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Study Abroad – Summer 2012 in Belgium. Sol Kiasatpour 745-6359 Soleiman.kiasatpour@wku.edu Go to WKU Political Science page for more info. Summer 2012 – Brussels. Live, study and work in the “Capital of Europe,” for 47 days (May 27 – July 13)
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Study Abroad – Summer 2012 in Belgium Sol Kiasatpour 745-6359 Soleiman.kiasatpour@wku.edu Go to WKU Political Science page for more info soleiman.kiasatpour@wku.edu 745-6359
Summer 2012 – Brussels • Live, study and work in the “Capital of Europe,” for 47 days (May 27 – July 13) • Brussels is home to the European Union, NATO Command, thousands of NGOs, IGOs & MNCs • Centrally located • International city soleiman.kiasatpour@wku.edu 745-6359
The EU NATO HQ NGOs soleiman.kiasatpour@wku.edu 745-6359
Courses and Internships* • Take a PS Course entitled “Islam and Politics in Europe” AND • Intern* at an international organization or company OR • Take a second course from • French, Business, Communications, International Relations • Do not have to be a PS major, classes can work towards your major or as electives • Option to homestay with a Belgian family soleiman.kiasatpour@wku.edu 745-6359
Islam and Politics in Europe • “Eurabia”-- the future of Europe? • The Immigration Debate • Whether Muslims are or can even become “European” • The rise of anti-Islamist right-of-center parties • Burqas, niqab and hijab, minarets and mosques—“limiting liberty to protect ‘liberty’” • Jihadi terrorism in Europe soleiman.kiasatpour@wku.edu 745-6359
Intern with great companies/orgsAll are competitive soleiman.kiasatpour@wku.edu 745-6359
Choose another course from soleiman.kiasatpour@wku.edu 745-6359
Possible Excursions Day Trips: Bruges [medieval city and home of United Nations University Institute on Comparative Regional Integration Studies (UNU-CRIS)] Caves of Han-sur-Lesse Out-of-country: The Hague and Amsterdam, Netherlands (85 miles); Paris (Thalys train less than 1 hour 15 mins) soleiman.kiasatpour@wku.edu 745-6359
URLs and video clip WKU student testimonial: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKQ0bfrBQo4 Vesalius College http://www.vesalius.edu/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RE_zeV1LX0 Vrije Universiteit Brussel http://www.vub.ac.be/english/index.php http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIal6KrGxsU&feature=player_embedded#! soleiman.kiasatpour@wku.edu 745-6359