LABP ACADEMIC & PROFESSIONAL ARCHIVE:

INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS

2009 ITESM STUDY ABROAD OVERVIEW

Plan a Summer of Adventure and Learning: The Latin American Business Certificate Program will offer a Study Abroad Program at Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios de Monterrey in Monterrey, Mexico during the Summer of 2009.

ITESM, also known as Monterrey TEC, is one of the elite private universities in all of Latin America, and has been receiving international students for over 30 years. For those students who have completed the equivalent of the first year of college Spanish, second year courses (Span 2310 and 2320) will be offered. For those students who will have already completed the equivalent of the first two years of Spanish, Advanced Business Spanish courses (Span 3311 and 3312) will be offered. In addition to the Spanish language instruction in Monterrey, there will be visits to local businesses and cultural sites, as well as special lectures by Monterrey’s academic and business leaders.

* June 5 - July 5, 2009
* Application deadline: February 16, 2009
* Estimated program cost: $2,800
* Payment deadlines: MON 2/16 (deposit $700), FRI 3/13 ($700), FRI 4/10 ($700), FRI 5/8 ($700)
* Receive SIX HOURS of Texas State Spanish credits (or THREE graduate credits)
* Courses fulfill requirements for Texas State's certificate in Latin American Business

The cost includes:
* Housing and Meals
* Access to Monterrey Tec campus facilities, including swimming pools and recreation center
* Tuition and fees
* Guest lecturers
* Visits to local businesses
* Excursion to museums and various other sites of cultural interest.
* Weekend visit to the beautiful, colonial town of Zacatecas!

For more information, or to sign up, contact Dr. Lucy Harney, Associate Professor of Spanish and Director of Monterrey Study Abroad Program at 245-2490 or at

HISTORY OF THE MONTERREY PROGRAM
The Latin American Business Certificate Program offered its first Study Abroad Program during Summer 2000. Texas State students had the opportunity to participate in a language immersion program concentrating on business Spanish at the Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM) in Monterrey, Mexico.

Intermediate Business Spanish (Español para Negocios) and Advanced Business Spanish (Haciendo Negocios en Mexico) courses were offered, allowing students to complete the 6 credit hours of Business Spanish (SPAN 3311 and 3312) required for the Latin American Business Certificate. Small classes of 15 students ensured individual instruction and maximum learning effectiveness.

During their stay in Monterrey, Texas State students lived in the dormitories on the ITESM campus where they had the opportunity to meet and interact with ITESM students from around the world. The students had the full use of the ITESM campus facilities, including library, computer labs, swimming pool, recreation center, and campus-wide internet access.

The Texas State students had ample opportunities to practice their business Spanish and learn more about the business environment in Mexico during 8 visits to Monterrey-area businesses and 4 on-campus lectures by Monterrey’s business and academic leaders. A number of cultural excursions complemented the business and language education experiences, with trips to Las Grutas (Caves) de Garcia and Horsetail Falls near Monterrey, and the Desert Museum in Saltillo, Mexico. Student scholarships were funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of Education’s Business and International Education program and by Texas State University-San Marcos.

INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

MAY 2009 PAID INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY WITH MENSOR CORPS: CLOSED

Job Description

Task:
Searching for potential Mensor-Representatives in Latin America via Telephone and E-mail.
The task consists in getting in contact with local companies/end-user, which use (pressure) calibration instruments and inquiring information about their current calibration instrument supplier. The main focus is the pharmaceutical and petroleum industry.

Sponsor:
Mensor Corporation located in San Marcos, TX

Requirements:
Capability to communicate fluently in Spanish (writing and speaking)

Duration and time schedule:
Temporary position, starting in May 2009 with 40 hours in total, divided among 4 weeks (the final schedule is flexible and can be discussed)

Location and support:
Working place with PC and Telephone will be provided at Mensor Corporation, 201 Barnes Drive, San Marcos, TX 78666. The work will be supported by a Mensor Sales Engineer with Spanish-Knowledge.

Payment:
8$/hour

About Mensor Corporation:
Since 1969 Mensor Corporation has been designing and manufacturing precision pressure measuring and pressure calibration instruments and systems. From the very first quartz manometer for the aerospace industry, to the modern CPC 6000 Automated Pressure Calibrator today, Mensor, now a part of WIKA Calibration Line, specializes in providing quality pressure products and services to a wide variety of industries around the world.
Mensor Products:
Mensor products include automated pressure calibrators, digital pressure gauges, portable calibrators, smart pressure transducers, deadweight testers, air data test sets and custom designed pressure test and calibration systems (for further information see:

Please contact Dr. Mogab if interested.