Description

The nine-week summer program focuses on working alongside Vietnamese students to improve their community while gaining a deeper understanding of the issues facing Vietnam. The program starts in Ho Chi Minh City with roughly ten days of intensive Vietnamese language and Vietnamese studies classes. Then, students go to two distinct areas in Vietnam and participate in community service projects such as teaching at a local elementary school, building a house for a needy villager, remodeling a school, or working in the fields side-by-side with local farmers. Students keep journals write reflective papers and complete a final project to earn three credits for this program. CET students live, work and eat alongside local Vietnamese peers during the program. A portion of the program's fees goes towards materials for the volunteer projects.

During the fall and spring semesters, CET also offers the program Vietnamese Studies & Service-Learning in Ho Chi Minh City. You can learn more about this program on the CET website.

Highlights

* Live with Vietnamese roommates
* Intensive Vietnamese classes before beginning the service learning project
* Involvement in service learning projects with a direct impact on the local community
* Visit sites of cultural significance near your project
* Benefit from the full time support of CET's Resident Director in Vietnam

Degree Level

Bachelors Degree (Undergraduate)

Minimum Education

High School

Subject Areas

• Asian Studies
• Community Service
• Education
• Environmental Studies
• Foreign Language
• Student Trips (non-credit)

Cost in US$:

Summer: 6,500 (please see CET's website for current pricing)

Program Fees Include:

* Tuition & transcript
* Online pre-departure information
* Pre-departure advising & orientation webinar
* Arrival day meet & greet
* On-site orientation
* Full-time resident staff
* Summer housing: varies by location
* Summer meals: stipend for 1-2 meals per day
* Traveling seminars & excursions
* CET immersion activities
* Overseas university services
* Comprehensive medical insurance
* Visa information packet & fees
* Donation for supplies in summer rural villages

Experience Required

no

This Program is open to

American and Canadian Participants.

Typical Living Arrangements

• Group living
• Other

Participants Travel

Independently

Typically Participants Work

Independently or in Groups

Scholarships are Available

*CET Asia Programs Scholarship *Outstanding Scholar Award *Marie H. Karger memorial Scholarship for Women *Vo Xuan Trang Memorial Scholarship

Application Process Involves

• Letters of Reference
• Transcript
• Written Application

Typically The Application Process Time is

Two weeks

Post Services Include

• Alumni Network
• Exit Debriefing Abroad

CET Academic Programs's Mission Statement

CET Academic Programs mission is to... * To create intensive study abroad programs for students who choose to be challenged, both academically and experientially. * To immerse students in our programs' off-the-beaten-path locations and unique subject matter. * To equip students with new skills, broader perspectives and an appreciation of cultural differences. * To create study abroad innovations for the field, and to serve as a resource to faculty and educational institutions in the development of programs abroad.

Year Founded

1982