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Amman Becomes Rabat, Istanbul Becomes Sarajevo for UT's May Term

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Citing the conflict in Iran, the University of Texas at Austin's Texas Global office relocated two May Term study-abroad programs before they departed: "Multiculturalism in Jordan" moved from Amman to Rabat, Morocco, and "Turkey: Ottoman State and Society" moved from Istanbul to Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina. The university said it began evaluating risk levels and alternate locations after the conflict began, using U.S. State Department and On Call International data.

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University of Texas at Austin
Public R1 · TX
~53,000 studentsTexas Global
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INITIAL ALERTEmail
Approximate reconstructionThe Daily Texan (reconstructed from Texas Global spokesperson statements)360 chars
Due to the conflict in the region, Texas Global is relocating two May Term programs. Multiculturalism in Jordan will now take place in Rabat, Morocco, and Turkey: Ottoman State and Society will now take place in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina. The UT System uses U.S. Department of State and On Call International guidance to determine international travel risk.

This text has been reconstructed from news coverage and may not reflect the exact original wording.

This is a pre-departure relocation, not an in-country evacuation: UT moved the programs before students traveled, distinguishing it from the Jordan in-country evacuations of GW, Cornell, and Middlebury.
UT cited both U.S. State Department advisories and the assistance firm On Call International as inputs to the UT System Board of Regents' risk determination.
Context

Background

The University of Texas at Austin's central international office, Texas Global, relocated two May Term faculty-led programs in spring 2026 in response to the US-Israel war with Iran. Per The Daily Texan, "Multiculturalism in Jordan" moved from Amman to Rabat, Morocco, and "Turkey: Ottoman State and Society" moved from Istanbul to Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina. A Texas Global spokesperson said the university began evaluating risk and alternate sites after the conflict began in February, drawing on U.S. State Department advisories and On Call International for the UT System Board of Regents' risk framework. Because the decisions came before departure, this was a proactive relocation rather than an emergency extraction. UT Austin's home campus is in Austin, Texas (institution.state TX); the relocated programs would have been in Jordan and Turkey.
Analysis

Key Findings

A large public R1 relocated programs pre-departure, showing how Iran-war risk reshaped summer 2026 itineraries before any student left the U.S.
UT's risk process formally combined State Department advisories with a private emergency-assistance vendor (On Call International) under UT System Board of Regents oversight
Both relocations kept the programs alive in third countries (Morocco, Bosnia) rather than canceling, preserving student academic plans
Outcome
Both May Term programs were relocated to safer countries before departure rather than canceled; no students were in the affected countries at the time of the decision. No injuries.
Provenance

Sources

  1. Student Paper
    May Term study abroad programs relocated due to Iran conflict - The Daily Texan
    thedailytexan.com
  2. News
    Iran Threats Against U.S. Institutions Lead to Closures - Inside Higher Ed
    insidehighered.com
  3. Source
    2026 Iran war - Wikipedia
    en.wikipedia.org
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study-abroadjordanturkeyiran-war-2026relocationtexasadvisory
Added May 2026Updated May 2026Via ingestion