Category: Travel/Study Abroad

Both academic and non-academic opportunities to travel and/or study abroad.

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Job: Secondary Education English Teacher-Albania (Peace Corps)

Deadline for Applications: July 01, 2017

Before You Apply

You can only have one active Peace Corps Volunteer application, so choose a position that best fits your skills and interest. You have the opportunity to tell us if you’d like to be considered for other openings and more about the ones that interest you most!

Project Description

English Education Volunteers co-teach conversational English or content-based English in middle and high schools with an Albanian Counterpart. In addition to classroom teaching, Volunteers share resources, develop teaching materials with local teachers and become involved in community- and school-based projects.

Volunteers are assigned to a small community in which you will be co-teaching English Education at a high school or combined elementary and middle school. You will co-teach English as a foreign language to Albanian students as part of a regular general middle or high school program, but will have many related duties in helping both students and teachers practice using English to communicate. During their first school year, most TEFL Volunteers peer teach alongside an Albanian English teacher, supporting and enhancing the existing English language program with the Volunteer’s skills in spoken and conversational English. They may also assist teachers with the development of teaching materials and integrating innovative teaching techniques into their current practice. Volunteers may teach upwards to 15 – 18 hours per week. After peer teaching during your first year, some of these Volunteers may start to teach more on their own.

English Education Volunteers may also spend part of their time working with teachers from neighboring village schools to help them improve their English and increase their classroom repertoire and may conduct some teacher training workshops through collaboration with partner organizations and regional or local level education offices. Volunteers are also asked to use their English teaching to help improve the critical thinking and problem solving skills of their students, often through after-school activities or English clubs.

Whatever your English teaching assignment, you will help students, teachers, and other members of your community learn to use the English language through such activities as supporting summer camps, assisting with Model UN projects, Girl Scouts or GLOW (Girls Leading Our World), drama activities, contributing to school newspapers, creating English language materials or videos, and participating in community sports, arts or clubs. In addition, you will work with the school’s leaders to assess and determine ways to improve the schools systems and resources, such as library development, student government, and other school-based activities.

Albania has development needs in all areas and English Education Volunteers have ample opportunities to conduct other community development projects once they are grounded in their community. There are pressing needs for improving the overall quality of life in rural areas, strengthening the educational system, identifying income-generating opportunities, and managing the natural resources. Volunteers will have opportunities at local or regional level to participate in youth development efforts/activities by working through the schools, or with NGOs that focus their efforts on youth/children, or by taking part in youth-centered projects such as Model UN, Outdoor Ambassadors (an environmental-themed afterschool program begun by Volunteers), Girls Leading our World (GLOW) camps, etc. You may develop or participate in summer youth camps, promote “life skills” education, tutor students in other school subjects; and assist with efforts on the development of school student governments or linkage with projects that promote career development and foster youth employability.

Required Skills

• Competitive candidates will have a Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science degree in any discipline and a strong desire to teach English
Desired Skills
• Experience teaching, co-teaching, or tutoring English language, foreign language, or literacy tutoring with primary, middle, or high school students or adults
• Experience working in extra-curricular activities with primary, middle, or high school students or young adults (such as sports, leadership, or academic programs)

Required Language Skills

There are no pre-requisite language requirements for this position. Please take a moment to explore the Language Comments section below to find out more on how local language(s) will be utilized during service.

For more information, and to apply, click here.
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Prof. Devel.: International Studies Research Lab (U. of Illinois Urbana-Champaign)

Deadline for Applications: May 15, 2017

The Center for Global Studies, International and Area Studies Library, & Russian, East European and Eurasian Center at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign are pleased to announce fellowships and research honoraria to support the internationalization of community colleges nationwide. We invite applications from faculty, librarians, and administrators interested in expanding global studies curricula, instruction in less commonly taught lanugages, library collections, or international education programs at their home institutions. Participation in the ISRL provides resources and time for research otherwise unavailable to applicants. Fellows will have the opportunity to work one-on-one with international and area studies librarians and explore the unlimited print and online resources of the University Library at Illinois.

Funding

International Studies Fellowships

The Center for Global Studies provides housing for applicants coming from outside the Champaign-Urbana area. Fellows will be provided up to 7 days paid housing and up to 8 days paid parking at Presby Hall in a shared three-bedroom two-bathroom suite.

Research Honorarium

As part of the application, participants are expected to turn in a research or program plan. While in residence at Illinois, all participants are expected to build on this plan and produce a syllabus for a new or updated course, a white paper, a library collection development plan, or a plan for new international education programs. A $1,000 honorarium is available, contingent upon receipt of these new or revised materials by November 1, 2017. This honorarirum can be used to offset travel expenses and support the implementation of participant’s projects. Continue reading “Prof. Devel.: International Studies Research Lab (U. of Illinois Urbana-Champaign)”

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Study Abroad: Semester Abroad Programs Fall 2017 (Daugavpils U.)

Deadline for Applications: June 23, 2017

Daugavpils University and the “Learn Russian in the European Union” project are accepting student applications for customized Semester Abroad programs hosted by Daugavpils University, Latvia:
– Russian Language, Literature and Culture (all in Russian);
– Russian Language and East European Studies (in English/Russian);
– Russian Language and Political Science (in English/Russian);
– Russian Language and Natural Sciences (mathematics, physics, biology, chemistry, and environmental studies), theory and laboratory practice (in English/Russian).

The application deadline for the Fall’2017 programs is June 23, 2017.

No visa is required to study in Latvia for citizens of the USA, Canada, the European Union, and many other countries.
Daugavpils University will award up to 30 ECTS credits (Russian – 15 ECTS, subject matter courses – up to 15 ECTS.

For full details please visit http://www.learnrussianineu.com/semester-abroad-programs. Continue reading “Study Abroad: Semester Abroad Programs Fall 2017 (Daugavpils U.)”

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Travel: Human Rights Summer Program (AJC)

Deadline for Registration: April 17, 2017

Warsaw-Oświęcim-Kraków
June 18-25, 2017DEADLINE: April 17, 2017

The Human Rights Summer Program is a one-week intensive program for students and young professionals, utilizing Poland as a case study to examine broader human rights issues. Poland’s dynamic history makes it a unique location to study historic and contemporary human rights issues—from the Holocaust to the modern refugee crisis.

HRSP uses Polish-Jewish relations as a background case study, allowing participants to examine activism and social change locally through experienced histories, individuals, and institutions. The program’s approach addresses broad concepts in the human rights field by focusing on historical and contemporary Poland, which offers lessons that can be applied globally.

During the program, meals, accommodation, entrance fees, lectures, materials, and transportation are included in the $1,199 program fee. For more information, please contact DBramson@mjhnyc.org.

Click here for more information.

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Prof. Devel.: Int’l Studies Research Lab (U. of Illinois Urbana-Champaign)

Deadline for Applications: May 01, 2017

Call for Applications: International Studies Research Lab (ISRL) 2017

The Center for Global Studies, International and Area Studies Library, & Russian, East European and Eurasian Center at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign are pleased to announce fellowships and research honoraria to support the internationalization of community colleges nationwide. We invite applications from faculty, librarians, and administrators interested in expanding global studies curricula, instruction in less commonly taught lanugages, library collections, or international education programs at their home institutions. Participation in the ISRL provides resources and time for research otherwise unavailable to applicants. Fellows will have the opportunity to work one-on-one with international and area studies librarians and explore the unlimited print and online resources of the University Library at Illinois.

Funding

International Studies Fellowships

The Center for Global Studies provides housing for applicants coming from outside the Champaign-Urbana area. Fellows will be provided up to 7 days paid housing and up to 8 days paid parking at Presby Hall in a shared three-bedroom two-bathroom suite.

Research Honorarium

As part of the application, participants are expected to turn in a research or program plan. While in residence at Illinois, all participants are expected to build on this plan and produce a syllabus for a new or updated course, a white paper, a library collection development plan, or a plan for new international education programs. A $1,000 honorarium is available, contingent upon receipt of these new or revised materials by November 1, 2017. This honorarirum can be used to offset travel expenses and support the implementation of participant’s projects.

Collaborative Workshop

Participants will have the opportunity to share their work, discuss research progress, and establish collaborations in a day-long workshop taking place on July 21, 2017. Professors and academic professionals specialising in community college engagement will be guest speakers, offering to participants insight into the process of internationalizing curriculum, programs, and library collections.

To apply, please submit an online application by May 1, 2017

The 2017 International Studies Lab is open from July 16 until July 29. Participants may visit campus any time during these dates.

For more information on funding, eligibility, and application instructions, visit our website.

cgs.illinois.edu/isrl

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Study Abroad: Russian Language & Lit. in Riga, Latvia (CUNY)

Deadline for Applications: April 06, 2017

The Division of Russian and Slavic Studies at Hunter College (CUNY) is offering a new two-track study abroad program in Russian language and literature in the Baltics (June 4 – July 31, 2017)! The application deadline is April 6.

We will be based in Riga, but the program includes a 4-day trip to Lithuania (Kaunas, Vilnius, Klaipeda, Palanga) and a 2-day trip to Estonia (Tartu and Tallinn).

The language track is an intensive Intermediate Russian course, with a prerequisite of 2 semesters of Russian taken previously.

The literature track is a course taught in English, but with the option of doing most readings in Russian, titled “THE BALTIC TRANSIT: RUSSIAN WRITERS EN ROUTE TO THE WEST.” It explores the roles of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania in Russian literature and culture throughout the 20th and 21st centuries, beginning with the period of the three states’ interwar independence, covering the years of WWII and the Soviet period, as well as addressing the post-Soviet times and the present-day cultural and political moment.

If any of you or students are interested, please don’t hesitate to email me (yakov.klots@hunter.cuny.edu) – I will be happy to provide detailed information on all aspects of the program, including the syllabi, the schedule, etc.

Here is the link to the Hunter College Study Abroad office webpage with the program description:

http://www.hunter.cuny.edu/educationabroad/programs/short-term-programs/summer-2017-programs/latvia

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Prof. Devel.: Archaeology and Geophysics of the Roman Frontier Field School (Transylvania, Romania)

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“We are continuing to make great strides into a new understanding of the development of the Roman frontier populations. Dacia (i.e. modern historical Transylvania) was, arguably, the most important frontier of the Roman Empire: its gold and silver sustained the collapsing imperial economy for two centuries. However, the “imperial idea” on the Eastern European Provincial frontier was more complex that Rome ever expected it… and it even outlasted the idea of Rome itself. Local Roman Provincial realities, born out of economic, cultural, social and political creolization, constant and dynamic negotiation of power, and shifting populations have outlived the ideological centers that have claimed historical ownership of these regions, creating their own distinct expressions of identity.

Our programs offer a very extensive approach to the anthropology and archaeology of the Roman frontier environments, through field work, laboratory analysis and lectures. Our participants will be able to experience several field approaches, ranging from Classical excavation, anthropological site exploration, traditional STP (shovel test pit), geochemical soil (phosphate) and geophysical (Ground Penetrating Radar – GPR) surveys, aerial and satellite imagery analysis. Our programs provide a complete and scientifically integrated approach to a Classical site, in a very complex environment. In a region fundamentally important to our understanding of European genesis.

Our programs: Continue reading “Prof. Devel.: Archaeology and Geophysics of the Roman Frontier Field School (Transylvania, Romania)”

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Travel: Guided Tour of Moscow (Stichting Libertas International)

Dates of Trips: 4th – 11th June 2017 & 18th – 25th June 2017

Description:

During the one week of the trip you will visit all the famous tourist attractions, see the Red Square and Kremlin and meet a group of other international fellow travelers who will share the experience with you!

The participants will arrive on Sunday. They will be met at the airport and driven to the accommodation. During the following days they will be accompanied by an English speaking guide.

Each of the days the participants will have breakfast in the house and after the breakfast will be pick up by the comfortable minibus. The minibus will take the group together with the guide to various places in the city and in the evening will bring the group back to the house.

Organizers:

The organizer of the trip is Stichting Libertas International – the youth international organization based in Utrecht, the Netherlands. Continue reading “Travel: Guided Tour of Moscow (Stichting Libertas International)”

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Internship: Career-Focused Summer Internships in Russia (Crossroads Eurasia)

Deadline for Applications: March 30, 2017

The deadline for CrossroadsEurasia summer internships in Russia has been extended to March 30, 2017.


Please let your students know about this career-focused summer work experience.

Students can choose one of three options:

  • Camp counseling. One of the best introductions to Russia one can have. Best for beginners of the language, looking for a friendly and structured atmosphere.
  • Teaching English. Highly immersive and flexible, with coaching by local teachers. Similar in style to well-known overseas programs for recent graduates. Recommended for heritage speakers, and those students with at least intermediate level of Russian.
  • Translation. As close as students will come to actually working in Russia. We recommend it both to students interested in translation specifically as well as advanced or heritage speakers, looking for an experience like no other.

Post-program, students receive career coaching to help them communicate the value of the experience, and an alumni network can inform their next career steps.  

Internships are located in places where the pace of life is slower — Kostroma, Voronezh, and Ryazan. In every location, students spend time with locals and come away with some genuine friendships. Every city has a local coordinator.

Accommodations, meals, visa support and travel assistance is provided.

More information is available on our website at: www.CrossroadsEurasia.com. If you or your students have any questions, please contact me at vgorshkov@crossroadseurasia.com

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Internship: Summer Internship Programs (Novosibirsk, Russia)

Program Dates: Mid-June-Mid-July, 2017

There are still several spaces available for summer internship programs in Novosibirsk and in the Altai area.

These Summer Internships are offered at the children’s camps that will be run from mid-June until mid-July in a comfortable and relaxing tourist base in the delightful countryside of the Altai Krai in the low foothills of the Altai mountains and in a tourist camp located on the bank of the beautiful Katun River in the picturesque Altai mountains area of the Altai Republic. For the international interns participating in one or two sessions of the summer camp there is a special offer of a two-week intensive Russian study session in the city of Novosibirsk from July 13th through July 26th that comprises 20 lessons of Russian per week in a small group, two excursions in Novosibirsk per week and FREE ACCOMMODATION in a centrally located apartment.  Tours of Novosibirsk and trips to the beautiful Siberian towns of Tomsk, Irkutsk and to magnificent Lake Baikal will be organized before and after the camp sessions.

These internship positions are open to university students. No previous teaching experience, no previous knowledge of Russian is required. Internships at the children’s summer camps comprise teaching foreign languages and creativity workshops, acting as camp counselors etc. Participating in our internship program, students will gain valuable skills and experience for their future profession while being immersed in the Russian culture and having intensive practice in the Russian language. Internship fees are very reasonable.

More information is available at http://eng.cosmo-nsk.com/

Or contact the Director Natalia Bodrova at cosmoschool2@mail.ru or cosmoschool3@gmail.comwith any questions and application inquiries.

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