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 accompanied by delicious food or traditional crafting activities from the country host.
Dates for the 2025-2026 academic year:
TO BE ANNOUNCED
If you would like to enrich the campus knowledge of your home country or culture, please email [email protected]
Past Country Spotlights
Country Spotlight on Burundi
Country Spotlight on Morocco
Country Spotlight on Vietnam
Country Spotlight on St Maarten
Country Spotlight on Guatemala
Country Spotlight on Chile
Country Spotlight on Romania
Country Spotlight on Thailand
Country Spotlight on Niger
Country Spotlight on Italy
Country Spotlight on Senegal
Country Spotlight on Libya
Country Spotlight on Palestine
Country Spotlight on Malaysia
Country Spotlight on Mauritius
Countries Presented
| Albania | Honduras | Paraguay |
| Angola | India | Peru |
| Argentina | Indonesia | Philippines |
| Belarus | Israel | Poland |
| Bolivia | Italy | Romania |
| Bosnia | Jamaica | Russia |
| Brazil | Japan | Senegal |
| Cambodia | Jordan | Serbia |
| Canada | Kenya | Sierra Leone |
| China | Kosovo | Singapore |
| Chile | Latvia | South Korea |
| Costa Rica | Lebanon | South Sudan |
| Colombia | Lesotho | Spain |
| Congo | Libya | Sri Lanka |
| Croatia | Madagascar | St. Maarten |
| Cuba | Malaysia | Swaziland |
| Czech Republic | Maldives | Sweden |
| Denmark | Mexico | Syria |
| Ecuador | Mongolia | Taiwan |
| Egypt | Morocco | Tajikistan |
| Ethiopia | Myanmar | Tanzania |
| Finland | Netherlands | Thailand |
| France | Niger | Türkiye |
| Germany | Nigeria | Venezuela |
| Ghana | Norway | Vietnam |
| Greece | Pakistan | Zambia |
| Guatemala | Palestine | Zimbabwe |