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New for Spring 2008!

Boston University International Programs is proud to announce new opportunities for students opening in spring semester, 2008.

Shanghai

Shanghai Internship Program
Chinese Language and Culture Program
Open to all students.

The Boston University Shanghai Programs offer a semester of study and internship experience, in the vibrant and booming metropolis of Shanghai, to students at beginning and advanced levels of Chinese language study. Hosted at Fudan University, and working in collaboration with Fudan’s Department of Chinese Language and Literature, the Shanghai Programs offer two different experiences for students. Students with at least two years of Chinese are invited to consider the Shanghai Internship Program, combining a professional work experience with language and culture coursework. Beginning students of the Chinese language and East Asian studies are invited to participate in the Chinese Language and Culture Program. Upon successful completion of the semester students earn 16 Boston University credits.

One of China’s leading universities, Fudan University was founded in 1905. Fudan now has an enrollment of 25,000 full-time degree candidates and the second-largest foreign student population in China: some 1,650 students from around the world. Fudan boasts a qualified faculty of over 2,300 full-time professors and researchers in 17 schools. For more information on Fudan University visit www.fudan.edu.cn/englishnew.

Guatemala

Guatemala Archeology Program
Open to all students. Spring Semester Only

The Guatemala Archaeology Program provides students with an unparalleled experience in Maya archeology, history and culture through intensive language study in the beautiful colonial town of Antigua, and through archaeological field work at San Bartolo, one of the premier archeological sites in the Maya world.

During the first 4 weeks of the program students will study intensive Spanish in Antigua, Guatemala’s colonial capital. Students with a proven fluency in Spanish may opt to study K’iche Mayan. For the remaining 12 weeks of the semester students will live, study and work at the San Bartolo field camp and participate alongside the world’s foremost authorities in the ongoing investigation of this stunning Preclassic discovery. Recent investigations in the San Bartolo region of northern Guatemala have substantiated the view of Preclassic as the dynamic period when all aspects of later Maya civilization, including urbanization, hieroglyphic writing, and monumental architecture, were developed and refined. Students in this program will work at the cutting edge of Maya archaeology.

Upon successful completion of the program students will receive 16 Boston University credits. The Guatemala Archeology Program will be offered in the spring semester of even numbered years only.

Singapore

Exchange with the National University of Singapore (PDF)
Limited to Boston University students only.

Boston University students have the opportunity to study for a semester or an academic year at the National University of Singapore (NUS), one of Asia’s leading universities. Singapore is a vibrant cosmopolitan city/state that has emerged as one of Asia’s economic powerhouses. (NUS) is considered one of the top ten universities in the Asia Pacific region - reflecting its position as Singapore’s premier university. It is a comprehensive university that offers courses in all major disciplines. For more information about NUS, see www.nus.edu.sg.

The Singapore Exchange Program offers 4 “pathways” of study, allowing students to focus their coursework within a flexible framework. A wide variety of course options is available in each pathway; please consult with your academic advisor at BU about your particular requirements before applying: Asian Studies, Culture and Religion, Science and Technology, and Engineering. In addition, all students are required to study an Asian language--Chinese, Japanese, or Malay--while enrolled in the Singapore Exchange Program. Other courses are taught in English.

A one-time travel grant of $1,500 is available to the first 10 successful applicants for he Singapore program for spring 2008. Please contact Boston University International Programs for more information.


 
Welcome to our new staff members

Boston University International Programs is happy to welcome 3 new staff members to our office in Boston. Caroline Hartevelt is our newest Senior Enrollment Coordinator, and will be working on our programs in London, Oxford, Auckland, and Sydney. Our new Marketing and Recruiting Assistant, with special responsibility for on-campus recruiting, is Cara Teller, and our new Marketing and Web Specialist is Jennifer DiTomasso Jacobsen.



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