May 25th, 2010
First Lady Encourages Young People to Go Global
Michelle Obama recently spoke at the commencement ceremony for George Washington University’s class of 2010. She applauded those who “have volunteered and applied to organizations like Teach for America and the Peace Corps in record numbers.” The First Lady highlighted the benefits of international education and volunteer abroad programs, urging all young people to take [...]
Apr 13th, 2010
Interns Head Abroad for Work Experience
Students with few job prospects are increasingly heading overseas to add international experience to their résumés By Alison Damast In December 2008, Matthew Moughan found himself floundering in one of the worst job markets for college graduates in nearly two decades when he graduated from Marquette University (Marquette Undergraduate Business Profile). The economics major hoped [...]
Mar 8th, 2010
Thailand top travel destination for gappers
Thailand has once again been named one of the best places in the world to enjoy a gap year adventure. The south-east Asian nation has been named as the world’s Best Tourist Country by Swedish publication Travel News for the eighth year in a row, beating the likes of Australia, South Africa and Italy.
Feb 8th, 2010
Americans chase internships abroad as a gateway to work
After JPMorgan Chase laid off Adi Clerman as a recruiter in August 2008, the 26-year-old Chicagoan couldn’t find a job — any job. “I was looking and looking for work and interviewing and interviewing, and nothing was coming,” she said. Read full story at Chicago Tribune
Jan 18th, 2010
Virtual internships: Get on by logging on
For many students, finding the time and money for an office-based placement can often be prohibitive. So are virtual internships the answer? Mira Khoury’s gain work experience while finishing her degree. Photograph: Frank Baron Mira Khoury, 20, a final-year student at Royal Holloway, University of London, is doing an internship with an international digital media [...]
Jan 18th, 2010
Young Irish flocking to Canada to escape home
Dire economic situation sees best and brightest packing their bags. USIT, the leading Irish student travel agent, says many of those applying for a 12-month Canadian work visa will not be granted one because of the “phenomenal demand” for them. There are 1,000 places available for working visas and they were filled within two days. [...]
Jan 13th, 2010
TA youth campaign launches in Germany
Tourism Australia is hitting the road to deliver working holiday visa messaging at 10 university towns in Germany from 11 to 26 January. The Aussie Van Roadshow, run in partnership with the student magazine Unicum, STA Travel and specialist working holiday companies, aims to inform students about travelling in Australia and the working holiday visa, [...]
Dec 21st, 2009
Global trade body WYSE Work Abroad releases volunteer (industry) handbook
WYSE Work Abroad has released a Best Practices for Volunteer Programmes handbook. The manual is available to WYSE Work Abroad members only.
Nov 16th, 2009
What’s it Like Teaching Abroad? An International Teacher Case Study
If you’ve ever considered the option of going abroad to teach at an international school, then this article featuring a case study who has worked at many international schools is for you What’s it Like Teaching Abroad? An International Teacher Case StudyDid you know that there are over 5,000 international schools in the world? They [...]
Nov 5th, 2009
Australia promotes work and play product in USA
Special Deals Offered by STA Travel and V Australia; Students Can Travel and Work in Australia for Up to One Year Tourism Australia has partnered with STA Travel and V Australia to offer different travel and work options for those 18-30 including: — Roundtrip airfare from LAX to Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane on V Australia [...]
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