Students complete internships, consultancies, and research for organizations in 20 countries

Immersive professional learning describes the real-world, applied learning opportunities offered through Middlebury Institute programs. Despite the onset of a global pandemic, practicum students successfully completed their internships and field projects remotely for the second half of the semester. Students joined their work colleagues in the massive move to “working from home.” 

Prior to shelter-in-place orders affected much of the world, students participated in January onsite courses in Cuba, the Czech Republic, and France. This article celebrates many of the immersive professional learning achievements of MIIS students during the spring 2020 semester.