Apply by Jan 3 (info session on 12/12) | Design for Global Development in Africa, Summer 2014

Attention students interested in co-creative design, immersion at an international field site, and appropriate technologies:

The Design for Global Development: African Immersion and Design Ethnography Experience program is now accepting applications.  This program consists of a summer fieldwork experience in Ethiopia, Ghana, or Kenya to inform a project for a follow-on design course in Fall 2014.

THERE WILL BE AN INFORMATION SESSION FOR THIS PROGRAM ON THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12^th at 3PM. Located in the Chrysler Center room 151 on North Campus.

Apply online and get more information at:

https://mcompass.umich.edu/?go=IPEd4gdafrica

 

This opportunity is open to engineering and non-engineering students with senior or Master's level standing as of Fall 2014. Mechanical and biomedical engineering students are strongly encouraged to apply, but students of all disciplines with an interest in international development, global technologies, and user-centered design will be considered.

Application Deadline: January 3^rd, 2014

Questions? For more information email Maria Young at mariary@umich.edu

Starting March 15 | International Center's Annual Travel Workshop Series

Upcoming Travel Workshops

Note: All workshops take place in the International Center, Room 9 and are one-hour in duration.

Latin America & Africa
Friday, March 15th @ 12 PM
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Come hear from International Center Peer Advisors and a UHS Travel Health Clinician as they pass along valuable information on traveling safely and on a budget in Latin America and Africa.  

Topics to be covered include:

• Important information to know before you go, such as passports, visas, student ID cards, insurance, travel advisories, and what embassies can and cannot do for you abroad.
• UHS Travel Health Clinic – consultations, immunizations, medications 
• Cheapest and best airfares, including the advantages of student airfare!
• Travel budget and how to save money overseas.
• Transportation, accommodations, food.
• Last-minute options for working and volunteering abroad.
• Adjusting to life overseas, such a language barriers, women traveling alone, general safety and avoiding theft and other potential dangers abroad.

Travel in Asia
Thursday, March 28th @ 4 PM
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Come hear from experienced student travelers and a UHS Travel Health Clinician as they pass along valuable information on traveling safely and on a budget in Asia.  

Topics to be covered include:

• Important information to know before you go, such as passports, visas, student ID cards, insurance, travel advisories, and what embassies can and cannot do for you abroad.
• UHS Travel Health Clinic – consultations, immunizations, medications 
• Cheapest and best airfares, including the advantages of student airfare!
• Travel budget and how to save money overseas.
• Transportation, accommodations, food.
• Last-minute options for working and volunteering abroad.
• Adjusting to life overseas, such a language barriers, women traveling alone, general safety and avoiding theft and other potential dangers abroad.

Travel in Europe
Friday, March 22nd @ 12 PM
Friday, March 29th @ 12 PM
Friday, April 12th @ 1 PM 
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Come hear from International Center Peer advisors and an expert travel agent from STA Travel as they pass along valuable information on traveling through Europe safely and on a student budget.

Topics to be covered include:

• Important information to know before you go, such as passports, visas, student ID cards, insurance, travel advisories, and what embassies can and cannot do for you abroad.
• Cheapest and best airfares and railpasses 
• Travel budget and how to save money overseas.
• Transportation, accommodations, food.
• Last-minute options for working and volunteering abroad.
• Adjusting to life overseas, such a language barriers, women traveling alone, general safety and avoiding theft and other potential dangers abroad.

Global Course Connections Info Session: Kenya - Conversation & Development

GCC Kenya - Conservation & Development

Info Session: Tuesday, December 4, 5-6pm
G155 Angell Hall (CGIS office)

Global Course Connections provide a way for students to expand their educational horizons by taking a course here on campus, then traveling with their professor to a field site where they can get a hands-on, short-term experience to deepen their understanding of the subject.
This year, GCC Kenya will examine the impact of conservation and development, covering both natural science aspects and social science understandings.
Thanks to generous donations, the total program fee for this course is only $500 including travel and site visits! 

Daniella D. Borum

Events & Outreach Coordinator

Center for Global and Intercultural Study

G155 Angell Hall

435 S. State Street

Ann Arbor, MI  48109-1003

www.lsa.umich.edu/cgis 

ddborum@umich.edu 

p 734.764.4311

f 734.764.3229

Africa and Latin America Travel Workshop

Travel in Africa and Latin America!

Travel in less-developed countries takes some planning, but the rewards are great.  Get advice from a UHS travel health clinician.  Hear from experienced U-M student travelers and a travel agent from STA Travel (tel. 769-2555, located in the Michigan Union).

12-1pm, Friday March 16

Room 9, International Center

 (next to the Union)

Q Immunizations, staying healthy & insurance

QTravel safety

Q How to find the cheapest airfares (STA Travel)

QAffordable accommodations & local transportation

QMeeting people & cultural tips

Q Options for volunteering while travelling

 

For your health insurance while abroad we strongly recommend:

U-M Travel Abroad Insurance

Only $1.25 per day! – see http://www.uhs.umich.edu/tai

[Required for University-related travel]

                                                            U-M International Center

647-2299, internationalcenter.umich.edu/swt

Call, e-mail icoverseas@umich.edu or visit us Monday-Friday, 8-5 to discover all your options for international study, work or travel!