EA 101 is for anyone interested in studying abroad but isn't sure where to start!

Topics covered include:

• Benefits of Education Abroad
• Things to Consider (courses, timing, budget)
• Program Types
• Cost Factors and Program Fees
• Scholarships and Funding
• Navigating the Website
• Searching for Programs
• Health, Safety and Security

At the end there will be a Q&A session where you can ask us any questions you may have.

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This webinar is focused on ethical photography and intended to help students understand how to be responsible and respectful when taking photos abroad.

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Please join us for Asia Hub's fourth "Research Polylogue" on Wednesday, April 22 from 4:00-5:30 pm with Dr. Sara Bano, Assistant Professor of Higher, Adult, and Lifelong Education (HALE). 

Dr. Bano will present her work on higher education partnerships and international mobility, focusing on how they shape learning, identity, and knowledge production in global contexts. Drawing on her research on transformative learning, Sara examines how cultural, social, and structural dynamics influence collaboration and educational experiences in global context. The session will highlight both the opportunities and tensions within global partnerships, with particular attention to equity, belonging, and knowledge exchange. 

This will be an informal event with plenty of time for discussion, idea generation, good snacks and the opportunity to network around connecting research and international work.

As always, the Research Polylogue will be in Room 306 of Manly Miles. Parking is easy!

We look forward to seeing you soon!

Paper submission deadline: March 27th. 

Paper submission deadline: March 27th. 

As a national leader in community engaged learning and education abroad, MSU has refined years of community engagement and partnerships around the world into best practices for future education abroad program leaders, faculty members and administrators. John-Paul Sewavi, Global Learning Coordinator for the Center for Global  Learning and Innovation, International Studies and Program, and Emily Weiner, Academic Specialist, Office for Experiential Learning, College of Social Science, will share highlights and experiences using the MSU Global Community-Engaged Learning Rubric and Best Practice Guide. Vincent Delgado, Director of the Program on Sustainability in Costa Rica, School of RCAH, College of Arts and Letters, will share some program and partnership development basics for both future and seasoned practitioners. These are grounded in principles-based education abroad program development, the SOFAR Model of Partnership and Radical Reciprocity – a process framework for transforming relationships into highly-engaged university-community partnerships. Finally, Tina Houghton, Assistant Director with the Center for Community Engaged Learning and Advisor to Alternative Spartan Breaks will discuss her experience supporting students in leading their own community engaged learning in fulfillment of MSU’s mission: advancing knowledge and transforming lives through deep and direct relationships between undergraduate students and communities across the U.S. and internationally.

Presenters:

• Vincent Delgado, Director, Program on Sustainability in Costa Rica, Residential College in the Arts and Humanities
• Tina Houghton, Assistant Director, Center for Community Engaged Learning
• Emily Weiner, Academic Specialist for Experiential Learning, College of Social Science
• Jean-Paul Sewavi, Global Learning Coordinator, Office for Education Abroad

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Passcode: MSUEA

Speaker: Jennifer Lee Johnson

Eye on Africa is a bi-weekly seminar series that provides scholars, policy-makers, applied practitioners, students, and the interested public with cutting-edge and highly-contextualized knowledge about the African continent. Emerging and established scholars share the results of their recent research, with time for audience questions and comments. The series draws on a diverse group of presenters to create an inclusive, holistic view of African history, social movements, the economy, and politics.

EA 101 is for anyone interested in studying abroad but isn't sure where to start!

Topics covered include:

• Benefits of Education Abroad
• Things to Consider (courses, timing, budget)
• Program Types
• Cost Factors and Program Fees
• Scholarships and Funding
• Navigating the Website
• Searching for Programs
• Health, Safety and Security

At the end there will be a Q&A session where you can ask us any questions you may have.

Register on Zoom

Join the OISS Advocacy Team for the last Coffee Hour of the semester to de-stress from all your commitments!

Michiyoshi Sato is a national champion of Tsugaru-jamisen, a dynamic and improvisatory style of Japanese folk music played on a banjo-like instrument called a shamisen. He is the founder and lead singer of KOTOBUKI Band, a festival-themed east/west fusion performance group that combines music, dance, comedy, and audience participation. His other accomplishments include appearing as a recurring character on the popular NHK program "Nihongo de asobo" and, more recently, composing commercial film scores. Sato will be joined for this concert by Yoshiaki Shiratori on shakuhachi (flute) and Yusaku Kanno on keyboard; interpretation and commentary will be provided by Dr. Joshua Lee Solomon of Hirosaki University (Japan).

This event, part of the Midwest Japan Seminar, is made possible by a generous grant from the U.S.-Japan Foundation, administered by the MSU Asian Studies Center.