France!

Medieval & Renaissance France: ECU French, History and Medieval and Renaissance Studies programs are sponsoring a summer abroad program to study the culture and history of France, and see the monuments and museums of the heart of European civilization. Sites in Paris include: Louvre, Musée Cluny, Notre Dame, Sainte Chapelle and more. Sites of medieval interest in S. France include: Cap d' Ail, Carcassonne, and the Lérins Monastery at l' Île St. Honorat. Also included are Tours and the châteaux of the Loire valley. First summer session 2011, May 17-June 22. For more information, contact Rai d' Honoré (dhonorer@ecu.edu) or Jonathan Reid (reidj@ecu.edu).

Paris: For students with a high level of French. You will be partially immersed in the French language, taking classes at the Sorbonne and also classes organized by instructors from the UNC Wilmington Consortium study abroad program in Paris. This is a semester or year-long program.

Tours: For students with a very high level of French. You will be completely immersed in French language university classes at Université François-Rabelais. This is a semester or year-long program. 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.

Rennes: For students with an interest in international business; many of the classes at the Rennes International School of Business (Group École Supérieure de Commerce de Rennes) are in English. This is a semester or year-long program. Rennes is a lively student town in the Brittany region, about three hours west of Paris by train. In addition to boasting various universities, a law school and a medical school, Rennes is a town rich in cultural activities, particularly for young people, like the yearly music festival Les Transmusicales de Rennes.

In the Department of Foreign Languages, contact:

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. Students can study 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.

*ECU also has an exchange agreement with the Duale Hochschule Baden-Württemberg Mannheim (DHBW). ECU students with the appropriate training in German can apply to study at the DHBW. As part of their studies, students will complete an internship in Germany with a firm such as Daimler AG, Deutsche Bank, or Siemens.

For more information on any of these programs, please contact:

Prof. David Smith
German Study Abroad Coordinator
Austin 329 · 328-5524
smithdav@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. It is the educational center of Central Russia, with 10 universities and 21 institutions of research and science. Saratov is one of the important cultural centers in the European part of Russia, with its famous opera, ballet, and drama theatres, museums, orthodox churches, art galleries, rare books libraries, music conservatory, and concert halls. Saratov is a large river port. In the summer liners come up to its river-boat station and bring tourists from different parts of the country. In the winter you can enjoy sledding, ice-skating and cross-country skiing. Saratov State University is one of the oldest in Russia. American students may study on exchange program in Saratov for one semester. 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

Spain!
Universidad de Cantabria, Santander Spain

The North Carolina Consortium for Study Abroad, in cooperation with the Universidad de Cantabria, offers a fall / spring 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 and South America!

Summer in Guadalajara. Dr. Paul Fallon, Associate Professor of Spanish conducts a summer program that includes visits to: Mexico City, Taxco, Xochicalco, Tlaquepaque, and Guadalajara. Participants will visit the pyramids of Teotihuacan, ruins in Xochicalco, and the Zócalo in Mexico City. Once in Guadalajara, they will take courses and live and learn with a Mexican family. Students can register for up to 12 hours of credit including SPAN 1001-04, 2222, 2330, 3220, 3330 and other possible options depending upon the number of other students who sign up for those options, 2441, 3700 (Mexican Cinema or Mexican Theater), and 4563. Contact: fallonp@ecu.edu.     More Information »»

Summer in Argentina. Susana Castaño-Schultz, Teaching Instructor of Spanish Emerita, conducts a summer program in Córdoba Argentina that includes: mountain hiking and a typical asado in La Cumbrecita, wineries in Mendoza and the Aconcaqua in the Andes (highest peak in the Americas), Buenos Aires and Bariloche (the lakes region, Nahuel Huapi in N. Pagaonia, known for skiing). Contact: castanoschultzs@ecu.edu.      More Information »»

Summer in Monterrey Mexico at Universidad Regiomontana. The ECU sponsored UNC system 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 »»

ECU also has "student swap" agreements with Costa Rica and Ecuador.

In the Department of Foreign Languages, contact:

Prof. Michael Schinasi
Spanish Study Abroad Coordinator
3309 Bate · 328-6534
schinasim@ecu.edu