Dates: The virtual learning period begins Wednesday, May 7, 2025. All students and staff fly from Atlanta to Johannesburg on Saturday, May 10. Instruction ends on Friday, June 8, with a virtual debrief in the week following our return home.
Courses: PUBP 3600 - Sustainability, Technology, and Policy (3 credit hours) and PUBP 4140 - Foundations of Leadership (3 credit hours)
Faculty: Dr. Ilya Gokhman, Dr. Jeffrey Davis
Staff: McCall Henderson, Ashton Bettis
Costs: This GCGX South African program totals $4,800 not including airfare, tuition, and individual meals.
Included in your program fee are all lodging and accommodation during the trip (this consists of shared hotel rooms and private university dormitories), easily identifiable GCGX merchandise, cultural activities, historical tours, insurance, and group transportation in a chartered bus, as well as all breakfasts and one group dinner per week.
Transportation: Students are responsible for airfare to Johannesburg and home from Cape Town. Program will provide all other transportation during the duration of the time in South Africa.
Insurance:
Georgia Tech study abroad programs provide some supplemental insurance to all participants. This supplemental insurance includes medical, repatriation, and evacuation coverage. All students who participate in GT study abroad programs must have this study abroad insurance plan coverage; students pay for it in their program fee.
Medical Coverage**
The medical coverage is intended as a supplement to study abroad participants’ primary health insurance policies. The policy is valid for the program's duration. The policy provides some coverage for injuries sustained or conditions diagnosed while abroad, but that coverage is limited in terms of time and amount so participants are strongly encouraged to keep their regular health insurance active while abroad. Information on the terms and limits of the coverage provided by the policy is explained in the brochure, “Georgia Institute of Technology Study Abroad Insurance Plan,” which is provided to all study abroad participants at the prep meetings conducted by the Office of International Education.
Evacuation and Repatriation Coverage**
In the unfortunate event of an accident or other medical emergency, repatriation and evacuation coverage provides funds to pay for one’s return to the U.S. Information on the terms and limits of the coverage provided by the policy is explained in the brochure, “Georgia Institute of Technology Study Abroad Insurance Plan,” which is provided to all study abroad participants at the prep meetings conducted by the Office of International Education.
**The policy that will be used by GT study abroad programs is administered by T.W. Lord Associates and is underwritten by ACE American Insurance Company.
PLEASE NOTE: GT study abroad programs DO NOT provide other types of supplemental insurance coverage, such as theft insurance, trip cancellation insurance, etc.
Withdrawal Policy:
Students who have been accepted into the program who choose to withdraw for any reason on or before January 15, 2025 are solely responsible for the non-refundable $500 deposit fee. Students withdrawing after January 15, 2025 will be responsible for the following percentages of the total program fee:
> If withdrawal is submitted on or before February 15, 2025: 25% of total program fee;
> If withdrawal is submitted on or before March 1, 2025: 50% of total program fee;
> If withdrawal is submitted on or before April 15, 2025: 75% of total program fee.
No refunds will be given after April 15, 2025.
Once the program begins, you will not be able to withdraw.