The University of New Mexico hosts its second annual Study Abroad Fair on Tuesday, Oct. 4 , from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Atrium of Dane Smith Hall on the UNM campus. The fair features information and displays about study abroad opportunities for UNM students in every region of the world.
UNM study abroad advisors will be on hand to talk with students about the international exchange program, which allows UNM students to study at more than 75 top universities in 25 different countries. UNM departments, including Spanish & Portuguese, Honors Program, Art & Art History, Architecture and Planning, English and the Latin American & Iberian Institute, will provide information about special summer programs and short-term international study opportunities, including a new summer program in Cuba, and certificate programs at the Tec de Monterrey, Guadalajara campus.
Visiting exchange students will be on hand to talk about their home countries, and students who went on exchange to foreign universities will be there to show pictures and share personal experiences.
Representatives from the New Mexico State University Study Abroad Program will also be in attendance.
“Through a special statewide agreement, UNM students are able to apply to go on study abroad programs sponsored by New Mexico State and other universities in New Mexico and their students can take advantage of our programs, as well,” said Dr. Cynthia Radding, director, UNM Latin American and Iberian Institute.
Also represented at the fair will be more than a dozen outside providers of international study programs, including several university consortium programs that UNM student may participate in. These include short-term programs in Chihuahua, Oaxaca, Cuernavaca, and Zacatecas, Mexico; a representative from the Universidad de Guadalajara, Mexico; and several consortium programs, including Australearn, which sends students to many universities in Australia and New Zealand, the University Studies Abroad Consortium (USAC), with programs in 20 different countries and International Studies Abroad (ISA), which has international study centers in nine countries.
Information will also be available on scholarships for study abroad programs, including the Fulbright Program, Gilman, Freeman-Asia, National Security Education Program, and other financial aid resources.
The fair is sponsored by the UNM Office of International Programs and Studies, the Latin American and Iberian Institute and the UNM Study Abroad Association.
The Study Abroad Fair is free and open to the general public. For more information, contact the Office of International Programs and Studies, 277-4032, or studyabd@unm.edu; or the Latin American and Iberian Institute, 277-8542, or studyabroad@laii.unm.edu.
Contact: Carolyn Gonzales, (505) 277-5920
Posted by scarr at September 22, 2005 03:37 PM