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Study Abroad News Archive08-Feb-2009
Study abroad numbers plateau (Yale Daily News)Yale has seen nearly no change in the total number of students studying abroad during the academic year, likely due to students? economic concerns and the growing popularity of summer study abroad programs, Study Abroad Director Karyn Jones said.
Study abroad program adds requisite for scholarships (TCU Daily Skiff)The Center for International Studies has announced a new approach for evaluating merit-based scholarship applications for study abroad to be implemented next fall, a university official said. Jane Kucko, director of the Center for International Studies, said the new application will include sections in which students explain how they plan to immerse themselves in the culture while abroad and how ...
Ghana may become study abroad destination (TCU Daily Skiff)A study abroad program that will include field trips, hiking to waterfalls, traveling to historic sites and studying at a West African university is in the works, a university professor said. Komla Aggor, professor of Spanish and program director of the trip, said he knew when he came to the university two years ago that he wanted to establish a study abroad program in Ghana to expose students ...
Essay adds meaning to study abroad scholarship application (TCU Daily Skiff)Numbers can only say so much about a person. With an essay now required for study abroad applications, this new approach gives The Center for International Studies a better look at the level of interest from students rather than just their qualifications.
MSU hosts Study Abroad Fair (KBZK Bozeman)MSU study abroad organizers say the programs offer opportunities for students and interested community members to experience the cultures and traditions of other nations as part of an organized learning adventure at a reasonable cost.
Northern gets endowment (The Morning Sun)MARQUETTE (AP) ? A $1 million endowment being established by an Arizona couple with Michigan roots will be used to help send Northern Michigan University students on study-abroad programs.
Economy doesn't shake students' desire to go abroad (The Traveler)Though people are saving every penny these days and overseas travel seems to be drying up, it's business as usual for the Office of Study Abroad, as student interest in other cultures has not waned. Though student involvement in study abroad hasn't faltered in the recession, the time to apply for study abroad and subsequent scholarships for the summer and fall sessions is running short.
Language scholarships available for high school students (The Goshen Chronicle)NEW YORK ? The National Security Language Initiative for Youth program is offering 550 full scholarships to U.S. high school students to study abroad and learn languages that most students do not have opportunities to learn, but are rapidly becoming critical to know.
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