Peru Education Abroad Program
Join your peers and Xavier colleagues to learn about and explore Peru!
Xavier partners with the Universidad Antonio Ruiz de Montoya (UARM). UARM was founded in 2003. It is a private institution of higher education with a focus on comprehensive and humanistic training. It belongs to the AUSJAL network (Association of Universities Entrusted to the Society of Jesus in Latin America) and the IAJU network (International Association of Jesuit Universities).
Coursework
Courses vary each semester, but many will meet one of Xavier's foreign language requirements, theological perspectives, philosophical perspectives, humanities elective, social science elective, creative perspectives, and ERS focus elective. Schedule a meeting with a study abroad advisor to learn more.
Program Inclusions
- Tuition and fees.
- Weeklong orientation with the international office at UARM.
- Student health insurance.
- Academic Counseling.
- Onsite UARM office and Staff.
- Visa guidance.
- UARM pre-arranged housing placement service.
- Volunteer opportunities.
- An internship opportunity.
- Machu Piccu excursion.
Accommodations
Students have the choice between home-stay or an apartment, all within walking distance to the UARM campus, and to several useful locations like grocery stores, cafes, restaurants, and a gym.
UARM does not provide dormitories but offers a list of suggested accommodations, including information about student residences, family houses, or apartments throughout the city for exchange students. Xavier faculty did a site visit to the apartments and took photos.
Financial Aid
Students will pay Xavier tuition, and they can use their usual financial aid to pay for tuition. In addition, the CIE office is offering scholarships of up to $2,000 for students applying to this program specifically as we get this partnership off the ground. There is an exception for students stacking scholarship awards. They can stack their merit aid and what they already have, but they can’t stack study abroad scholarships.
Summer in Peru
Join Xavier faculty to learn about community, culture and care in Peru! Examine how people work together to ensure the health and education of their community and the role culture plays in this. Students have homestay experiences with families in Lima, living with them and eating meals together. Students will visit archeological ruins throughout the Sacred Valley and Macchu Picchu.
This is an annual Xavier faculty-led study abroad program that has run for many years. It is usually 2 weeks long and last year 4 courses were offered, fulfilling humanities electives, DCR flag, and ERS focus-elective and Oral Communication flag.
Fall Student Teaching
This opportunity is for pre-service teacher education students completing final school based teaching requirements prior to being recommended for certification or licensure as a pre-primary, middle and/or secondary school teacher.
Why Peru?
Peru is a country with significant cultural diversity and varied geographical landscapes (coastal, desert, jungle and mountains), and also home to 13 UNESCO World Heritage Sites including Machu Picchu.
- An affordable and accessible destination for students. Lima has a lower cost of living than Cincinnati and is just an hour behind us being located in the central time zone.
- Peru has one of the great cuisines in the world with much try dishes like ceviche, causa and anything with the chili pepper, aji.
- A variety of activities and adventures await such as playing soccer and volleyball, as well as surfing, hiking and climbing, and sandboarding.
Quick Facts About Peru
- Capital City: Lima and nicknamed “The City of Kings”
- Population: 33 million
- Currency: Nuevo Sol
- Languages: Spanish and Quechua
- Government: Federal Republic
- Time Zone: Central
- Country Code: +51
Sights of Lima
Walk along the Malecon in Miraflores, the cliffside trail and bicycle path showcasing Lima’s coasts. Spot rare penguins and marine life at the nearby Palomino Islands. Enjoy the many internationally renowned restaurants operating in Lima.
Excursions
From the Andes mountains and Machu Picchu to the jungles of the Amazon, Peru is home to wonders of the world. Explore the mystery of the Nazca Lines, the splendor of The Rainbow Mountain, and the diverse wildlife of the Ballestas Islands.
