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Semester in Tours at Université François-Rabelais. One hour away from Paris by train, Tours possesses an exceptional situation in the heart of the Loire Valley area. The Tours area, which boasts many beautiful castles, was praised by great French writers such as Balzac, Ronsard and Rabelais. Université François-Rabelais has an enrollment of about 22,000 (1,900 foreign students), and offers a comprehensive education in the natural and social sciences, fine arts and humanities, including the Centre d'Études Supérieures de la Renaissance, founded in 1956. The exchange is open to ECU students in any department. There is also an exchange program with Rennes International School of Business (Group École Supérieure de Commerce de Rennes) in Brittany, and a North Carolina Consortium study abroad program in Paris sponsored by UNC-Wilmington. In the Department of Foreign Languages, contact: Prof. Frédéric Fladenmuller
French Study Abroad Coordinator
3307 Bate · 328-6043
fladenmullerf@ecu.edu | |
 | Germany!
Nine Universities of Baden-Württemberg Germany Through the State-supported "UNC Exchange Program (UNC-EP)", all 16 campuses of the UNC System participate in a one-year or spring semester exchange with universities of SW Germany in: Freiburg, Heidelberg, Hohenheim, Karlsruhe, Konstanz, Mannheim, Stuttgart, Tübingen, and Ulm. There is a one month pre-session language and orientation program. For more details, see the UNC-EP website, and their brochure. In the Department of Foreign Languages, contact: Prof. Jill Twark
German Study Abroad Coordinator
3302 Bate · 328-6529
twarkj@ecu.edu | | |
 Russia!
Saratov State University in Russia Located on the Volga river southeast of Moscow, Saratov is a city of nearly a million people. Saratov is the educational center of Central Russia, with 9 institutions of higher education and 21 of research & science. The University is one of the oldest in Russia. Saratov is a large river port. In summer liners come up to its river-boat station and bring passengers from different parts of the country. It is one of the important cultural centers in Russia with theatres, opera, ballet, museums, a rich picture gallery, libraries, the oldest continuous circus in Russia, and an important music conservatory whose sounds of Bach can be heard over the city. ECU Students pay tuition and fees at the ECU rate. Russian 1001-1004 is recommended before travel. In the Department of Foreign Languages, contact: Prof. Elena Murenina
Director of Russian Studies
Ragsdale 200B · 328-5521
mureninae@ecu.edu | |
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Universidad de Cantabria, Santander Spain The North Carolina Consortium for Study Abroad, in cooperation with the Universidad de Cantabria, offers a fall semester abroad program in Spain. Undergraduates from six North Carolina Campuses, as well as qualified students from other institutions, have the opportunity to spend a semester in the coastal city of Santander, taking classes from Spanish professors in Spanish geography, literature, art, and history. For more information, see the UNC Charlotte Brochure. | Mexico!
There is an ECU sponsored UNC system summer study abroad program in Monterrey Mexico at Universidad Regiomontana. The Spanish Language and Mexican Cultural Perspective Program is intended for prospective teachers interested in improving Spanish fluency, meeting the learning needs of and developing a greater sensitivity to their Hispanic students, and expanding their general knowledge of the Mexican and Hispanic experience and Hispanic culture.
More Information »» There is also a UNC-EP program for a semester or year with Monterrey Tech in Mexico (brochure), and a UNC Asheville program, also for a semester or year with the University of Granada in Spain. In the Department of Foreign Languages, contact: Prof. Dale Knickerbocker
Spanish Study Abroad Coordinator
3304 Bate · 328-6521
knickerbockerd@ecu.edu | |
These are only the programs in countries of special interest to our department. There is much more information and many more opportunities on study abroad to be found at the ECU Office of International Affairs: International House
306 E. Ninth Street
(252) 328-4829
intlprgm@ecu.edu ECU has "student swap" agreements with: Australia, Belize, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Finland, France, Japan, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. Through ECU's contracts with the following organizations, exchanges can be arranged all over the world, including many (ISEP and ECU direct exchanges) at ECU tuition rates Study Abroad programs of other UNC campuses: There is also information at the International Affairs site on the many scholarships available. |  |
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