Archive for the ‘Study Abroad’ Category

Scholarships and Financial Aid : SIT Asia Fund

SIT Study Abroad offers a merit-based award to undergraduate students with a background and demonstrated interest in Asian Studies. The SIT Asia Fund will contribute a portion of the cost for North and Southeast Asia programs, based on student need.
SIT has received funding from the Freeman Foundation for the purpose of educating undergraduates about [...]

Sunday, October 23rd, 2005

Bigger education budget ‘not feasible’

The Jakarta Post, Jakarta
Lawmakers have turned a cold shoulder to the Constitutional Court’s ruling that obliges the government to increase the education budget, citing financial constraints as their rationale.
Emir Moeis, who heads the House of Representative’s state budgetary committee, said the issue had to be viewed pragmatically as the funds simply were not there.
“We still [...]

Sunday, October 23rd, 2005

20% budget allocation for schools? ‘Not likely’

While welcoming the Constitutional Court’s ruling that obliges the government to increase the education budget, education observers raised doubts that the ruling would take effect in 2006, while the chief economics minister hinted at the likelihood of an even more bloated budget deficit if the ruling were implemented.
The Constitutional Court ruled on Wednesday in its [...]

Saturday, October 22nd, 2005

Study the culture of the country you plan to visit

Learn as much as you can about your adopted country before you leave the country. ‘You will be less likely to embarrass yourself or offend somebody else by doing something that’s not appropriate,’ says Colleen Graf, an administrative assistant at Willamette University’s Off-Campus Studies Department.
Take classes that will enrich your understanding of your experience [...]

Saturday, October 22nd, 2005

How to get the Cheapest Student Airfares

Buy a Regular Fare
Regular fares are available to all of our customers, regardless of age or status. When our student fares are not available on a particular flight, regular fares are a great alternative.
Fly Midweek
Airlines often add a weekend surcharge of $25-40 (each way) for flights on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.
Try Several Dates
If your schedule [...]

Saturday, October 22nd, 2005

Alcoa Foundation’s Conservation and Sustainability Fellowship Program

Alcoa Foundation’s Conservation and Sustainability Fellowship Program is a unique, international fellowship program created to advance the knowledge and support for exemplary work in the field of conservation and sustainability through fellowships to outstanding academics and practitioners from non-governmental organizations (NGO). By bringing together the academic, NGO and business communities, Alcoa Foundation’s program will be [...]

Saturday, October 22nd, 2005

SECOND SEASON OF REALITY SHOW BLOG AIMS TO PROMOTE STUDY ABROAD

Four college students have landed their own interactive educational reality show called BlogAbroad.com.
As they study abroad in Egypt, New Zealand, New York and on a voyage to 10 South American, Asian and African countries during their Fall semesters, they will have a potential audience of hundreds of thousands of reality show fans tracking their experiences. [...]

Saturday, October 22nd, 2005

The Fujitsu Asia Pacific Scholarship Program

Study for your MBA or graduate diploma in Hawaii on a full-tuition scholarship.
Fujitsu, a leading provider of customer-focused IT and communications solutions for the global marketplace, established the Fujitsu Asia Pacific Scholarship Program in1985. Fujitsu is committed to helping promote development of both technology and human resources at the global level. [...]

Friday, October 21st, 2005

Application for Japanese Grant Aid for Human Resource Development Scholarship (JDS) 2006-2007 is now open

Japanese Grant Aid for Human Resource Development Scholarship (JDS) has been implemented in the Republic of Indonesia with the assistance of the Government of Japan since Japanese fiscal year 2002.
The objective of the JDS is to provide Indonesian citizens with the opportunity to study in Japan at Master level, for systematic and planned human resource [...]

Friday, October 21st, 2005

“Dharmasiswa” Scholarship Program, Academic Year 2005-2006

Introduction
The Government of the Republic of Indonesia through the
Department of National Education is offering "Darmasiswa"
scholarships to foreign nationals from countries which
Indonesia has friendly relations, including Canada, to study
Indonesian languages arts, music and crafts in universities and
[...]

Friday, October 21st, 2005

UNEP Supported Scholarships for Environmental and Sustainable Development Studies in AIT

The United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) strategy in Asia Pacific aims to lead in responding to emerging environmental issues and to assist in implementing the programs at national, subregional and regional levels. Part of the cooperation between UNEP and AIT is to implement joint activities in the area of environment and [...]

Friday, October 21st, 2005

STEPS TO BE FOLLOWED BY FOREIGN STUDENTS TO STUDY IN INDONESIA

Foreign students to be studying in Indonesia should firstly obtain surat penerimaan belajar di Perguruan Tinggi di Indonesia (letter of acceptance to study in the university) issued by the university chosen by the students before they go to Indonesia.
After getting the above letter, the student presents [...]

Friday, October 21st, 2005