Study abroad programs are a form of educational tourism that have the ability to foster peaceful relations between the students and the destination. Worcester Polytechnic Institute’s (WPI) Interactive Qualifying Project (IQP) is a 7 week study abroad program that places students in project centers across the world. The team analyzed 30 previous IQP reports from the Greece Project Center, using the Institute for Economics and Peace’s (IEP) Positive Pillars of Peace as a framework to develop criteria to evaluate how the IQP program promotes peace. The team conducted 80 interviews with current and alumni IQP students, and their sponsors. We determined the importance of forming relationships, involved sponsors, and cultural immersion in promoting peace in Thessaloniki.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• McNamara, Abigayle
• Crossman, Hunter
• Prickitt, Nathaniel
• Forcina, Ryan

Subject

• Project-Based Learning
• Inclusion
• Community
• Culture
• Learning
• Well-Being

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-042524-103213
• 121658

Parola chiave

• Peace
• Positive Peace
• Thessaloniki
• Peace Tourism
• Immersion
• IQP

Advisor

• Butler, Michael
• Butler, Melissa

Year

• 2024

Center

• Thessaloniki, Greece Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• Dr. Katerina Antoniou

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• 3 - Good Health and Well-being
• 4 - Quality Education
• 16 - Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions

Date created

• 2024-04-25

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Source

• E-project-042524-103213

Rights statement

• In Copyright