The Summer European Academy is offered during the Summer I semester, May 22 - June 22, 2008. It is designed to introduce (primarily through European perspectives) the Texas A&M student to the political, economic and security issues that are shaping the European Union and transforming Europe. The program combines cultural, political and economic topics designed to provide the student with a rich cross-cultural introduction to the new Europe, with emphasis on how Germany and France are both affecting and are affected by the process, and what implications follow for the United States. It entails 30 days of study and travel in Germany, France, Belgium and Luxembourg. It includes as well a 9-day joint-seminar with students from the German university, The Technical University of the Saarland (The HTW). Field trips include five nights in Brussels (with appointments in various European Institutions), Paris (with appointments in various French institutions), and Berlin (with appointments in various German institutions), and additional trips to Luxembourg City and Strasbourg France. The program price is $6600. This includes all housing, meal support, transportation within Europe, and all admissions during the program. This price does not include airfare (approximately $1100), nor A&M tuition and books. A dedicated scholarship of $1000 is awarded upon enrollment, independent of university-wide scholarships and financial assistance provided through Study Abroad, Financial Aid at Texas A&M, or other university sources. The program can accommodate 30 participants. Students are encouraged to plan early in order to arrange financing and to maximize opportunities for scholarship support. For additional details please click on the link above or see the link to Summer European Academy on the left menu. The program meets the study abroad requirement for the European Union Politics Certificate offered through the Department of Political Science (click on the Undergraduate Programs link on the index to left and follow the link for Certificate Programs).

The Danube Summer Institute is offered during the Summer II semester, July 4 - August 3, 2008. The program is intended to afford the student (primarily through European perspectives) an introduction to the new Europe undergoing significant political, economic and cultural transformation. The program focuses on a key geo -political area of Europe, where East meets West and where the real future of the European Union is being played out in dramatic fashion. This is the area where the success of EU enlargement, cultural extension, and political and economic accommodation between diverse political histories and traditions will in all likelihood spell the future course of the EU and define the extent of European political and economic transformation over the course of the next several decades. The program combines cultural, political and economic topics designed to provide the student with a rich cross-cultural introduction to the new Europe, with emphasis on how enlargement and the inclusion of Central Europe within the EU is affecting European integration, and what implications follow for the United States. It entails 30 days of study and travel in Germany, Austria, Slovakia and Czech Republic. It includes as well a two-week joint seminar with students and faculty from the University of Passau, located in Passau, Germany. Two weeks of field trips include Munich, Salzburg, Vienna, Bratislava, and Prague, with official appointments with various guest speakers and symposia in each location (as well as cultural opportunities and free time). The program price is $5800. This includes all housing, meal support, transportation within Europe, and all admissions during the program. This price does not include airfare (approximately $1300), nor A&M tuition and books. A dedicated scholarship of $500 is awarded upon enrollment, independent of university-wide scholarships and financial assistance provided through Study Abroad, Financial Aid at Texas A&M, or other university sources. The program can accommodate 30 participants. Students are encouraged to plan early in order to arrange financing and to maximize opportunities for scholarship support. For additional details please click on the link above or see the link to Danube Summer Institute on the left menu. The program meets the study abroad requirement for the European Union Politics Certificate offered through the Department of Political Science (click on the Undergraduate Programs link on the index to left and follow the link for Certificate Programs).