AUP student taking a photo of the Seine during Orientation.

Fall 2024

Toulouse: Capital of the European Air & Space Industry

Saturday, November 23, 2024 - 08:00 to Sunday, November 24, 2024 - 20:00

Led by Professors Oleg Kobtzeff & Quang Nguyen Luong

PO1099 FB3 Geopolitics of Outer Space
SC1099 FB3 The Science of Our Universe
PO2031 A World Politics
PO2031 B World Politics

Toulouse, the ancient “rose city”, is the heart of Europe’s Air and Space industry. Visit the assembly lines of where Airbus airplanes and outer space equipment are built and the museum and visitor’s center of the CNES (French equivalent of NASA) with its space exploration vehicles plus other sites related to the history of aviation and astronautics.


Trip cost: €450
Includes round-trip transportation to the destination, hotel accommodations with breakfast, local visits, professors’ trip costs, and VAT.


Last day to register/cancel: September 8, 2024 • Late cancelation fee: Full cost of the trip
Payment for study trips must be made no later than September 20 for the Fall 2024 semester. Any concerns in
this regard should be addressed to the Cultural Program Office and Student Accounting Services.