Students gain by study
in foreign universities
By David Steinmetz
Of the Emerald
Just to "be there" describes
the most important advantages
of participating in the Universi
ty's Study Abroad program,
according to Paul Primak, pro
gram advisor.
The program allows a Univer
sity student to spend between a
term and a year in a foreign
country, attending a college or
university there, for $1,850 to
$5,200 per term for Oregon res
ident undergraduates
Primak says being in France
while taking a class on the his
tory of France, for instance, is
the difference between reading
it "like a novel," and actually
being where the history
happened, Primak says
A stay in a foreign country
gives the student a "very, very
different view than a tourist
would get," he says
This can give the student
what Primak calls the most im
portant advantage for the pro
gram: a greater self-awareness,
a greater awareness of others,
and an ability “to understand
the differences not in terms of
right and wrong, but why."
Programs have been set up
with France, Germany, Eng
land, Japan, Spain, Denmark,
Mexico, Norway, The
Netherlands, The USSR,
Sweden, Yugoslavia, Italy, and
Austria
The most popular destination
is Avignon, France, which costs
$1,850 per term for a resident
undergraduate Tuition and
fees include lodging in a French
home, two meals per day, text
books, medical insurance and
program excursions
However, students must pay
their own transportation to and
from France
Liberal arts courses are given
in English at the local university,
covering subjects which take
advantage of the local French
museums, towns, historical
sites and culture
All credit classes are trans
ferable to the University, as in
programs with all other coun
tries.
Students are also inter
viewed, and selection is based
on scholarship, motivation, ma
turity, and emotional stability
Primak says the requirements
depend on the program and the
amount of independence the
student would have For in
stance, the USSR program is in
a very different environment
However, the most com
plaints of culture shock and
homesickness come from
France, Primak says.
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While the NICSA programs
only require a basic knowledge
of the foreign language, OSSHE
programs require at least two
years of college-level classes in
the language
Financial aid from the Univer
sity, including Guaranteed
Students Loans, will apply to the
expenses
Program expenses have incr
eased over last year, but only by
about 6 percent because for
eign countries have generally
had greater inflation rates,
Primak says
Participation in the program
had been increasing, to 80
students last year, but "holding
steady" lately, he says
Applications and more infor
mation is available from the Of
fice of International Services in
Oregon Hall, which also works
with foreign students and Full
bright, Marshall, and Evans
scholarship applicants
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