Spring & Summer LABs are faculty-led experiential learning projects of short duration, held during spring break or for a period of one week to 10 days during the semester breaks. While Week 7 LABs draw on the themes of the first-year Common Curriculum, Spring & Summer LABs are skills-based programmes based on faculty teaching interests, faculty research, or professional pathways.
Students looked at ASEAN’s future by reporting on Cambodia and China, and explored questions such as what roles can Cambodia and ASEAN play in the US-China trade friction.
Students investigated the social issues and explored indigenous perspectives from the point of view of island. They also examined the richness of local stories from the viewpoint of artists, poets and other cultural workers who embodied the spirit of the islands.
Students were able to experience a large global city and see it through a historical and urban studies framework.
Students learnt about the public health challenges faced by refugees and health professionals in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Working closely with mentors, students were equipped with tools to create sophisticated stories, develop their technical skills and practical experience using a combination of anthropological and journalistic disciplines.
Students explored how the Moorish conquest of and rule of the Iberian peninsula for seven centuries shaped Andalucía and the country as a whole.
