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CET: Vietnam (Development Studies) (Outgoing Program)

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  • Locations: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
  • Program Terms: Fall, Spring
  • Host Program Website: Click to visit
  • Program Sponsor: CET Academic Programs 
  • Budget Sheets: Fall, Spring
  • App for Spring & Calendar Year open July 1/Apps for Summer, Fall, & Academic Year open December 1
Fact Sheet:
Fact Sheet:
Study Abroad Contact: Derek Shepard Program type: Third-Party
Program features: Internship Area of study: Asian studies, Cultural studies, Global studies, History, Political science, Sociology
Click here for a definition of this term Minimum GPA: 3.0 Eligibility: Graduate, Junior, Senior, Sophomore
Open to Non-UNC students: No Housing options: Guest House
Language prerequisite: No Language of instruction: English, Vietnamese
Click here for a definition of this term Phillips Ambassadors Scholarship Eligible: Yes
Program Description:

CET Vietnam: Development Studies

CET Vietnam excursion
CET Vietnam is for students interested in seeing international development in action. Conduct internships at local philanthropic organizations. Take multidisciplinary courses, taught in English, that contextualize your hands-on experiences. Study Vietnamese language and live with a Vietnamese roommate.

Pursue an Internship. Study Development. Live in Emerging Asia.

  • Service-learning internships in local non-profits, foundations and schools
  • Electives that examine the challenges of development in Vietnam: women & gender relations, public health, education, environmental development
  • Three Traveling Seminars to central Vietnam and Cambodia
  • Hands-on exposure to the local community
  • Vietnamese language classes at all levels
  • Local roommates
  • No language prerequisite
Visit the CET website to learn more about this program.

Dates / Deadlines:
Dates / Deadlines:
Term Year App Deadline Decision Date Start Date End Date
Fall 2020 02/10/2020
03/05/2020 TBA TBA

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App for Spring & Calendar Year open July 1/Apps for Summer, Fall, & Academic Year open December 1