Semester/Year Abroad in Argentina

  Argentina

• Buenos Aires: 
Buenos Aires

Term: Academic Year, Fall, Spring 
Dates: March thru July & August thru December

Description: The Semester Abroad Program gives international students the opportunity to share regular courses with other Argentinean students. All regular courses are open to international students, in addition, Universidad de Belgrano offers other cultural courses and Spanish. The Semester Abroad Program is open to graduate students, as well. After completion of the semester, Universidad de Belgrano issues a transcript which is mailed to the home institution, so students can proceed to eventually transfer their credits. Students are required to arrive to Buenos Aires one week prior to the beginning of the Semester, in order to participate in the Orientation Session, which is followed by the Registration process. In order to register in the courses that best suit the student needs, academic advisors are available every day, to help students in all academic issues. The Office of International Exchange Students, coordinates pre-arrival information, process application forms, and provides housing information and placement. Students have the option the stay with a family or in private residences. Meals are offered in home-stay families. The academic year is divided in two semesters. The first semester starts in the first week of March and goes through July, and the second semester starts on the first week of August and goes through mid-December.

Application deadlines : Deadline is one month before the semester starts.
Semester Abroad Program requirements :
- Fill out Application Form
- 2 letters of recommendation
- Resume in Spanish
- Essay in Spanish explaining the reasons you choose Argentina as your study abroad site.
- Transcript
- Financial Statement
- Application fee

Highlights: Universidad de Belgrano is located in Buenos Aires, which is situated on a vast estuary known as Rio de La Plata. Buenos Aires is the sprawling capital of Argentina, the city contains '46 barrios', each with a distinctive flavor: downtown is a bustling area of historic buildings, government offices, restaurants, shops, and malls; San telmo with its flea markets, antique shops and tango bars; La Boca, an italian neigborhood full of brightly painted houses and 'cantinas'; Belgrano, the refined district of education...

Degree Level: Bachelors Degree (Undergraduate)

Cost in US$: Inquire for more info.

Experience Required: no