Welcome to the Knowledge Exchange Institute’s (KEI) May 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 Excursion: Mexican "Academic Tour"

Summer 2004 Applications Still Being Accepted: Beijing, Venice, Brussels & Mexico City!

Summer Grants Available: $500 to $1,000 US

KEI's Discipline-Specific Course Offerings 

International Trivia Question

Featured Excursion: Mexican "Academic Tour"
One of the courses included on every KEI study abroad program in Mexico City is a for-credit Academic Tour. The Academic Tour is developed by staff at Alliant International University (the host institution), and AIU faculty accompany and teach the group during this on-the-road course. The Academic Tour is always thematic in nature, and this term it is focused on "Development Issues in Latin America." The group travels to Veracruz, Xalapa, Coatepec, La Antigua, and Orizaba. Students earn 3 credits for their participation in this 6-day course, and for completing associated required coursework. 

Here is a list of the lecture topics and themes: 
*   Colonial Economies of Latin America: The Encomienda and the Hacienda 
*   Mining in the Americas: El Dorado Found, Lost, and Revisited 
*   Labor and Economy: The Freedom of Free Labor and Slavery 
*   Revolution and Mexican Labor at the Turn of the Century 
*   Racial Issues and African Influences: Voodoo Economics? 
*   Foreigners in Latin America: The Importance of Technology & Infrastructure 
*   Economics of War and Expansionism 
*   Historical Analysis of Economic Tendencies in Latin America  
*   Projectionist Failure vs. Free Trade Success: GATT, NAFTA, and the OTC 
*   Economics and the Poor: Labor Costs, Human Capital and Dependent Development 
*   The Roots of Protectionism in an Agricultural Context 
*   International Markets & Natural Resources 
*   The Future of Latin America in World Economics 

The programs also feature a wide selection of English-taught courses, other excursions in Mexico, centrally-located housing, on-site staff, college credits, and more. For more information, call us at 1-800-831-5095 or visit us on line: www.KnowledgeExchange.org

Summer 2004 Applications Still Being Accepted: Beijing, Venice, Brussels, & Mexico City!
Though the Application Deadline for summer 2004 programs has passed, we can still accommodate students on our programs in China, Italy, Belgium, and Mexico -- if you act soon! Our 4-12 week summer programs offer discipline-specific courses in English, extensive excursions, on-site staff, centrally-located housing, up to 15 academic credits, and more. If you are interested in applying, call us at 1-800-831-5095 as soon as possible.

Summer Grants Available: $500 to $1,000
KEI has a limited number of $500 and $1,000 dollar grants available for selected summer 2004 programs -- 
but you must act quickly! Call for more information.

KEI's Discipline-Specific Course Offerings 
KEI programs offer a wide range of program-specific courses, taught in the English language. Here is just a sampling of the courses that some of our Spring 2004 students are taking abroad right now:

* Moscow, Russia: Astrophysics, Thermal and Statistical Physics, Space Biomedicine, Microbiology, Virology, Cytology, Immunology, and Inorganic Chemistry.

* Beijing, China: Marketing in China, Human Resource Management, WTO in China, International Management Behavior, and Chinese language courses (speaking, writing, comprehension). One student is doing an internship at the UNDP office in Beijing. 

* Venice, Italy: Intermediate Oil Painting, Digital Photography, Relief Printmaking, Traditional Intaglio, Italian Language, Venetian Art History, Computer Graphics, and Lithography.

* Mexico City, Mexico: Corporate Finance, International Finance, Advanced Spanish Grammar, and Introduction to Counseling.

* Brussels, Belgium: Managerial Finances, European Integration and Policies, European Union Seminar, Business Ethics, Public Relations, and Fundamentals of Marketing Management.

International Trivia Question
KEI's monthly on-line newsletter features a trivia question related to international issues. Because the definitive answer to the question "How many countries are there in the world?" can result in different answers, we'll ask this related question instead:

QUESTION:  How many member countries are there currently in the U.N.?


[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...]

Call us at 1-800-831-5095, or refer to our website for further information: www.KnowledgeExchange.org

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