The seven members of the CIEE Service Learning program in Santiago, DR share their community-based research and reflect upon their experiences in the field in this end-of-the-semester newsletter.
Download this edition of 'Living the DReam' below, and read all their stories!
At CIEE, options matter—and it’s more important than ever that students have access to study abroad programs that advance the study of their academic majors. That’s why we continually strive to create new programs to match the needs of today’s students.
Today, CIEE offers more disciplines in more locations—and we’re excited to announce the following new programs for spring, summer, and winter 2013. We’ll have many more details at booth #501 during the NAFSA annual conference so be sure to stop by!
New Programs for Spring 2013
Africa/Middle East
Ghana, Legon
Israel, Haifa
Asia
China, Beijing
Australia, Perth
Australia, Sydney/Wollongong and New Zealand
Europe
Czech Republic, Prague
Ireland, Dublin
Spain, Madrid
Latin America
Argentina, Buenos Aires
Brazil, Rio de Janeiro
New Programs for Summer 2013
Africa/Middle East
South Africa, Cape Town
Australia
Australia, Perth
Europe
Germany, Berlin
Italy, Naples
England, London
Argentina, Buenos Aires
New Programs for Winter 2013
Europe
Spain, Seville and Morocco, Rabat
Latin America
Brazil, Rio de Janeiro
Brazil, São Paulo
Brazil, Salvador da Bahia
We hope you’re as excited about these new programs as we are!
If you have any questions or want to learn more, don’t forget to stop by our booth #501 or contact your Institutional Relations Representative.
Will China learn to innovate?
It is a question that has been discussed for a while, and was the topic of focus at the ISTA conference in Nanjing last week.
An organization that works to facilitate tech transfer developed in universities to the private sector, I was one of four panelists discussing different aspect of tech development and incubation in China. With my focus being on the market / business model side for tech development as in solving china’s largest issues of environment, economy, and society. the other three focused primarily on the role of university based incubators and of government funding.
CIEE is excited to announce that since its inception in March 2012, the Global Access Initiative (GAIN) has awarded more than $130,000 in scholarships and grants to college and university students interested in CIEE’s Study Abroad in China programs. These scholarships and grants directly support President Barack Obama’s “100,000 Strong” initiative, which seeks to significantly increase the number and diversify the composition of American students studying abroad in China.
There is perhaps no more complex relationship between nations in the world than the one that exists between the U.S. and China. Announced in November 2009, the “100,000 Strong” initiative seeks to prepare the next generation of American experts on China who will be charged with managing the growing political, economic, and cultural ties between the two countries. The initiative also seeks to develop specific opportunities and funding sources for underrepresented students to study in China.
Through GAIN, which commits $1 million in grants and scholarships each year to help diversify the study abroad experience, CIEE is able to support this mission by providing opportunities for students who are economically challenged, from a traditionally underrepresented social or ethnic group, have a documented disability, or are in an underrepresented field of study. The average scholarship is worth $1,300, which can be put toward the costs for a summer, semester, or full year study abroad program.
Recipients are chosen based on a submitted essay about the barriers he or she needs to overcome in order to study abroad, how he or she plans to encourage students facing similar challenges to study abroad, and why studying abroad is important to students from all walks of life.
In his essay, GAIN winner Dominic Romeo—an intensive Chinese language student at the University of Notre Dame with a Native American background—explained the impact studying abroad in China will have on his future: “The CIEE GAIN scholarship will afford me the opportunity to study abroad, thereby enabling me to obtain fluency in Mandarin and become intimately acquainted with the Chinese culture in an extremely enjoyable fashion. Ultimately, this experience will pave the way for me to effectively work as a diplomat between China and the United States, with a special focus on United States-China relations.”
CIEE has administered study abroad programs in mainland China for more than 30 years, since the first CIEE Study Center opened at Peking University in 1980. Today, CIEE offers Study Centers in Beijing, Nanjing, Shanghai, and Taipei with programs in advanced Chinese studies; business, language, and culture; communications, business, and political economy; and intensive Chinese language.
Established in 1947, CIEE is the leader in international education. For 65 years CIEE has helped thousands of students, professionals, and educators gain the knowledge and skills necessary to live and work in a globally independent and culturally diverse world by offering the most comprehensive, relevant, and valuable exchange programs available.
In their spring newsletter, students of the Diplomacy and Policy Studies program in Amman, Jordan reflect upon the events of this past semester, including: a visit to a Palestinian refugee camp, a tour of the National Gallery of Fine Arts, and a private conversation with H.M.H. Prince Hassan, at his palace!
Read the newsletter, here:
A strike has been called for Tuesday, May 22 at all educational institutions in Spain. The strike is in reaction to severe budget cuts in educational areas at all levels in Spain. All CIEE students are being informed about any strike activity that will affect them. Below please find a site-by-site update on CIEE programs:
Alcalá
Only a few students remain on site finishing up their regular university classes. No strike activity is planned at the University of Alcalá de Henares.
Alicante
Only some students from the Liberal Arts program remain on site. It is uncertain what, if any strike activity will take place at the University of Alicante; however, as the final exams for regular university classes are scheduled for May 22, CIEE will offer these exams at its office (located adjacent to the campus) and discourage students from going on campus.
Barcelona
The University of Barcelona (Advanced Liberal Arts) will be open as usual May 22. Individual professors may decide to cancel class. All other CIEE Barcelona programs have ended for the semester.
Madrid
Only a few students remain on site completing their regular university classes. The Universidad Carlos III de Madrid does not foresee any strike activity and classes will occur as normal.
Palma de Mallorca
Liberal Arts program students are still in class but no strike activity is foreseen at the University of the Balearic Islands.
Seville
The University of Seville and the University Pablo de Olavide have announced they will not have class on May 22. This will affect students on the Advanced Liberal Arts program and could affect students who have a direct registration class on the Business Society, Liberal Arts, Teach Development or Communications, New Media and Journalism programs. All Seville students on these programs have been advised of the strike and told to stay away from the university in the event there are demonstrations on this day. Staff is in contact with university authorities, professors and students about this situation and will update all concerned as necessary. The other CIEE Seville programs have ended for the semester.
The midnight train to Moscow, tours of the Kremlin, the annual Smolny Spring Ball and Paula Abdul sightings - it's been a busy spring in St. Petersburg!
Catch up on all the latest news in the St. Petersburg Spring 2012 Newsletter:
Download Spring 2012 Newsletter 2
The Santo Domingo, Spring 2012 Newsletter is here! The publication features updates and photos from both students and faculty. This issue covers internships, volunteering, excursions and the 25th Anniversary celebration of CIEE programing in Latin America!
Click on the link below to download the issue:
Download CIEE Santo Domingo Liberal Arts Newsletter II Spr 2012
Photos from this semester's Intensive Chinese Language & Culture program!
Teaching migrant students 'head, shoulders, knees and toes.'
Students dressed in traditional Tibetan clothing in front of the world's largest prayer wheel.
Trip to Linyin Temple in Hangzhou.
Horseback riding in Lijiang Old Town, Yunan.
Tea tasting in Hangzhou.
