LASPAU designs and administers degree-granting international exchange programs, professional development workshops, symposia, and related activities that address the social, technological, economic, and environmental challenges facing the Americas. Expertise in Latin America and the Caribbean and longstanding relationships with academic, research, and public sector institutions throughout the hemisphere enable LASPAU to develop and implement customized educational programs to meet specific needs.
LASPAU believes in universal and equitable access to high-quality educational opportunities and is committed to expanding the ability of individuals, institutions, and societies to achieve their highest potential through education.
LASPAU is a nonprofit organization affiliated with Harvard University and governed by an independent, inter-American board of trustees. LASPAU began in 1964 as a cooperative enterprise between the Ford Foundation, ICETEX, and Harvard University to enable talented Colombian high school students to obtain bachelor’s degrees in the United States. Over the following two decades, LASPAU’s activities grew to involve all countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, a wide variety of funding agencies, university partners throughout the world, and graduate, nondegree, and sponsored research programs ranging from faculty development to environmental sustainability. LASPAU has four decades of successful experience working directly with individuals and institutions in Latin America and the Caribbean. LASPAU staff members offer extensive linguistic, cultural, educational, and practical experience in the region.
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For further information on LASPAU or the programs it administers, please contact:
LASPAU
25 Mount Auburn Street
Cambridge, MA 02138-6095 USA
Tel: 617-495-5255
Fax: 617-495-8990
Email: laspau-info@calists.harvard.edu
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