BRUSSELS, BELGIUM Global Education BRUSSELS, BELGIUM

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CGE office at a selected selected a at office CGE the at due are Applications  315-781-3307 315-781-3307

Education. Education. Geneva, NY 14456 14456 NY Geneva,

Applications are available at the Center for Global Global for Center the at available are Applications  Hobart and William Smith Colleges Colleges Smith William and Hobart

This program is offered every fall semester. semester. fall every offered is program This  Third Floor Trinity Hall Hall Trinity Floor Third

Application Deadlines Deadlines Application The Center for Global Education Education Global for Center The

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ternship placement if applicable and and applicable if placement ternship in room, semester, four-course a for tuition cover will This fee. tive

Students will be charged standard HWS tuition and room fees, a 1/2 board fee and a $550 administra- $550 a and fee board 1/2 a fees, room and tuition HWS standard charged be will Students

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personal expeditions in Belgium and beyond beyond and Belgium in expeditions personal

this course can plan their own cultural and and cultural own their plan can course this

included on this trip. Students not enrolled in in enrolled not Students trip. this on included

travel expenses and admission fees are are fees admission and expenses travel

and a number of extended weekends. All All weekends. extended of number a and

to six different European cities for day trips trips day for cities European different six to

of the program). Art 361 students will travel travel will students 361 Art program). the of

tional fee for this course is included in the cost cost the in included is course this for fee tional

unless students enroll in ART 361 (the addi- (the 361 ART in enroll students unless

Excursions are not included in this program program this in included not are Excursions

Excursions Excursions

HOBART AND WILLIAM SMITH COLLEGES Center for (CGE) BRUSSELS, BELGIUM Global Education BRUSSELS, BELGIUM

Mont des Arts, Brussels European Parliament Building, Brussels About Brussels Brussels, the capital of Belgium, is a small, walkable city with a population of approximately 146,000 in the central district, and over 1 million in the greater Brussels area. Brussels is a city of fine food, café culture, and architectural gems from the medieval to the modern age. It is home to numerous museums of art, history and science, as well as quirkier finds like the Museum of Cocoa and Chocolate and the Centre for Comic Strip Arts. Brussels is a multi- cultural city that has two official languages—French and Dutch—and is the headquarters of both NATO and the European Union.

The Program Hobart and William Smith Colleges maintain an affiliation with Vesalius College, an English language division of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel. Vesalius has an enrollment of approximately 300 students from over 50 nations and is part of a larger university community of 10,000 students scattered through the city of Brussels. Students may take courses in communications, economics, European studies, history, international relations, politics, and sociology. A centerpiece of the program is a credit-bearing, intensive internship with a European organization, arranged for the students by Vesalius College. (Note that internship placements are competitive and are not guaranteed.)

Courses All students will take four courses, including a language course (either French of Dutch) at an appropriate level. Students with an internship placement will select two electives from the Vesalius course catalog while others will select three electives. Detailed course lists are available at: http://www.vesalius.edu/current-students/bachelor-students/

Academic Focus This program will be of particular interest to students in economics, history, political science, peace studies, international relations, and all aspects of media studies. Courses are also available in art history, linguistics and writing. Internships are offered with a wide-range of agencies from NGOs, to financial organizations, communications firms, legal/political and other institutions.

Eligibility This program is open to juniors and seniors in good academic and social standing who have a minimum GPA of 2.5. Due to the challenging nature of study abroad, student academic and disciplinary records will be carefully screened.

Accommodations Students are typically housed in homestays with local Belgian families. All host families speak English and are within commuting distance of the University. Each student has his/her own bedroom. Host families provide breakfast daily and dinner on weeknights. Students have access to host-family kitchens to prepare their own meals (or they may choose to eat out) for lunch daily and for dinners at the weekend. Alternatively, HWS students may apply for a spot in an on-campus residence hall. Be advised that there are a very limited number of spots available and placement is not guaranteed.