For more than 25 years, the Center for Global Education at Augsburg College (CGE) has   customized travel seminars throughout Latin America, Southern Africa, and Vietnam. Our programs are experiential and seek to foster critical analysis of local and global conditions so that personal and systemic change takes place leading to a more just and sustainable world.  We place an emphasis on listening to the voices of the often marginalized, while exposing participants to both a breadth and depth of field experiences.

Types of Programs Available:

• Short-term faculty-led programs, scheduled in conjunction with interim, term break, or summer sessions
• An entire term abroad in a single or multiple countries
• Faculty development programs:  annual professional development programs are open to individuals, and we also work with organizations and universities to customize seminars for their members
• Professional development programs for groups seeking to internationalize their community or workforce or increase intercultural understanding
• Short-term seminars for faith communities, alumni groups, NGO’s, non-profits, secondary schools, and various other groups interested in exploring international and intercultural issues

Services We Provide:

• Tailor programs to suit your thematic interests or curricular needs
• Provide access to a variety of field experiences by building on our long-term relationships and infrastructure
• Arrange a multitude of encounters with local people and guest lecturers
• Organize excursions to local places of interest
• Transportation, lodging, translation, and other logistical elements
• Facilitate reflection sessions
• CGE leaders accompany groups for duration of program

Examples of Program Themes:

• Fair Trade, Sustainable Development, and Environmental Justice
• Immigration
• Human and Indigenous Rights
• Peace and Justice
• Multicultural Education
• Health Care
• Faith and Spirituality
• History and Culture
• International Policy
• Education
• Business/Economics

Three Steps to Sponsor a Short-term Travel Seminar

We are delighted that you have decided to customize a short-term travel seminar through the Center for Global Education. We have designed an easy, online, three-step method for you, but please know we are available for phone consultation as well throughout the process at our toll-free number: 1-800-299-8889.  You may also consult our Sponsor Guide.

1) Fill out a Sponsor Application(PDF)

2) Fill out the corresponding Program Planning Checklist(s)

1. Bolivia  (PDF)
2. Cuba (Word)
3. El Salvador (PDF)
4. Guatemala (PDF)
5. Mexico (PDF)
6. Namibia and South Africa  (PDF)
7. Nicaragua  (PDF)
8. Vietnam (PDF)

3) Send in hard copies of all paperwork with a $500 sponsor deposit to:

The Center for Global Education, Augsburg College
2211 Riverside Ave., Minneapolis, MN 55454

We also appreciate receiving electronic copies of all documents.

Please send information requests to David Hamilton at hamiltod@augsburg.edu.