How can study abroad professionals bring our perspective - which particularly values the opportunities presented by discomfort, ambiguity, and struggle in developing intercultural skills - to helping today’s young adults develop the resilience and independence that past generations were given the opportunity to learn at a much younger age?
Forum's 3rd European Conference - Athens
The Forum on Education Abroad is holding its third European conference in Athens on October 5-7, 2016. ASAPI will be represented by Co-chair Rebecca Woolf and Committee Member Stephen Robinson. ASAPI and the Forum have a reciprocal membership arrangement, so ASAPI members can avail of the discounted rate for the conference as well as pre-conference workshops. Let us know at info (at) asapireland.org if you are planning to attend!
POSITION FILLED - Summer Programme Assistant, CIEE Dublin
CIEE is seeking a Summer Programme assistant to provide administrative, program, and academic support to the Resident Director of the CIEE study abroad short-term and summer programmes in Dublin. Primary Responsibilities:
Co-ordinating student arrivals and orientation
Organisation of site visits and field trips
Support of day-to-day program activities
Generating student grades
Providing administrative support on the programs
Monitoring student progress
Managing Social Media
Essential Requirements
Third level qualification to degree level
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
Excellent computer literacy
Good knowledge of the Irish academic environment, knowledge of the US academic system would be an advantage
Flexibility in terms of working hours
For full details and application instructions, please see the full job description.
POSITION FILLED - Resident Coordinator, CIEE Dublin
CIEE is seeking a Resident Coordinator to provide administrative, program, and academic support to the Resident Director of the CIEE study abroad programme at Dublin City University. Primary Responsibilities:
Co-ordinating student arrivals and orientation
Managing academic transition
Organisation of site visits and field trips
Sourcing and the placement of students in internships
Editing of catalogues, updating of course documents / handbooks etc.
Generating student grade transfers
Contributing to annual reports and newsletters
Providing academic advice on course selection
Monitoring student progress
Managing Social Media
Essential Requirements
Third level qualification to degree level
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
Excellent computer literacy
Good knowledge of the Irish academic environment, knowledge of the US academic system would be an advantage
Flexibility in terms of working hours
For full details and application instructions, please see the full job description.
Call for Proposals - Forum on Education Abroad
The Forum is now accepting session proposals for its 3rd European Conference, Living Change: Education Abroad in 21st Century Europe. The conference will be hosted by CYA (College Year in Athens) in Athens, Greece, October 5-7, 2016. The theme of the 3rd European Conference explores how U.S. education abroad defines Europe, and how European education abroad partners define Europe to visiting U.S. students, so that students may appreciate the past, understand the present and anticipate the future of the most popular education abroad destination.
The deadline to submit proposals is January 29, 2016.