Winter & Spring Practica

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January 2014

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A delegation of students will visit Chile for a seminar-level practicum on the country’s history of democracy and dictatorship, human rights abuse, and transitional justice. The course will be offered by MIIS Professor Jan Black in collaboration with Judge Juan Guzman, best known as Chile’s prosecutor of General Pinochet, and Monterey-based NGO Global Majority.

Dates

Spring Break (March 2014)

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Cuba has much to teach about the costs and benefits of revolution and the costs and benefits of integrating belatedly a now globalized economy. The nature of the relationship between Cuba and the U.S., the relentless continuity despite dramatic change in the world around them, gives away the predominance in both countries of domestic interests and domestic politics in the design and execution of foreign policy.

Dates

January 2014

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This tour is an opportunity to experience the cultural, social and political history and environment in Gujarat, as well as to work with Professor Pushpa Iyer. The tour will start in Ahmedabad city and will move to the rural areas of the state. Participants will have the opportunity to discuss the on-­‐going conflict between Hindus and Muslims in Gujarat with various religious and community leaders. 

Dates

January 2014

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Led by Professor Cas Shulman-Mora, this immersive professional course provides hands on interpretation and translation experience for conferences held at the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization and the IPS J-term course "Transitional (in) Justice" in Santiago, Chile.   

International volunteer placements (1-12 months) with Omprakash are now available!  Contact an advisor at the Center for Career and Academic Advising Services for more information. 

Dates

January 2014

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The Team El Salvador Practicum provides a professional, international opportunity for Monterey Institute students from all programs to enhance their development skills, language proficiency, and multicultural competency.  Students will work on projects within communities to promote sustainable agriculture, micro-business models, natural resource protection, youth empowerment, organizational capacity building and more.

Dates

Summer 2014

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Team Perú aims to develop sustainable programs and projects in collaboration with the indigenous people of the Sacred Valley of Perú. In conjunction with the Andean Alliance for Sustainable Development, students have the opportunity to immerse themselves in a professional environment that caters to his or her particular academic area of focus. Based on each individual’s knowledge, interests, and passion, each participant is assigned to a project where, as a group, they are encouraged to take full ownership and responsibility of the planning and implementation of that project.

More Practica

Rotating practica include peacebuilding courses in Nepal, Sierra Leone, and Cambodia with Dr. Pushpa Iyer as well as a Development Project Management Institute training at American University in Cairo, Egypt.