Study Abroad Programs- Yemen College of Middle Eastern Studies

 

Summer Session 1 & 2, 2009

Registration for Summer Session 1 & 2 for the Program on Contemporary Middle Eastern Studies is open. Applications will be reviewed based on a rolling admissions process until April 1st for Sessions 1 & 2. The intensive summer sessions at the PCMES include a single intensive academic course, Arabic, and outside field trips, cultural events, and civil society meetings. Students will receive credit for 80 contact hours of intensive Arabic instruction and 50 contact hours from the academic course. All levels of Arabic instruction will be offered, while the Academic course will meet for two hours, three days a week, with an additional lab on Thursdays for site-visits.

  • Summer Session 1 (June 6 – July 9): Tribe, Gender, and Islam in Contemporary Arabia

Dr. Steven Caton, Director of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies at Harvard University, and the Honorary Dean of the YCMES

  • Summer Session 2 (July 12 – August 12): Democratic Reform and Human Rights in the Contemporary Middle East

Dr. Ahmed Saif, Director of the Sheba Center for Strategic Studies, Sana'a, Yemen

Students in this course, in addition to weekly off campus lectures and site-visits, may be able to participate in the August conference of the Project for Middle Eastern Democracy.

For more information on dates and the cost of the course, please see http://www.ycmes.org/academics/Summer2009.htm.


PCMES Academic Year 2009-2010

The next academic year of the Program on Contemporary Middle Eastern Studies begins in August 2009. The PCMES program allows students to take contemporary area studies courses coupled with intensive Arabic language classes. Registration for Fall Semester 2009 has begun and will continue until May 1st, acceptance decisions will be mailed May 10th. The program typically meets enrollment before the deadline, so apply early. For more information please see http://www.ycmes.org/Admissions/index.htm.


YCMES-YALI

The YCMES has integrated its programs for foreigners studying Arabic language and culture with the programs of Yemen's premiere English language institute – YALI. This opportunity has given the YCMES the ability to offer increased cultural integration and language exchange programs for our students, as well as opportunities for native English speakers to teach English to Yemenis. The YCMES is looking to recruit appropriately qualified English-language student interns. Compensation can possibly include r/t transport to Yemen, monthly stipend, room & board, and Arabic lessons. If interested, please contact employment@ycmes.org.


Winter Newsletter

Check out the YCMES newsletter, with updates about our current educational programs, Yemen, and our students. Available online at http://www.ycmes.org/news/WinterNewsletter.doc.


Safety & Security in Yemen

The YCMES understands that international students, parents, professors, and administrators are concerned with safety and security when deciding to choose a study abroad program. For this reason and to maintain the well-being of all its students, the college takes great strides to assure the safety and security of students and guests. Please visit the YCMES webpage for Safety & Security at http://www.ycmes.org/safety&security/index.htm, for up-to-date information, statements, and documents compiled by the College on the situation in Yemen.



Yemen College of Middle Eastern Studies
ycmes@ycmes.org
+967 1270 200 ext 101 (office)
+967 1270 127 (fax)
www.ycmes.org