Programs Abroad Expo Offers Cash Prizes, Food

Over 30 booths representing programs in more than 45 countries will be featured in the University of Cincinnati’s first Programs Abroad Expo. The expo, sponsored by UC’s Institute for Global Studies and Affairs, will take place from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, Oct. 10, on the third floor of University Pavilion.

UC students will have the chance to learn about UC programs offering overseas study as well as programs offered by other universities and exchange organizations. Door prizes, including five $100 Bearcat Cash Card awards, will be given away in random drawings, as well as travel bags, mugs, water bottles, a $50 gift certificate from STA Travel and Lonely Planet travel guides. There will also be refreshments and snacks.

“This will be a chance for UC students to have face-to-face interaction with a variety of representatives involved in for-credit and work-related study abroad programs. This will be a chance to get an insider’s view,” says Karen Ramos, UC Education Abroad Program Manager and expo organizer.

In addition to booths, there will be two short workshop sessions:

• 11:30 a.m.: Room 445, University Pavilion, will discuss the International Coop Program, which provides intensive language and cultural training prior to a six-month work assignment overseas.
  
  
• 12:30 p.m.: Room 445, University Pavilion, will discuss Fulbright opportunities for graduate students.

UC faculty and administrators will be available to discuss programs in Queretaro, Mexico, Nagoya, Japan, College of Business international programs, the International Co-op Program, urban planning programs, German studies’ Berlin program, the annual international arts tour, Shoulder to Shoulder medical and nursing team, Raymond Walters College’s United Kingdom and Germany programs and business programs in Japan.

Among the national and international organizations on hand will be:

Academic Programs International
American Institute for Foreign Study
Arcadia University
AustraLearn
Butler University
DIS Denmark’s International Study Program
The Glasgow School of Art, Scotland
University of Stirling, Scotland
Edge Hill, United Kingdom
Institute for Shipboard Education
InterStudy
Lynn University
Study Abroad Italy
The Center for Cross-Cultural Study
 Cultural Experiences Abroad
University Study Abroad Consortium
College Year in Athens
Temple University
STA Travel

More information: Karen Ramos, 513-556-1363
See web: www.uc.edu/global