Hopkins Summer Emerging Issues
in Biotechnology in Australia
31st May – 29th June
Schedule:
Thursday 31st May: Depart USA
Saturday 2nd June: Arrive Sydney, Australia, orientation
Sunday 3rd June: Day trip to the Blue Mountains
Monday 4th – Wednesday 27th June: Class each morning
with Dr. Selbie. 1-2 afternoon business visits to life
sciences companies each week around Sydney
Thursday 28th June: Final exam
Friday 29th June: Depart Sydney for the USA or take part in
the optional 4 day trip to the Great Barrier Reef and
Daintree Rainforest in Cairns.
Sunday 3rd June: Blue Mountains
Visit the Sydney Olympic Park, home of the 2000 Olympics
before heading to a local wildlife park to pet the koalas
and feed the kangaroos their breakfast.
After a lunch stop at a traditional Aussie mountain village
we stop at the famous Echo Point lookout to see the Three
Sisters and hear the local indigenous legends.
Next we follow the Giant Staircase down into the only
temperate rainforest in the southern hemisphere and
follow a trail ending at the world’s steepest railway!
The Blue Mountains National Park is also home to the
oldest trees on the planet, The Wollemi Pines – but they’re
in a top secret location…
Company visits:
Learn about biotechnology both in and outside of the
classroom in Sydney, the oldest and most cosmopolitan
city in Australia! This course will provide a global view of
the study and applications of biology, biotechnology,
medicine, medical devices and commercialization of basic
research findings.
Students will receive 3 credits.
Flights
The group flight is available online through Student
Universe:
www.studentuniverse.com/study/phibetadingo
There are two group flights available as follows:
Flight option 1: Washington Dulles to Sydney return
Flight option 2: for students taking part in the optional trip
to Cairns and the Great Barrier Reef: Washington Dulles to
Sydney, Sydney to Cairns, Cairns to Washington Dulles
The Great Barrier Reef & The Daintree Rainforest
Once the program has finished on 29th June, there is an
optional 4 day trip to Cairns.
Includes:
4 nights shared accommodation in the center of Cairns
Breakfast each day in Cairns
Full day sailing and snorkeling on the Great Barrier Reef
Welcome dinner in Cairns
Full day crocodile spotting and hiking in the Rainforest
Cost: AU$695.00 (not including airfare)
Sign up online: www.phibetadingo.com/TRAVEL/jhu/
Further information:
http://web.jhu.edu/study_abroad/programs/summer.html#Australia
Application deadline: 27th February ’12
Program fee: US$5,450.00
Inclusions: 27 nights of shared accommodation in Sydney; welcome
dinner in Sydney; welcome lunch in Sydney; farewell dinner in Sydney;
breakfast each day in Sydney; airport transfers in Sydney; group
transport to life sciences meetings around Sydney; orientation
activities; full day trip to the Blue Mountains; classes with JHU faculty.
Hopkins Summer Emerging Issues
in Biotechnology in Australia
31st May – 29th June