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Websites - Graduate Study Programs -- International and United States
A number of student personnel oriented graduate programs run intensive study programs, primarily, abroad. As we become aware of program offerings they will be listed on this page.To have your program listed, please send an email to Stuart@StudentAffairs.com with the following information:
- Program website
- Name of Program
- Contact person and their email
- Sponsoring institution
- Dates of program
- One paragraph abstract
Contacts: Chris Bullins/Dr. Maureen Wilson, Faculty Coordinator
Emails: chrishb@bgsu.edu/mewilso@bgsu.edu
Sponsoring Institution: Bowling Green State University
Dates: May 11 - May 25, 2010 (tentative)
The BGSU HESA UK Tour is designed specifically for graduate students in the Division of Higher Education and Student Affairs, student affairs professionals, and other university administrators who wish to gain exposure to a different culture, examine the effects of that culture on a country's system of higher education, and explore the actual and potential effects of international exchange. Through readings, discussions, and site visits participants will have the opportunity to experience higher education and student affairs in the Scottish and British context. For 14 days, participants will travel through England and Scotland visiting various universities, speaking with administrators, meeting faculty, and interacting with students.
Contacts: Dr. Martha Merrill
Emails: mmerril@kent.edu
Sponsoring Institution: Kent State University
Dates: June 3 - 13, 2010
Education reflects the current values and future visions a society has for itself. How, then, should students interpret a system of higher education in a Central Asia country of 5 million that includes not only Kyrgyzstani universities but also universities founded by agreements with the Russian and Turkish governments, an American university founded by a Kyrgyz woman, a Turkish university supported by a religious group, and International University with a medical school that teaches in English, an Academy sponsored by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, a university that has Kuwaiti support, a Kyrgyz-Uzbek University, an Islamic university, and a National Bologna Process Center, working on reforms that would align Kyrgyzstani higher education with European practices? Through pre-departure readings, visits to universities and NGOs in Bishkek and Osh, reflective writing and a research paper, graduate students interested in comparative higher education will explore questions of context, culture, globalization, educational borrowing and lending, ³donor logic,² and quality assessment in a country undergoing significant political and economic change.
Contacts: Vernon Wall, Director of Educational Programs and Publications
Emails: vwall@acpa.nche.edu
Sponsoring Institution: University of Ghana, University of Cape Coast, and the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
Dates: June 5 - 19, 2010 (tentative)
Part of our role as college student educators is to help prepare students for a global society. ACPAÕs 2010 Cultural Study Tour to Ghana will help you learn about student services and the higher education system and Ghanaian culture. Participants will visit six regions of the country and end the tour at old world Accra. The cultural study tour will offer lectures from university professors and administrators at the University of Ghana, University of Cape Coast, and the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. Additional campuses may be added. The tour group will visit the cities of Accra, Kumasi, Tamale, Mole, Bolgatanga, and Cape Coast. Participants will also tour the Dr. W.E.B. DuBois Center, Aburi Botanical Gardens, Kakum National Park, Mole National Game Park, Cape Coast Castle, and the West African Historical Museum. Experience the historic remnants of the slave holdings Ð a painful and sad reminder of the tragedies of the transatlantic slave trade.
Contact: Dr. Terry E. Williams
Email: twillia@LUC.EDU
Sponsoring Institution: Loyola University Chicago
Dates: July 4-17 2010
A two-week study abroad opportunity available for graduate level students interested in a course focused on the research and experience of U.S. students who are involved in education abroad. Classes occur at the Rome, Italy campus of Loyola University Chicago and in Rome when visiting faculty, staff, and students at both U.S. and Italian higher education programs. Students will also visit key cultural, religious, governmental, and historical sites as part of the course. Enrollment in the 3 credit hour course through Loyola is required. A course reservation application and program fee (partially refundable) are required to hold one's place in the course.
Contact: Kathleen Manning
Email: Kathleen.manning@uvm.edu
Sponsoring Institution: Institute for Shipboard Education
Dates: June 15 - August 21, 2010
In the summer of 2010, students in higher education and student affairs graduate programs will have the opportunity to join Semester at Sea on a voyage to Europe and North Africa. This experiential program will introduce students to international and comparative aspects of higher education and student affairs. A wide variety of approaches to internationalization and globalization of higher education will be examined through class discussion and faculty directed practica to international universities.
Financial aid (e.g., grants and loans) in addition to the $2,000 internship remuneration (for students who apply and receive these positions) is not available through Semester at Sea but may be available through your graduate institution. Consult with your local financial aid office for assistance.
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