KEI Study Abroad

Celebrate #StudyAbroadDay and tell us about your study abroad experience!

#StudyAbroadDay celebrates the transformative power of study abroad, the friends we have met along the way, and the memories we have made together.

Welcome to 2021. While we remain hopeful that the challenges COVID-19 has brought the field of study abroad will begin to subside this year, we remain vigilant in examining data, policies, and procedures in order to advise students who plan to study abroad in 2021. We are back in our (virtual) offices and working with future students! Feel free to visit us in our Google Meets Room. www.keiabroad.org/virtualfair Image from riskinfo.au. Article May 21 2020

CU Boulder posted this article. "The World Still Awaits, 10 reasons to study abroad." I (Julie) studied abroad in 2003, started traveling abroad for my job in 2005, and have lived abroad from 2012 onwards. My first experience studying abroad taught me that identities are complex, problems are complex, solutions can be complex and when you listen, you learn. When you discuss, you learn. When you walk the proverbial mile in another's shoes, you learn. #studyabroadbecause global issues demand global cooperation. Please share your own #studyabroadbecause. https://www.colorado.edu//world-still-awaits-10-reasons-st

We continue working virtually and engaging with students through our virtual office webpage. Freshman interested in bouncing ideas off someone about planning for a future study abroad semester? Faculty member thinking about organizing a study abroad component for their course? Advisor wanting to ask a question about KEI programs? Feel free to engage with us in our virtual office space! Just click the big red button.

Today we are Zooming with Metropolitan State students, Handshaking with New Mexico State Students and Google Hanging out with any interested students through our virtual advising webpage. Come join in on the fun of virtual study abroad advising! www.KEIabroad.org/virtualfair

I saw this list this morning and thought about the many journal entries I have read over the years. The transformative journey of study abroad/travel abroad is not so easily put into words, but these authors do a great job! Unfortunately my favorite, Bitter Lemons of Cyprus, is not on the list. I'll share a favorite passage from the book, "Journeys, like artists, are born and not made. A thousand differing circumstances contribute to them, few of them willed or determined by the will - whatever we may think. They flower spontaneously out of the demands of our natures - and the best of them lead us not only outwards in space, but inwards as well. Travel can be one of the most rewarding forms of introspection...." - Lawrence Durrell What is your favorite book about traveling abroad?

What an innovative idea. Quantas, Australia's flagship carrier, hosted a "flight to no where" which traveled around all the domestic treasures of Australia. Australia closed its borders in March and currently on citizens and residents can enter the country. What a creative way to give Aussies who miss air travel a unique experience. Would you take a flight to no where? https://www.cnn.com///flights-to-nowhere-qantas/index.html

We are happy to participate in the Provider Collective. This is not a new company, entity or organization. We are a nonexclusionary group of study abroad program providers that Zoom together to talk through our shared experiences, challenges, and debate new ideas while examining research, trends, and data. It is both refreshing and therapeutic. You may have seen our "A Letter to the IE Community" posted to SECUSS-L on August 10th. We are excited to find new ways to work together and benefit our community. Today we host our first webinar on Spring 2020: Stories and Reflection at 1pm Eastern Time. https://us02web.zoom.us//tZwrf-CurzwtHdXlNC5YtZeJ5BXphFCC2

Even though this article is from March (essentially a decade ago, right?) we feel its message is worth sharing. From the article: "The second important choice we confront is between nationalist isolation and global solidarity." The need for the next generation of leaders to have global competencies can begin to be addressed by this generation of students to have a global education experience. https://www.ft.com/con/19d90308-6858-11ea-a3c9-1fe6fedcca75

Today we are on Handshake with the University of Georgia and in Google Meets with MSU Mankato! Join virtual study abroad advising sessions here: www.keiabroad.org/virtualfair

Interested in a career in supply chain management? Register for KEI's Global Seminar and hear about what Leadership in Apple's supply chain is all about. Khemit Bailey learned Mandarin in the US Military and joined Apple as a Supply Chain Security Manager in Guangdong, China. He oversaw the training of over 700 employees, and assessed 50+ vendors and suppliers across 15 countries. www.KEIabroad.org/global seminar

This week we join the University of North Dakota's study abroad fair!! When asked why it is essential to consider studying abroad, Ms. Emily Dougherty, the organizer of the event and Study Abroad Advisor explained Studying abroad is a great way to challenge yourself and try something new. Dougherty said. That something could be practicing a new language, making new friends, taking unique courses, navigating city transportation, flying internationally for the first time, or all of the above. Another important consideration is that employers are looking for candidates with identifiable practical skills which oftentimes can be cultivated while abroad and shared as examples during interviews. Well said Emily!! https://dakotastudent.com/13715/news/study-abroad-fair/