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Your Engineering, Technology + Sciences program in Athens lasts a full semester and offers you an integrated global learning experience that connects your coursework with real-world applications. You will enroll in a combination of CIEE courses, host institution courses, and courses taught online through CIEE's global academic partner, ASU, that focus on science, technology, engineering, or math. Enhance your experience with cross-disciplinary cultural and extracurricular activities related to engineering, technology, and science. Live and learn in Athens!
Unique Experiences
Walk through ancient tech
at the Herakleidon Musuem, where you'll discover the ingenuity of ancient Greek engineers
Dive into digital innovation
at the SNFCC Lighthouse, a hub for smart city tech, sustainable design, and future-focused architecture
Step inside a tech lab of tomorrow
with a visit to Demokritos Research Center, Greece's premier institute for AI, nanotech, and robotics
Academic Courses: Choose from CIEE courses, host institution courses, and online courses delivered by CIEE’s global partner, ASU, that align with your academic major.
Optional Internship Placements: Enhance your program with an optional for-credit internship that aligns with your career aspirations.
Immersive Experiences: Participate in activities, excursions, study tours, and more that showcase Athens's culture and commitment to engineering, technology, and science.
Academic Projects: Enroll in an optional for-credit independent research project or service-learning project for increased professional development opportunities.
Excursions & Activities
CIEE’s excursions and cultural activities in Athens will open doors for you to explore Greece’s rich diversity, language, culture, history, contemporary trends, vibrant art, and timeless beauty in ways that will enhance your time abroad.??
Samples of excursions and activities:
Explore the Museum of Herakleidon, a technological museum highlighting ancient Greek achievements in science, art, and mathematics
Visit the Ancient Agora, home to “Ground Zero,” the starting point for ancient distance measurements, and discover the unique wheel-based method they used to measure distance
Make a meaningful impact through hands-on volunteer work at the Greek Ocean Conservationist project to help protect Greece’s marine environment
Please note: Activities are based on past programs and subject to change at CIEE's discretion to adapt to local circumstances and participant feedback. Our goal when arranging activities is always to enhance your experience.
What's Included
Tuition
Housing
Advising before you depart to set goals and answer questions
Optional on-site airport meet-and-greet
Orientation – an introduction to your new culture, your academic program, and the city, plus practical information about living in your host city
Full-time program leadership and support in your host city
Field trips and cultural activities
Insurance and other travel benefits, with CIEE iNext Travel Protection
24/7 emergency on-site support
1 out of 3 CIEE students receives a scholarship - get yours!
GAIN Travel Grants - up to $2,000 toward travel costs guaranteed to all Pell-elgible students.
Gilman Go Global Grants - $2,500/semester and $1,000/summer, guaranteed to all Gilman applications.
Merit-Based Scholarships - $2,500/semester and $750/summer, awarded to students deomonstrating high academic achievement.
Minority Serving Institutions (MIS) Grant - $2,000/semester and $500/summer, guaranteed to all students attending MSIs.
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