Southeast Asia Program
ISDI Sustainable Development Studies in Thailand
Academically challenging, field based, direct learning in Thailand.
Open to any major, the Sustainable Development Studies semester is hands-on and experiential, designed in collaboration with local communities in Thailand. Our unique Expedition Field Courses travel and study throughout Thailand, from remote hill tribe villages in the North to the islands in the South. Expedition Field Courses are hands-on learning—assignments include everything from a coral reef survey to ethnographic research.
Students live with local families, and backpack, sea kayak and travel through the landscapes they are studying.
Application Deadline
Applications for the spring semester are due mid-October.
Applications for the fall semester are due mid-May.
Specific dates and details regarding the application can be found on this page. After the deadline, applications are considered on a rolling basis — contact admissions@isdsi.org to see if there is still space.
Stay Connected for Updates
More details about the program are available on the ISDI website, and make sure you have subscribed to the SEAP listserv to receive the latest updates on deadlines for study abroad applications and funding deadlines.
Cornell Global Hubs
Cornell Global Hubs bring together faculty, students, alumni, and local communities—to collaborate, learn, and discover. Learn about Global Hubs in Thailand.
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Singapore Management University
Study at a top business school while exploring Singapore.
Spend a semester in Singapore at Singapore Management University where you have the unique opportunity to experience the city-state’s diverse and vibrant culture while enrolling at one of Asia’s top business schools. Its accounting and finance, as well as business and management programs are ranked fiftieth globally. The modern campus is conveniently located in the city center within easy distance of art galleries, cafes, restaurants, and shops.
Application Deadline
Applications for the spring semester are due mid-September.
Applications for the fall semester are due early-April.
Specific dates and details regarding the application can be found on this page.
Stay Connected for Updates
More details about the program are available on the TEAN Abroad website, and make sure you have subscribed to the SEAP listserv to receive the latest updates on deadlines for US-INDO Summer Language Study applications and funding deadlines.
Cornell Global Hubs
Cornell Global Hubs bring together faculty, students, alumni, and local communities—to collaborate, learn, and discover. Learn about Global Hubs in Singapore.
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TEAN Semester in Thailand
Study a wide variety of disciplines during a semester in Bangkok, Thailand.
Experience the thrill of studying and living in Bangkok, Thailand’s sprawling capital city and a global hub of culture, commerce and cuisine. Though Bangkok is a major metropolis, this semester program is the least expensive of all TEAN offerings and offers students a surprisingly affordable cost of living. Study at Mahidol University International College (MUIC), the English-speaking arm of the esteemed Mahidol University, taking a variety of classes in English along with your Thai peers.
Often considered the gateway to Asia, Bangkok is a great jumping off point to explore further afield in neighboring countries such as Cambodia, Malaysia, Myanmar and more. Of course, the incredible Thai street food, unique culture and varied landscape may have you wanting to just stick around the Land of Smiles!
Application Deadline
Spring 2026 applications are due December 1, 2025.
Fall 2026 applications are due May 1, 2026.
Stay Connected for Updates
More details about the program are available on the TEAN Abroad website, and make sure you have subscribed to the SEAP listserv to receive the latest updates on deadlines for TEAN semester abroad applications and funding deadlines.
Cornell Global Hubs
Cornell Global Hubs bring together faculty, students, alumni, and local communities—to collaborate, learn, and discover. Learn about Global Hubs in Thailand.
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Advanced Study of Khmer
Study Khmer language and culture in Siem Reap, Cambodia.
Khmer Language and Culture, is an intensive eight-week training in Khmer language-culture held in Siem Reap and Phnom Penh, Cambodia over the summer. The program is administered by the Khmer Language Program at the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa (UHM)in collaboration with the Center for Khmer Studies (CKS) in Cambodia and the Institute of Foreign Languages (IFL) at the Royal University of Phnom Penh (RUPP), Cambodia.
This program with homestays in Siem Reap, Cambodia, provides students with a "one-of-a-kind" opportunity to acquire the linguistic foundation necessary to engage in academic research, professional discourse, and cultural immersion with all segments of Khmer society.
This program will increase the number of linguistically competent Khmer speaking professionals across the United States and internationally. Also, the program will promote scholarly cooperation and cultural and socio-economic understanding between Cambodia and the U.S.
The program is intended to complement CKS's Khmer Language and Culture Study Program (KLCP) and is structured along similar lines.
Application Deadline
Applications to the Advanced Studies of Khmer Program are due at the end of March.
Specific dates and details regarding the application can be found on this page.
Stay Connected for Updates
More details about the program are available on the University of Hawaii website, and make sure you have subscribed to the SEAP listserv to receive the latest updates on deadlines for ASK applications and funding deadlines.
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Chris Barrett
Stephen B. and Janice G. Ashley Professor of Applied Economics and Management
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Program
Role
- Faculty
- IAD Core Faculty
- IAD Advisory Council
- SEAP Faculty Associate
Contact
Email: cbb2@cornell.edu
Phone: 607-255-4489
Steven Osofsky
Jay Hyman Professor of Wildlife Health and Health Policy
Steven Osofsky is the Jay Hyman Professor of Wildlife Health and Health Policy in the College of Veterinary Medicine. His current interests include conservation of free-ranging wildlife; relationships among sustainable conservation, system resilience, economic development, and human health and well-being; and developing science-based policy guidance to address challenges at the interface of wildlife, agriculture and other types of land use, and people.
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Program
Role
- Faculty
- IAD Core Faculty
- SEAP Faculty Associate
Contact
Email: s.osofsky@cornell.edu
Phone: 607-253-3856
Erik Thorbecke
H. E. Babcock Professor of Economics Emeritus
Erik Thorbecke is the H. E. Babcock Professor of Economics and Food Economics Emeritus and former director of the Program on Comparative Economic Development at Cornell University.
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Program
Role
- Faculty
- IAD Professor Emeriti
- SEAP Professor Emeriti
Contact
Email: et17@cornell.edu
Phone: 607-255-2066
Peter Mcintyre
Associate Professor, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Peter Mcintyre is an aquatic conservation ecologist and the Dwight Webster Sesquicentennial Faculty Fellow. Working with a wide range of collaborators, he develop management approaches that balance human interests with protecting biodiversity. Their work is worldwide in scope, using detailed field studies at sites in New York, the Great Lakes, East Africa, Southeast Asia, and Hawaii to gain general insights and identify global patterns.
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Student Groups
The Southeast Asia Program provides co-sponsorship for Southeast Asian student groups across campus.
External Funding
In addition to Southeast Asia Program and Einaudi Center funding opportunities, you can pursue a wide range of external scholarships, fellowships, and grants to support your work.