Combine classroom lectures and field practice with an exploration of quantitative and qualitative research methods for assessing community health during this 3-week program in Ghana.

Program offered for summer 2025.

Information Meeting Scheduled for:

Date:     January 21, 2025

Time:     12:00 PM

Zoom:   Meeting ID: 925 2958 7396 (Passcode: 802669)

More information:

• Public Health in Ghana: A One Health Perspective

Interested in participating in an internship abroad?

International internships are unpaid, credit-bearing programs that allow participants to gain work experience in a new culture. Internships abroad can help develop career planning and decision-making skills for the future and allow exploration of organizational structures, communication styles and work cultures.

An information meeting will be held on Tuesday, January 21st to talk about options sponsored by the following MSU Colleges:

• Arts & Letters
• Communication Arts and Sciences
• James Madison 
• Natural Science
• Social Science

Meeting will be held on Zoom (Meeting ID: 928 2427 6467).

This year's keynote speaker will be Dr. Ilyasah Shabazz.  Dr. Shabazz is an acclaimed author and activist. She is also the third daughter of Malcolm X and Dr. Betty Shabazz. 

The event will take place on Tuesday, January 21, 2025, from 7-8:30pm, Erickson Kiva.  

For those who can't join us in person, the event is available via Livestream. Register in advance to receive the link. 

A new webinar series on Climate Resilience and Sustainable Communities in Southeast Asia, part of a project funded by the U.S. Department of State through the U.S. Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, will begin in January 2025. The goal of this project is to establish long-term partnerships with regional partners through jointly addressing themes of common interest related to climate change, clean energy, environmental sustainability, and societal resilience. 

The first webinar in a series of five will be on Wednesday, January 22 at 8:00 am EST, 8:00 pm Vietnam time. Please register for the webinar here. It will be one hour long and feature opening comments by Dr. Yadu Pokhrel of Michigan State University and a presentation by Dr. Thanh Ngo-Duc of the University of Science and Technology of Hanoi (USTH), followed by at least 20 minutes of open discussion. Dr. Thanh will focus his talk on "Recent Regional Efforts in Developing Gridded Climate Data and Future Projections" in line with the theme of this webinar series.

Dr. Thanh is the Co-Director of the Department of Space and Applications (DSA), and Co-Director of the LOTUS International Joint Laboratory at USTH, Vietnam. Using modeling and remote sensing tools, his research focuses on the topics of natural disasters and climate change. He is the lead author of the Sixth Assessment Report (AR6) of IPCC (2021). Dr. Thanh is currently the Chairman of the Scientific Committee in Earth and Environmental Sciences of the Vietnam National Foundation for Science and Technology Development (NAFOSTED). He received his engineering diploma and master's degree from the Ecole Polytechnique (France) in 2001 and 2002, respectively. He obtained his Ph.D. in Meteorology from the University of Paris VI in 2005.

This session will serve as a formal overview of the application of MSU’s Gender-Inclusive Housing Policy on MSU-sponsored faculty-directed programs. We will briefly review the former housing policy, address the catalyst for aligning with broader university policies, and discuss the nuances of implementing a values-based policy on education abroad programs. Finally, we will explore the roles and responsibilities of both faculty and staff in supporting our global Spartans through the implementation of gender-inclusive housing.

• Presenters
  Hope Kroll, Student Success Coordinator
  Hailee Ridge, M.Ed., Program Coordinator

Atiya Husain of Williams College will give a presentation on her new book, "No God but Man: On Race, Knowledge, and Terrorism."

Kenya & Tanzania

Youth Participation in Political Governance

Zoom registration for this event

An opportunity to learn and share about cultural, political, historical and socioeconomic developments and experiences on the African continent and in the diaspora. The event is open to everyone!

*This event is part of the 65th Anniversary of the MSU African Studies Center Celebration!

Filberto Rash is Principal of the Tumul K’in Center of Learning in Belize, a unique school that integrates modern learning with traditional practices to ensure that students maintain their Maya identity. His presentation will highlight the rich culture of the Q’eqchi’ and Mopan Maya of Belize, focusing on who they are, where they are from, and where they are going.

Experience how information technologies can be harnessed to create practical solutions that make the world a better place.

Program offered for summer 2025.

Information Meeting Scheduled for:

Date:     January 23, 2025

Time:     5:00 PM

Room:   G74 Wilson Hall

More information:

• Designing Technology Solutions for Schools in Africa

Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) is an educational methodology that fosters online intercultural learning experiences among universities in different countries. As a pedagogical approach, COIL offers reciprocal exchanges for faculty and students, and it is identified as one of the pillars of the MSU Spartan Global Learning Initiative.

Learn about COIL and COIL-based opportunities to engage with Canadian university partners at this introductory Zoom webinar sponsored by the MSU Canadian Studies Center. 

The Center will also host a COIL training webinar for interested core faculty members on February 7 from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm via Zoom.

Please email the Center to RSVP for either webinar at csc(at)msu.edu. 

More information on our website: canadianstudies.isp.msu.edu.