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SPECIAL PROGRAMS
In addition to its semester programs, GAIAS offers Special Programs, designed to fit the specific interests of any university group. These specialized courses generally last two to eight weeks and can be taught solely by USFQ professors, or in conjunction with professors from the interested university.
Students will have the opportunity to visit and study in Ecuador´s diverse ecosystems: the Galapagos Isalnds, the Tiputini Biodiversity Station (TBS) in the Amazon Rainforest, USFQ's Riobamba campus (ISQ) for Andean Studies, Machalilla National Park on the coast of Ecuador, the equatorial divide at Mitad del Mundo, the snow-capped volcano Cotopaxi, indigenous markets, and many other sites of interest throughout Ecuador.
Please note that students cannot join Special Programs independently. These programs are only offered through universities and other educational institutions that requets to have programs designed for them over the summer. Please inquire your Study Abroad Office to find out if theyhave standing programs with us.
Marine Mammals Special Program
The Galapagos Islands and the continental coast are one of the most exciting places to observe marine mammals on our planet. With the Marine Mammals Special Program, undergraduate and graduate students from all over the world will have the chance to study a wide variety of species of cetaceans and sea lions. Daily lectures combined with regular field trips to the sea lion colonies off San Cristobal will give the first in depth insight into marine mammal ecology and behavior.
On the research trip in the Galapagos Archipelago and during the Humpback Whale monitoring program off the coast of Esmeraldas, students will directly apply their knowledge and learn to conduct their own projects within ongoing research programs.
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“My Experience in Ecuador ”
I am Dooley, Fall 2005
I am currently a student at the Universidad San Francisco de Quito-GAIAS. Right now I am studying on the Galapagos Island of San Cristobal. more...
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Optional Courses
In addition to its core courses, GAIAS also offers optional Basic Spanish and Digital Photography courses for its semester program students. GAIAS students are also able to participate in fieldwork, volunteer work or independent research projects for credit.
Community Service
Semester-long students have the option of performing community service on the mainland and in the Galapagos. These services can include volunteer work in waste management, pest control, introduced species control, conservation, or work with the local community in daycare centers, elementary and high schools.
Students can also volunteer at the GAIAS Community College teaching courses such as languages and math to the local populations.
Special Programs Experience
Since January 2003, GAIAS has designed programs for the following institutions:
- Georgetown University, USA
- City University of New York-Honors College, USA
- Harvard Design School, USA
- Grant Macewan College, Canada
- University of Miami at Coral Gables, USA
- Brethren Colleges Abroad, USA
- Tec de Monterrey, Mexico
- Palos Verde Highschool, USA
- Hardy Tours Inc., Canada
- Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador
- University of Mississippi, USA
- Virginia Tech, USA
- Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, USA
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA
- Kalamazoo College, USA
- University of Toronto, Canada
- Oregon University System (OUS), USA
- IES Abroad, USA
For more information regarding our short-term academic programs, please contact us
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