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10/21/02

ST. LAWRENCE TO OFFER STUDY PROGRAM IN CHINA

CANTON - St. Lawrence University will offer a new program of 
study in Shanghai, China, beginning in the spring, 2003, semester. 
	The University will partner with the Council on International 
Educational Exchange (CIEE), which offers a semester-long program 
for students with no prior background in the study of Chinese, or 
those who have studied up to an intermediate level. It is designed 
to provide participants with a deeper understanding of China as 
it emerges to take a leading role in the global economy.  The CIEE 
program is affiliated with East China Normal University.
	In addition to a course in the Chinese language, 
participants will take courses in Chinese history and society; 
economic development; and Sino-U.S. international relations. All 
courses are taught in English, by Chinese faculty members at the 
CIEE center; the courses are exclusively for CIEE participants. 
The 15-week program enrolls about 30 students per semester from 
schools such as Cornell, Amherst, Boston College, Colorado, the 
University of Connecticut and the University of Michigan. The 
resident director is Mingzheng Shi, who heads all of CIEE's 
Asia programs.
	St. Lawrence participants will be required to stay with 
a Chinese family. In addition, internship opportunities are 
available at banks, non-governmental agencies and other businesses. 
A week-long study break provides a chance to travel to other 
parts of China, or other parts of Asia. CIEE organizes field trips, 
as well as weekend and day trips outside Shanghai, to such places 
as Chinese companies and factories, government agencies, museums, 
temples and other sites. Cultural experiences include Chinese 
acrobatic performances, Chinese opera and taijiquan (martial arts) 
demonstrations.
	The program adds to St. Lawrence's international study 
options in Australia, Austria, Canada, Costa Rica, Denmark, 
England, France, India, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Spain and Trinidad 
and Tobago. In addition, students may direct-enroll in foreign 
universities in more than 20 additional countries through the 
International Student Exchange Program (ISEP).

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