South East Europe
Would you like to be part of a program that includes studying for a course, attending workshops, meetings with high officials of the country including the President and Deputy Prime Minister, completing an internship at an NGO, company or government agency, visiting 4 countries in South East Europe (Kosovo, Macedonia, Albania and Montenegro) and enjoying a culturally and socially rich program?
South East Europe is a developing set of countries rich with culture and history. It hosts a variety of ethnic groups that provide ample opportunities to study their interactions in the current era and through history. From the Ottomans to the more recent Yugoslavian experiment, this region has been rife with change and conflict that will shape the future.
Even through all this change and turmoil, the people remain friendly, polite, and charitable. People that will offer you coffee, food, and good company at the drop of a hat. They say that the hardest part about hitchhiking across the Balkans is that you can never get anywhere fast as everyone is insisting on taking you to coffee, food, or raki (or rakija)! Across all ethnic groups, languages, and religions, charity reigns supreme!
Even through all this change and turmoil, the people remain friendly, polite, and charitable. People that will offer you coffee, food, and good company at the drop of a hat. They say that the hardest part about hitchhiking across the Balkans is that you can never get anywhere fast as everyone is insisting on taking you to coffee, food, or raki (or rakija)! Across all ethnic groups, languages, and religions, charity reigns supreme!
Universum College's Summer Study Abroad Program offers courses directly related to the on going ethnic conflicts, international interventions, and humanitarian aid programs that are ever present in the region. On the business side, there are courses that discuss social entrepreneurship in these same developing countries and doing business in the region.
Your stay in Prishtina will be equally as unforgettable. The largest city in Kosovo, at a mere 500,000 residents, is seemingly alive and is as charming as the country. Even with its size, it maintains one of the lowest crime rates in the whole of Europe! As you walk through the city, you will find a never ending amount of kebab grills, coffee shops, and boutiques. At night, the city center is packed with people who are out looking to see and be seen, which really adds to this vibrant capital. Coming to study in this idyllic land, with a tumultuous history, and beautiful people will create a summer you won't forget!
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If you would like to stay longer than a summer, Universum offers a Bachelor's and Master's degree, so there are plenty of semester-long courses to choose from in Humanities, Social Science, and Business. Please see the links to the left for a complete listing of our semester programs.
UC is an accredited higher education provider in Kosovo, mainly offering studies in Social Sciences, Humanities and Business. It is particularly renowned for the international profile of its programs, faculty and student body. Universum participates in several international associations and initiatives including the UN Global Compact and UN PRME Initiative as well as being a member of International Association of Universities (IAU) with collaboration projects with NYU, University of Kentucky and George Washington University in the US; University of Middlesex, University of London, (International Programs) and Canterbury Christ Church University in the UK. Universum is the only provider in the Balkans to be approved by Pearson Edexcel in providing international qualifications for Kosovo students. Recently, Universum was ranked in the top 1000 business schools in the world, by Edversal.
