Penn in Dar Es Salaam 2002

    • The program

      • Penn in Dar Es Salaam 2002 will take place at the University of Dar Es Salaam from July 8th to August 9th.

      Description

      Curriculum

      Faculty

      Admissions

      Financial Infromation

      The coordinator of the program is Dr. Saida Yahya Othman, University of Dar es Salaam.

      The US supervisor for 2001 is Dr. Paul Kaiser, University of Pennsylvania.

    • Application

      • Undergraduate students from US universities nation wide can apply. Application deadline is April 1st, 2001. (The deadline has been extended to April 15th).

      Further information and application materials are available at the University of Pennsylvania's College of General Studies summer programs.

    • Host Families

      • University of Dar Es Salaam faculty and staff who live near or around campus. Penn in Dar participants will be matched with their host families before departure for Tanzania.

    • Health and Accidental Insurance

      • You will need to get immunizations for Yellow Fever, Hepatitis, Typhoid, and others. Se your health practitioner and/or visit your institution's health center.

      You will need to get international health and accidental insurance. The following company is recommended:

      CMI insurance Specialists
      1447 York Road, Suite 400
      Lutherville, MD 21093
      Tel: 410 583 2595

    • Travel information and Health facilities

    • Applying for entry visa to Tanzania

      • You will need to apply for an entry visa to Tanzania. The embassy of Tanzania contact information is:

      Embassy of the United Republic of Tanzania
      2139 R street, NW
      Washington DC, 20008
      Tel: 202 884 1080 OR 202 939 6125
      Fax: 202 797 7408

    • Schedule

      • The 2001 schedule. including weekend trips in Tanzania

    • Remarks

      • Remarks from program 2000 participant.

    • Tanzania links.

    • Introductory Kiswahili lessons

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      For more information, please contact:

      Dr.Paul Kaiser
      Associate Director
      African Studies Center
      646 Williams Hall
      Philadelphia, PA 19104
      Tel: 215 898 6449/6971

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      Dr. Audrey N. Mbeje, mbeje@sas.upenn.edu
       African Language Coordinator