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Spanish Visiting Teachers Program

Summer Institutes on Spanish Language and Culture for U.S. Teachers, Other Educational Professionals and University Professors

The Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport of Spain and 16 prestigious Spanish universities provide scholarships to U.S. Spanish teachers and other educational professionals for 28 Summer Institutes on Spanish Language and Culture, Methodology, Literature... These Courses have been successfully organized in the last few years and will be held at those sixteen universities in Spain for three weeks in July 2003, which in some cases can be extended for a fourth week. 24 Massachusetts teachers attended these courses in July 2002. Teachers can earn graduate credits from American universities. The deadline for applications is February 28, 2003.

For the first time 5 Universities have also organized Summer Institutes for University Professors in July 2003. Scholarships are provided too. For these courses the application deadline is March 15, 2003.

All the detailed information about each of these courses, including the application form, can be downloaded from the Web page of the Education Office of the Embassy of Spain. For further information you can also contact the Spanish Education Consultant in Massachusetts: jgutierrez@doe.mass.edu, phone # 781 338 3034

The Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport of Spain and 15 prestigious Spanish universities provide partial scholarships to U.S. Spanish teachers and other educational professionals for 25 Summer Institutes on Spanish Language and Culture, Methodology, Literature... These Courses have been successfully organized in the last few years and will be held at those fifteen universities in Spain for three weeks in July 2004, which in some cases can be extended for a fourth week. 22 Massachusetts teachers attended these courses in July 2003. Teachers can earn graduate credits from American universities. Registration starts on January 1.

3 Universities (Granada, Madrid, Toledo) have also organized Summer Institutes for University Professors for July 2004. Scholarships are provided too.

All the detailed information about each of these courses, including the application form, can be downloaded from the Web page of the Education Office of the Embassy of Spain. For further information you can also contact the Spanish Education Consultant in Massachusetts: jgutierrez@doe.mass.edu, phone # 781 338 3034