Learn Important Skills With Work Study Abroad

There are many opportunities for both high school and especially college students to study overseas. Work study abroad is popular because it combines two things, work and study. Not only does the student learn in a classroom type environment with an instructor, they put their knowledge to use in a particular job. Working in the country where they are studying can help them absorb even more information and get a more complete view of the area. It provides opportunities outside the classroom that can build valuable life experience.

There are a variety of ways you can work during your studies abroad. If you are learning a foreign language so you can teach it, there may be teaching or teaching assistant job opportunities for students. Maybe your goal is to teach English as a second language. This is a job that many students take on while studying in other countries. You could work as a server in a restaurant or even as a child care provider. It all depends on what you want to do and what is best for your situation.

In addition to the opportunity for North American based students to travel overseas for work study, organizations like CIEE help students from other countries come to the United States for work study. It is much like an exchange program, students from foreign countries can learn as much in the United States as students from here can learn in Europe, Asia, Australia or another far off location. The name of the game is diversity. By joining a work study program, you stretch your intellect and your boundaries. After all, you are working with people native to the location you are visiting, and their culture may be very different from yours.

Work study abroad programs are a great way to enhance your university education. They also show great strength of character and initiative when listed on post graduate applications and resumes. Not every student chooses to study abroad, after all it is usually not a requirement. However the ones that do stand above the pack because they have something unique and different to offer. Spending time working and studying overseas changes your perspective, builds maturity and helps you immerse yourself in the subjects you are learning, whether you are studying foreign language, international business or anything in between.






 

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Study abroad programs offer scarce regulation - Red and Black

Red and Black
Study abroad programs offer scarce regulation
Red and Black
By LINDSEY COOK on February 9, 2012 A quarter of students study abroad while in college, according to the Office of International Education. But fewer than half of the programs offered by the University had post-trip evaluation data, according to .
Egypt still 'too unstable' for study abroad programThe Brown Daily Herald

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UF Spring Study Abroad Fair opens students to opportunities
Instead of going back home at the end of the spring semester, Jenni Wu could be taking classes in the United Kingdom, Italy or Australia this summer...


Colorado State hosts Study Abroad Fair - Rocky Mountain Collegian

Rocky Mountain Collegian
Colorado State hosts Study Abroad Fair
Rocky Mountain Collegian
By Nicolle Fagan | RMSMC CSU-sponsored study abroad opportunities are available for most majors in nearly any country of the world. For information visit the CSU Study Abroad fair today between 10am and 3pm in the LSC ballrooms. 2.
Study Abroad FairColorado State University News (press release)

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339,700 Chinese choose to study abroad in 2011
A total of 339,700 Chinese left to study abroad in 2011, up 19.3 percent from the previous year, statistics released by the Ministry of Education Friday show...


Two W&M students awarded Gilman Scholarships
Ask anyone in the study abroad field to name the most competitive national scholarships and the Gilman Scholarship will be on their list...


Study abroad programs offer scarce regulation
A quarter of students study abroad while in college, according to the Office of International Education. But fewer than half of the programs offered by the University had post-trip evaluation data, according to documents obtained by The Red & Black. Since University President Michael Adams joined the University in 1997, he emphasized global education. And [.]..


Oxford University Cuts Pomona Study Abroad Program
Pomona students hoping to spend next fall in Oxford, England will need to rethink their plans. The Office of Study Abroad (OSA) announced in November that, effective fall 2012, the Oxford University study abroad program will be discontinued...



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