[IEFP_StudyAbroad] Study Abroad E-News: Friday, September 28

[iefp_studyabroad at mailman.yale.edu]

In this issue:
    * International Fair -- Today!
    * Meetings Next Week
    * New UK Visa Requirements
    * World Fellows in Conversation & World Fellows Film Series
    * Study Abroad in the YDN!
Don't forget --
Today is the International Opportunities Fair
1-3pm, Lanman Center PWG
for a list of participants, please see 
http://www.yale.edu/iefp/studyabroad/international_opportunities.html


Meetings Next Week...
Have you ever considered studying or interning abroad?
Are you looking for funding for an international experience during 
the summer or academic year?

Study Abroad, Fellowships, and Bulldogs International Internships Program
    * Afro-American Cultural Center -- 4:30pm, Monday, Oct. 1 @ the 
Afro-American Cultural Center
    * Native American Cultural Center -- 4:30pm, Tuesday, Oct. 2 @ 
the Native American Cultural Center
    * Joint meeting with LaCasa and the Asian-American Cultural 
Center -- 4:30pm, Thursday, Oct. 4, Location  TBD (watch for an email 
update next week)
Co-sponsored by the cultural centers, IEFP and UCS

Come learn about the many exciting international opportunities for 
Yale College students!  Get all your questions answered: When and 
where can I study abroad? Will my credit transfer? How do I identify 
appropriate and interesting programs? What fellowships are available 
to me? What can I do and where can I go with a fellowship? What types 
of internships are available through the Bulldogs program?

For more information, please check out the IEFP and UCS websites:
IEFP: http://www.yale.edu/iefp/
UCS: http://www.yale.edu/career/


New Visa Requirements for the UK
The following students will need to apply for and obtain a student 
visa prior to arrival in the UK:
    * Internship students
    * Education students
    * Non-US citizens (unless an EU citizen)
    * Full year students (Entry Clearance)
For more information, please see the BritainUSA web site, visa/entry 
clearance section at http://www.britainusa.com/visas/index_visa.asp?i=41000.


World Fellows in Conversation
Changing the World: Working from Inside or Outside the System
Thursday, October 4 @ 4:30pm
Sterling Memorial Library Lecture Hall

Mitsuru Claire Chino, Corporate Counsel, Itochu Corporation in Japan; 
Nicolas Ducote, Executive Director, Center for the Implementation of 
Public Policies for Equity and Growth in Argentina; Penny Low, Member 
of Parliament in Singapore; Ashraf Swelam, Ministerial Advisor, 
Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
For a full schedule of upcoming conversations, go to 
http://www.yale.edu/worldfellows/documents/FellowsinConversation2007.pdf

In addition to the Fellows in Conversation series, there is also a 
World Fellows Film Series.  See 
http://www.yale.edu/worldfellows/documents/2007FilmSeriesFlyer.pdf 
for upcoming screenings.


Just in case you missed this week's study abroad articles in the YDN ...
Yalies Adapt to Immersion Abroad, by Kate Aitken (9/27) 
http://www.yaledailynews.com/articles/view/21529
Weak Dollar Increases Cost of Study Abroad, by Judy Wang (9/25) 
http://www.yaledailynews.com/articles/view/21493 (not as scary as it 
sounds ... see Study Abroad E-News of 9/25!).


For more up-to-date information on study abroad and fellowships,
be sure to visit our news pages at http://www.yale.edu/iefp/news/index.html
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