Welcome to the Knowledge Exchange Institute’s (KEI) June 2004 on-line newsletter!  (For students, current KEI participants abroad, program alumni, and others with an interest in studying abroad.)

In this month’s issue: 

Featured Program: Kenya, the Cradle of Mankind

Fall 2004 Application Deadline is Approaching... June 20

New KEI Programs Opening in Spring 2004 in Bangkok, Thailand

International Trivia Question

Featured Program: Kenya, the Cradle of Mankind
There are more than 70 tribal groups and numerous languages spoken in Kenya, though English is the official language and Swahili is the national language. Nearly 50% of Kenya's population is younger than 15 years of age, and the country has one of the world's highest population growths. Three-quarters of the population is Christian. Kenya has set aside 10% of its land for wildlife conservation, with more than 50 national parks and game reserves. Glaciers are found on Mount Kenya, Africa's second highest peak; Mount Kilimanjaro (on the Kenyan border, in Tanzania) is the highest peak on the continent. Wildebeest are the most numerous large animal, and every year there is a migration of over a million of them. Kenya is the regional hub for trade and finance in East Africa. Nairobi means "the place of cool waters" in the Masai language.  'Hakuna Matata,' made famous in The Lion King, is a Kenyan saying (Swahili) which means 'No Problem.'

You can learn all about this fascinating country, while taking discipline-specific courses (in the English language) at the top university in East Africa -- the United States International University (USIU). USIU is the first and largest private, secular university in Kenya, and a multinational institution of higher learning. Enrollment is 2,300 students and KEI students live on the 20-acre, gated campus, 12 miles from downtown Nairobi. 

KEI offers the following programs in Kenya:
*  African Business, Law & Diplomacy Program
*  African Tourism & Hospitality Management Program
*  International Journalism & Mass Communications Program
*  Psychology, Sociology & Human Behavior Program
*  African Studies & Swahili Language Program 

KEI programs include a wide selection of courses, professional visits, internships, housing, excursions, on-site staff, professionally-led wildlife safaris, and more.  For further information, call us at 1-800-831-5095 or visit us online: www.KnowledgeExchange.org


Fall 2004 Application Deadline is Approaching... June 20
The Application Deadline for fall 2004 programs is fast approaching! We offer semester programs in 10 countries, all of which offer discipline-specific courses in English, internship placement, extensive excursions, on-site staff, centrally-located housing, up to 19 academic credits, and more.  Download the application from our website, or call us at 1-800-831-5095.


New KEI Programs Opening in Spring 2004 in Bangkok, Thailand 
KEI has partnered with Mahidol University in Bangkok to offer a large selection of academic programs: Pre-Medicine, Health, and Biomedical Science; Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Research; Computer Science, and Software Engineering; Environmental and Ecological Studies; Southeast Asian Business, Law and Diplomacy; Southeast Asian Tourism and Hospitality Management; Psychology, Sociology and Human Behavior; and Southeast Asian Studies and Languages. As with all of KEI's programs, courses and internships are offered in the English language. See next month's KEI on-line newsletter for full details!


International Trivia Question
KEI's monthly on-line newsletter features a trivia question related to international issues.

QUESTION:  On what date did Kenya gain its independence from Britain?

[The first 3 people who e-mail KEI with the correct answer will win a free money belt.  Hint: The answer can be found on KEI's website...]

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