InterAction | Nepal is an immersive, interdisciplinary study abroad program offered during the spring quarter with the support of the UW Dept. of Landscape Architecture,
UW Dept. of Global Health and UW Nepal Studies Initiative. It is open to both graduate and undergraduate students from any discipline.
UW Dept. of Global Health and UW Nepal Studies Initiative. It is open to both graduate and undergraduate students from any discipline.
This year’s program will focus on two rivers – the Bagmati, an urban river in the Kathmandu Valley, and the West Seti, a pristine, free flowing river in far western Nepal. We will explore the impacts of contemporary development on river ecologies and communities, support river conservation efforts, and work to improve human health / well-being at a local scale through community-based participatory design and project implementation. The Nepal River Conservation Trust and students / faculty from Kathmandu University will serve as key collaborators.
Program activities will include lectures and discussions, organizational site visits, independent study, language instruction, community workshops, hands-on project implementation and extended trekking and rafting excursions.
Online Information Sessions
Applications accepted on a rolling basis until Dec. 1st
Contact
Ben Spencer | Landscape Architecture + Global Health | bspen@uw.edu
* Information on Study Abroad Scholarships is available here
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Benjamin Spencer
Affiliate Associate Professor
Department of Landscape Architecture
Department of Global Health
University of Washington
