Department of Modern Languages and Linguistics
Programa de Asistente de Idiomas en Colombia
ICETEX
Programme Details
- Agreement between the ICETEX (Instituto Colombiano de Crédito Educativo y Estudios Técnicos en el Exterior), and The UWI, St. Augustine campus.
- Work Abroad Programme that gives UWI graduates the opportunity to travel to Colombia, where they will work as English Language Assistants.
- For more information, visit: www.icetex.gov.co
Programme Length: One (1) academic year
Programme Requirements
- Students must be in their third and final year of studies at The UWI or graduates of The UWI.
- Interested students must have finished with their courses by June of the year of their application, as well as be ready to graduate in October.
- Students with pending courses, as well as those attending Mid-Year/Summer School, are not eligible.
Application Process
- Students and graduates must submit the following documents in PDF format:
- Curriculum Vitae in Spanish and English,
- Carta de motivación,
- Three references - academic, work, and personal, and
- 4) Unofficial transcript.
- Students submit their documents to the myeLearning page: Spanish Study Abroad: International Cooperation Programme. Graduates submit theirs to: spanish.abroad.uwi@gmail.com
- Students and graduates present themselves for an interview.
- Once completed, the applicants are graded and placed in order of performance. The list is then sent to The ICETEX.
- The ICETEX chooses who will participate in the programme, as well as what institution they will be sent to.
For more information, contact:
The Programme Coordinator: Paola Palma
Email: Paola.Palma@sta.uwi.edu
