Category: Study Abroad

Copenhagen Winter School in Sociolinguistics 2026 (Denmark)

Study Abroad

Copenhagen Winter School in Sociolinguistics, University of Copenhagen, Denmark, 9-13 March 2026. Deadline: 1 December 2025.

The LANCHART Centre and the Department of Nordic Studies and Linguistics at the University of Copenhagen once again invite applicants for a PhD winter school in sociolinguistics. The winter school will take place from the 9th to the 13th of March 2026 at the University of Copenhagen. The overall theme for the course is sociolinguistics understood broadly, and the participants will gain insights into different research fields within contemporary sociolinguistics. Focus is on newer developments and we will address themes and questions raised within the study of language, variation and indexicality as well as discourse oriented studies of language, diversity and social media. These issues will be discussed both from a theoretical and an empirical perspective.

Each day will consist of presentations of PhD projects from participants, discussions, and lectures from teachers. Invited guest teachers: Sinfree Makoni (Professor, Department of Applied Linguistics, Penn State University), Sari Pietikäinen (Professor, Department of Language and Communication Studies, University of Jyväskylä), Emma Moore, Professor( Department of English, University of Sheffield). Local teachers: Marie Maegaard (Professor, Department of Nordic Studies and Linguistics, University of Copenhagen), Lian Malai Madsen (Professor, Department of Nordic Studies and Linguistics, University of Copenhagen).

Rider U: Communications in Portugal 2026 (Portugal)


Study AbroadCommunications in Portugal, Study abroad with Rider University, Lawrenceville, NJ, USA, 13-21 March 2026. Application deadline: 15 October 2025.

Rider University is accepting applications through Oct. 15 for a 3-credit communication course exploring intercultural communication, tourism and storytelling to be held across several cities in Portugal. This faculty-led, short-term study abroad course offers students the opportunity to see exotic beaches, epic castles and taste some amazing cuisine, while learning about communication. Students will explore how Communications is connected in the Portuguese culture, from historic cities and traditions to language, food, and festivals. They’ll examine how geography and history shape these experiences and consider the impact of visitors on cultural life.

International Summer School in MigrationMedia(tor): Empowering Voices of Migrants (Poland/Croatia)


Study AbroadInternational Summer School in MigrationMedia(tor): Empowering Voices of Migrants, Uniwersytet Jagielloński, Krakow, Poland (also partially in Croatia), 8-17 September 2025. Application deadline: 30 April 2025.

This unique summer school provides an intensive, interdisciplinary learning experience designed to equip participants with the tools, knowledge, and skills needed to empower migrants and mediate migration-related challenges. Through interactive workshops, expert-led discussions, and practical activities, you’ll engage with topics such as migrant advocacy, anti-discrimination policy and cultural integration.

The MigrationMedia(tor): Empowering Migrant’s Voices International Summer School aims to create a space for people from the countries of the European Union, Albania, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Ukraine to discuss issues of media influence on perceptions of migration. The lectures and workshops will provide participants with the knowledge necessary to understand the processes of contemporary migration, as well as the tools to analyze and seek reliable information on the subject. An important part of the class will also be to give participants the opportunity to describe and tell migration stories from the perspective of their own experiences and observations, on the basis of which a publication summarizing the project will be created.

Eligible participants: age 18-30, from EU countries, Albania, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia or Ukraine
Language: English
Cost: free of charge (The organizers cover the cost of travel in Poland and Croatia and accommodation in the period 8-17.09.2025, catering, and the cost of additional attractions. Participants get to Gdynia at their own expense. The organizers cover the cost of round trip Krakow – Croatia)

U Bologna: Mediating Italy in Global Culture 2025 (Italy)


Study AbroadMediating Italy in Global Culture, University of Bologna, Lecce, Apulia, Italy, 8-11 June 2025. Application deadline: 21 March 2025.

The Department of the Arts of the University of Bologna, in collaboration with Brown University, Dickinson College, University of Michigan, Ohio State University, and Wesleyan University, invites applications for the 2025 edition of the “Mediating Italy in Global Culture” Summer School. This intensive program will be held in Lecce, Apulia, from Sunday, June 8th, to Wednesday, June 11th, 2025, and is specifically tailored for graduate and post-graduate students seeking an enriching academic experience.

The summer school is designed to enhance participants’ theoretical and methodological skills while facilitating dynamic discussions on the creation, dissemination, and reception of Italian cultural and media products. These discussions will be contextualized within various global frameworks, including but not limited to the United States, the UK, the European Union, the Mediterranean, and the Global South, with a focus on how these regions influence and shape global perceptions of Italy.

Through a combination of lectures, seminars, and roundtable discussions centered on specific topics and case studies, the program offers a platform for students to engage actively by presenting and discussing their research with our esteemed international faculty. Dedicated Q&A sessions, alongside individual and group activities, further foster interdisciplinary dialogue and engagement throughout the course.

Munich School of Philosophy: Ethics of Intercultural Dialogue (Germany)

Study AbroadEthics of Intercultural Dialogue Certificate Programme, Munich School of Philosophy, Munich, Germany (but online). Application deadline: 15 September each year to begin in October.

What is right and what is wrong in a globalized world? What values count in a society of diversity? The part-time English study programme “Ethics of Intercultural Dialogue” focuses on the ethical questions professionals face in today’s globalized and culturally diverse world. This programme was introduced for the first time in the winter semester 2023/24 and is a graduate level certificate programme available entirely online and in English. It offers a robust ethical foundation, political-philosophical insights, and practical orientation knowledge, ideal for professionals who aspire to deepen their skills and broaden their understanding and reflection. Important facts:

  • Offered by: the Munich School of Philosophy and Jesuit World-Wide Learning
  • Programme Type: Certificate programme (36 ECTS), graduate level, English, fully online
  • Start: every year fall term (October), application any time (deadline Sept. 15th)
  • Tuition fees: 2,880.00 € plus semester fees (approx. 240€/Semester)
  • Q&A Session: 30th July 2024 at 7pm CEST online.

The course is designed for working professionals and leaders who are confronted with the challenges of globalization in their professional contexts and are particularly interested in ethical reflection. These are, for example, people who work in international companies, educational institutions, non-governmental organizations, social work, churches, advocacy groups, medical fields incl. care work, political institutions or as freelance consultants. EID is also attractive for students who seek expertise in intercultural communication. Since this programme is a collaborative effort with Jesuit Worldwide Learning, marginalized people and refugees from around are also a crucial target group.

For more information check out their website hfph.de/eid or contact the programme-coordinator, Julianne McCormack.

Summer School: Linguistic Ethnography (Belgium)

Study AbroadSummer school module on Linguistic Ethnography, Methods in Language Sciences, Ghent University, Belgium, 15-19 July 2024. Deadline: 30 June 2024 or until all spaces filled.

Through (guest) lectures, group work and reading groups, the course dives deep into linguistic ethnography’s foundational principles. Step by step, instructors will discuss the different steps of the research process: from research design to data analysis and dissemination. The keynote lecture entitled “What does it mean to find patterns in language data?” will be given by Prof. Dr. Karin Tusting, from Lancaster University.

This course is aimed at students and researchers from a variety of backgrounds with a keen interest in discourse and (the processes of) communication. Previous linguistic-ethnographic experience is not necessarily required. Registrations will close by the end of June 2024.

Other Instructors: 

    • From Ghent University, Departments of Linguistics and of Translation, Interpreting and Communication: Prof. dr. Geert Jacobs, Prof. dr. Stef Slembrouck, Dr. Marie Jacobs, Dr. Ella van Hest, Alexander De Soete

    • From the University of Antwerp, Department of Linguistics: Anne-Sophie Bafort

Questions are very welcome, just contact Dr. Marie Jacobs.

Copenhagen Winter School in Sociolinguistics 2024 (Denmark)

Study Abroad

Copenhagen Winter School in Sociolinguistics, University of Copenhagen, Denmark, 11-15 March 2024. Deadline: 1 December 2023.

The LANCHART Centre and the Department of Nordic Studies and Linguistics at the University of Copenhagen once again invite applicants for a PhD winter school in sociolinguistics. The winter school will take place from 9:00 to 17:00 from the 11th to the 15th of March 2024 at the University of Copenhagen.

Invited guest teachers: David Britain (Universität Bern), Alexandra Georgakopoulou (King’s College London), David Karlander (Uppsala University and The Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study); Local teachers: Andreas Candefors Stæhr, Pia Quist, Janus Spindler Møller, and Malene Monka (University of Copenhagen).

The overall theme for the course is sociolinguistics understood broadly, and the participants will gain insights into different research fields within contemporary sociolinguistics. Focus is on newer developments, and instructors will address themes and questions raised within the study of language, variation and indexicality as well as discourse oriented studies of language, diversity and social media. These issues will be discussed both from a theoretical and an empirical perspective.

All participants should prepare a 20-minute presentation of their project with a special focus on themes that they would like to have discussed as part of the course. This could be for instance theoretical or methodological issues, or it could be ongoing analyses that would benefit from a discussion. The idea is for all participants to get an opportunity to have their projects discussed, and to get comments from both teachers and other participants.

Radford U Study Abroad: London & Iceland 2023

Study AbroadStudy Abroad in London and Iceland, School of Communication, Radford University, Radford, VA, USA,  5-27 July 2023. Application deadline: 8 March 2023.

This program, designed for undergraduates is taught by Matthew Turner, Associate Professor of Communication This is a three-week program featuring day trips to Oxford, Dover, and Canterbury. Plus, a 2-day stopover in Iceland. Weekends in Edinburgh, Scotland; Paris, France; and Stonehenge and Cotswolds are included in the program fee. Students will experience the cultures first hand through visits to television studios and movie sets, live performances, guest lectures from professionals, and guided tours of museums, and cultural events.

Students are required to enroll in COMS 335: Media and Society, or COMS 451: Intercultural and International Communication during Summer III 2023. Program fee does NOT include tuition and fees.

2023 Study Abroad NYU London: Intercultural Perspectives on Teaching and Learning (UK)

Study Abroad

Summer 2023 Study Abroad: Intercultural Perspectives on Teaching and Learning, New York University in London, UK, 3-17 July 2023. Deadline: February 9, 2023 (priority); March 9, 2023 (or until all places filled).

Examine intercultural perspectives on teaching and learning across national borders. Explore the role that class, race, gender, economics, politics, religion, and cultural heritage play in the evolving dynamics in language policy, bilingual and world language education, and international education.

Participants in the Summer 2023 program in London will critically reflect upon the challenges and opportunities facing educators, school administrators, policy-makers, community organizers, students, etc., in language education, intercultural relations, and international education in the United Kingdom. Our studies will consider the impact of large-scale events across the UK and around the world, such as the anti-globalization forces behind Brexit, the COVID-19 pandemic on education and intergroup relations, the evolving Sino-British relationship over the political transformation in Hong Kong, cross-border infusion and adaptation of immigrants or refugees.

Through seminars and guided site visits in schools, community centers, NGOs, etc., we will share insights with scholars, teachers, policy-makers, writers, administrators, and immigrant community organizers in language, as well as international and intercultural education. Museum visits, theatrical performances, and day trips to important cultural sites are being planned to enrich our experience in intercultural learning positions.

For more info, such as scholarships, scheduled info session, etc., please visit this How to Apply page.

NOTE: This course will be taught by Professor Casey Lum, Associate Director of the Center for Intercultural Dialogue. See Associate Director’s Activities for posts from his program in 2022.

IMISCOE PHD School: Migration, Racism, Discrimination (Belgium)

Study Abroad2023 IMISCOE PhD School: Critical Reflections on Migration Studies, Racism and Discrimination, 24-28 April 2023, Vrije Universiteit, Brussels, Belgium (on-site). Deadline: 8 January 2023.

Migration studies has, for long, largely ignored the study of racism. Recent calls for the decolonization of the university and Black Lives Matter 2020 led to the gradual entry of the study of race, racism and colonialism into the migration studies field. Whilst developed apart in the past, mainstream migration studies and race critical studies (from postcolonial, to decolonial, to critical race studies, Black studies and more) are slowly starting to dialogue. This IMISCOE PhD school aims at bringing together PhD researchers with experienced scholars, activists, practitioners, and artists to explore how the more mainstream social sciences on migration, racism and discrimination and race critical studies can learn from each other and (im)possibly integrate, and how we can contribute to more racial justice.

Event organized by: Brussels Interdisciplinary Research Centre on Migration and Minorities (BIRMM, Vrije Universiteit Brussel), Centre for Ethnic and Migration Studies (CEDEM, Université de Liège), Centre for the Social Study of Migration and Refugees (CESSMIR, Ghent University), & The Network on Migration and Global Mobility (University of Antwerp).