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Representational image. — The News FileOur’s is an increasingly interconnected world, international education and cultural exchange programs serve as amazing opportunities for students to broaden their horizon, gain invaluable life experience, and have a brush with global understanding. These programs, ranging from short-term exchanges to full-degree pursuits, have profound impact on students and their home countries, contributing to both personal and societal development. A recent report by the United States Department of State reveals a significant increase in the number of Pakistani students pursuing higher education in the country. According to the Open Doors Report 2022-23, prepared in collaboration with…

As summertime kicks into full gear, a lot of young people will be planning trips abroad. Many of those people are students going to a new country to study abroad for the summer. A lot of people choose to stay with ‘host’ families from different countries during their study abroad experiences. Host families are typically very helpful in helping their guest students adapt to their country and give them a home away from home. Unfortunately, that isn’t always the case. One woman currently studying abroad in France shocked her TikTok audience after posting videos about how she had to “escape”…

Students pose at Nakchunsa, a temple on Jeju Island. The structure is one of the tallest Buddhist temples in Asia. In Jeju, Dolharubang statues are positioned at entrances to residences and cities because they are thought to be protectors. A group of students recently explored the city of Seoul, South Korea, to learn about the country’s historical and contemporary sites and to see how its unique culture and traditions have affected its natural and built environments. The two-week excursion was led by Seyeon Lee, associate professor of environmental and interior design and George Miller quasi-endowed professor in the College of…

The University of Sheffield, UK is offering two international LLM scholarships worth £4,320 towards tuition fees for two students. Interested students can apply at the official website — sheffield.ac.uk.These scholarships are worth £4,320 towards tuition fees for two ‘outstanding students’, the official website states. To be eligible for the scholarships, candidates must be an overseas student for fee purposes. They should have an academic offer from the University of Sheffield to study the full-time LLM (includes Sheffield LLM, LLM Corporate and Commercial Law and LLM International Law and Global Justice pathways), and should have an application number. Candidates need to…

An Illinois Valley Community College open house opened up the world for Charlee Bourell, and now she’s ready to fly.Bourell and six other Illinois Valley Community College students and employees head to Europe and Canada this summer to study abroad. She’ll study Irish literature and history at Carlow College in Carlow, Ireland, for four weeks. She’ll also explore the country, including the capital of Dublin, on field trips that the criminal justice major anticipates will be “an incredible experience!”Bourell looked forward to this trip from the time she attended an IVCC open house as a high school senior.“There was a…

13 Eager to step into the footsteps of a college student who has experienced life in Hungary? We recently caught up with AIFS Abroad student Alexander, a Finance and Economics major from the University of Alabama. He spent a spring semester studying abroad in the capital city of Budapest on our program at Corvinus University. “‘Why do you want to study abroad?’ was one of the first questions I asked myself before I committed to this program. By choosing to spend an entire semester in Budapest, Hungary instead of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, I was giving up half a year of memories with my friends,…

From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know! It was supposed to be a trip of a lifetime. Instead, nine University of the Arts students traveling through Italy for a month-long study abroad program are watching their school collapse from 5,000 miles away. Last Friday, two weeks into the trip, several students spent the night dancing in a nightclub in Rome, oblivious to what was unfolding in Philadelphia. When they returned at 2 a.m., their phones came back online, erupting with texts and phone messages. “It was the…

14 Raise your hand if you have complete confidence in today’s leaders. Now, raise your hand if you are hopeful that the next generation can do a better job. As educators, we can do more than just hope. We can work with our students to help them become the leaders that this planet is going to need—but what kind of leader is that?  Our answer must account for the fact that we are living in a period in which the pace of change is not only fast, but also speeding up all the time. Leadership training today has to focus…

As I sit in the belly of Heathrow Airport, it’s becoming increasingly impossible for me to ignore the truth.Folks, I’m a fraud. Slap the handcuffs on, throw me in the clink, then feed the key to a crocodile.Ever since I migrated to the United States at the age of 13, I’ve been desperately trying to mold myself into the perfect immigrant child, one who’s worthy of the countless sacrifices my family has made for me.In some ways, I’m the perfect immigrant child. When I first arrived in the United States, the shock and intense anxiety I experienced forced me into a…

In what seems like a significant move, the Philippines has suggested a policy change that is likely to benefit Indian medical students pursuing their MBBS in the country. A recent amendment to the Philippine Medical Act of 1959 if approved by the House of Representatives, will pave the way for Indian students and other international students to register and practise medicine in the Philippines.   Under the proposed provision, Indian students who complete their Doctor of Medicine degree from a Philippine College of Medicine recognised by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), along with a 12-month internship, will be eligible…