EC EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN SUMMER PROGRAMS: Thank you University of Crete

Wednesday, June 12, 2024

Thank you University of Crete

Thank you University of Crete!!!

The past couple days, we have had the opportunity to study at the University of Crete with Professor Manasakis and Professor Xenakis. The first day, we studied the issue of climate change and sustainability which we found out was a huge issue in the mediterranean. The climate in the mediterranean makes it a prime location for a climate crisis, due to transportation, urbanization, etc. We learned that the acceleration of climate change in this area is about 20% faster than the global average, this is very problematic! Professor Xenakis talked about migration and the different policies and approaches of the Eurozone. This problem really began after the Arab spring and the Syrian crisis which has been increasing the number of migrants and asylum seekers which is very important to keep an eye on. There have been so many policies changed, altered and removed all together to get to were we are now and to get the EU where it is now. Rethymno is a very cool place with lots of beautiful architecture, rich culture, and good food. It was very nice to be able to see and talk about what we’ve been learning from a different perspective and from a new location.

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EC Eastern Security Studies Program

In the summer of 2011, as the "Arab Spring" was unfolding and the "Eurozone Crisis" was entering its second year, the Emmanuel College Eastern Mediterranean Security Studies Program was established in Crete, as a way to make the location the classroom. Beyond the grand theoretical, historical and political understanding that can be achieved through reading and classroom discussion and exchange, a more immediate, intimate and truer appreciation of the complexities can only achieved by experiencing the cultures, languages of personal interaction.

Since 2012 students have been able to combine an intensive curricular study, with the experience of immersion and living in a local setting. The geopolitical and geoeconomic forces that have acted in the region for centuries, can be identified in the classroom, but they can only be understood by being there. This year's EC EMSS Program will add a fourth week of study, experience and exploration and will also travel to the islands of Rhodes, and Cyprus. In Rhodes we will be partnering with the Prefecture of Southern Aegean and the Aegean University, while in Cyprus we will be hosted by the University of Nicosia.