Students

Why choose HECUA?

Students choose HECUA to be part of changing the world. HECUA puts your passions to work through meaningful internships, classroom and community experiences, and hands-on learning at home and abroad.

With internships, deep community involvement, and real-world experience, HECUA's off-campus programs give students the opportunity to make the most of where they are, working with others who are deeply connected to that place. HECUA's locations include:

• the vibrant and progressive Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul
• Jackson, Mississippi, a center of the African American experience of the deep south
• the eco-conscious capital city of Wellington, New Zealand
• Derry~Londonderry in Northern Ireland, a city both ancient and contemporary
• high in the Andes in Quito, Ecuador, with a complex past as capital of the Inca empire and as administrative seat of Spanish colonialism
• the megacity of Dhaka, Bangladesh, and rural Bangladesh villages, where "development" is a goal and a question
• cosmopolitan Oslo, capital of Norway, part of the "New Europe" changed by globalization and multiculturalism

At these locations, HECUA involves students in learning and experience that taps into your passions, makes real your drive to make the world a better place, and kickstarts your career with work experience, connections, and skills-building.