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Universidad Iberoamericana

Term To Study: Fall 2013
Application Deadline: Mar 15, 2013
Program Starts: Sep 01, 2013
Program Ends: Dec 22, 2013
Major 1: Art History, Criticism, Preservation
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Major 2: Design
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Major 3: Area / Ethnic Studies: Latin American
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Major 4: Foreign Language / Literature Spanish
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Major 5: Digital Media
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Program Category: One-Country
Program Type: Exchange
Link 1: International Housing Information
Link 2: International Student Information
Program Locations: Mexico City
Contact Name: Collette Reny
Contact Email: study.abroad@purchase.edu
What is Included: The exchange with Universidad Iberoamericana is a tuition exchange only. SUNY tuition is paid to Purchase College. Additional fees and cost of living expenses are detailed below, and may be charged by Iberoamericana.
What is not Included: Transportation, room, and board.
Estimated Costs: Insurance: $350
Accommodation: $1700 on-campus
Board: $1,000
Books, etc.: $150
Personal Expenses: $1,000
Program Description

Purchase is pleased to offer an exchange program linking Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico City, Purchase College, and the Latino immigrant community in Westchester County. Focused on community service and field research, this exchange is a path-breaking experiment at the undergraduate level; one that brings together two universities and the societies they serve, addressing some crucial social issues of the times.

Students at Universidad Iberoamericana are required to fulfill a significant community service obligation. In the past they have done so within Mexico. Now, for the first time, a small number will complete that requirement outside of their country, taking courses at Purchase and working as interns with not-for-profit organizations and the county government in Westchester. This year, four students from Iberoamericana, are fulfilling their internship at the Hispanic Resource Center in Mamaroneck, Neighbors Link in Mt. Kisco, the Westchester Hispanic Coalition in White Plains and the county Hispanic Affairs Office.

This fall the first contingent of Purchase College students will be traveling to Mexico to undertake field research on their senior theses under the guidance of faculty at Ibero. The thesis has long been the culminating requirement of the Purchase educational experience. Now we are adding a new dimension by offering a small number of students in the social sciences the unique opportunity to undertake original research abroad.

We believe the program opens up unique opportunities, not only for the students, but for the faculty, to do collaborative research on issues that link our countries.

Quick Facts

Population: 114975406
Capital: Mexico City (Distrito Federal)
Per-capita GDP: $ 14800
Size: 1964375 km2
Time Zone: (GMT - 06:00 hours) Central Time (US & Canada)

US State Department

Travel Warning: YES
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