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Country Spotlight

Country Spotlight is an opportunity for international students to share their home country traditions with the Macalester Community. On a variety of topics, international students prepare rich presentations about their culture, customs, food, politics, religion and sports. Many of the presentations are companioned with delicious food or traditional crafting activities from the country host.

Dates for the 2024-2025 academic year: TBD

If you want to enrich the campus knowledge of your home country or culture, please email [email protected]


Country Spotlight on Burundi
Country Spotlight on Laos
Country Spotlight on Argentina
Country Spotlight on Costa Rica
Country Spotlight on Sweden
Country Spotlight on Senegal
Country Spotlight on Capstone Project relating International Students

Countries Presented

*Please note that we are looking for people to present on countries NOT previously showcased.

AlbaniaHondurasParaguay
AngolaIndiaPeru
ArgentinaIndonesiaPhilippines
BelarusIsraelPoland
BoliviaItalyRomania
BosniaJamaicaRussia
BrazilJapanSenegal
CambodiaJordanSerbia
CanadaKenyaSierra Leone
ChinaKosovoSingapore
ChileLatviaSouth Korea
Costa RicaLebanonSouth Sudan
ColombiaLesothoSpain
CongoLibyaSri Lanka
CroatiaMadagascarSt. Maarten
CubaMalaysiaSwaziland
Czech RepublicMaldivesSweden
DenmarkMexicoSyria
EcuadorMongoliaTaiwan
EgyptMoroccoTajikistan
EthiopiaMyanmarTanzania
FinlandNetherlandsThailand
FranceNigerTürkiye
GermanyNigeriaVenezuela
GhanaNorwayVietnam
GreecePakistanZambia
GuatemalaPalestineZimbabwe