Culture and Politics in Central/Eastern Europe is a 4-week blended summer undergraduate study abroad program organized and led by faculty at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse (UWL). This interdisciplinary program focuses on the socialist and post-socialist culture and politics of Eastern Europe. The program will be held in Budapest, Hungary in Summer 2026. Students will complete online blended coursework for 1 week and then spend 3 weeks in-country experiencing Hungary’s history since WWII, the local culture, and the bustling activities of this vibrant European city. Program excursions include: Memento Park, the House of Terror, National Parliament, Hospital in the Rock, and a day trip to the artist colony of Szentendre with a boat trip down the Danube river. On their own, students are encouraged to use their month-long transit pass to explore Buda Castle and the Castle Labyrinth, the city’s numerous museums, and experience its famous thermal baths and infamous ruin bars. On the weekends, students can travel around the region, such as taking a 3-hour train ride to Vienna, Austria.
Students can earn six upper-division credits in anthropology and political science from UWL. Program fees include academic credits, housing, some meals, excursion fees, and tour guides. The program runs June 2- June 24, 2026, with online blended coursework to be completed May 20-June 2.
Applications are due December 15, 2025 for priority consideration. Apply at UWL International Education & Engagement
For more information:
Program page: https://www.facebook.com/uwlculturepolitics
Contact information: Dr. Regina Goodnow (rgoodnow@uwlax.edu) or Dr. Elizabeth Peacock (epeacock@uwlax.edu)