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CIEE Annual Conference in Toronto, Canada
It’s hard to believe that almost a month has passed since the CIEE conference in Toronto. We hope you enjoyed your time there and found the sessions, pre-conference workshops, and plenaries engaging and relevant. Please click here to read the full conference evaluation and here to read the session presentations we have received thus far. Additional presentations will be added to the website as we receive them.
Propose a Session for Nashville, Tennessee, November 2008
Consider proposing a session for next year’s CIEE conference: Setting the Stage: Managing Growth in Study Abroad. We are all excited and challenged by the steady increase in enrollments over the last decade, and we have recognized that we must develop programs and instructional models that can accommodate increasing numbers of students without creating expatriate enclaves overseas. What about the management tests that will arise? What adjustments can be made to handle that growth programmatically but also administratively?
Download the full Call for Proposals. The deadline for session proposals is February 1, 2008. Pleas e-mail conference2008@ciee.org with any questions.
2008 Fee and Cost Breakdowns
Summer 2008, Fall 2008, and Academic Year 2008-09 CIEE Study Center fees are now available on the CIEE website. Please click here and choose the fee sheet you would like to download. Cost breakdowns are also posted, on each individual program page, or as a comprehensive pdf here.
Summer/Fall 2008 Bulletin
The Summer/Fall 2008 Bulletin, an update to the CIEE Study Center catalogs, is now available for download in our Publications Center.
The Bulletin outlines changes to summer and fall 2008 CIEE Study Center programs since the publication of the 2008 Study Center catalogs. The Bulletin, in addition to the catalogs, constitutes CIEE study abroad offerings for summer and fall 2008. The individual program descriptions on the website have been updated to reflect the changes outlined in the Bulletin.
New CIEE Study Center Programs
CIEE is pleased to announce the following new Study Center programs. Please be on the lookout for new brochures next month and click on the links below for full program descriptions. The application deadline for all of the following programs is April 1, 2008.
Opening Summer 2008
Buenos Aires, Argentina: Public Health
Rabat, Morocco
Opening Fall 2008
Prague, Czech Republic: Film Studies
Rabat, Morocco
Madrid, Spain: Legal Studies
Visit a CIEE Study Center
A number of CIEE site visits are scheduled for spring 2008:
CIEE Study Center in Bonaire—February 2-8
CIEE Study Centers in Madrid, Alcalá, and Palma de Mallorca, Spain—April 6-13
CIEE Study Center in Lima, Peru—April 21-25
CIEE Study Center in Hyderabad, India—April 6-13
Consider visiting one of our Study Centers to learn about the academic program, cultural activities and excursions, and meet with Resident Staff and current students. Click here for complete information and registration materials.
Holiday Hours
We here at CIEE wish you and yours a wonderful, relaxing, and safe holiday season. If you have not already done so, please take a minute to view holiday greetings from CIEE staff worldwide at http://www.ciee.org/holiday07/.
The CIEE Portland office will be closed on the following dates:
December 24-26
December 31
January 1
Students, advisors, and parents can reach CIEE in the case of an emergency at any time during the above dates, or anytime outside of regular business hours. Emergency contact numbers are below. Just call either of these numbers and stay on the line to be transferred to an operator:
1.800.40.STUDY (1.800.407.8839) (toll-free, U.S. only)
1.207.553.4000 (U.S. and overseas)
We look forward to working with you in the coming year!
New UK Visa Requirements
Effective December 3, 2007, all UK student visa applications will require biometric information as part of the visa application process. Biometric information includes 10-finger scans and a digital photograph.
Please note that biometric scans are only necessary for students applying for a student visa. Students who will be in the UK for less than 6 months, and who are not applying for an internship, do not need a student visa; they apply for a Student Visitor Entry Clearance at the airport. For more information, please click here.
Passport Update
According to the U.S. State Department, routine processing for passports may take as long as six to eight weeks. This is due to the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative, a law requiring airline passengers entering the U.S. from within the Western Hemisphere to possess a valid passport.
Students should have their passports available for use two weeks after applying for study abroad in order to begin the visa application process. CIEE strongly recommends that they expedite their passport application. Please remember that passports must be valid for at least six months after the end date of their program.
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