Dr. Luciana R. Barroso

Associate Professor of Civil Engineering & Aggie STEM Co-Director

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Study Abroad

In a global economy, it is important for TAMU students to be able to interact with colleagues from other cultures and speaking other languages. Participating in a study abroad experience, a high-impact educational practice, can be a wonderful way to meet those goal as well as be a life-changing experience. And research has shown that programs of at least six

Study abroad participants sitting at top of hill overlooking the city of Toledo, Spain

Study Abroad in Toledo Summer 2008

weeks in duration can be enormously successful in producing important academic, inter- and intra-personal, career, and intercultural development outcomes. I have participated/led programs in:

  • Brazil
  • Spain

While this experience may not fit withing your current educational and professional goals, you should at least consider the possibility. Current study-abroad programs within the department are hilghlithed below, but you should check the individual project web-sites for current and more detailed information.:

Spain

  • Location: Toledo and Ciudad Real, Spain
    • These cities are located in Castilla-La Mancha, an autonomous region in Spain situated in the heart of the Iberian Peninsula
  • Program leads – Dr. Paco Olivera and Dr. Joe Bracci
  • Courses: 3 Engineering tracks – with 2 tracks in civil engineering.
    • Track A: CVEN 444 and CVEN 489
    • Track B: CVEN 339 and CVEN 423

Italy: Maymester Program

  • Location: Rome, Italy
    • Rome
  • Program lead – Dr. Luca Quadrifoglio
  • Courses: Junior level courses – CVEN 322

Italy: Summer Program

  • Location: Trieste, Italy
    • Trieste, a wonderful mid-size city at the tip of the Adriatic Sea, not far from Venice, close by Slovenia, Croatia and Austria.
  • Program lead – Dr. Luca Quadrifoglio and Dr. Ivan Damnjanovic
  • Courses: Junior level courses – CVEN 322 and CVEN 349

Taiwan: Summer Program

  • Location: Taipei, Taiwan
    • Taipei is the capital of Taiwan as well as the economic, political, cultural, and educational center in Taiwan. Taipei offers students a unique opportunity to experience diverse Asian culture.
  • Program lead -Dr. Kung-Hui Chu and Dr. Kuang-An Chang.
  • Courses: Junior level courses -CVEN 301, CVEN 311, CVEN 485