Salem Student Yajaira Hernandez-Trejo Studies in France

2011 Dec 4

University of San Diego student Yajaira Hernandez-Trejo of Salem is studying in Aix-en-Provence, France this fall.

The semester-long program is offered through Institute for American Universities under the auspices of the Université d'Aix-Marseille. Both a university town and a legal center, Aix offers an intellectual environment beneficial to all students. Music festivals, libraries, museums, churches, markets and cafes attract tourists and students alike. Liberal arts courses are offered with emphasis placed on European studies, history, business, political science, the fine arts, French language and French literature. Professors from the United States, France, Great Britain, and other European countries teach the courses offered in English, as well as the arts and sciences courses in French.

Hernandez-Trejo is majoring in international relations and plans to graduate in Spring 2013.

USD is ranked first in the nation for the percentage of undergraduate students studying abroad, according to the Institute of International Education's latest Open Doors Report. More than 71 percent of all USD undergraduate students study abroad.

The University of San Diego is a Catholic institution of higher learning chartered in 1949; the school enrolls some 7,800 undergraduate and graduate students and is known for its commitment to teaching, the liberal arts, the formation of values and community service. The fall 2007 establishment of the Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies brings the University's total number of schools and colleges to six. Other academic divisions include the College of Arts and Sciences and the schools of Business Administration, Leadership and Education Sciences, Law and Nursing and Health Sciences.