Category: Study Abroad

IES Info Session

Study Abroad Info Session: IES Irish Studies in Dublin

Are you interested in studying abroad in Ireland? Do you want to take Irish studies courses while living in one of the nation’s most vibrant cities?

Please join the University of Illinois Study Abroad Office for an information session on a unique and exciting study abroad program: IES Irish Studies!  Learn more about classes, program dates, housing, trips and excursions, and much more!  We will also be hosting Stephen McMahon, one of the course instructors for the Irish Studies Program.

Wednesday, April 16, 2014
1:30 – 2:30 pm
313 Mumford Hall

If you are interested in attending this info session, please RSVP to Kara Porter at porterk@illinois.edu no later than Monday, April 14, 2014 at 12:00 pm (noon).

For more information on the IES Irish Studies Program, please visit the online brochure page on the Study Abroad Office website.:
https://app.studyabroad.illinois.edu/index.cfm?FuseAction=Programs.ViewProgram&Program_ID=10197

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Sierra Leone Info Session

Join College of ACES Education Abroad and Department of ACE for the Illinois at Sierra Leone info session on Tuesday, April 15 at 5pm in the ACES Library Simms Room. Imagine yourself in West Africa for a semester or winter break study abroad program! Learn more about the partnership between Njala University and the University of Illinois, try authentic cuisine, and chat with past participants. Pizza will also be served. 
 
Illinois in Sierra Leone website: http://ace.illinois.edu/sierraleone
 
Like the College of ACES Education Abroad on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/studyabroadaces
Follow us on Twitter: @ACESstudyabroad
 
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Bologna Consortial Exchange Program

Information Session regarding:
—The Bologna Consortial Studies Exchange Program—
Presented by:
Andrea Ricci, BCSP Resident Director
 
Tuesday, April 8, 2014
2:30 – 3:30
Lucy Ellis Lounge, 1080 Foreign Languages Building
The Bologna Consortial Studies Program (BCSP) is the perfect fit if you are looking to expand your fluency in Italian, while living in one of Italy’s most historic and cultural cities! Participants have the opportunity to study at the oldest university in Europe and experience true Italian culture.
 
The BCSP is an exchange program between the University of Bologna and a consortium of U.S. universities that includes the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.   Additional information about the BCSP program is available at the campus-wide Study Abroad Office (studyabroad.illinois.edu).
 
Don’t miss this opportunity to meet the Resident Director of the program, and to talk with two students who participated in the program during the 2013 spring and fall semesters!
 
E-mail your RSVP by no later than Monday, April 7th, to:
Kristen Stout (kmstrom2@illinois.edu)
Advisor for programs in mainland Europe, Study Abroad Office
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Stockholm Summer Arctic Program

SAO-LAS: Stockholm Summer Arctic Program: Application Deadline extended to March 15th!
  
This summer, discover how melting glaciers and sea ice are altering one of the world’s great wildernesses and changing the lives of Nordic and indigenous people. In this intensive five-week program, learn about issues related to climate change and human presence in the Arctic through interdisciplinary perspectives. Industrial heritage studies with relevance to heritage management will be another focus of the program. 

University of Illinois students will participate with students from KTH-Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden, and will spend two weeks in the Arctic. Field site locations include Northern Sweden, Kiruna, and the Swedish mountains at the Tarfala and Abisko Research Stations.  

2014 Program Dates: June 2 – July 4, 2014
6 Hours of pre-approved credit available as one of the following cross-listings: GLBL 386, SCAN 386, or SESE 386
 
Program contacts:
Kristen Stout, Study Abroad Office Advisor for programming in mainland Europe (kmstrom2@illinois.edu)

Alison Anders, Geology Department
amanders@illinois.edu

Jonathan Tomkin, Associate Director, School of Earth, Society, and Environmental Administration
tomkin@illinois.edu

Apply to the program at the following address:
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James Scholars: Come to England in August!

Calling all James Scholars (Freshmen/Sophomores/Juniors)
You’re invited to spend 2 weeks in England this coming August!
 
INFO SESSION: this Thursday February 27th
323 Mumford Hall
5:30pm
 
 
SUMMER STUDY TOUR for JAMES SCHOLARS // 3 CREDIT HOURS
ACES 298: Marketing and Cultural Economy of Food as Heritage *all majors welcome
Location: Shropshire, England
Dates: August 7, 2014-August 17, 2014
Application Deadline: March 17, 2014
Program Summary: This program explores an entire region – the most rural, beautiful, and sparsely populated of England. We will study market towns, farms, breweries, pubs, tea rooms, restaurants and food stores, as well as Ironbridge Gorge (home of the Industrial Revolution which, among other achievements, gave us cast iron cookware that revolutionized the kitchen) and the nearby multicultural metropolis of Birmingham where the Cadbury family established its chocolate empire. Includes pre and post-departure coursework on campus.
(APPLICATION DEADLINE EXTENDED TO MARCH!)
Cost: $2700 (includes program fee, airfare, housing, & most meals and entrance to museums and other sites)
 
 
 
For more information, contact:
Jessa Barnard
Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics (ACE)
304C Mumford Hall
Jbecker2@illinois.edu

Scholarships DEADLINE EXTENDED for study in Israel or India

SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDY IN ISRAEL OR INDIA AVAILABLE
Funding is available through the Arie & Ida Crown Study Abroad in Israel Scholarship and the Charles Wert India-Illinois Scholarship for undergraduates participating in a university approved, credit-bearing study abroad program. Extended Deadline: March 7, 2014 at 11:59PM. Contact apurnell@illinois.edu to apply.
 
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Course options for students interested/returning from study abroad

1.       ANTH/GLBL 227- UNPACKING INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE (no prerequisite, open to all majors)
CRN 60076
Lecture-Discussion
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12:00 PM – 01:50 PM
T
106B3 Engineering Hall
Course is designed to help students unpack their international study abroad experience, learn how to market the soft skills they gained abroad and explore professional options once they graduate.  Guest presenters from the Career Center and other units provide practical advice on how to maximize the post-study abroad experience.
·         Starts March 18th.
·         For more info contact: Nicole Tami (tami@illinois.edu)

Come share your stories

• Market the valuable hands-on experiences you gained abroad

• Connect with other study abroad returnees

• Explore next steps for working or living abroad after you graduate

• Plug into international networks

Through in-class activities, group discussions, and writing exercises, you’ll reflect on your experiences and sharpen the professional tools and transferable skills you picked up along the way.

ANTH/GLBL 227: Second 8-weeks course Tuesdays, noon-1:50 pm | Starts March 18, 2014

2.       PRE-DEPARTURE FOR STUDY ABROAD-Course begins week of March 17 CMN 199 section A; M 4-550 CMN 199 section B; W 4-440
Studying abroad can be exhilarating, transformative, and stressful. The optional, one-hour course has been developed specifically to prepare students from across departments and colleges to get the most from their upcoming Study Abroad experience.  This course will address a range of issues such as:
·         Getting the most from relationships with host nationals
·         The values and expectations you unknowingly bring to encounters with your hosts
·         The most difficult part of having to live daily in another language
·         Culture shock
·         For more info contact: Michele Koven (mkoven@illinois.edu)
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ACES IN CHINA

Attention:  University of Illinois Students
 
Did you know that you could travel to Zhejiang University, in China, earn 6 credit hours & conduct research in a lab this summer? Along with visiting industries and cultural sites!
 
ACES CHINA SUMMER RESEARCH PROGRAM
 
DATES:  MAY 19-JULY 1, 2014.
 
APPLICATION DEADLINE: EXTENDED TO EARLY MARCH
 
Travel with a FSHN faculty member and advisor to China. Learn about the culture and language while earning credit. In today’s competitive market place it is becoming so much more important to have cultural competency. As you have been told before, employers are looking for candidates who have an understanding of global context in which work is done. Having this study abroad experience will give you specific experiences to articulate on your resume and talk about during interviews.
 
APPLY:  www.studyabroad.illinois.edu – Click “Programs” and enter “ACES” in the field of program name.
 
QUESTIONS?  Contact M. Blumthal, 333-3380 or aces-studyabroad@illinois.edu.
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