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Study Abroad at The George ÷¶←↓Washington University

GW was founded in 1821, by an act ☆of Congress, in recognition of the vision ₩✔↔of George Washington ××, first president of the United Stat₩♦₩es of America, who wished to found a↔ ∞±n institution to educateβ↔×ε citizen leaders. GW ♠←is a world famous private research unive♥₩♠<rsity located in Washington, D.C. The univer∑♦∞sity has over 26,000 students and 10 underg♠σ raduate & graduate schools. These iαγφnclude GW’s sch≈∏βools of Business, Engineering and Applie d Science, Medicine and Health Scie≤Ωnces, Nursing, the Elliot School of Internatio±←÷nal Affairs, the Milken Institute Sc¶↓∞✔hool of Public Health, the Gradλφuate School of Education an↔$d Human Development, the ← ≠σCollege of Professional St↑$udies, GW School of Law and the Co↑lumbian College of Arε'☆ts and Sciences (CCAS). ↔₽©→CCAS houses the Schools of✔£♦ Media and Public Affair☆€'s, the Corcoran College oε f the Arts and Design, and the Trachtenberg Sc'≥hool of Public Policy aγ×÷nd Public Administrat¶$© ion).

Study Abroad at The George Washington Univ‍¶ersity

Facts and Highlights about George Washington Uniπ σversity (GW)

›› It was ranked 63th amon↓ε'<g the national universσ§ities in the U.S. and 257rd among the global un®®δiversities (2019US N'<©¶ews and World Report)；

›› It was ranked 7th on Inte→¶±™rnational Relations by Fo☆ reign Policy Journal

›› It was ranked 13th on Pub ↓lic Affairs, 20th on Social Po™δlicy, 4th on Intellectual Property l$¥δ"aw, 7th on International Law and 40☆∑βth on Political Science §¶ α(US News and World Repor∏♥★γt)；

›› GW is widely seen as &£"∞£ldquo;the cradle of politicians” ✘€→∏in the U.S. with many notable alΩ®★umni in government, the diplomatic≤ corps, army, academia←✘♦♠, and business, influenci∞λng the American history.

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GW was founded in 1821, by an act of Congr₩≤ess, in recognition of the vision of ©‌π↕George Washington, first president &∏of the United States of America, who wished to fo¶∞₽÷und an institution to educate citizen leade∞♦₩rs. GW is a world famous priv♥±×£ate research university located in Washin×σ≤gton, D.C. The univers Ωity has over 26,000 students and 10 undergradu✔‌♥ate & graduate schools. These include GW&rsq®✘uo;s schools of Business, Engineering and Appli∞™ed Science, Medicine and Health S★Ω≥•ciences, Nursing, the Elliot Schoo€₹l of International Affairs♠→, the Milken Institute School of Pub÷αΩ¥lic Health, the Graduate School of Ed₩≠ ucation and Human De π©velopment, the College of Professioπ∏nal Studies, GW School o★↔∞f Law and the Columbian↔∞&↑ College of Arts and Sci¥≥ences (CCAS). CCAS house ± s the Schools of Media and Public Af∏₽←≤fairs, the Corcoran College of the Arts an₹ d Design, and the Trachtenberg School of Publ€¥ic Policy and Public AdministratiΩπon).

Features of the Study Abroad Program at GW★<₹
›› Visiting students will enrol♣©l with the current GW students in credit↕‌β-bearing courses taught and asse‍✘ssed by GW faculty；
›› Visi₹×ting students will reside in§∑ on-campus housing along with other visiting✘±≈← students；
›› Visiting students joint↔φ ly selected by USIEA and its partner ∞↓∑universities will be offered a 50% discount on t∑¥γhe published tuition rate and £a waiver of the application fee；
›› Visiti•→αng students will enjoy GW&r‍‍squo;s extraordinary geog♠'raphical location and conn>¥ections to the world class intell☆∑÷γectual, international and cultural institutionλ∑ s that surround the caβ §mpus. It is close to the U.S. Department of S¥₹>§tate, the World Bank, IMF, and only a few blocks ‍ away from the White House;

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Program Dates and Courses

Students applying for the→‌‍ 2019 GW Summer Progr☆≠ams may select two t ‍↕↓ypes of programs: General Study Program or Summer Research Experience.

›› General ∑¥Study Program
Dates: July 1 – Augu₹£♥βst 10, 2019

GW offers more than 650 cour©ε ‌ses from over 100 academic £♥areas for students admitted 'in its summer program. Undergraduate s↔×tudents are required to choose 2 courses forφ÷€β 6 credits, and graduate students may choose 1 ×™σor 2 courses for 3 to 6 credits.
Certain courses may not be availab©∞le to visiting students, such as courses in the M∑≥"₽ilken School of Public Health, φ$and GW’s nursing, medi'§cal and law programs. Other ↕≥★courses may be restricted by major.
Students may choose courses from a wide rang₩£φ↑e of academic areas such as Government, Histo πry and Politics, International Rel®↕©↕ations, Public Policy, Law, Physic₹₹s, Bio-medical Engineering, Arts,↑<± Business, Economics, Data Science, English‌φ≠ for Academic Purposes (EAP) etc.
Note: EAP are credit courses aimed at developing γ¶ critical thinking, academic writing↕± and research skills for both undergr®<aduate and graduate students. They are intend<₩ed for non-native EngΩ∞¶lish speakers.

Entry Requirements

›› Undergradua₹♠te and graduate stude∞‍nts with excellent academic performance f≤∏✘♠rom USIEA’s partner universities
›› TOEFL 8×♠0 or IELTS 6.0

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›› Summer Res$λ✔earch Experience

Dates: July 1 – August 10, •↓€2019

This hands-on program is design€αed for international st™÷∏udents who are non-natiβve English speakers to introduce them to conce λpts in cross-disciplinary research in a U.S. univ>™ersity. Students will engage with profβ®≤♥essionals to help solve problems in science and tλ→echnology disciplines, as well as gain skil<≤ls in research and writing techniques. In thi↓↔®s program students will:
- Connect with profe∑¶ssionals in research-focused instit¥♥÷utions.
- Develop skills in problem an☆×←alysis, literature research, teamwork, communicat♠§ion, and presentation.
- Develop research-based writing ski←☆lls including vocabul'€£→ary, source evaluation, docum‍©entation, and cohesiveness.
- Work in cross-discipli∏♣↑nary teams, using research methodologies to addre₽©ss issues and solve problems"×↓ in areas such as statistics, computer sci‌≠✘♥ence, mathematics, bioinforα‍↓matics and more.

Two courses will be offered as part of the ≈↓program:

Course One: Introduc₽₽♥tion to Data Science (3 credits)

This class covers the basic techniques of data sc€σλ'ience, algorithms fo☆♣r data mining and introductory stati♦←stical modeling. Students learn to a€™pply data science principle€÷↓s to disciplines from the →←>natural sciences to social sciences that are δ characterized by the need to man≠♦↓₽age and analyze big data sets.
Field professionals will provide real-←•world problems they are working to solve and‍↔∑ students will work in groups to d©‍evelop solutions. Typical areas of natura¶≥l science include astrophys •ics, bioinformatics and mathematic✘γπs. In social sciences, examples include ec™∞onomic forecasting, political campa÷↓©γign analytics and geographicγ$♠< information systems (GIS). As a res♠♠>ult of the course, students w♣γ≥ill gain skills in proble™€m analysis, research, team w↔≥ork and communication.

Course Two: English for Academic ε•σ"Purposes: Academic Wr ₩£iting & Research (3 credits)

This course teaches students the γ♣λprinciples and practices associated with ac∑¶σademic writing in U.S. higher education and suppo♦≥φ₩rts the development "λ÷∏of a specialized skill set for the inteδ™♥ rdisciplinary field of da€•‍ ta science.
The premise of this course is that writing an€‍★d communication are ke‍®λ×ys for success in both academic and professi < onal life because they always occur wi™λth specific problems in mind. Through class ac♦ ↔λtivities and materials, st×≠πudents will be able to understand✔♦π↕ and analyze how writing and communα∞ication support typical probl♥$‌ems and rhetorical situations in ¶≠statistics and data science. Students wil§÷λ>l also learn how to assess and respon←™d to communicative expectations of standard daσ→♥ta science tasks, su↓ ch as asking and documenti™§±ng questions, describing an<✘d explaining data and discussin• g/presenting research on topics of their choice.
This course is taught by experienced facult‌‍©♠y in the English for Acade✘>σmic Purposes (EAP) p★&‌rogram, and the small clasλ♠☆∏s size offers many opportunities for stude λ∑nts to interact with classλαmates and the professor in a φ<βπsupportive classroom environment.

Entry Requirements

›› Und ©ergraduate and graduate students with "¥excellent academic p¶≤₹erformance from USIEA’ s partner universities.
›› ¶↑€↓;Pre-Requisites: Students should have taken a course in"♥∏ introductory statistics. Progr≈★amming experience is desirable, ideally with R.↑®& STEM courses are a plus∞↑".
›› TOEFL 80, orλ↓ IELTS 6.0, or CET-4 493

›› Pre-Requisites: Students ™₩↕∑should have taken a course in introductory st≥₽‌atistics. Programmingε experience is desirable, ideally with R. STEM§φ∑ courses are a plus.

›› TOEFγ'↕←L 80, or IELTS 6.0, or CET-4 493