A Look Inside the Hindi Summer Immersion Two first-year students from our SAMENA (Hindi) program discuss the highlights from their 5-week stint in India. ✨Yashodhana Raj (G’25, WG’25) was born in Mumbai and lived, studied, and worked in Israel, Italy, Austria, Russia, and India before joining Lauder. Her work has…Read More
Summer Immersions for 2023 Take Flight Summer Immersions for the Class of 2025 are underway. The Summer Immersion program, a required part of the Lauder Institute’s International Studies curriculum, takes first-year students around the world for a 5-week period, providing an unparalleled opportunity for field-based and interdisciplinary learning. Guided by…Read More
The Lauder Institute Launches Italian Language Track in Europe Program Published June 15, 2023 The Lauder Institute is pleased to invite applicants for a new Italian Language Track in our Europe Program of Concentration beginning in Summer 2024. Applicants for the Lauder Class of 2026 who meet the eligibility requirements…Read More
LIVE WITH PRIDE: An Interview with Alexander Robinson (G’23, WG’23) This Pride Month, we sit down with Alexander Robinson (G’23, WG’23), a proud member of the LGBTQ+ community and a recent graduate who served the Penn community as President of the Lauder Student Advisory Board, a Co-President of Wharton’s LGBTQ+…Read More
In the United States, the month of May is recognized as Asian-American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, and this year we are proud to showcase three Lauder alumni who are Asian-American founders and entrepreneurs: Ming Khor, Sarah Guo, and Olivia Chen. Although the scope of their ventures are wide-ranging, from…Read More 
CLASS OF 2023 GRADUATE SHOWCASE DELFINA MATTERN Global Program "The Lauder Institute's greatest strength, without a doubt, is its community...which is filled with amazingly diverse and talented people, all of whom share a passion for travel, language, and exploring intercultural issues." Expand for Full InterviewYour hometown Frankfurt, Germany What has…Read More 
A Global Program class at the Lauder Institute, led by Dr. Ecaterina Locoman, draws on various disciplines such as comparative religion, international relations, and political science, to discuss the drivers of international order-making. This semester, a number of distinguished experts joined our students to dialog about democracy, authoritarianism, and peacemaking,…Read More 
Lauder mini-immersions are short-term enrichment opportunities (lasting 1-2 days) that take place each Spring and promote cultural or experiential language learning outside the classroom. During this unique opportunity, Lauder students engage with politicians, artists, business leaders, academics and other experts in topics related to art, music, history, politics, and culture.…Read More 
In Spring 2023, The Lauder Institute held four Lauder Intercultural Ventures (LIVs) in Kenya, Peru, Thailand, and Tunisia. LIVs are an intrinsic part of the Lauder 2-year International Studies degree program. Led by a faculty expert, these week-long cultural immersions in countries around the world take place every Spring and…Read More 
The Lauder Institute at the University of Pennsylvania offers a pioneering joint degree MA program in International Studies with the Wharton MBA or Penn Carey Law School’s JD. In our new Poets & Quants blog series, we highlight what makes the Lauder Institute so unique and how The Lauder Difference…Read More 
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