Study Abroad in Thailand!

Academically challenging and intensely experiential, ISDSI courses are expeditions into the cultures and ecology of Thailand. Each course is focused on understanding sustainable development and is designed in collaboration with local communities.

Integrating both the social and natural sciences, on our courses students may work on an organic farm alongside villagers while learning about agroecosystems, backpack on remote forest trails in the mountains with upland people in order to study indigenous forest management, sea kayak to learn about oceans, reefs and fishing communities, or paddle a river with village elders while studying ethnoecology.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

We are now accepting applications for FALL SEMSETER, 2012. This semester often has a waiting list, so it pays to apply early! Early application deadline is February 17, 2012. Application deadline is March 16, 2012. After March 16 we will accept applications on a rolling basis. Your school’s deadlines may be earlier — so be sure to check!

To apply please email apply@isdsi.org for an application. See our Apply page for more information.

ISDSI Blog

January 18th, 2012

A busy start to 2012

2012 is already off to a busy start for the institute! With 17 new spring semester students arriving the first week of 2012 and 20 fall semester students continuing in January with internships and research projects, there is plenty to keep staff busy. New and seasoned host families were excited to welcome their first or [...]

January 8th, 2012

ISDSI Involved in Village Seed Saving Research

Ajaan Abram Bicksler (current Food Systems and Rivers professor at ISDSI) and Ajaan Laura Meitzner Yoder (past Forests professor) recently completed a publication entitled “Strengthening Indigenous Informal Seed Systems in Southeast Asia.” The research, which was completed over the past year with colleagues from Pennsylvania State University (USA), the ECHO Asia Impact Center (Chiang Mai), [...]

January 3rd, 2012

Oceans EFC

For the final field course of the semester, students spent several weeks in southern Thailand based in two very different settings. One group started in the Muslim fishing community of Baan Jao Mai in Trang province, while the other group started several hours further south in the Adang Archipelago. While both locations provided valuable assessments [...]

November 27th, 2011

Forests EFC

Students spent 3 weeks traveling between Karen villages in the mountains near the city of Mae Hong Son. As the second EFC of the semester, there were high expectations of students to use their growing Thai skills (as well as practice the Pakanya taught by Pi Toto) and engage with their host families and community members. [...]

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