018 | by Miranda Meyer

Ekshana Karki Chhetri MPA ‘18 is currently completing her Design, Partnering, Management, and Innovation (DPMI Plus) practicum as a Youth Workforce and Entrepreneurship Intern at World Learning in Washington, D.C.

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IPSS Spotlight: Aricquel Payne, Six Square

March 12, 2018 | by Miranda Meyer

Aricquel Payne MPA ‘18, is completing her IPSS practicum at Six Square, Austin’s Black Cultural District, in Austin, Texas.