It’s not easy studying abroad in another country but, for some students, coming home might be the hardest part.
Chris Klein, publications and marketing coordinator in the Office of Programs for Study Abroad, said reverse culture shock occurs when people return from studying abroad and find some of the things about their home culture to be […]
Eastern Kentucky University recently became one of only 12 North American institutions to participate in an exchange program that allows students to study abroad.
The Magellan Exchange allows students to pay their usual tuition and fees at their home institution, but have an educational and cultural experience in a foreign country for a semester or full […]
A unique partnership in higher education and school semester abroad programs was officially launched on Monday, January 15th at a signing ceremony between CEA - Cultural Experiences Abroad, an Arizona-based organization offering study abroad programs for college students, and the University of New Haven (UNH), a private, comprehensive university located in West Haven, Connecticut. This […]
The opportunity to study abroad can be elusive to students with meager financial means, but the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship helped two university students spend this semester overseas.
Blake Bohanan, a senior in psychology, and Holly Dye, fourth-year in animal science/pre-veterinary medicine, both received the scholarship for this spring semester. Bohanan is currently studying in […]
On Monday, January 15, the University of New Haven will sign a partnership with CEA - Cultural Experiences Abroad to provide transcripting and academic oversight of CEA’s one-of-a-kind and growing GlobalCampus Network overseas, facilitating study abroad for students from universities across the nation.
“This is an extraordinary opportunity for the University of New Haven, its students […]
St. John’s University is launching a new study abroad program this month called, “Discover the World.”
The intensive study program, a first for the Queens-based Catholic university, will take place in Paris, France; Rome, Italy; and Salamanca, Spain. The school is also considering opening satellite locations in Latin America, Africa and Asia.
Universities and colleges across New […]
Minnesota’s private colleges are leading the way in undergraduate study abroad participation, according to the latest Open Doors report published by the Institute of International Education. The report indicates that in 2004-05, of Minnesota students studying abroad 58 percent attended the 17 institutions of the Minnesota Private College Council (MPCC) compared to 30 percent […]
Sandra Koberlein, a borough resident and Rowan University art major, is getting ready for a semester at the renowned Studio Art Center International in Florence, Italy, after winning the prestigious Seward Johnson Artist Development Travel Scholarship in November.
She, along with her husband, Lindsay, and their daughter, Ivy, will be leaving for the art school Tuesday […]
The Peg Bond Scholarship will be awarded this spring to a student pursuing studies in the visual or performing arts at a four-year college, university or professional school.
Students must be residents of the city of Batavia or Batavia School District 101. The scholarship is administered by the Community Foundation of the Fox River Valley.
Applications are […]
Sonia Helo remembered reading about Asian life as she stood in a factory watching workers put together parts of a Volkswagen.
“It’s very different from what I thought it would be like,†said Helo, referring to her time abroad. “I went to the VW factory and saw them making the cars.â€
Helo also visited other Asian businesses […]
The Appleton Downtown Rotary Club is seeking college-aged students who wish to apply for an Ambassadorial Scholarship to study abroad during the 2008-09 academic year.
Prospective applicants live or study in Rotary District 6220, which means they are in or north of Outagamie County.
They must have either completed at least two years of college-level work, or […]
Are there more AIIMS graduates practising in the US than in India? A recent study of AIIMS alumni over 40 years seems to indicate this.
More than half of all the students who passed out from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, from the time it was started in 1956 to 1997, […]