This Global Bioethics: Engaging Rome with the UNESCO Chair in Bioethics & Human Rights learning abroad trip is designed to engage students with critical issues in bioethics and medical humanities from a global, cross-cultural perspective. We  are collaborating closely with our partners at the UNESCO Chair in Bioethics and Human Rights, supported by the School of Bioethics at the Ateneo Pontificio Regina Apostolorum and the Faculty of Law at the European University of Rome.

Students will participate in a site-based learning program in Rome that integrates classroom study with direct involvement in the UNESCO Chair’s ongoing initiatives. This immersive experience:

• Highlights the profound human and ethical questions including neurobioethics, global art and bioethics, multiculturalism, religion and bioethics, and human rights
• Enhances academic learning through engagement with the rich cultural and historical context of Rome
• Introduces students to the global mission and interdisciplinary approach of the UNESCO Chair in Bioethics and Human Rights
• Provides exposure to international research internships and graduate education opportunities.

You will need to be enrolled in Global Bioethics HONS 3397H in Spring  2026 with Professor John Lunstroth.

*The course and associated trip are open to undergraduate students in all majors.