2026 Summer Programs in Europe
Belgium
The European and Global Internship Program in Brussels
Gain an understanding of Public Administration and International Affairs, Strategic Communications, Public Diplomacy, and Media in a European and international context in the heart of the European Union. Students will pursue a seven-week internship within intergovernmental institutions such as the European Parliament or the Council of Europe, international NGOs, media organizations, lobbies or think tanks in Brussels. In addition, you will participate in weekly seminars with guest lectures by high level European and international officials. (3 or 6 credits; COM 470, IRP 370/670 (IR students only), IPA 470, PAI 670, or PRL 530/635)
United Kingdom
Customize your summer program in London by choosing from an array of courses or travel across England on our Green Britain Seminar. To take full advantage of the city, most of your courses will feature field trips and excursions. (3-6 credits)
Mix and match your summer abroad and complete an internship in London! Get some professional experience in a major international city with our 5 or 8-week summer internship program. Summer internships are available in a variety of fields, including business, communications, education, music, and technology. (3 credits; BUA 400)
This program, for law students only, is open to students from law schools throughout the country and Canada. Students learn about the English legal system through immersion in a practice setting and partnerships with experienced mentors, and provides a genuine comparative law experience. (5 credits, LAW 910)
Comparative Trial Advocacy exposes students to the fundamental tenets of persuasive storytelling, comprehensive case analysis, witness examination, and persuasive arguments. The Program expands the students’ understanding of the differences and similarities across legal systems through guest lectures by local practitioners and site visits to London law offices and courtrooms. (3 or 4 credits, LAW 773/994)
Visual Storytelling in the Scottish Highlands
This is a special offering of VIS 439/639 that will take place during summer semester in Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, and will include a trip and say a castle estate in the Scottish Highlands. This course is designed to advance your visual storytelling capabilities by taking a hands-on, collaborative, project-based approach to learning. The bulk of the course will be spent creating high impact multimedia visual stories in collaboration with local partner organizations. You will be coached throughout the process and will finish the course with a portfolio of work that can be used to help you enter your chosen profession in alignment with your chosen area of specialty. (3 credits, VIS 439/639)
France
The Syracuse University Newhouse Cannes Lions Summer Abroad Program puts our creative & strategy advertising students right in the middle of the largest and most prestigious creative advertising event in the world: The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. It’s where students will be able to see top Chief Creative Officers, CEOs, and CMOs from top ad agencies from around the world give captivating talks about AI, emerging technologies, award-winning ad campaigns, how to create innovative ideas for ad campaigns, the future of creativity, storytelling, etc. (3 credits, ADV 345)
Engineering Research Projects in Strasbourg
Students in all major areas of engineering have an opportunity to conduct research projects at the Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA). No prior language knowledge is required, although a basic knowledge of French is desirable. (3 credits; ECS/MAE 490/690)
International Filmmaking with WWII Documentarians: D-Day in Normandy
Become film production crew members with the WWII Foundation, which honors the legacy of veterans and survivors by producing documentaries which broadcast nationwide on PBS affiliates and globally online, gaining what may be their first professional credit.
Travel to France and Normandy and take part in all aspects of a documentary production, including shooting B-Roll, preparing interviews, and working with historians. Additionally, each student will produce their own independent projects on a topic of their choosing, showcasing stories they could only produce in this unique setting. (3 credits (1 summer, 2 fall), TRF 400/600)
The First Amendment & Freedom of Religion: A Global Perspective
Focusing on both European and non-European jurisdictions, this course (taught at the Syracuse Strasbourg Center) will introduce you to contemporary debates about the role of religion in public and political life, and familiarize you with critical human and women’s rights issues. You will also discuss contemporary multicultural and pluri-legal challenges to universal human rights values and principles. This course can be combined with the Summer Internships in Strasbourg program or the French for Diplomacy program. (3 credits; IRP/MES/PSC 400.1/600.1)
The Hexagon and Beyond: Grammatical Discovery of French Regions
It is commonplace in France to refer to the nation as the Hexagon, an imaginative reference to the country’s roughly six-sided mainland. While this ‘metropolitan’ part of France is divided into twelve regions, each with its own rich identity, history, traditions, landscape, and gastronomic specialties, the nation also extends far beyond the hexagon to the Americas and the Indian Ocean. In this course, students hone their advanced French grammar skills through a thematic exploration of France’s variegated, diverse regions. (3 credits, FRE 300.3)
The Summer Pre-Law Program in Europe is designed to introduce students interested in pursuing legal careers to key concepts, topics and methods in study and practice of law from comparative and international perspectives. Students will take two courses, one in the morning and one in the afternoon: the Legal Foundations and Skills course will help students master strategies for taking standardized tests for law school admissions, write their personal statements, help them gain critical skills to succeed in Law School and network with American and European legal experts and scholars. The second course will introduce students to international human rights law and discourses. Students will attend talks by guest speakers and visit international courts and high courts in various locales throughout the region. (6 credits, LSP 400/600 + PSC 400/600)
Community Internships in Strasbourg
An ideal gateway to the fascinating political landscape of the new Europe, Strasbourg is home to the Council of Europe, the European Court of Human Rights, and the Parliament of the European Union. You’ll discover the historical and cultural layers of old Europe in this welcoming and walkable city by taking on an internship with a local business in Strasbourg. Expand your working knowledge of the French language, acquire international work experience, and learn first-hand about French cultural norms through this immersive internship experience. (3 credits; FRE/IPA/PSC 470/670)
Intern at the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, France – an experience unique to Syracuse University students! Applications required; placements are recommended for graduate and advanced undergraduate students interested in human rights, governance, diplomacy, and international relations. (3 credits; FRE/IPA/PSC 470/670)
Italy
The Florence Summer Session allows you to customize your program according to your interests and desire for exploration. To enhance your learning experience, most courses feature field trips and excursions within Florence and to locations outside the city. Internships are also available. (3-7 credits)
Inclusive Schools and Societies: Lessons from the Italian Context
This two-week immersion course is intended to foster students’ understandings of inclusion and diversity in Italian schools, institutes of higher education, and communities through a combination of language study, community-based research projects, lectures, school and museum visits, readings, and discussion seminars. With a home base in Tuscany, students will visit schools, universities, and cultural and historical sites in other regions including Florence, Padua, Venice, and Rome. (3 credits, EDU 400/600)
Italian Film Studies in Bologna
Attend the world’s most famous classic film festival, Cinema Ritrovato, while immersing yourself in all aspects of film. Based on a total filmmaker/film studies approach, this intensive program combines the study of film history, visual strategy, preproduction planning, and production. The Italian Cinema class will give you a broad perspective on Italian Neorealism and its legacy—from filmmakers such as Rossellini and Fellini to contemporary filmmakers. Film projects are done in groups of two or three, with a focus on filmmaking. The goals are to engage in creative and ongoing dialogue with your new surroundings and to reduce the gap between reality and perception through use of the film medium. During the program students will also have an opportunity to learn survival Italian, explore Bologna, and travel to regional cities and villages. (3 credits, FIL 400/600)
Republic of Türkiye (Turkey)
Istanbul Geographies: Memory, Community, and Urban Change
This seminar provides students with an in-depth engagement with the diverse histories and geographies of Istanbul. The first half of the trip focuses on the politics of the built environment. Through focused case studies, we consider how transformations of the built environment have been used to convey new (and often competing) claims to place. The second half of the trip focuses on several themes that are central to understanding the city: Memory, migration, and Islam. Through engagement with readings, ample exploration of the city – bring walking shoes! – and visits with archives, museums, and speakers, students will finish the trip with a rich understanding of the complex interrelationship between identities and the changing urban landscape. (3 credits, GEO 300)
Spain
Create your own program by choosing from an array of courses in a variety of subject areas, including Spanish, LGBT Studies, and Psychology. Travel around Spain, visit Madrid’s art museums, and attend the theater and concerts. Or, experience the Spanish workplace by doing an internship with a local business. (3-6 credits)