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Education Majors: A Cross-Cultural Experience in Carpi, Italy (Outgoing Program) Featured:

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  • Locations: Carpi, Italy
  • Program Terms: Summer
  • Program Homepage: Click to visit
  • Program Sponsor: University of Kansas Study Abroad 
  • Program Cost: Summer
  • This program is currently not accepting applications.
Dates / Deadlines:

There are currently no active application cycles for this program.
Fact Sheet:
Fact Sheet:
Program Type: Faculty-Led Study Abroad Program Coordinator: Angela Perryman
Click here for a definition of this term Language of Instruction: English Click here for a definition of this term Minimum GPA Eligibility: 2.5 GPA
Open to Non-KU students: YES Open to graduate students: YES
Click here for a definition of this term Fulfills KU Core Advanced Education Goal 4.2 - Culture and Diversity: YES
Program Description:

Application Procedures

  • Pre-Decision Phase: Interested students complete qualifying statements and application materials to be considered for the program
  • Interview: The program’s faculty director interviews candidates to determine which students will be accepted
  • Post-Decision Phase:  Students who are accepted into the program complete documents for placement with Italian host families and schools; students also complete KU Study Abroad & Global Engagement pre-departure requirements.


Funding your Study Abroad Program

KU Study Abroad can do personalized financial aid and scholarship advising for students.  Please visit 108 Lippincott Hall or call 785-864-3742 to set up an appointment.  KU students who qualify for financial aid in the form of Stafford and/or other loans, Federal Grants, and KU or outside scholarships may apply the aid to the cost of a study abroad program.  
 
KU Study Abroad supplemental scholarships are available to KU degree seeking students. Applications are available online. The scholarship application deadline is March 1 for Summer, March 15th for Fall and Academic Year programs and October 1 for Spring, Winter Break and Spring Break programs.
 
For additional scholarship opportunities visit:  www.studyabroad.ku.edu/other-scholarship-opportunities
 

Non-KU students should check into the financial resources available to them at their home institutions.



Program Ratings:
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Academic Experiences:
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Cultural Experience:
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Program Reviews:
Summer 2018 Participant
My favorite part of the program was living with my host family. It was the best way to learn about Italian culture and the language. It was amazing, even with the language and cultural differences, I was able to form very strong connections with my host family, and I still am in contact with them after the program.

Michaela Paige Cohen, Summer 2013 Participant
My favorite part of the program was being able to be completely immersed in true Italian culture. I had visited Italy twice before, but I had never experienced it with people who had lived in Italy their whole lives. It was amazing to interact daily and so closely with my host family and my students. It opened a lot of discussion about the similarities and differences between American culture and Italian culture--not necessarily which was better or worse, but just an open discussion about cultural differences as well as the aspects of life that seem to be universal. Through learning a lot about the way my family and students functioned in society, I believe I came away from the program knowing a lot more about human nature than I previously had.

Summer 2013 Participant
I became much more confident before I begin my process as a student teacher. If I can teach students who don't speak English and make it work, I can do anything!

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This program is currently not accepting applications.