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Tulane delegation in Cuba works to expand study abroad program
January 16th, 2013
A delegation of Tulane professors to Cuba has successfully expanded Tulane’s study abroad program in Cuba. Starting this May, Tulane will reinstate the School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine’s two week Cuba summer program. Four faculty members from the Tulane School of Science and Engineering were also in the delegation and met with counterparts at the University of Havana to exchange research and discuss future collaboration. More information about this story and about the new program can be found in an article in the Tulane new wave
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Two-week Public Service summer program in Ecuador
Center for Public Service: International Programs
Ecuador: Tropical Field Biology and Conservation
Chocó Rainforest, Ecuador | Tentative dates: August 9 – August 23, 2013
| Application deadline: January 28, 2013 Deadline extended! |
All majors are welcome to apply to spend two weeks in the Andes Mountains of Ecuador. Ecuador: Tropical Field Biology and Conservation gives students the opportunity to apply the theory and knowledge they have acquired in the classroom to the real world. Students will travel with Dr. Karubian and Dr. Duraes to Ecuador for a two-week intensive field course. While on the course, students will experience first-hand the challenges and rewards of conducting field research and implementing conservation activities in tropical environments. These activities will take place within a context of community engagement based on active collaboration and interaction with Ecuadorian local residents in a variety of contexts.
For more information, click here to visit the Center for Public Service’s page on this program.
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