As pro-democracy protests tear across the Middle East, the George Washington University is still accepting study abroad applications from students who want to travel to the region this fall.
The Office for Study Abroad is approaching the March deadline for fall study abroad applications with cautious optimism, while students who want to study in the Middle East are embracing the prospect of experiencing the tides of social change.
Study abroad advisers are recommending that students applying to programs in countries like Egypt, Jordan, Tunisia and the United Arab Emirates choose two back-up locations in case the protests intensify.
“We will assess safety based on information provided by such resources as the U.S. Department of State, our International SOS insurance company and others,” University spokeswoman Jill Sankey said in an e-mail.
The swell of discontent in the region brought down authoritarian regimes in Egypt and Tunisia, and cut study abroad experiences short for students studying in the region this spring.
Read the full story at the GW Hatchet.
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