Tag Archive: short-term

What better time to go abroad than now?

While some Americans may be too discouraged or embarrassed or afraid to study or travel abroad in this divisive and ugly political climate, one New York Times writer believes we need outside perspectives now more than ever. His editorial is
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Back to School Thoughts on How to Earn Respect as an International Educator

Tony Ogden from Michigan State has recently published three interesting articles on LinkedIn on  The Future of Education Abroad: On Establishing a Profession . In the second of the articles, Tony lays out his aspirations for our profession: Lest we become
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Summer Reading

If you re looking for travel-related books to read this summer, or a recommendation before your next professional trip abroad, the list below was compiled by ambassadors to the US. They were asked by Condé Nast to name the one book
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What to Look for in a Faculty-led Provider

Faculty-led education abroad programs continue to grow in number and popularity across US institutions. Short-term programs are now 63% of all study abroad, according to the latest IIE Open Doors data. As well, the number and types of organizations offering
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Exploring the World

Interest in faculty-led programs is coming from all over the field these days, attesting to the prominence of the faculty-led model in study abroad. Terra Dotta has recently published a nicely written overview of the advantages of faculty-led study abroad
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Working with a Provider: The Questions of Cost

The first question many faculty and education abroad offices ask when working with a provider is: how much will my program cost? Of course, this is an important question. Yet it s also a question that contains within it other questions and,
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COMPASS Newsletter, Fall/Winter 2016 Issue

Happy Thanksgiving to all. As you look ahead to next year s programs, we hope you will find this issue of the Seminars International newsletter helpful. Our focus on planning for this issue is a look back to how planning for
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Study Abroad and Employability: Do Students Understand it?

Martin Tillman of Global Career Compass has posted an intriguing essay on the question of a lack of student understanding regarding the links between study abroad experiences and employability. I have colleagues who have been discussing this topic with students
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Re-thinking the term third-party provider

You may have already read the brief written by Tony Ogden (now at Michigan State University) and published by AIEA last summer. However, if you haven t, just below is an excerpt that contains interesting thoughts about working with organizations that
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