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Students explore bamboo’s potential for sustainable housing in Ecuador , articleAssociate Professor Jonas Hauptman and a group of students teamed with the Regeneration Field Institute to build an experimental cabin on the institute’s 71.5-acre Los Arboleros Farm, a tropical dry forest in the rural, agrarian community of Chone, Ecuador.
Date: Sep 21, 2023 -
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International tour gives men’s basketball team a taste of studying abroad , articleThe Hokies recently completed a nine-day tour in Switzerland and Italy. Graduate student Robbie Beran said the trip was a once-in-a-lifetime chance to taste a part of the Virginia Tech experience he would otherwise never get to have: studying abroad.
Date: Sep 12, 2023 -
General ItemStudy Abroad Fall Fair showcases opportunities on every continent
The Study Abroad Fall Fair is from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 26, on the Drillfield. The fair is one of the highlights of Study Abroad Week, which runs Sept. 25 through Oct. 1. Students can learn about more than 70 programs and exchanges, scholarships and financial aid options, and the logistics for studying abroad through Virginia Tech.
Date: Sep 06, 2023 -
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Honoring his life: Spanish professors create scholarship in memory of late son , articleProfessors María del Carmen Caña Jiménez and Vinodh Venkatesh created a $100,000 endowed scholarship in honor of their late son that will provide funding for Spanish majors to study abroad.
Date: Aug 28, 2023 -
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Faculty live like students for first-of-its-kind international training , articleThe 11 faculty members learning to build, launch, and lead study abroad programs experienced a role reversal. To design a program that maximizes student outcomes, the faculty experienced studying abroad from a student's perspective in an immersive development program at the Steger Center for International Scholarship.
Date: Aug 16, 2023 -
Video ItemFaculty Development Workshop at the Steger Center for International Scholarship , video
The Global Education Office and the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning led a faculty development workshop at the Steger Center for International Scholarship in which faculty members learned to build, launch, and lead study abroad programs while living like a student and getting a first-hand experience with the student's perspective.
Date: Aug 04, 2023 -
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Homestays are the heart of studying abroad , articleLiving with local families allows Virginia Tech students studying abroad to immerse themselves in the local culture and to develop close relationships with their host families. Students can learn more about these opportunities at the Global Education Fall Fair in September.
Date: Aug 01, 2023 -
General ItemStudy Abroad Program leader training Date: Jul 31, 2023
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Communication students transcend textbooks during Switzerland study abroad trip , articleStudents spent two weeks studying in Lugano, Switzerland. They took classes on travel reporting and perception, persuasion, and propaganda.
Date: Jul 17, 2023 -
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Electrical and computer engineering students experience industry during trip to Germany , articleStudents visited Germany as part of Virginia Tech's green engineering curriculum. The two-week study abroad experience, in collaboration with Aalen University, focused on the importance of green engineering and how sustainability practices are incorporated at scale.
Date: Jun 26, 2023 -
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Pamplin shares success in its first-ever international experiential learning program, DEIB Around the World , articleThe Pamplin College of Business Office for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB) recently held its first-ever international experiential learning program, DEIB Around the World.
Date: Jun 16, 2023 -
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Computer science students gain code-altering intercultural perspective after six days in Egypt , articleThe Department of Computer Science partnered with Alamein International University in Egypt for a semesterlong capstone project during which students learned to collaborate with international team members, consider global perspectives, and develop computer science-based solutions for international audiences.
Date: Jun 06, 2023 -
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DEIB Around the World launches with expedition to Switzerland , articleBeginning May 15, the Steger Center for International Scholarship will host more than two dozen underrepresented and underserved undergraduate students for the new program, sponsored by the Pamplin College of Business Office for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB).
Date: May 18, 2023 -
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Trading places: Student exchange programs help establish Blacksburg as an international hub , articleVirginia Tech's international exchange program gives students such as Scott Hobbs and Satoka Mitsuhashi the ability to act as cultural ambassadors, promoting international relations at intimate levels.
Date: Mar 31, 2023 -
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Kathleen Alexander brings a One Health vision to conservation efforts in Botswana , articleAlexander makes a global impact merging wildlife conservation with community health and economic development in Botswana.
Date: Mar 17, 2023 -
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Lucy Ferrari, Steger Center co-founder and international education trailblazer, honored as director emerita , articleAfter weaving herself into the fabric of the university for more than half a century, Ferrari is honored for her roles in launching and supporting the Steger Center for International Scholarship and fostering untold numbers of study abroad opportunities.
Date: Mar 16, 2023 -
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Global Travel Oversight Committee makes the impossible possible , articleImagine you are studying or conducting research in a foreign country when you discover you have lost your passport, or protesters have blocked major roads, or you’ve tested positive for COVID. What do you do? Whom do you call?
Date: Mar 13, 2023 -
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Hokies take the plunge in pursuit of a sustainable New Zealand , articleStudents learn about the interplay between humans and the natural environment on an overseas study trip to New Zealand.
Date: Feb 17, 2023 -
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Study abroad scholarship helps student connect to her heritage , articleSenior Emma de Bara gained a new perspective on the world while hiking the famed Camino de Santiago during a faculty-led program in Spain.
Date: Feb 09, 2023 -
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Study abroad trip to Zambia offers cultural diversity lessons for students and educators , articleEach year Joseph Mukuni, an associate professor in the School of Education, leads a popular month-long study abroad trip to Zambia.
Date: Nov 11, 2022
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