- Cuba
- Havana
Frequently asked questions
You can apply to CIEE Study in Havana, Cuba by clicking the "Apply Now" button.
CIEE Study in Havana, Cuba starts at $16,950 USD. For full pricing, visit the provider’s website.
Yes, the program includes housing. Participants stay with a host family.
The program fee includes accommodation, activities, classes, some meals, and travel insurance.
CIEE Study in Havana, Cuba is located in Havana, Cuba.
About Program
Study abroad in Cuba without language as a barrier to learning about the island’s rich history and immersing yourself in its tropical culture. Cuba is a unique country in the Caribbean known for its history, culture, gastronomy, music, and arts. It is world renowned for its universal health care and educational systems that also lend themselves as possible topics of study. CIEE’s Study in Havana program gives students the opportunity to take classes about Cuban history, literature, arts, race, cinema, dance, public health, pedagogy, and community development without the need to know Spanish. Students also have the option of taking Spanish classes alongside their content courses.
Colonial structures melt into modern architecture while 1950s-era American cars mix with late-20th-century Soviet vehicles on city boulevards and the malecón seaside boardwalk. Havana is rich with annual festivals, street concerts, carnivals, and art fairs that make it a dynamic city year-round.
Program Highlights
- DISCOVER the best salsa bands in the world.
- EXPLORE the 500-year-old malecón and boulevards of Havana from a 1950’s classic American car.
- IMMERSE yourself in the syncretic Afro-Cuban culture of Catholicism and Santeria.
- Attend a ballet performance at the Gran Teatro in Old Havana or a baseball game at the Latin American stadium.
- Travel to the natural reserve and biosphere community of Las Terrazas and swim in the San Juan river.
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Location
Havana has always been a hotbed for tourism; however, with the bans on U.S. citizens, this has decreased. There are still a large number of tourists that go to this colorful city every year including U.S. citizens for more volunteer projects.
