Many opportunities for global study and civic engagement are offered by the Open Society University Network (OSUN), of which Bard is a founding member. Bard students may enroll in online courses offered by OSUN partners, or take Network Collaborative Courses, which are codesigned and offered at Bard and other OSUN institutions simultaneously. Students may also study abroad at OSUN institutions, lead their own civic engagement initiatives through the network, or join existing projects. Conferences, grants, publications, and certificate programs are also available.
Bard has long been known as an innovator and risk taker in the field of international higher education. The College’s international education programs are built upon meaningful partnerships grounded in mutuality and equality. Our groundbreaking study away programs, located in New York City and in regions undergoing rapid political and economic transformation, continue this tradition.
American University of Central Asia
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
For the first time in two years, Bard College students were able to join in person for the 2022 Get Engaged Student Action and Youth Leadership Conference. The conference took place June 23–30 in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan on the beautiful campus of the American University of Central Asia, bringing together undergraduate student leaders and mentors from 28 countries and 17 institutions in the Open Society University Network.
Collaborating with all of the Bard network campuses to work on creating, building, and sustaining their debate programs.
Bard College hosts a multinational academic exchange program on its Annandale campus each summer. Sponsored by the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, the Study of the U.S. Institutes (SUSI) offers experiential learning through an intensive academic program, site visits, travel to different U.S. regions, and opportunities to build relationships with U.S. peers and community members.
The Institute for Writing and Thinking (IWT) at Bard plays an important role in supporting the development of a liberal arts approach by providing faculty development for Bard’s international network partners as well as for hundreds of institutions around the world.