Northern Horizons Education Abroad
Faculty-Led Programs in Orkney & Northern Scotland
Five thousand years of human settlement and still so much to learn.
Learning Shaped by Place
Northern Horizons designs and fully facilitates faculty-led study abroad programs in Orkney and Northern Scotland. You bring the academics — we handle as much, or as little, as your group needs.
- ✦Housing and accommodation — home stays, hostels, hotels, or B&Bs
- ✦Ground transportation
- ✦Site access
- ✦Guided tours
- ✦Speakers
- ✦Catering or restaurant planning
- ✦Coordination with local higher ed campuses
- ✦Connections to local business and industry
- ✦Music and cultural experiences
- ✦And anything else you can think of
One Place, Every Discipline
Course content grows out of real relationships on the ground in Orkney — not a tour catalog. Here’s a sample of the disciplines we’ve built programs around.
✦ Marine Sciences ✦
Coastal ecosystems, fisheries, Scapa Flow
✦ Renewable Energy ✦
Tidal, wind, oil & gas in transition
✦ Archaeology & Anthropology ✦
Neolithic, Bronze, Iron & Viking Ages
✦ Geography ✦
Island systems, land and sea use
✦ Rural Medicine ✦
Healthcare at the edge of the map
✦ Social Enterprise ✦
Community-owned solutions
✦ Resilient Island Security ✦
Food security, energy independence
✦ Agriculture & Agribusiness ✦
Orkney tweed, dairy, and cheese — sheep to shop
✦ Population Change ✦
Housing, tourism, and who stays
How It Works
Begin the Conversation
1
Share a concept
A syllabus, an idea, or a single learning outcome is enough.
2
We scout and build
Sites, partners, accommodation, and a day-by-day itinerary.
3
You teach
We handle the rest, on the ground with you.
lela@northernhorizons.world | US +1 865-765-2865 | UK +44 7759 444807