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Botswana: University Immersion in Southern Africa

Gaborone, Botswana

Field trips

Field trips, both local and to other parts of Botswana, are an integral part of the academic program.  Depending on the interest of the visiting faculty and students, field trips might include:

  • A weekend trip to Johannesburg, South Africa
  • A week-long trip including a safari to northern Botswana
  • A visit to the Jwaneng diamond mine
  • A weekend homestay in the village of Mochudi

These trips allow students to observe the country's mixed economy, urban and rural contrasts, historical sites, and varied ecological zones—from the Okavango Delta (the largest wetlands in Africa) to Chobe National Park.

Botswana: University Immersion in Southern Africa

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Molly Adams Participating in the ACM Botswana semester abroad gave me so many opportunities I would not have had otherwise. Botswana was a great place for me to spend five months of my life, in which I learned a great deal and had amazing experiences that I wouldn't have been able to have at my home university. I was able to study and do research at an African university, live with a student from Botswana, learn about an entirely new culture, volunteer at a microfinance institution, travel to extraordinary places all over Southern Africa, and forge great friendships with ACM students, as well as local Batswana students.

—Molly Adams, Botswana, Spring 2011

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