Jun 2nd, 2009
Study-abroad problems could increase with rising numbers
Except for a dip in the first few years after 9/11, the number of students receiving credit for study-abroad programs has been rising steadily. It jumped nearly 150%, to 241,791, between 1996-97 and 2006-07, the latest year for which data is available, says the Institute of International Education, a New York-based non-profit. The House and [...]
May 25th, 2009
Crisis stricken world universities offer incentives for Turkish applicants
International universities that have experienced a decrease in the applications due to the global financial crisis have started campaigns to attract Turkish students. International universities that have experienced a decrease in the size of their student body due to the ongoing global financial crisis have carried out various campaigns to attract Turkish applicants, according to [...]
May 7th, 2009
Study abroad opens world of opportunity
Snorkeling in Australia, discussing art history outside a Paris sidewalk café, hiking through a Costa Rican rainforest — these are possible in a college students’ daydreams or for someone who signed up to study abroad. Students in good academic standing can study in Africa, Europe, Australia, Asia, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and more for [...]
Apr 20th, 2009
Selling education abroad to Turkey
Canadian native Dawn Brondahl Çimen has been organizing education fairs accross Turkey for the last two years. She hopes to bring Turkish students hungry for an education overseas in contact with school representatives from around the world Selling education abroad to Turkey Thousands of high-school students from Turkey crowded the Hilton Convention Center earlier this [...]
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