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Study Abroad News and Resources

This page will contain links and news about happenings in study abroad throughout the U.S. and throughout the world.  This page is currently under construction - More links to be added soon!

GENERAL NEWS AND LINKS

• For NDSU Faculty and Staff:  Advising Students on Study Abroad (PowerPoint presentation)
• 2006 is the Year of Study Abroad
• NAFSA Year of Study Abroad website - for students
• National Security Language Initiative announced by President Bush
• Smart Ways to Study Abroad (from Kiplinger's)
• Study Abroad blogs - BlogAbroad.com
• Thinking about writing a study abroad blog?  Read these tips on blogging safely.
  • from Microsoft.com
  • from iSAFE.org (pdf)

PROGRAM NEWS and Scholarships

• Fly free to France or Spain with AIFS!  (if you apply by Sept. 15)
• American Universities International Programs, short programs
• AustraLearn Custom Designed Short Courses
• Take classes in English, in Paris - The American University of Paris
• The School of Russian and Asian Studies
• CIEE - Stellenbosch, South Africa (deadline October 15, 2006)
• Fall 2006 semester program + Internship - Studienforum Berlin (Germany) -deadline passed
• Pre-Vet/Animal Science - Summer program in Belize - deadline passed
• Summer program - Medical Spanish course offered in Valencia, Spain, by the University of Virginia

DIVERSITY IN STUDY ABROAD

• Supporting Diversity in Study Abroad (the PLATO project)
  • Information for underrepresented students in general and students with African-American, Asian-Pacific Islander American, Hispanic-American and Native-American background
• Information for Multicultural Students (Michigan State University)
• Information for GLBT students
• Mobility International USA, International Exchange Programs for people with and without disabilities
• "Access Abroad" - University of Minnesota (information specific to Univ. of Minnesota programs)

• Information for students with disabilities
• Travelling for persons with disabilities
• Airline websites for persons with disabilities
  • Northwest Airlines, United, American Airlines, Continental
• NDSU Disability Services