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announcING new summer programS IN INDIA, JAPAN AND SENEGAL for 2008
In this six-credit program, students will use their unique creative talents to design and construct a portable schoolhouse to serve the urban poor surrounding the city of Mumbai. Students will explore indigenous materials and methods of construction through research, observation, and various field experiences; propose and test a series of experimental constructions; and use these experiences to design and construct the portable schoolhouse, alongside local craftsmen and volunteers. The Tyler Summer Art Workshop, based in Tokyo at Temple University, Japan Campus, is a rigorous and professional six-week program that integrates theory and application through an intensive series of lectures, research trips, critiques, The program, for upper-level undergraduates and graduate students, is designed to give direct hands-on experience in the primary health care, public health, economic development, and NGO capacity-building sectors of the Republic of Senegal; and an understanding of the region’s health, social, and development concerns. The course includes a review of current development concepts and indicators, and examines the relationship between global health and development.
Ann and Randy Hart Passport ScholarshipTo help Temple students pursue personal and intellectual growth through international experiences, Temple University president and her husband, Randy, have established a scholarship intended to support the cost of passport fees for Temple undergraduate students who plan to study abroad. The program provides scholarships of $97, an amount intended to equal to the application cost for a United States Passport, to all first-year and transfer students who intend to study abroad and are applying for a passport for the first time. For the 2007-2008 academic year, the opportunity will be extended to all undergraduates applying for a passport for the first time.
NEW SEMESTER PROGRAM IN SPAINTemple University is very pleased to announce the development of a new semester-long program in Oviedo, Spain, which will be offered in spring semesters, beginning in Spring 2008. The program is designed for students who are committed to developing their Spanish language skills. Courses are conducted in Spanish, and students live with Spanish host families for the duration of the program. |
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