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Where: Tibet
When: Fall Semester, Spring Semester
Global Learning Across Borders Study of Buddhism, the genocide in Cambodia, the role of the US in the region, environmental and developmental challenges in the region will be addressed and explored.
Overview Students will experience life in rural and urban regions along the Mekong River. This program will examine environmental and cultural factors that impact life from the mouth of the Mekong on the Tibetan plateau,through southeast Asia to the Gulf of Thailand. A study of Buddhism, the genocide in Cambodia, and the role of the US in the region will also be examined.
Setting This semester will begin at the origin of the Mekong River, on the Tibetan plateau. Students will travel southward through Tibetan, Naxi, Bai, and Dai indigenous communities in the Chinese provinces of Qinghai and Yunnan before heading into Laos, Vietnam, and Cambodia. Participants will visit Angkor Wat, ride kayaks in remote jungle locations, and spend time at the ocean by the Gulf of Thailand.
Value Global Learning Across Borders offers semester and short-term programs for high school, gap year and college students, as well as for educators. Our Cultures of the Mekong Semester program will begin in the spring of 2007.
Where: Tibet
When: Fall Semester
Pacific Village Institute Open to high school seniors, gap year students and college undergraduates, PVI's semester program in China and Tibet (Beijing, Sichuan, Tibet and Shanghai) focuses on language learning, homestays, community service and independent study projects (ISPs). ISPs can include such topics as art, spiritual traditions, intensive language, Chinese medicine, etc.
Overview China provides a vast canvas for students to learn about the largest human population on Earth, a civilization’s extraordinary 5,000-year history and culture, the world's most rapidly transforming economy, and the global epicenter of environmental change. In addition, by studying and traveling through Tibet, students will explore the diverse landscapes of Tibetan culture, its history and its current status in China.
Setting Beijing-Sichuan-Tibet-Shanghai. We begin in Beijing where we explore monuments of China's ancient and modern history and meet with journalists, students, professionals, and representatives of international NGO's. From there we will travel through diverse regions of China to our program base in Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan Province, where we will study Chinese language, engage in Independent Study Projects and become a part of the local community. We will then take off on a two-week excursion into Tibet and conclude our program in booming Shanghai.
Value Students live with local families, and will engage in service projects. Each Student designs and pursues an Independent Study Project involving direct collaboration with experts and exploring themes such as: China-Tibet relations, spiritual traditions, art, business or martial arts. Throughout the course of the semester, students steadily develop and enjoy Mandarin communication skills, learning through a combination of cultural immersion, ongoing instruction, and daily practice.
Where: Tibet
When: Summer
Passage: Project for International Education During our Tibetan Semester Passage we will try to give the students a broader understanding of the Tibetan situation by living in and learning about Tibetan communities
Overview We will explore the Tibetan situation from the point of view of those living in the refugee community. Through internships in Tibetan Buddhism, medicine, music and painting, volunteer service at the Tibetan Refugee Self Help Center and visits to monasteri
Setting There will be a village stay outside Kalimpong set in beautiful wooded mountain scenery. Village life is slow paced and relaxed. We will visit the local monastery and lamas and meet the people who inhabit the eastern Himalayas. From here we will travel to Sikkim on the eastern border of India, sandwiched between Bhutan and Nepal and on the route to Tibet. Sikkim offers some of the finest trekking country in the Himalaya.
Where: Tibet
When: Fall Semester
University of Virginia at Tibet University The University of Virginia at Tibet University program is an innovative and immersive experience for students interested in learning Tibetan culture and language by spending a semester in Lhasa, the traditional center of Tibetan culture.
Overview Programs involve a variety of activities and travel that aims at a deep engagement with Tibetan people and culture on the ground throughout Central Tibet. Three courses are required for all students, while the final class is required as well but has two options to choose from.
Setting Students will stay on the Tibet University campus, in the foreign student housing unit with single rooms for each student. The campus is on the eastern side of town, which makes the central old-town of Lhasa a fifteen minute walk away.
Value The Lhasa program involves four classes totaling 12 credits. One course covers training in Tibetan language and literature while other courses are English medium so students have a rich learning experience of Tibetan Buddhism, Tibetan cultural traditions, andTibetan society and places.
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