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Last Updated on November 18, 2021 by AIFS Abroad Do you have a passion for social justice and want to make a meaningful impact during your study abroad journey? Study and volunteer abroad this summer in Madrid, Spain’s vibrant capital city! With our new Forced Migration: Refuge, Protection & Integration Program, you can spend 3 weeks learning about the the situation of migration in the world while gaining field experience volunteering in a refugee or asylum seeker center. Forced Migration: Refuge, Protection & Integration Program Earn up to 3 semester credits this summer through the Forced Migration Program in Madrid. Credit is awarded by Fairfield University. Students in this program take the course Migration Studies: Intervention for Integration and Volunteering. Divided into 25 academic hours and 20 hours volunteering in…
GANDHINAGAR: The Gujarat government is likely to introduce a policy under which Class 1 officers of all cadres will be eligible to study abroad. The move is being contemplated with the aim of enhancing governance by equipping officers with diverse skill sets. This was one of the issues which was deliberated at length at the recently held Chintan Shibir.Sources in the Gujarat government said that until now, the government of India chose officers to be sent for study tours overseas. If the government announces a similar policy, Class 1 officers from various state government departments will be eligible for study…
Last Updated on June 5, 2023 by Emily Merson by Emily Merson, co-founder of Global Experiences and Executive Director of AIFS Abroad. The AIFS Abroad Green Initiative is a fundamental commitment to address the critical threat of climate change on our future. In the last 24 months while our global fragility has been exposed by the impacts of a global pandemic, we have also seen the ever-increasing rise in weather-related events that have disrupted lives, destroyed homes, and caused a range of threats to global security. Building off of the Global Experiences 2019 Green Initiative, AIFS Abroad has expanded this program in 2021 to include all participants…
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Last Updated on June 5, 2023 by AIFS Abroad Need some inspiration? If you’re on the hunt for a gift for someone in your life who is traveling or will study abroad in 2022, check out these top gifts for international travelers. Here are our top 10 best gifts for study abroad students in 2022: #1: Reusable Water Bottle that Collapses Now more than ever, students are focused on sustainability and making a positive impact on the environment. Reusable water bottles are a great way to do that and, to boot, they’re easier on the wallet compared to bottled water.…
Lucknow: He did not have access to English medium school in his formative years but that didn’t stop his dreams of studying abroad take wings. And now, 23-year-old Mohit Kumar, son of a marginal farmer from Patti village, 67km from Firozabad, has not only become the top 10 scholars worldwide but also the first and the only Indian to bag the prestigious McCall MacBain scholarship offered by Canada’s McGill University.Mohit will pursue a two-year Masters of Arts in Educational Leadership at the university.“I am on cloud nine. Since my school days at VidyaGyan in Bulandshahr, I wanted to study abroad.…
Last Updated on July 18, 2023 by AIFS Abroad We caught up with Grace, a college student from the University of South Carolina who has been participating in an international internship program with AIFS Abroad in Madrid, Spain. Grace’s personal and professional passions are related to fitness and health. After speaking with her about her goals, our team was able to place her in a summer internship abroad at a fitness facility in Madrid! Read on to learn more about Grace’s fitness journey as an intern abroad. Can you introduce yourself and tell us about your background? My name is…
“We found so many items — coins, dice, beads — but I didn’t think we would find something that was part of an actual structure,” she says. They also discovered hundreds of animal bone fragments, including an unusually large number of equine shards. “We found evidence of many more horses than we thought,” she says, “which triggered a bunch of questions, like what kind of people were visiting the castle.” You can learn a lot from bones, says Soderberg, whose archaeological specialty is zooarchaeology, the analysis of faunal (animal) remains. Faunal bones can paint a surprisingly detailed picture of diet,…
Last Updated on December 27, 2021 by Emily Merson by Emily Merson, co-founder of Global Experiences and Executive Director of AIFS Abroad. Like most international educators, we don’t just love to travel, we also love to read about the world. It doesn’t take long when we are all together for discussions to turn to what we are reading or latest recommendations. Especially in the last few years, without ready access to seeing the world in person, most of us have turned to the next best thing. In fact, when I look forward to the upcoming holiday season, one of the things…
What’s the first thing that pops into your mind about remote work? Pajamas all day? Flexible hours? How about communication? Yeah, we thought so! As cool as the ‘work from home’ life sounds (and it is!), it’s not without its unique challenges – and communication is right up there at the top of the list. Don’t get us wrong, we’re all about that remote work life here at Time Doctor. But we also know that communication can make or break a remote team. That’s why we’re here today to dive into some of the best strategies for ensuring your remote…