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Dear reader,
In the November IIEPassport Newsletter, we take you to some sunnier climes that will energize you for your next study abroad experience. Our featured destination of the month is the jewel of the Caribbean, Jamaica. Jamaica's rich culture has at its roots European, African, and American influences, and is an ideal destination for students interested in Caribbean studies. Jamaica boasts a variety of higher education institutes, but the largest and most well-known is the University of the West Indies. If an urban experience is what you had in mind, then Mexico City ticks all the boxes. The country's most populous city and cultural, industrial and economic center, is a bustling hub of activity. With its numerous universities and language schools, thousands of students of all levels and fields of study make Mexico City their temporary home every year. For other study abroad opportunities, be sure to check out Hot Study Abroad Programs and Germany.IIEPassport.org. There's also lots of advice and information to help make the most out of your study abroad experience at our Student Center and Adviser Center. On behalf of the entire IIEPassport team, I'd like to extend our best wishes to you and yours for a very Happy Thanksgiving!
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Featured Destination of the Month: Janaica
Jamaica provides a fascinating study abroad opportunity for those looking for a diverse and challenging Caribbean experience.
While Jamaica is traditionally pictured as a Caribbean paradise, the island also has a rich cultural heritage to offer to willing students. Jamaica's civilization began with the Carib and Arawak Indians long before the arrival of Christopher Columbus in 1494. After Columbus, the island became a Spanish colony, and after 1655, a British colony. Under the British it became famous for its wealthy sugar plantations, which required the importation of an extensive number of slaves from Africa. (Over 90% of Jamaica's current-day population is of African descent.) With the emancipation of the slaves in 1938, the plantations then began to utilize indentured labor from India and China. Jamaica gained free
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Featured Sponsor: Universidad Iberoamericana
Mexico's capital and most populous city has to be one of the most stimulating destinations that students can choose for study abroad. Mexico City or Ciudad de México, D.F. (Distrito Federal), the country's cultural, industrial and economic hub, has something to offer students of all levels and fields of study.
The capital boasts several prestigious universities and language schools, and countless cultural and historical resources for a fulfilling study abroad experience. For students who wish to improve their Spanish language proficiency while pursuing their studies, the Universidad Iberoamericana offers a Spanish Language and Latin American Culture Program each semester and six weeks in summer. Programs are available in areas such as architecture, communications, computer sciences, engineering, chemistry and many other fields in the arts and sciences. The university also features state-of-the-art equipment and laboratories, and the 300,000-volume Francisco Xavier Clavigero Library.
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