VCU Study Abroad Blog

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Jennifer Koch, a VCU Student, Studied Abroad in Sydney, Australia in Fall 2008. Here is the link to her Study Abroad blog

http://blog.vcu.edu/ugrad/summer_abroad/jennifer_koch/

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Check out this article about the value of an education abroad: http://www.nafsa.org/_/File/_/educationabroadinted_2007.11.pdf

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VCU is currently hosting over 40 visiting students and faculty from both the Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU) and Fudan University in Shanghai. The "American Studies Program" is a month-long program intended to offer these students insight into American culture and education. The students are attending daily lectures offered by VCU professors on a variety of topics such as American political science, history, mass communications, homeland security, literature, jazz, business and more. They are also attending day trips to the surrounding area including Charlottesville, Monticello, Williamsburg and Bush Gardens. They will also travel to Washington, DC and New York. The students are accompanied by 11 VCU students who are interning for the program.

Each student is keeping a blog of their time in Richmond and the US. Below I have included the links for the students' blogs. Take a minute to get a glimpse of how the Chinese perceive VCU!

Continue reading "Chinese Students' Blogs" »

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The annual Study Abroad Fall Fair will take place on Wednesday, September 17 from 10-2 outside the Commons, under a tent in the Plaza. There will be door prizes including gift certificates and an iPod Shuffle will be given away! Music, free giveaways, and information on study abroad…be there!

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Share your Study Abroad experience with video! VCU Education Abroad will be accepting video submissions of your favorite aspects or what you enjoyed most out of your study abroad experience to win our first ever Video Contest!

Create a video that is no longer than 8 minutes. You will want to create a unique, creative, and original video that will interest all audiences. You can share your favorite daily activity, your most enjoyed excursion from your time abroad, or anything else!

(Please do not submit entries with obscene, vulgar, or offensive content.)

Categories for Videos Include:
-Humor
-Cultural Interaction/ Scenery
-Learning in Action

To submit entries go to www.youTube.com/VCUabroad, click on the “Groups” link, join one of the three the groups VCU 2008 Study Abroad Video Contest in the correct category that you wish to submit your video (Humor, Cultural Interaction/ Scenery, Learning in Action), and upload your video. Send the link to your video to the Education Abroad office at abroad@vcu.edu with a short description of your video, the name of your video, category, program, and your name.

Top five videos choices for each category will then have their links posted on our website and the winner will be selected by popular vote. Each category winner will receive a $50 iTunes gift card.

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