OUR PROGRAMS

STUDY ABROAD & INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS
IN AFRICA AND SOUTHEAST ASIA

Six academic tracks, six destinations, three ways to take part. GEI's programs place you in experiential, community-engaged learning that addresses real challenges, with a full-time in-country team in every destination and U.S. academic credit through Hamline University, GEI's school of record.

THREE WAYS TO TAKE PART

STUDY ABROAD PROGRAMS
A Short-Term Program of 3 or 4 weeks, an 8-week Summer Program, or a 15-week Semester Program, in one of six academic tracks. Field courses, a practicum inside a GEI development initiative, and, in the semester, a language course and your own research project.
INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS
A career-aligned internship in your field: a supervised placement with a host organization, four to eight weeks, in any track and any destination, standalone or for academic credit.
FACULTY-LED PROGRAMS
Programs built around a faculty member's vision, in virtually any discipline and across 30+ destinations in Africa and Southeast Asia, with GEI as the partner behind the program from course content to logistics and safety.
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FIND YOUR PROGRAM

Choose your track, then your destination. Every program page shows the programs, dates, and prices for that combination, and you apply from there.
GLOBAL BUSINESS
ENTREPRENEURSHIP, SOCIAL INNOVATION, AND IMPACT-DRIVEN VENTURES
GLOBAL ENGINEERING
ENGINEERING AS A CATALYST FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND SOCIAL CHANGE
GLOBAL HEALTH
HEALTH SYSTEMS, COMMUNITY-BASED CARE, AND GLOBAL HEALTH PRACTICE
How entrepreneurial thinking and innovation address social, economic, and environmental challenges, learned inside a real innovation ecosystem.

How engineering solutions contribute to sustainable development in infrastructure, water, energy, and technology, adapted to local conditions and materials.
How health systems, communities, and institutions respond to complex health challenges, learned with local professionals and community partners.

GLOBAL MENTAL HEALTH
COMMUNITY-DRIVEN MENTAL HEALTH, FROM SOCIAL DETERMINANTS TO SYSTEMS AND ADVOCACY
GLOBAL PUBLIC POLICY
GOVERNANCE, INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND MEDIA

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
SIX TRANSFORMATION ENTRY POINTS: WELL-BEING, JUST ECONOMIES, FOOD, ENERGY, CITIES, AND THE GLOBAL COMMONS
How communities, health systems, and institutions respond to mental health challenges, and what ethical, culturally responsive practice looks like.
How governments, institutions, civil society, and the media shape development, rights, and public life, and how policy reaches communities.
How communities, institutions, and policy frameworks respond to sustainability challenges, seen through a systems perspective.

WHAT EVERY GEI PROGRAM HAS IN COMMON

Learning in the field

Site visits, community-engaged projects, and guided reflection rather than classroom instruction. You learn from local professionals and community partners, as collaborators.
A full-time team in every destination
GEI's in-country coordinators, faculty, and guides host every cohort from arrival to departure, with 24/7 emergency support throughout.
U.S. academic credit

Credit through Hamline University, GEI's school of record, which issues the transcript. Summer and Semester Programs lead to a certificate.
Open to any major

No prerequisites; students in any major or minor and at any level of university study are welcome. Internships are generally open to sophomores and above.

YOUR DESTINATIONS

GHANA
Accra
KENYA
Nairobi
RWANDA
Kigali
SOUTH AFRICA
Cape Town
THAILAND
Bangkok
VIETNAM
Ho Chi Minh City
The Gateway to West Africa, one of the continent's most stable democracies and warmest welcomes, where tradition and innovation sit side by side.
The heart of East Africa, from Indian Ocean beaches to the Great Rift Valley, and the region's economic powerhouse and its startup capital, Nairobi.
The Land of a Thousand Hills, one of the great development success stories of our time, rebuilt since the 1994 genocide into a safe, green country.
The economic powerhouse of the continent and one of its most complex societies, developed and developing at once, and still writing its own multicultural identity.
The Land of Smiles, one of Southeast Asia's most influential economies, modern at speed while Buddhist practice and community life shape the day.
The Asian Dragon, living through some of the fastest change any country has seen, from one of the world's poorest countries to one of Asia's most dynamic economies.

FOR FACULTY AND STUDY ABROAD OFFICES

GEI works with universities as one partner end to end. Any GEI-led program can carry your institution's name, there is no minimum enrollment, and a named GEI contact supports you and your students from the first conversation to the transcript. Faculty-led programs are built around your group, in virtually any discipline.

HAVE QUESTIONS OR NEED ASSISTANCE?

If you have any questions or need help with your application, feel free to reach out via email or our contact form.