Pre-Term
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Washington DC
Get a jump-start on your studies, meet classmates and professors, and adjust to life as a graduate student during Pre-Term.
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SAIS Europe
Settle into life in Bologna, begin to learn Italian, and fulfill a data analytics requirement for the Master of Arts in International Relations.
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Hopkins-Nanjing Center
If you are traveling to Nanjing to complete the Hopkins-Nanjing Center (HNC) Certificate or Master of Arts in International Studies, you are eligible to participate in the Washington Pre-Term.
Pre-Term will help you to acclimate to life as a graduate student by getting a jump-start on your studies of data analytics, and/or English or Italian while meeting fellow classmates and professors.
During the program you will be invited to attend special events, including lunches with faculty, academic presentations, and networking happy hours.