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Switzerland - University of Fribourg Summer Program
Why Fribourg?
This Survey of International Organizations (SIO) provides students with an overview of the goals, functioning and significance of key international organizations in today's fast changing global environment.Class meetings are held four days a week, with a fifth day of each week reserved for a field trip allowing students to see the day-to-day operations and meet with distinguished representatives of major international organizations. These organizations include such as the United Nations, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, the International Labor Organization, the World Trade Organization, the World Health Organization, and the International Committee of the Red Cross and the E.U. Parliament in Strasbourg, France.
- Term: 4 weeks during the summer, end of June to July
- Eligibility: currently enrolled students in undergraduate degree-seeking programs in US colleges or universities, minimum 2.5 GPA
- Credits: 6 undergraduate credits
- Application Deadline: March 15
How to Apply
You must submit both the SUNY and University of Fribourg applications to SUNY Plattsburgh's Global Education Office by March 15. You can download these forms from our website, or you can e-mail us for copies: globaleducation@plattsburgh.edu.
Course
Everyone takes the same course:Survey of International Programs. It examines the achievements and failures of some of the world's most important economic, political and humanitarian organizations from an interdisciplinary perspective. The goal of the course is to equip participants with a well-rounded set of analytical tools that helps them assess both the future role of international organizations in the 21st century and their past and present effectiveness in addressing important societal challenges. The structure of the SIO revolves around regular coursework and relevant field visits.
Accommodations
You'll be staying in a single room at the Cite St. Justin, a student dorm directly adjacent to campus. Rooms have a bed, sheets, blankets, pillow and a sink. Some rooms may even have a balcony. The management provides all bed linens but does not give out hand or bath towels. The rooms are by no means luxurious but comfortable and centrally located. There are showers on each floor. The house rules have to be respected at all times. If you do not adhere to the rules, you may lose your housing privileges and be sent home by the director. The site disposes of a laundry facility that operates with coins. You can buy soap conveniently in any of the numerous supermarkets in town.
Program includes a meal card for 20 meals. So please bring extra money since not all meals are include in the program cost.
Location
Fribourg is a wonderful medieval city in the heart of Switzerland. It is located on the so-called "Roeschtigraben," the cultural frontier between French and German speaking Switzerland. For this reason, the town is one of Europe's few bilingual cities with a University. Fribourg is located in close proximity to Geneva, the host city of many international organizations. Its university is well respected across Europe and the world.
2010 Program Cost Estimates:
- New York State Residents and non-Residents: $4,168
- Estimate Includes:
- Application fee: $35 due when you apply
- Deposit: $500 for Summer
- SUNY Tuition and Program Fee (inlcudes housing and some meals): $3550 for NYS and non-NYS residents.
- Health Insurance: $83 per Summer Session
Please note: You will pay your Application Fee, Deposit, SUNY tuition, Program Fee and Health Insurance to SUNY before you leave. The Program fee includes tuition, housing and field trips.
Other costs you will have to participate in this program:
- Roundtrip Airfare: fares vary drastically
- Passport: US passports currently cost $110
Please note: All fees are subject to change without notice.
Website for More Information
University of Fribourg American College Program Website
Questions, Comments, Suggestions?
If you would like more information about the Study Abroad and Exchanges program at Plattsburgh State, please contact or visit us at:
Global Education Office101 Broad Street
Plattsburgh, NY 12901
Phone: (518) 564-2321
Toll-Free Phone: (800) 388-6784
Fax: (518) 564-2326
E-mail: globaleducation@plattsburgh.edu
Location: We are physically located at 102 Broad St. on the SUNY Plattsburgh campus, which is the brown house that sits at the corner of Broad and Beekman Streets across from the Kehoe Building.