http://blog.vcu.edu/abroad/ en-us Copyright 2008 Wed, 09 Apr 2008 10:00:32 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Studying internationally is not only a wonderful experience and a basic form of public relations- it is also a growing US export! Open Doors is a report that compiles data about study abroad programs involving incoming and outgoing students who... http://blog.vcu.edu/abroad/2008/04/study_abroad_growing_across_th.html http://blog.vcu.edu/abroad/2008/04/study_abroad_growing_across_th.html Wed, 09 Apr 2008 10:00:32 -0500 There are still VCU Summer Study Abroad Programs that are accepting applications including trips to: Barbados, China, France, Germany, Guatemala, Italy, Mexico, Peru, Puerto Rico, Scotland, and Spain. Check out our program website at http://www.vcu.edu/oie/eao_ss/ !... http://blog.vcu.edu/abroad/2008/04/summer_programs_still_open.html http://blog.vcu.edu/abroad/2008/04/summer_programs_still_open.html Wed, 09 Apr 2008 09:54:28 -0500 This aritcle was in the New York Times... http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/23/travel/23pracopenskies.html?em&ex=1206676800&en=68b7dcb8b6ff370a&ei=5087%0A... http://blog.vcu.edu/abroad/2008/03/travel_agreements_make_it_easi.html http://blog.vcu.edu/abroad/2008/03/travel_agreements_make_it_easi.html Wed, 26 Mar 2008 11:19:07 -0500 Studying abroad regularly makes headlines in The New York Times. Check out this first article titled "In Oil-Rich Mideast, Shades of the Ivy League," VCU's program in Qatar is specifically mentioned! http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/11/education/11global.html?_r=1&oref=slogin Here are some other interesting pieces on the... http://blog.vcu.edu/abroad/2008/03/education_abroad_in_the_news.html http://blog.vcu.edu/abroad/2008/03/education_abroad_in_the_news.html Thu, 20 Mar 2008 11:47:26 -0500 Announcing the Glimpse Abroad Magazine Spring 2008 Photo Contest Whether juggling, singing or strumming a guitar, performers roam the streets the world over, braving the elements to bring a smile to your face. Let's see them in action! Participation is... http://blog.vcu.edu/abroad/2008/03/street_performers_glimpse_maga.html http://blog.vcu.edu/abroad/2008/03/street_performers_glimpse_maga.html Fri, 14 Mar 2008 11:18:09 -0500 If you are interested in learning French language and culture in France this summer, please attend a general information session regarding this program. The program offers an exceptional opportunity to immerse yourself in French history as you travel from... http://blog.vcu.edu/abroad/2008/03/experience_the_renowned_beauty.html http://blog.vcu.edu/abroad/2008/03/experience_the_renowned_beauty.html Thu, 13 Mar 2008 16:11:33 -0500 VCU's Office of Education Abroad is proud to announce its first-ever Study Abroad Week! Study Abroad Week will give students an opportunity to gather LOTS of information in the course of one week. Check out next week's schedule below: Monday:... http://blog.vcu.edu/abroad/2008/02/1st_annual_study_abroad_week_a.html http://blog.vcu.edu/abroad/2008/02/1st_annual_study_abroad_week_a.html Tue, 19 Feb 2008 15:48:55 -0500 This summer VCU Education Abroad Office is offering a summer internship for students interested in working with international students from Russia and/or China. Interns will participate in various activities that may include hiking, canoeing, museum visits, a trip to Virginia... http://blog.vcu.edu/abroad/2008/02/summer_internship.html http://blog.vcu.edu/abroad/2008/02/summer_internship.html Tue, 05 Feb 2008 13:59:47 -0500 Participants on VCU's first ever Borneo Studies winter intersession study abroad program in Sarawak, Malaysia (on the island of Borneo), were featured in an article in the local Miri paper. See article below, and for more information on VCU's partnership... http://blog.vcu.edu/abroad/2008/02/vcu_borneo_studies_participant.html http://blog.vcu.edu/abroad/2008/02/vcu_borneo_studies_participant.html Mon, 04 Feb 2008 18:20:04 -0500 Participants on VCU's first ever Borneo Studies Winter-Intersession program through Curtin University of Technology of Miri Malaysia have captured some of their experiences in Sarawak on video. See below, and for more information on VCU's partnership winter program with Curtin,... http://blog.vcu.edu/abroad/2008/02/borneo_studies_videos.html http://blog.vcu.edu/abroad/2008/02/borneo_studies_videos.html Mon, 04 Feb 2008 18:15:11 -0500 VCU Summer Study Abroad 2008 Presents an Information Session: Anthropology in Guatemala with Dr. Maury Hutcheson on Friday, February 1 at 1 PM in the Commons Richmond Salon 4 The Office of International Education and the School of World... http://blog.vcu.edu/abroad/2008/01/guatemala_anthropology_info_se.html http://blog.vcu.edu/abroad/2008/01/guatemala_anthropology_info_se.html Mon, 28 Jan 2008 12:14:07 -0500 We have 30 programs from Aboriginal Studies in Australia to Zulu Culture in South Africa. For more information, please visit our website at http://www.vcu.edu/oie/eao_ss/index.html. We can also be reached by phone 804-827-7882 or email abroad@vcu.edu. Upcoming Deadlines: London: Urban Planning... http://blog.vcu.edu/abroad/2008/01/study_abroad_this_summer_with.html http://blog.vcu.edu/abroad/2008/01/study_abroad_this_summer_with.html Tue, 15 Jan 2008 10:12:52 -0500 DiversityAbroad.com is proud to announce 3 new scholarships aimed at increasing participation among minority students in education abroad. Here is a brief description of the funding opportunities: DiversityAbroad.com Summer Scholarship (sponsored by AIFS) DiversityAbroad.com, in cooperation with AIFS, will award... http://blog.vcu.edu/abroad/2007/12/diversity_abroad_scholarships.html http://blog.vcu.edu/abroad/2007/12/diversity_abroad_scholarships.html Mon, 17 Dec 2007 11:09:39 -0500 Jackie Longo, our peer advisor, studied abroad for a semester in Buenos Aires, Argentina through the International Student Exchange Program. She is available to speak with students who are interested in studying abroad and who need basic information on how... http://blog.vcu.edu/abroad/2007/12/peer_advisor_available_in_the.html http://blog.vcu.edu/abroad/2007/12/peer_advisor_available_in_the.html Fri, 14 Dec 2007 15:40:55 -0500 Rotary International, the world’s first service club organization, has over one million members at local rotary clubs all over the world. To promote service and intercultural understanding, Rotary International has provided over 37,000 scholarships for students studying abroad since 1947.... http://blog.vcu.edu/abroad/2007/12/scholarship_spotlight.html http://blog.vcu.edu/abroad/2007/12/scholarship_spotlight.html Fri, 07 Dec 2007 12:49:27 -0500