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Mexico City is one of the largest metropolitan areas in the world and the capital of a country that while a member of the OECD, still has high rates of poverty and agriculture remains a significant contributor to the economy. Mexico City has experienced high rates of growth in the past four decades, with substantial spillover of population and economic activity to the adjacent State of Mexico.

As a result, Mexico City experiences many of the same urban problems as Detroit: poverty, traffic congestion, poor housing quality, significant infrastructure deficits and environmental degradation in fragments government structure. The scale of the problems is often greater and the available resources even more limited than in the United States. Combining lectures by leading Mexican academics with discussions with public officials and site visits to observe conditions and projects first hand, course participants will gain insight into these issues and the range of solutions being attempted.

Join WSU's Center for Urban, Demographic and Environmental Studies faculty in cooperation with El Colegio in Mexico City from May 27 - June 6, 2007. The first three weeks of the course will be held on WSU's campus, as well as a meeting after the trip.

Cost is approximately $1,280 plus tuition and includes airfare, housing, administrative fee and international insurance. The airfare and transportation fees will be paid directly to the service providers. (Students will pay for the airport transfer ~$35 and for the bus to Puebla ~$35 directly.)

The non-refundable administrative fee is due within 14 days of accepting admission into the program. The administrative fee of $80 and the housing cost of $475 will be paid to the order of
Wayne State University, send total of $555 ( payable to Wayne State University) to:

The Office of Study Abroad and Global Programs
5155 Gullen Mall-1600 Undergraduate Library
Detroit, MI 48202

The airfare and transportation fees are approximate and are payable directly to service providers. You select to provide these services.

Click here for Program Application and submit to:

The Office of Study Abroad and Global Programs
5155 Gullen Mall
1600 Undergraduate Library
Detroit, MI 48202
Tel: 313-577-3207

Students are encouraged to apply for WSU's Global Grant to offset some of their additional expenses. Applications can be downloaded here.

For more information about this program, please contact:

Gary Sands, AICP
(313)-577-0543
gary.sands@wayne.edu