CCU students travel to ISFiT Conference in Norway to learn about global migration

Eight Coastal Carolina University students enrolled in a course titled “Global Perspectives: Migration” attended the 2019 International Student Festival in Trondheim (ISFiT) in Norway from Feb. 7-17.

This year’s event brought together about 500 students from 145 countries to deliberate on the issue of global migration through workshops and plenary sessions amid other cultural events culminating in the awarding of the Student Peace Prize.

Students listened, debated and conversed with speakers like Tawakkol Karman, the Yemeni human rights activist and 2011 Nobel Peace Prize winner. They also heard from a refugee group about life in a refugee camp and participated in a digital simulation of a refugee camp.

“Meeting with individuals from conflict-affected areas changed my perception of countries that I may have had unintentional biases toward,” said Madison Scholar, an intelligence and national security studies major. “They also learned a lot from me, and now I have friends from all over the world, people who I feel closer with than I ever expected.”

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