Kibbutz Ketura, Israel
Arava Institute for Environmental Studies
Study Abroad Program
Arava Institute for Environmental Studies
Study Abroad Program
The Arava Institute for Environmental Studies (AIES)
Kibbutz Ketura
Tel: (011) 972.8.6356618
Fax: (011) 972.8.6356634
E-mail: info@arava.org
Website: www.arava.org
AIES-USA Office
2041 Harrisburg, PA 17103
Tel: (866) 31-ARAVA
info@friendsofarava.org
www.friendsofarava.org
Kibbutz Ketura
Tel: (011) 972.8.6356618
Fax: (011) 972.8.6356634
E-mail: info@arava.org
Website: www.arava.org
AIES-USA Office
2041 Harrisburg, PA 17103
Tel: (866) 31-ARAVA
info@friendsofarava.org
www.friendsofarava.org
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The Institute is situated on Kibbutz Ketura in Israel's Arava Valley - a desert in the Syrian-African rift near the Jordanian and Egyptian borders and the Gulf of Aqaba/Eilat. The campus is a half-hour drive from the Red Sea resort cities of Eilat and Aqaba, and four hours from Jerusalem and Tel Aviv.
The Arava Institute is the premier environmental teaching and research program in the Middle East, preparing future Arab and Jewish leaders to cooperatively solve the region's environmental challenges. The Institute's mission is to foster a regional perspective, crucial to the next generation of environmental professionals, or to put it another way at AIES Students Are Taught Today So Nations Will Work Together Tomorrow. TAUGHT IN ENGLISH, the Institute's courses provide university students with technical literacy, public policy fundamentals, and comprehension of philosophical concepts necessary to participate actively and effectively in environmental matters.
The Arava Institute faculty is academic and practicing professionals who also guide students in independent study projects. Topics include wildlife captive breeding and repatriation, coral preservation, sustainable agriculture, and environmental activism and advocacy. This hands-on training contributes to a holistic educational experience. AIES offers a three week summer program for North American students. For our Israeli, Palestinian, Jordanians, and North American and other students there are the following options: semester and year long programs on the undergraduate level and two option for a two years Masters Program. All programs are accredited by Ben-Gurion University. Since the program began in 1996 students from Allegheny College have played a significant role in the student body.
The Institute's facilities include an environmental research library, a computer lab with online access to the Internet and regional resources, and scientific laboratory facilities. Students also have the opportunity to become involved in the many cross-border research projects of AIES. Recently AIES opened its Center for Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation. Upon completing the program students may join the Arava Alumni Peace and Environmental Network (AAPEN).
The Arava Institute faculty is academic and practicing professionals who also guide students in independent study projects. Topics include wildlife captive breeding and repatriation, coral preservation, sustainable agriculture, and environmental activism and advocacy. This hands-on training contributes to a holistic educational experience. AIES offers a three week summer program for North American students. For our Israeli, Palestinian, Jordanians, and North American and other students there are the following options: semester and year long programs on the undergraduate level and two option for a two years Masters Program. All programs are accredited by Ben-Gurion University. Since the program began in 1996 students from Allegheny College have played a significant role in the student body.
The Institute's facilities include an environmental research library, a computer lab with online access to the Internet and regional resources, and scientific laboratory facilities. Students also have the opportunity to become involved in the many cross-border research projects of AIES. Recently AIES opened its Center for Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation. Upon completing the program students may join the Arava Alumni Peace and Environmental Network (AAPEN).
Students must have completed at least one year at Allegheny and must have a GPA of 3.0 or higher. Courses may have
prerequisites; check course listings at http://arava.org/new/academics.
prerequisites; check course listings at http://arava.org/new/academics.
Application Process
Allegheny students must be first approved to study off-campus, and then apply to their chosen program. Deadlines to submit the approval packet are February 20 for the fall program and September 20 for the spring program. Approval packets will be reviewed immediately following the appropriate semester deadline. Stop by Reis Hall to pickup the guidelines or access the information on the web http://www.allegheny.edu/accel/international/studies/guidelines.php.
The Arava Institute offers more than just an academic experience: it enables students to become acquainted with
life on a kibbutz, a unique agricultural community. Student rooms are near tennis courts, a swimming pool, a riding stable, soccer field and basketball court. Students take their meals with other kibbutz members in the dining hall. The kibbutz synagogue and reading library are available to Arava Institute students. The campus is adjacent to the center of the kibbutz incorporates fundamentals of environmentally sustainable living and learning in the harsh desert environment. Besides dormitories, the campus plans include projects for self-building by future students in the program, an alternative energy center, a solid waste recycling facility, and innovative solutions for sewage treatment and reuse.
life on a kibbutz, a unique agricultural community. Student rooms are near tennis courts, a swimming pool, a riding stable, soccer field and basketball court. Students take their meals with other kibbutz members in the dining hall. The kibbutz synagogue and reading library are available to Arava Institute students. The campus is adjacent to the center of the kibbutz incorporates fundamentals of environmentally sustainable living and learning in the harsh desert environment. Besides dormitories, the campus plans include projects for self-building by future students in the program, an alternative energy center, a solid waste recycling facility, and innovative solutions for sewage treatment and reuse.
Students are charged Allegheny tuition, fees (including a $300 off-campus fee), room and board for the Arava program. Allegheny aid is applied to program costs. Additional costs include insurance, international airfare, personal expenses (including passport, visa, and local transportation). Students must submit a $50.00 application fee with the application packet to Arava.
For further information, please schedule an appointment with the program advisor
by contacting Linda Litzinger in the International Office.
Phone: 814-332-4891 Email:llitzing@allegheny.edu
by contacting Linda Litzinger in the International Office.
Phone: 814-332-4891 Email:llitzing@allegheny.edu