Pre-College Conference

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Pre-College Conference 09

• Amy Otis-De Grau
• Director, International Education

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Fried International Center

• International Student Advising Immigration
• International Partner Institutions
  International Scholar Assistance
• Short-Term Exchange Programs
• Study Abroad

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International Students at Hope

• of international students in 2009-10 37
• PLUS 30 Third Culture Kids and 14 exchange
  students
• International Student Orientation
• Immigration/SEVIS
• Advising
• International Student Retreat
• Images A Reflection of Cultures
• International Food Fair
• International Education Week

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International Partner Institutions

• CHINA Zhejiang University
• INDIA Union Christian College
• JAPAN Ferris University, Meiji Gakuin
  University, Seigakuin University, Technos
  College, Waseda University
• MEXICO Autonomous University of Querétaro
• UK Liverpool Hope University

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Short-Term Exchange Programs

• Liverpool Hope Education Seminar
• Meiji Gakuin Global Management Seminar
• Meiji Gakuin American Studies Seminar
• Technos International Week

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Off-Campus Study

• Hope College students have access to over 200
  off-campus study programs in over 60 countries.
• Approximately 1/3 of a graduating class at Hope
  College studies off-campus for a semester or
  academic year

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Where? Around the World!

• Fall 2009
• 75 students in 23 different countries
• Africa Middle East Jordan, Uganda
• Asia China, India, Japan
• Australia New Zealand
• Europe England, France, Germany, Greece,
  Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Scotland, Spain
• Central/South America Argentina, Chile, El
  Salvador, Mexico, Peru

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Where? Around the World!

• Spring 2010
• 73 students in 22 different countries
• Africa Middle East Cameroon, Turkey
• Asia China, Japan
• Australia New Zealand
• Europe England, France, Germany, Greece,
  Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Scotland, Spain,
  Switzerland
• Central/South America Argentina, Chile, Costa
  Rica, Dominican Rep, Ecuador, Mexico

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What Majors?
Of the 148 students participating in
international programs, 67 are double or triple
majors!!

• On international programs for 2009-10

EnglishExercise ScienceFrenchGermanHistoryInt
ernational StudiesJapanese StudiesMathematicsMe
chanical EngineeringMusicNursingPhilosophy
AccountingArtBiologyBusiness
ManagementChemical EngineeringChemistryClassica
l StudiesCommunicationComputer
ScienceEconomicsElementary EducationEngineering
Political SciencePsychologyPublic
AccountingReligionSecondary EducationSocial
WorkSociologySpanishSpecial EducationTheatre
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Current Trends in U.S. Study Abroad IIE, May
2009

• Approximately 1.3 of all students enrolled in
  U.S. higher education studied abroad for credit
  during the 2007-08 academic year (approximately
  240,000 students).

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Hope College Mission Statement

• The mission of Hope College is to educate
  students for lives of leadership and service in a
  global society through academic and co-curricular
  programs of recognized excellence in the liberal
  arts and in the context of the historic Christian
  faith.

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Why? What are some benefits?

• Students are
• Taking responsibility for their own education
• Expanding the course offerings in their major(s)
• Learning independence - especially living
  experience
• Building a strong self-awareness
• Immersion into another culture
• Developing cross-cultural skills
• Acquiring language proficiency
• Challenging their comfort zone and stretching
  their worldview
• Establishing contacts
• Making themselves MARKETABLE

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Deloitte's International Assignment Services
(IAS) - Fall 2006 Advertisement

• Bachelor's degree or 3 years of equivalent
  relevant work experience.
• 2 years of related business experience in
  international customer service and / or
  relocation.
• Bilingual language skills a must (Spanish and
  English mandatory, German a plus).
• Intermediate Microsoft Excel worksheet
  proficiency.
• Prior expatriate experience a plus.
• Basic math skills.

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The Benefits for Hope

• International Education is a great tool to help
  implement the colleges mission statement!
• Attractive to prospective students
• Give students the opportunity to explore courses
  not taught at Hope
• Gives academic departments the opportunity to
  include a global component to the major
• Helps prepare students to be global citizens
• Returnees who have a global perspective

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Study Abroad Programs

• Types of programs
• Traditional direct enrollment
• Study centers
• Hybrid programs
• Experiential Learning
• Many English-based programs!

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One Model IES European Union Program

• For Cultural Studies, Economics, International
  Business, International Relations, and Political
  Science majors
• Focus Development and activities of the EU
• Courses focus on the historical and institutional
  development of the EU, its internal policies,
  issues of culture and multiculturalism, and EU
  relations with outside nations.
• Visits to Council of Europe and European
  Parliament in Strasbourg, Court of Justice in
  Luxembourg, Commission and Council of the EU in
  Brussels, European Central Bank in Frankfurt, and
  offices of the OECD and World Bank in Paris
• Meet with EU and government representatives of
  member states leaders in multi-national
  corporations and NGOs official advisors on EU
  issues leading academics and entrepreneurs
• Internships available in Freiburg, Germany and
  Brussels, Belgium

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What do programs offer?

• Internships
• Thematic Programs
• Service Learning
• Research Opportunities/Independent Study Projects
• Direct Enrollment (Courtauld Institute of Art,
  Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts, Amsterdam
  School of Music, Gerrit Rietveld Academie, Intl
  College of Management in Sydney, etc)

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Internship Opportunities
Argentina Human Rights Public Health
Australia/New Zealand Arts, Film and
Broadcasting Business Law Communications Compute
r Science, IT and Engineering Education Hospitalit
y, Tourism, Sports Recreation Marketing Social
Sciences Science Environment

• IRELAND
• The National Museum
• Irish Labor Party
• Abbey Theatre
• Dublin Fringe Festival

Chile placements in social health related
organizations such as Chilean International Red
Cross, Hogar de Cristo, etc.
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Thematic Programs

• Australia Rainforest, Reef, and Cultural
  Ecology
• Chile Public Health, Traditional Medicine and
  Community Empowerment
• Costa Rica Tropical Ecology Conservation
• Hungary Budapest Math Semester
• India Sustainable Development and Social Change
• Ireland Peace Conflict Studies
• Madagascar Biodiversity and Natural Resource
  Management
• Morocco Multiculturalism and Human Rights
• Nicaragua Revolution, Transformation, and Civil
  Society
• Oman Economic Development, Energy and
  Diversification of the Gulf
• Peru Indigenous Peoples and Globalization
• South Africa Community Health and Social Policy
• Switzerland International Studies, Multilateral
  Diplomacy and Social Justice
• UK London Theatre Studies

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Recent Independent Study Projects

• Islam Tradition Gender Roles within the
  Family (SIT Jordan)
• A B C D E F G Womens Literacy in Ngaoudere,
  Cameroon (SIT Cameroon)
• Tierra Libertad An Overview of the Zapatista
  Movement and the Response of Guanajuato and
  Mid-Mexico (CIEE Mexico)
• Ethical Wage Distribution in Chile (SIT Chile)
• Child Trafficking in Mali West Africa (SIT
  Mali)
• The Fast Life and Hard Times of the University
  of Dar es Salaam Student Revolution
• (SIT Tanzania)
•  Local Effects of Climate Change A Bolivian
  Story about Glaciers and Water Resources (SIT
  Bolivia)
• An Introduction to HIV in India and the
  Institutions Responding to the Virus in
  Mangalore, Karnataka (SIT India)

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Six Practical Steps.

• Department meetings class visits
• Advising assistance
• Integrate off-campus study into your major
• Help students plan ahead
• Send students to our office and explore the
  options together
• Integrate returnees into your department and
  classes!!

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Going Around The GlobeIT'S SCIENCE!
Gaining a Global Perspective Tyler Depke and Mark
Lunderberg
 
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Application Deadlines 2010-11

• Fall 2010 Academic Year 2010-11
• Off-Campus Study Application Feb 1, 2010
• Spring 2011
• Off-Campus Study Application April 15, 2010

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Faculty Resources/Opportunities

• Sabbatical placements at partner institutions
• Collaborative Research Opportunities
• IES Visiting Scholar (1 week residency)
• Familiarization Tours
• IES Global Cities London Berlin in
  Perspective in 2010
• Customized Programs

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Fried International Center

• Martha Miller Center for Global Communication
• 257 Columbia Avenue
• Holland, MI 49423
• 616-395-7605
• studyabroad_at_hope.edu
• otis_at_hope.edu
• www.hope.edu/beyondhope/