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Interview Martha – A Polish Girl in the UK

Posted on15. Nov, 2010 by Francois K..

Hello! Q) What is your name? I am Barbara T. Q) How old are you? I am 24 years old. Q) What is your home country? I was born in Poland, I spent my childhood there. Q) Where do you currently live? I live in the United Kingdoms. Q) What field do you study? I [...]

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What can I gain by doing my Masters abroad?

Posted on27. May, 2010 by Jonathan M..

To have experience abroad, in a company or as a student, is really important in companies which work on a worldwide scale. Managers are more and more required to have a cultural comprehension and a certain criticism concerning the national market. A Master degree is a valuable investment, in particular because of its acceptance everywhere [...]

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Interview with a study abroad student from Bosnia Herzegovina

Posted on25. May, 2010 by Alexandre Q..

What is your name and how old are you? Haris LIBIC, 20 years old. What is your home country? Bosnia Herzegovina Where do you currently live? I currently live in Irvine, CA What field do you study? I am a student at University of California Irvine (UCI), where I am currently doing a Bachelor in [...]

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What can I do with my study abroad experience for my career path?

Posted on21. May, 2010 by MariaAbroad.

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5 Great Study Abroad Programs

Posted on21. May, 2010 by Jonathan M..

If you want to study abroad, but need some help to organize everything, a study abroad agency can be the way to go. Often, universities partner up with these agencies to provide more study abroad destinations to their students and also to have a local support network while you are abroad. Here are 5 great [...]

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What is Culture?

Posted on28. Apr, 2010 by Marie M..

According to Gary Wederspahn, culture is the shared set of assumptions, values, and beliefs of a group of people by which they organize their common life. In our world we can distinguish lot of cultures because of the number of countries for example, but also we can see some scales in these ‘country cultures’. When [...]

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NAFSA: Award for Campus Internationalization Efforts

Posted on22. Apr, 2010 by Maria P..

Reading the headline you might be asking yourself what NAFSA is and what is has to do with you.  If you are planning on studying in the USA or leaving the USA to study abroad, you may be interested in NAFSA’s mission and activities. NAFSA is the Association of International Educators. This association promotes international [...]

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Disadvantages of studying abroad

Posted on21. Apr, 2010 by Marie M..

Yes, studying abroad has not only advantages! It would have been too simple: you go to a  foreign country and everything is wonderful, people are nice, your home is beautiful and so on. Lies!!! Studying abroad is not (always) so nice. You might have to face one or even more problems while living abroad and [...]

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10 most popular Study Abroad Destinations for US Students

Posted on16. Apr, 2010 by Jonathan M..

Some study abroad locations are preferred by the student, some are preferred by the parents because it’s safe, some other study abroad destinations are preferred by the students because they are in at the moment.  In general students from Europe mostly go to the US to study abroad, while students from America mostly choose Europe [...]

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Studying abroad with 13, should it be allowed?

Posted on07. Apr, 2010 by Maria P..

Kathleen Megan wrote an article in The Hartford Courant this month concerning a case of discrimination in the University of Connecticut. Colin Carlson, a 13 year old prodigy was denied to attend an African ecology course involving a summer field study in South Africa. Even after his mother offered the university to go with him [...]

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