Opportunities Abroad
Northwestern University believes international experience is an essential component in a Global Health education. Northwestern offers a diverse array of programs and opportunities for students in regards to locations and topics of interest. Several fellowship and scholarship opportunities also exist to help facilitate international experiences for our students.
Undergraduate Opportunities Abroad
International Program Development (IPD)
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Public Health Programs: IPD's public health programs abroad provide professionally-relevant experiences to students in disciplines that are often underrepresented in international programs, especially pre-med students in various majors (e.g., Psychology, Biology, Economics, Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering). Students from fields such as Communications, Journalism, and Social Policy also participate. Foreign languages (Spanish, French, Chinese, isiXhosa) are taught before departure and on-site, while subject courses are taught in English. These programs are designed for Northwestern students, taught by faculty at partner universities, and administered by IPD:
Public Health in Mexico
Public Health in South Africa
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Emerging Global Structures Programs: These programs introduce students to the changing landscape of emerging international political and economic institutions. The series focuses strategically on dynamic regions of the world, from widely varying perspectives. The main targets are students interested in international law, international business/economics, and international relations, as well as journalism and social policy:
Emerging Legal and Economic Structures in China
European Union Studies in France
Democracy and Development in South Africa
Center for Innovation in Global Health Technologies (CIGHT):
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The Biomedical Engineering Department (BME), in collaboration with the Office for International Program Development and the Study Abroad Office, has designed a program hosted at the University of Cape Town in Cape Town, South Africa to bring BME junior, senior, and masters-level students to Cape Town for a design-intensive, immersive experience in technology development for resource poor environments.
Global Healthcare Technologies in South Africa
Global Engagement Summer Institute (GESI)
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GESI is a two-course summer study abroad program focused on teaching students about community development in a global context. The program focuses in part on asset-based community development, a framework for harnessing the resources of individuals and communities to ensure local ownership and sustainability of development efforts. GESI has sent nearly 100 students from around the world to work in team based community development in Africa, Latin America, and Asia.
Graduate Opportunities Abroad
Feinberg School of Medicine:
Center for Global Health
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The Center for Global Health integrates global health education programming and faculty research initiatives within the Feinberg School of Medicine and encourages FSM students and McGaw residents to engage in global health in a meaningful way via research projects, supervised clinical rotations, and public health projects at both affiliated and unaffiliated universities, health clinics, and INGOs around the world. Global health opportunities teach students and residents invaluable lessons related to health equity, ethics, and cultural competency, among others. The Center also provides a space for NU faculty and research professionals to collaborate on global health research initiatives and new proposals.
The Center for Global Health supports its programs through affiliations with research and educational institutions from across the globe. Countries include: Belize, Bolivia, Chile, China, Ecuador, El Salvador, France, Germany, India, Japan, Mali, Mexico, Nigeria, Senegal, Sweden, South Africa, Taiwan and Uganda.
Northwestern University Prosthetics-Orthotics Center (NUPOC)
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THE NUPOC International Service (NUPOC-IS) collaborates with the Range of Motion Project-Chicago (ROMP) to enable prosthetists and orthotists who are in training at NUPOC to volunteer their expertise at ROMP’s The Kevin O’Halloran Rehabilitation Clinic, in Zacapa, Guatemala. Launched in 2009, this collaborative service project formally operates under a Northwestern University Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with ROMP.
Kellogg School of Management:
Global Health Initiative (GHI)
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Since its inception in 2004, almost 500 Kellogg students have actively participated in research and development efforts. Projects have included market research, public policy issues, market entry strategy, and product design and device specifications. International academic partners include Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda and Mbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST) in Mbarara, Uganda.
McCormick School of Engineering:
Center for Innovation in Global Health Technologies (CIGHT)
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The BME department, in collaboration with the Office for International Development and the Study Abroad Office, has entered into an agreement with the University of Cape Town in Cape Town, South Africa to bring BME junior, seniors, and MS students to Cape Town for a design-intensive, immersive experience in technology development for resource poor environments. The Northwestern Global Health Technologies program is an intensive and immersive quarter-long course of study where students earn four course credits and work with front-line health care workers to develop medical devices designed specifically for the developing world.
