Spring & Summer 2023 Open for applications
Spring
Jan 12 – May 6, 2023
Courses: Learn about available course options for Summer 2022
Tuition: See pdf
Summer
May 26 – July 22, 2023
Courses: Learn about available course options for Fall 2022
Tuition: See pdf
The Gustolab experience is unique and unlike other study abroad experiences I learned the value of Italian culture and being immersed into a new environment I’ve come more independent and stronger.
HIGHLIGHTS
- Participate in an interdisciplinary program that fosters dialogue among students from different fields of study and backgrounds
- Gain an international working experience through our Academic Internship
- Get immersed through experiential visits, practicums, and overnight field studies
- Interact and learn directly from specialists and experts
- Receive an official transcript from Portland State University (PSU), our School of Record.
- Get support from a learning facilitator who will help you get acclimated to your new life studying abroad and will provide cross-cultural education and mediation.
- Live in shared housing in furnished apartments in the Rome city center
- Take advantage of our logistical support such as a group airport pickup and transfer, check-in support, and housing orientation
Apply now!
WHO WE ARE
Gustolab Interntional and the Borromini Institute offer students, faculty and independent scholars a base in the heart of Rome to pursue field studies in the disciplines that are changing the world, from food systems and sustainability to interdisciplinary studies of place, people, cities and technology. Learn more.
In all our programs, the integration of coursework, fieldwork, and projects affords participants a unique perspective for engaging Italy. This engagement is driven by personal experience in markets, neighborhoods, and rural areas as well as reflection on important and timely academic issues.
critical field learning abroad
All our programs include:
- experiential activities, practicums, overnight field studies outside of Rome and other regions of Italy, meetings with specialists and experts
- shared housing in furnished apartments in the Rome city center
- group airport pickup and transfer, check-in support, housing orientation
- a learning facilitator to support students in their new life studying abroad and to provide cross-cultural education and mediation.
- safety and wellness support
- and more!
covid-19, safety & wellness
We, along with many other American universities, have successfully conducted Fall 2021 programming in Italy. This shows that with the necessary precautions and procedures in place, it is possible to create an optimal environment for onsite programming. Therefore, our plan is to provide onsite programming in the environs of Rome with excursions, lectures, and guest speakers. If for whatever reason, the ‘on-site’ version of the course is canceled, we will shift to the virtual version of courses that will be offered ‘at a distance’ from Rome or Italy. We successfully did this in the spring of 2020. Learn more about our Covid-19 protocols.
application process and eligibility
Our programs are open to all students. Learn more
