CIEE
Development & Globalization Program in Khon Kaen, Thailand
7 Custom House Street, 3rd FloorPortland, ME, 04101, USA
Phone: 1-800-40-STUDY / 1-207-553-7600
Where: Khon Kaen in Thailand
When: Fall Semester, Spring Semester, Academic Year
CIEE Learn about a broad range of issues - effects of dams and mining, urban slums, people living with HIV/AIDS, organic farming, human rights, social movements and NGOs - primarily from a grassroots perspective within the social and political context of a developing country; Opportunities for cultural integration through the core community stays and translated exchanges throughout the Northeast - as well as Thai student roommates and peer tutors; Learn to better understand your role in the world.
Overview The goals of this program are to help students understand the complexities concerning environmental, development and globalization issues and the role they can play as global citizens. By listening and learning, students get to know the human dimension of policies pursued by corporations and financial institutions. Students are also challenged to find ways of working as a group with other program participants and with Thai students. In addition, students are given a broad range of tools - research and interview methods, setting research objectives and plans, and how to create a publication.
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Setting Khon Kaen University (KKU), the major educational institution in the Northeast, is located four kilometers north of the city on 2,500 acres of partially wooded land. Since its founding in 1964, KKU has grown to include 17 faculties which offer bachelor's, master's, and professional degrees in fields such as health and medicine, social sciences, humanities, education, agriculture, business, engineering, and the physical sciences. Approximately 20,000 students study at KKU. There are approximately 1,500 full-time faculty members and an additional 4,000 part-time faculty and staff.
Value The CIEE fees include an optional airport meet and greet, tuition, housing, orientation, cultural activities, local excursions, field trips, pre-departure advising, insurance, visa fees, and transportation from Bangkok to Khon Kaen.