Category Archives: International study

Activities, Career opportunities, International study

Fall 2013 International Career Certificate (ICC) Series

Please help us promote our Fall 2013 International Student Career Certificate (ICC) Program!   This workshop-based program helps international students learn strategies to become more competitive in the US internship/job market, focusing on activities that will enhance their networking, speaking, and self-marketing skills.  At each workshop, we will have special guests including recruiters, content experts, and successful international students who will share their expert advice and tips.   To receive the certificate, students must attend 5 of the 8 workshops and use 3 of our services: mock interview, resume or cover letter review, and a one-on-one appointment.  For more details and to register, students can visit our international students career services website: http://www.intlconnect.illinois.edu/tccservices
 
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Course Announcements, Informational Meeting, International study

2013-14 Fall/Winter Faculty-Led Courses Abroad

TONIGHT AND TOMORROW NIGHT!  
September 10 & 11 from 6-7:15pm in Main Library room 66

Come learn about the Study Abroad Office-sponsored Faculty-Led Courses Abroad for Winter 2013-14!  Faculty-Led Courses Abroad are short-term study abroad programs led by University of Illinois faculty during winter and summer sessions.  Faculty leaders will give a 5-minute presentation on their courses followed by an informal social where you can ask questions to faculty and SAO advisors about the programs.  Refreshments will be provided.  Each night will feature different programs:
TONIGHT! Tuesday, September 10 from 6-7:15pm in Main Library room 66:
  • Advertising 399/590: Advertising, Marking and Public Relations in Emerging Markets in Dominican Republic, led by Professor William Berry
  • Anthropology 445: Primate Behavior, Ecology, Ecosystem Sustainability and Conservation in Costa Rica, led by Professor Paul Garber
  • Global Studies 298: Culture and Linguistic Diversity in India, led by Professor Mithilesh Mishra
  • Global Studies 298: Globalization and Insurgent Spaces in South Africa, led by Professor Ken Salo
  • Global Studies 298: Convivencia Then and Today: Muslim, Jewish and Christian Interactions in Spain and Morocco, led by Professor Moira Rogers
  • Global Studies 298: Cultural Diversity in Turkey, led by Professor Ercan Balci
  • Rehabilitation 199: Disability, Health and Rehabilitation in Hong Kong and Taiwan, led by Professor David Strauser
 
Wednesday, September 11 from 6-7:15pm in Main Library room 66:
  • Global Studies 298: The Face of Economic Development in Burkina Faso, led by Professor Richard Akresh
  • Global Studies 298: Conflict and Post-Conflict Resolution in Modern Cyprus: Life and Culture Divided by Wall, led by Professor Stephanos Katsikas
  • Global Studies 298: Immigration and Cultural Diversity in Israel, led by Professor Yore Kedem
  • Global Studies 298: Immigration and Integration in Jordan, led by Professor Eman Saadah
  • Global Studies 298: Natural Environment, Religion and National Identity in Oman, led by Professor Valerie Hoffman
  • Global Studies 298: Lost Cities, Historic Capitals and World Heritage: Cultural Tourism and Development in Peru, led by Professor Helaine Silverman
  • Course TBD: Global Health and Diversity in Australia, led by Professor Steve Notaro
Find the course descriptions and more info on the SAO website: https://www.studyabroad.illinois.edu/userfiles/pages/facultyledprog.aspx.
Faculty-Led Courses Abroad are a wonderful introduction to study abroad!  The application deadline is this Sunday, September 15, but it’s not too late to apply!
The Study Abroad Office
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Informational Meeting, International study

More Study Abroad Info Sessions

ACES Has exciting study abroad opportunities in Sierra Leone open to all students.

Info sessions
Wednesday Sept. 4th
422 Mumford Hall @4pm

Thursday Sept. 5 2013
1057 Lincoln Hall @ 4:30

The University of Illinois’ College of Agricultural, Consumer, and Environmental Sciences (ACES) Study Abroad Program warmly invites students to apply for one of its three Sierra Leone programs, all of which are affiliated with Njala University. These programs offer hands-on experiences with international development practice and authentic engagement with a vibrant West African culture.

The Winter Study Tour provides students the chance to explore the roles of governance, management, and policy in Sierra Leone through immersion in local agricultural and forestry businesses. This 17-day program includes a 5-day short-course taught jointly by Illinois and Njala faculty. This course is suitable for advanced undergraduates and graduate students in of all disciplines.

The International Development and Agribusiness Spring 2014 Semester Program offers coursework focusing on agribusiness management and economic development, service learning experiences, and opportunities for collaboration with Njala students. This program includes an internship with a commercial agribusiness, an agribusiness-related NGO, or a farmer cooperative. This semester abroad is suitable for students with interests in Agribusiness Management, African Studies, Agricultural Economics, Economics, Global Studies, International Business, and Natural Resource Management.

The Global Health: Nutrition, Water and Sanitation Spring 2014 Semester Program offers coursework focusing on nutrition and health, service learning experiences, and opportunities for collaboration with Njala students. Following the completion of courses, students will intern at a health clinic, a nutrition-oriented NGO, or an environmental research lab. This program should be of interest to students studying, Public Health, Nutrition, African Studies, Global Studies, Pre-Med and Pre-Vet.

All ACES Sierra Leone courses are taught in English, and all courses have been pre-approved for UIUC credit hours. The application deadline for the Sierra Leone Winter Study Tour is September 20, 2013 and the deadline for the Semester Programs is September 15, 2013. For more information or to apply, visit studyabroad.illinois.edu> Program Search > Sierra Leone or contact pmcnamar1@illinois.edu or ofergus@illinois.edu.

Meredith Blumthal
Director of ACES Education Abroad Programs

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Activities, Informational Meeting, International study

Study Abroad Fair Thursday, Sept 5th 11am-4pm

Please pass along the following announcement to your students regarding the study abroad fair this Thursday.
We hope that, as always, you continue to encourage your students to pursue the opportunity to study/intern/volunteer in one of 400 locations for the summer, semester, winter, or academic year while taking courses in their major, minor, or general elective credit area.
Please email me with any questions you may have. We hope to see everyone there!


Sincerely,

Bridget Doyle
Outreach Coordinator 
Study Abroad Office

www.studyabroad.illinois.edu


Course Announcements, International study, Scholarships/Fellowships

Study Abroad Course to Cyprus: GLBL 298 "Conflict and Post-Conflict Resolution in Modern Cyprus: Life and Culture Divided by a Wall "

Modern Greek Studies will be making available to our students a study abroad course to Cyprus this Fall 2013 through Global Studies, LAS (GLBL 298). The study abroad course will be entitled “Conflict and Post-Conflict Resolution in Modern Cyprus: Life and Culture Divided by a Wall” and is sponsored by Liberal Arts and Sciences and the Study Abroad. I would be most grateful if you led students know about this. A full description and most information come below, but also in the electronic flyer I am attaching herewith.

Description: This course explores the relationship between the nation and the state in the Eastern Mediterranean through a focus on the island of Cyprus. What has determined relations between ethnic groups living on the island? How did Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots end up engaged in an ethnic conflict in the 1960s, leading to the invasion of the Turkish army and partition of the island in 1974? What measures have been taken for post-conflict resolution since then? Finally, how is life and culture in a split country like Cyprus divided by a wall? Students will be able to visit the island and enrich their knowledge on its history and culture; see unique ancient, medieval, and modern monuments; and meet with high-ranking state officials, NGO activists, and others who lived through the events of the 1960s and 1970s to hear what happened and how those events changed people’s lives.
Fall/Winter 2013-14 Faculty-Led Courses Abroad

2013-14 PROGRAM FEE:
$2,900-$3,100 Fees are subject to change due to exchange rate
fluctuations and the number of participants.Included: Round-trip airfare, most meals, housing,orientation programs, on-site transportation, program excursions, and international health insurance. Not Included: Most meals (est. $472.50), personal
expenses (est. $300) and visa fees (if applicable)

2013-14 ESTIMATED TOTAL COST:
$3,650-$3,850

SCHOLARSHIPS
Scholarship opportunities are available for students
who participate on Faculty-Led Courses Abroad.
Please visit the online brochure page of this program to
learn more.

PROGRAM DATES
December 28, 2013, to January 13, 2014
On-campus meetings: Second 8 weeks of Fall 2013

APPLICATION DEADLINE
September 15, 2013

CONTACT INFORMATION
For any questions you may have or for more detailed
information on the program, please contact:
Faculty Leader:
Stefanos Katsikas
skatsika@illinois.edu
Study Abroad Advisor:
Adam Heinz
heinz2@illinois.edu
Or visit the Study Abroad Office at:
910 South Fifth Street
112 International Studies Building
Champaign, IL 61820
217-333-6322
To visit the online program brochure page: studyabroad.illinois.edu/userfiles/pages/facultyledprog.aspx

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Course Announcements, International study, Scholarships/Fellowships

Course Abroad: NICOSIA, CYPRUS (GLBL 298)

Please alert students to this LAS GLBL 298 opportunity:

Fall/Winter 2013-2014 Faculty-Led Courses Abroad
GLBL 298: NICOSIA, CYPRUS
Conflict and Post-Conflict Resolution in Modern Cyprus: Life and Culture Divided by a Wall

The application deadline is September 15.

See attachment for details.

CONTACT INFORMATION

For any questions you may have or for more detailed information on the program, please contact:

Faculty Leader: Stefanos Katsikas, skatsika@illinois.edu

Study Abroad Advisor: Adam Heinz, heinz2@illinois.edu

 

 

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Informational Meeting, International study, Majors/Minors, Other departments

Spanish Minor

Department of Spanish, Italian, & Portuguese
Fall 2013 Information meetings

 
Avoid waiting in line at the advising office during peak periods!
If you have been considering a major or minor in Spanish and you would like more information about how and when to declare, the requirements, and how study abroad can be incorporated, you are invited to attend one of these information meetings. Come meet the undergraduate Spanish advisor, Beth Chasco, as she explains the curriculum and answers student questions. In this way you can avoid the long lines at the advising office during peak periods. *Bring the Intent to Declare a Campus Minor form and a print out of your academic history if you believe you will want to declare a minor at the end of the meeting.

 
Spanish Minor Information/*Declaration Meetings Lucy Ellis Lounge FLB (1st floor behind elevators)
Bring the Intent to Declare a Campus Minor form and a print out of your academic history if you believe you will want to declare a minor at the end of the meeting.

 
Tuesday, September 17, 5:00-6:00 PM
Thursday, September 26, 4:00-5:00 PM
Wednesday, October 23, 5:00-6:00 PM
Tuesday, November 5, 4:00-5:00

 
If you are unable to attend any of these meeting, please visit the advising webpage and view the links to Major and Minor Requirements: http://www.sip.uiuc.edu/spanish/undergraduate/advising. You may also visit me during my walk-in hours also found at this URL.

Course Announcements, International study

RUSS 115 for Fall 2013

RUSS 115: INTRODUCTION TO RUSSIAN CULTURE

A survey course going back to medieval times, it will focus on overarching themes in the culture of Russia and the Soviet Union, presented always in correlation with the historical context: the distinctiveness of Russian culture, and how that has been defined at various moments over the past thousand-plus years for both internal purposes and by an intrigued West; and Russia as a cultural space between West and East (the Mongol yoke; Ivan the Terrible as Asiatic; the cultural reverberations of imperial expansion of Muscovy and Russia into Europe, the Siberia, the Americas, the Caucasus and Central Asia; the notion of Westernization). Students taking this course will be introduced to the Russian language; foundational narratives of Russian collective memory; salient features of Russian Orthodoxy and its involvement in political and larger culture spheres; and many peak achievements of Russian literature, film, music, architecture and visual arts.
 
Please contact Debbie Kraybill with questions, debrice@illinois.edu
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Course Announcements, International study

Spanish Proficiency Exam

Here is another reminder about the Spanish Proficiency Exam. It will be held Tuesday, August 27th in Foellinger Auditorium. For more information consult the URL below. Please share with eligible students. The students must have scored appropriately on the Spanish placement test and cannot have previously taken Spanish at the post-secondary level.
The site requires the AD password to sign in. Students will find the date, time and the registration form. Feel free to post it on your website as well but keep in mind this is only for August 13 and should be removed once the date has passed. Any questions should be directed to Deborah L. Kraybill. debrice@illinois.edu
https://secure.las.illinois.edu/FLProficiencyExams/register

 

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International study, Scholarships/Fellowships

Seeking nominations 2013 Int'l Achievement Awards

Good morning Advisors-
Would you please help us spread the word about the five international award categories below and consider nominating a student or alumnus who has demonstrated exceptional work/research/outreach internationally. Thank you in advance!

Nominations now being accepted for the 2013 International Achievement Awards
Do you know of Illinois alumni, faculty, or current graduate or undergraduate students who have an exceptional international achievement worthy of recognition? Nominate them for an International Achievement Award! Awards are presented annually in five categories: International Alumni, Distinguished Faculty, Young Humanitarian, Graduate and Undergraduate Achievement.
Criteria and nomination forms for the 2013 International Achievement Awards are now available. For more information on each of the awards and to obtain nomination forms,or to see a list of previous recipients:visit http://ilint.illinois.edu/grants/awards.html

You can also contact Christen Mercier in the Office of International Programs and Studies by email at cmercier@illinois.edu.
The yearly nomination deadline for all of the International Achievement Awards is September 30, 2013. Recipients will be honored during a banquet in April 2014.
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