Tuesday, August 28, 2012

How does Argentina's university system work? universidad nacional de córdoba?

How does Argentina's university system work? universidad nacional de córdoba?
Sorry to ask this here but I've asked a few other places and gotten no answers. I'm a bit confused and hoping someone can help me... basically, I'm a student in the US and I am starting to consider grad school options and I'm looking at universities in Latin America, namely, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba in Argentina. But I'm confused... apparently tuition is free for citizens of Argentina, but I can't figure out how to find out how much it is for foreigners.... how does international tuition generally work in countries where public unis are funded by the government? Is it also free for eligible foreigners (o_O)? I've scoured the UNdC website (and mind you, it's in Spanish, but that's not the problem here, I speak it well) and I haven't succeeded in finding anything... is non-resident tuition generally high (or higher than in the US) in Latin America? thanks in advance
Languages - 3 Answers
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I think you should call or email them. informes@comunicacion.unc.edu.ar Subsecretaría de Posgrado: 54-351-4344996.
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I know that the Center for Cross-Cultural Study runs a study abroad program there, they might be able to help you. Their website is www.spanishstudies.org. Suerte :)
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Hi, I´m from Argentina. My advice would be you better try to communicate with the Institution, because it´s better to have the appropiate information. I found this link in which there´s a resume for students which are not from Argentina. One of the basic and most important requirements is your level of spanish, you have to have the CELU (Certificado de Español Lengua y Uso), if you don´t have it you are not able to study in that University. Here´s the link: http://www.unc.edu.ar/estudios/ingreso/extranjeros At the end of that page you have the option to send an e-mail I think or a Fax. I hope this can help you. Greetings from Argentina

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Tuesday, August 14, 2012

speech over argentina(or any country) what to include???? help?

speech over argentina(or any country) what to include???? help?
i am going to be an exchange student with rotary and this weekend i need to make a speech about my host country, argentina what they told me about the speech was very broad... basically they just told me i needed to make a speech on argentina so what major things should i include i planned to go history, geography, current government and economy and then culture but i feel like it will be too boring... help on writing a speech?! please and thanks by the way i will not go to argentina until august ahahah i am not an exchange student yet.. i am GOING to be an exchange student so my paper will be from research not from experience
Studying Abroad - 1 Answers
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Start off with an amusing story about life in Argentina, and then compare and contrast your old hometown with the city you currently live in; talk about the weather, language problems, currency, music, making friends, etc.

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Tuesday, August 7, 2012

whats the best country to be in exchange student in as a 17 year old american guy?

whats the best country to be in exchange student in as a 17 year old american guy?
my choices are Argentina Australia Austria Belgium Brazil Bulgaria Denmark Egypt Finland Germany Ghana Greece Hungary India Japan Korea Netherlands Norway Poland Romania Russia Slovakia South Africa Spain Sweden Switzerland Thailand Turkey Uruguay . criteria is i want freedom, cool girls, and to be able to communicate in english without having to only speak small talk.
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I was a 17 year old guy in Switzerland and had a GREAT time. Almost everyone speaks English, plus several other languages. The country was beautiful, and the Swiss are very liberal with their young adults. I was there for the whole year, so I did have to function in German, but it wasn't required. Good luck with your choices...
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you picked a lot of countries where you can't really get on just speaking english! japan and uruguay? thailand? brazil? lol... you'd definitely need to learn the language, either because english isn't all that common there, or because they don't care to use it and would rather use their own language (ie japan)!! i say don't worry so much about the language part... if you're going to study abroad for any worthwhile amount of time, you'll be able to pick up a language there and do fine. i did it! and it will look great on college apps if this is what you're doing before college. but otherwise, if you really want to be able to speak english all the time and more than just small talk, you've significantly narrowed down the number of countries you could study in. oh, and all countries have "cool girls," so i guess that depends on what you mean by cool? as in they go out and party? or they're intelligent and beautiful and you can pick them up on campus? and a huge part of study abroad IS freedom... however if you will be underage when you go, the rules may be different for you, for example if you're still in high school... so you'll have to check with the programs you're interested in and ask about that to know for sure. check out ciee.org for some good programs.
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Most European countries have good English programs. Of course it varies (if you look at your foreign language class, I'm sure some kids do quite well and others can barely say a sntence, even thought they ahve taken the same classes). I am on exchange in Germany and when I arrived, I felt everyone spoke really good English. Then I realized everyone speaks English and a few people speak good English -- and it's the ones with good English who talked to me in English. The others COULD speak English, but were not very good and were quite nervous about speaking to a native English speaker (once I assured them all that my part of Canada does not speak French -- Germans know Canada speaks French and English but many haven't got much of an idea as to WHERE). However, that said, I have several friends from South America who speak English fluently. Not PERFECTLY, but I can talk to them just like I talk to native English speakers. Their mistakes are only little things, like saying 'swimmed' instead of 'swam' now and then. But a foreign exchange isn't about speaking English in a non-English speaking country. It's about learning a new language; a lot of programs will not be happy if you are not learning the language. It's okay to speak English at the start (I would have no friends if I no one had spoken English to me), but one of the huge points of exchange is to learn a language if you go to a country where the language is not your native one. I was sort of not-dating this guy and while most of the reason for our not-break up was other stuff, part of it was he spoke English to me, and how was I supposed to learn any German if I started dating a guy who spoke English to me? But I digress. South America is good for partying. Europe too, but a different culture. Funny enough, I feel like the 'Canadian' parties I went to seem 'wild' here, when they were just normal parties. But Germans don't do the 'liquor in one hand, chase in the other, out at night around a bonfire (or in a house in winter) with the smell of weed in the air' thing. It took me awhile to get that when I went to a 'party' with someone, I should not except something at a house or anything, but rather something where ID is checked, money to get in is paid, there's a DJ, and drinks are sold (kinda like a school dance, minus teachers/rules and with alcohol). Plus all the girls get dressed to kill and put on their most uncomfy shoes. It's fun, but different from home. And as an exchange student, it's not hard to get attention. I'm a girl so I guess it's different, but I end up getting a lot of free drinks -- which is cool with me! Freedom is going to depend on where you live (is it safe? can you get around easily?) and your family (do they have strict rules?) and to a smaller degree, your program. I am with Rotary and some of my friends nearby are not allowed to go to Köln (Cologne) for Karneval* because it's "too dangerous". (* Basically 5 days of drinking in costumes, as I understand it, and apparently a very very big deal as people have been mentioning it since I arrived here. They all put on "poor you" faces when i say we don't have it in Canada.)
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If you want something completely different from back home, go to Ghana. English is the official language but when will you ever have an opportunity to live with an African family? Ghana is a beautiful country with great beaches, and stunning nature with lots of big animals - elephants, hippos, lions, leopards, many types of monkeys and birds. Plus any family that can take in a student is going to be a wealthy family so you wont be living in a hut with no toilet, youll probably have maids and drivers and cooks. And Ghanaian girls are gorgeous. India would also be very interesting. You could go to Europe at any time but somewhere like India or Ghana would really be a change

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Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Can America lose it's infrastructure and become an underdeveloped country like Argentina did?? BELOW!!?

Can America lose it's infrastructure and become an underdeveloped country like Argentina did?? BELOW!!?
This guy on the 700 club has stated this morning that America is on the verge of collasping like Rome, and ending up like Argentina or an even worse third world country...I didn't realize it was going to get that bad, kind of scared...he said our infrastructure doesn't matter if our credit rating is dropped like it is :( my cousin whose an economics major said that even if we collapsed, which is unlikely due to our capital, because were very infrastrured, we wouldnt have starving kids in the streets like Africa or Argentina or Zimbawe Is she right (shes alos a law school student) Will America recover and will we ever see jobs again, or are we doomed to starvation and death.
Other - Society & Culture - 3 Answers
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With the way politics is going, I wouldn't be surprised. But America has bounced back from worst; granted, it was because of WWII.
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That's the Christian fear machine hard at work. Sure.... America could collapse. But if America collapses... so does the world economy. So think about that for a second. Do you think the world is going to let that happen? ...... ...... Our infrastructure is fine. And to be completely honest... someone could say otherwise and it would be hard to argue with them. Because there are places in America that have fallen from glory (ie: detroit) ... but the rest of the country will survive and grow. Its just the process by which an economy grows and declines. ..... By the way... I am a Christian. But these types of talk shows are meant to confuse the populous and ignite the republican voting base. They are trying to scare you into voting republican, and telling your friends to do the same! ..... Don't be scared! We are too important a cog in the world economy to completely collapse. ............
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Hopefully it will

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