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Estudiar en Washington A typical week blends a four-day-per-week internship with program-specific rigorous academics. Coursework forms the core of TWC’s learning initiatives; Governors Internship participants attend two evening courses each week. One course focuses on a project to aid the development and well-being of their home state; the other is tailored to increasing their knowledge in a specific area of interest.

Beyond regular courses, Mondays are dedicated to tours, lectures or other activities where students with distinguished leaders with diverse professional backgrounds; there they engage in substantive discussions from different topics of international relevance. Participants will visit organizations offer unique opportunities to tour and learn from leaders in influential organizations such as:

• World Bank
• International Monetary Fund
• Organization of American States
• U.S. Supreme Court
• U.S. Capitol
• Pentagon
• Library of Congress
• Newseum

Conferences also play a large role in the academic structure of the program. Throughout the semester students may participate in meetings taking place in Washington, D.C., that may focus on:

• Communication and Negotiation Skills
• Human Rights, Immigration Policy or U.S.-Mexico Relations
• Transparency and Accountability
• Entrepreneurship or Free Trade Agreements in Latin America
• Environmental Issues
• Drug Trafficking

Experiential Learning From Tuesday through Friday they go to their internship placements where they gain work experience and acquire skills, abilities and attitudes that will benefit them in their future careers. Moreover, a variety of additional opportunities enrich The Washington Center experience:

• Additional events on their own throughout the week around Washington, D.C.
• Practice networking skill and engage in deep conversations on different issues with fellow students, faculty, or internship site mentors.
• Join a civic engagement project over the weekends.