American students may tend to view their study abroad program as a “holiday” experience while non-U.S. students view their study abroad program as important career development and potential for immigration access.
Continue readingImmigration: Moving to Canada via International Experience Canada visa
Nice first hand story: Moving to Canada through the International Experience Canada (IEC) Pathway (arrivein.com) This pathway is available exclusively to adults under age 32, who can come to Canada…
Continue readingImmigration: Canada to expand Digital Nomad visa program
Canada will be expanding it’s Digital Nomad visa program, and in particular, is looking to grab workers in the U.S. who are currently working under H-1B visas.
Continue readingImmigration privilege – again
A shockingly high percent of Americans have “immigration” privilege that gives them a right of immigration or residency in other countries, due to “right of descent” ancestry laws. Many travel or even move back and forth between countries, oblivious to their unique privilege that many of us lack.
Continue readingBhutan charges visitors $200 per day, each, to visit
Bhutan modifies its $200 per day per visitor tourism fee. The goal is to restrict travel to, mostly, the wealthy elite while saying it’s for sustainability and the environment.
Continue readingHow to build an internationalized campus | Study Abroad
“Our goal is to be an internationalized campus, where having a global lens is part of who we are,” says Professor Katy Crossley-Frolick, director of the center. “We want to…
Continue readingEducation: Competing in a global world requires global skills
For the United States to compete in a globally connected world, we must be globally connected. The benefits of studying abroad range from personal growth to business acumen. Data show…
Continue readingNY to add up to $23/day toll to drive into Manhattan
Drivers entering Manhattan south of 60th Street will pay extra tolls as part of a pricing plan aimed at reducing congestion and improving air quality. Source: Drivers in New York…
Continue reading“Travel experiences you can only enjoy while you’re young”
Travel experiences you can only enjoy while you’re young | CNN The above CNN articles covers travel discounts available only to those in their 20s, and visa/work options only available…
Continue readingOut of touch: “The Case Against Travel”
Prof. Agnes Callard writes a column for The New Yorker asserting that most people do not learn much from their travels, suggesting travel is therefore not good. She, herself is a global elitist, having been born abroad, studied abroad (multiple times), lived abroad (multiple times), and organized conferences abroad, and from her own words and CV, has done much international travel. But that was okay because she came back “transformed”, unlike the unwashed masses that we permit to travel today.
Good grief. This is academic intellectualism in 2023.
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