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On September 11, 2026, the University of Wyoming hosted a Study Abroad Fair in the Union Ballroom. This fair includes dozens of booths giving students on campus opportunities to learn more about the experiences that Study Abroad programs provide on campus. These opportunities allow students to see different countries across the world.
According to Dr Thomas Seitz, Associate Professor of the University of Wyoming in an interview at the event, “The University discovered the importance of experiential living rather it be an internship or a study abroad or an internship while you are studying abroad. It’s an international world and people who have the opportunity to work abroad can have a better understanding of what is going on in the world.”
The University of Wyoming offers two main programs for UW students that will allow their study abroad trip to directly follow their course work and classes on campus. This is the London semester trip in Spring of 2027 and the Rome semester in the Fall of 2027.
“I would that there are some really good programs here, but the programs of London and Rome are a part of the UW program, so you enroll in those you get UW credit and UW courses.” said Dr. Seitz.
For students that would like to do a study abroad program, but are reluctant due to the cost of these programs, the University of Wyoming has worked with a third-party company, called StudyAbroad.com, which offers a reduced price for trips to certain countries. The average cost of a semester for students according to the StudyAbroad.com is $20,124, and with the program it would be on average $13,252.
For students who are interested in history and human rights there is a course that will allow students to go across Europe from Nuremberg, Germany to the Hague in the Netherlands to learn about the history of human rights and what are crimes against humanity.
“This is going to be the 6th study aboard course I have led to Europe. The previous 5 years it has been about the history and legacy of Nazi Germany and the holocaust. This year we are looking at the aftermath of that,” said Dr. Adam Blackler, Associate Professor of History, “We are going to spend a week in Nuremberg, specifically at the palace of justice the so called Reichsparteitagsgelände where Nazi party rallies took place, and we are looking how human rights law began with the Nuremberg trials.”
The special study abroad course will start on May 16 to 28 with Dr Adam Blackler and Professor Noah Novogrodsky of the College of Law. The course will cost $3500 dollars, including accommodations, some meals, in-country transportation, and course-related excursions. However, this does not include UW tuition/fees nor the $325 study abroad fee, most meals, and airfare.
“100% it’s the most important thing you can do, “said Dr. Blackler, when asked why is it important for Americans to study the history and war crimes of other countries, said,” History is not a passive discipline, it’s an active discipline. We assess the present day, and we assess the past, but what we assess about the past is taking place in our present-day moments. In doing so we are assessing the past through the lens of our present, and in doing so we can’t predict the future, but we can at least assess how and why something occurs and what we may be able to infer from it. This kind of thing is as important as ever “
For students who have missed the Study Abroad Fair, the UW Education Abroad hosts a question and answer meeting every Thursday from 9 to 11 am at the Cheney International Center in room 129. The meeting will also provide students with not only information, but free donuts.
Additionally, another program called USAC University Studies Abroad has an online guide to help students budget and plan for a trip to a foreign company. Students can access this information through the website, studyabroadusac.com or message studyabroad@usac.edu and their number (775) 784-6569.
