Archive for the 'Study Abroad' Category

Study abroad application deadline approaching

MTSU students who want to broaden their educational lives by experiencing other cultures in other countries have a new source of funding to help them pay for their study-abroad trips.
However, time is of the essence because students wishing to take advantage of these opportunities have tight deadlines to meet.
The MT Abroad Office is offering a […]

February 5th, 2008 - Posted in Education, Study Abroad

Summer Study Abroad ’08: Sign up now to participate

The summer study abroad program is one of UD’s most successful and attractive programs and provides students with the unique opportunity to take time to expand their cultural horizons without leaving their education behind. Each year the program grows and improves, and this year is no exception, according to Sally Raymont, the program’s director.
Summer study […]

February 5th, 2008 - Posted in Education, Study Abroad

LTCC provides opportunity to study abroad, tour Peru

Study abroad in Cusco, Peru, this spring with Lake Tahoe Community College. Considered the archaeological capital of the Americas, Cusco is the largest tourist destination in Peru.
Program dates are May 1 through June 29, and the price is $3,995, not including airfare. The price includes single-room accommodations with a host family plus three meals per […]

January 8th, 2008 - Posted in Study Abroad

CEA, Study Abroad Program Provider, Appoints Dr. William Davey as Vice President of Academic Affairs

CEA, the leading global marketplace for quality study abroad programs for university and college students, announced today that it has named Dr. William Davey as Vice President of Academic Affairs. An internationally recognized expert in cross-cultural communications, Dr. Davey is charged with overseeing CEA’s academic initiatives and development with a particular focus on the signature […]

November 28th, 2007 - Posted in Education, Study Abroad

Rotary scholarships available for Wilton college students to study abroad

College sophomores, juniors and seniors who want to study a language and live abroad starting any time after July 2009 for three months or for a full academic year should apply by March 1 for a Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship.
Interested students should look at the rotary.org Web site to download the Ambassadorial Scholarship […]

November 28th, 2007 - Posted in Education, Study Abroad

Two Brunei Students Awarded One-Month Scholarship To France

Two Brunei students have both been awarded a month-long scholarship to study at a French university beginning early July 2007. The two French language students of Universiti Brunei Darussalam are Dyg Haziyah bte Hj Awang and Awg Mohammad Salehin bin Hj Basir. The French Embassy and Mr Samuel Gandin – the French lecturer at UBD […]

June 28th, 2007 - Posted in Education, Scholarship, Study Abroad

Going abroad to study, work? No need for Dilli Chalo to get certificates attested

Some red tape has been cut. Come July 1 and there’s good news for those wishing to go abroad for education or employment. They don’t have to come all the way to New Delhi to get their academic certificates “authenticated” by babus at the Human Resource Development (HRD) ministry. They can go to their respective […]

June 27th, 2007 - Posted in Education, Study Abroad

Want to branch out? Study abroad

The dreaded Q&A that lingers at the conclusion of any study abroad program is the price one must pay for enjoying a four-month sojourn in an exotic location.
Much like entering through customs, I’ll have to pass rigorous conversations that will test my patience and resolve before I’ll be allowed to return to my common place […]

June 8th, 2007 - Posted in Education, Study Abroad

House Passes Bill to Create National Study Abroad Program

In a historic move to support the international education of America’s college students, the U.S. House of Representatives today passed H.R. 1469, the Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Foundation Act.
The legislation, introduced by Reps. Tom Lantos (news, bio, voting record) (D - Calif.) and Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (news, bio, voting record) (R - Fla.), calls […]

June 8th, 2007 - Posted in Education, Study Abroad

Legislation would increase funding for study abroad

The Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Foundation Act, a bill that would increase and diversify student participation in study abroad programs, is expected to reach the floor of the United States House of Representatives within the next few weeks.
The bill would appropriate $80 million for grants used to provide opportunities to students for study abroad […]

June 2nd, 2007 - Posted in Education, Study Abroad

7,000 Indonesia students win scholarships to US

As many as 7,000 Indonesian vocational school students who successfully passed English test will go to Unites States to learn more about cooperatives, an official said.
“We have given international-standard vocational school students across the country a chance of taking part in English test and found that 7,000 of them passed the test,” National Education Ministry`s […]

May 18th, 2007 - Posted in Education, Scholarship, Study Abroad

Government confers scholarship on 15 officials for higher education abroad

Balochistan Government has awarded scholarship to 15 officials who will go for higher education in outstanding universities in America, UK and Canada, an official handout issued here Sunday said.
The selection of the officials has been finalized on merit who will go for higher education for a period of two years, besides they will also receive […]

May 13th, 2007 - Posted in Education, Scholarship, Study Abroad