Summer Abroad in Singapore

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Summer Abroad inSingapore
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Host City

• Singapore
• the Republic of Singapore, is an island country
  located at the southern tip of the Malay
  Peninsula. It lies 137 kilometres (85 mi) north
  of the equator, south of the Malaysian state of
  Johor and north of Indonesia's Riau Islands. At
  707.1 km2 (273.0 sq mi), Singapore is one of four
  remaining true city-states in the world. It is
  the smallest nation in Southeast Asia.

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Host University

• National University of Singapore
• From a modest medical school founded in 1905, the
  National University of Singapore (NUS) has
  evolved into Singapore's global university with
  distinctive strengths in education and research
  and an entrepreneurial dimension. It has an
  enrolment of over 24,000 undergraduate and 7,000
  graduate students from 100 countries.

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Program Overview

• Summer School in Biodiversity
• The program is designed for students with an
  interest in Biological Sciences and Biodiversity.
  Participants are enrolled in two courses one
  language courses ( one of which includes a
  week-long field school to the Tioman Islands,
  East Malaysia.

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Program Details

• Dates 2009 TBA. (Usually June-July)
• Classes
• Participants take 2 classes 1. LSM4263 Field
  Studies in Biodiversity is the anchor module for
  the Summer Programme and incorporates a one week
  long field trip to Tioman Islands, East
  Malaysia.
• 2. LAB1201 Bahasa Indonesia I or
• LAC1201 Chinese I.

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Program Details

• LSM 4263 Field Studies in BiodiversityThe field
  course emphasizes teaching of multiple
  species-rich habitats with operational learning
  through assigning teams of students specific
  research goals.There will be 6 lectures (2 hours
  each) on the mission and various aspects of field
  work. There will also be up to 4 hands-on
  practical and/or tutorials (3 hours each) that
  will get the students ready (via local field
  trips, tutorials, discussions etc.).
• LAB1201 Bahasa Indonesia IBahasa Indonesia is
  the national language which is akin to Malay,
  written in Roman script and based on European
  orthography. In all tourist destination areas
  English is the number one foreign language and is
  fairly well spoken and written, whereas some
  Dutch is still spoken and understood in the
  bigger cities.
• LAC1201 Chinese I
• This module is designed to provide an
  insight to Mandarin as a language and a window to
  Chinese culture in general. This is a beginners'
  course consisting of two components, i.e.,
  language conversation and Chinese characters
  learning.

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Credit Transfer Information

• The courses in this program have not been
  pre-approved for credit.
• It is the responsibility of the student to speak
  with their faculty advisor about credit transfer.
• Credit transfer is done by the Faculty and is not
  guaranteed.

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Accommodation

• Participants of the Summer Programme will be put
  up at Prince George's Park Residences (PGPR),
  located at Prince George's Park Road, off South
  Buona Vista road, and next King Edward VII Hall.
  This residential complex offers 2854 single
  rooms. The single rooms are grouped into
  clusters of 15 and offer its residents an
  apartment lifestyle. The 15 residents in each
  cluster are entrusted with collective
  responsibility for their shared facilities. Each
  cluster has its own kitchen, dining area, and
  bathroom facilities. The cluster lifestyle
  exposes students to independent living and also
  offers excellent opportunities for close
  interaction. 10 of the single rooms (Type A) are
  air-conditioned, with attached bathrooms, 20 of
  these are Type B, (single room with washbasin),
  and remaining 70 are standard Type C rooms.

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Program Costs

• Cost to the U of A 150.00 CND
• Application fee
• Cost to National University of Singapore
• S5664.83 - S5704.83 (4251.30- 4281.47 CND)
  Includes registration fees, tuition, student pass
  application fee (cost varies depending on
  nationality of student), student activity fee,
  computer account fee, textbooks/course materials,
  field trip to Tioman Islands, day tour.
• S 10- 20/Night (7.50- 15.00/Night CND)-
  Accommodation
• Fees based on 2008 program and subject to
  change.

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Application Process

• Attend one of the mandatory group advising
  sessions for Summer Abroad in France.
• Submit completed application to Education Abroad
  Program by March 16th, 2008.
• If you are selected to participate in program you
  will then be required to complete the application
  to National University of Singapore.

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Application Requirements

• GPA requirements
• 2.7 current
• 2.5 cumulative
• If you are in the Faculty of Science you must
  have completed 15 of course work at the time of
  application.

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Application Package

• Completed application form
• Completed and signed Permission to Participate
  form
• Statement of intent
• Official transcripts
• 150 application feecheque or money order only.

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Contacts

• For general inquiries please contact the
  Education Abroad Program office at
• goabroad_at_international.ualberta.ca
• 780 492 6040