Info Session on 12/4 @ 6:30 PM: Peace Corps

What are you doing after graduation?

The Peace Corps funds training and service for graduates in over 70 countries across the world.

Learn about opportunities working abroad with the Peace Corps and about the “toughest job that you will ever love”!

Please join us for our upcoming information session :

Peace Corps General Information Session:

Tuesday, December 4, 6:30pm-8:00pm, International Center, Room 9

  

Learn about the University of Michigan’s long Peace Corps history and volunteer service. We will talk about the application process, discuss opportunities to complete a Master degree while serving in the Peace Corps with our Master’s International and Fellows programs and host a panel of returned volunteers to share their experiences abroad.

We look forward to seeing you, and as always if you have any questions please email us at peace.corps@umich.edu.

ALSO...

DO YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT PEACE CORPS SERVICE?

Opportunities to be matched with a Returned Peace Corps Volunteer mentor are available to anyone who has applied for Peace Corps service or is interested in exploring service as a Peace Corps Volunteer. Mentees are matched one-on-one with mentors and conversations, questions, and concerns can run the gamut of topics from the application process to the life and work of a PCV to ways of dealing with gender issues and lack of privacy--and to everything else imaginable. To apply for a mentor, email Jeanne Paul, RPCV/Brazil, Coordinator, Southeast Michigan Returned Peace Corps (SEMiRPCV) Volunteer Mentoring Program, semirpcvmentoring@gmail.com.

--
Mackenzie Knowling and Brian Smyser
University of Michigan Peace Corps Office
International Center, Room 10
peace.corps@umich.edu
734-647-2182

Office Hours:
Monday 10 am - Noon, Tuesday 10 am - Noon and 2:30-5 pm, Wednesday 10 am - Noon, Thursday 10 am - Noon and 2:30-5 pm or by appointment

University of Michigan Peace Corps Office Website
University of Michigan Peace Corps 50^th Anniversary Website
University of Michigan Peace Corps Facebook

Post-grad Opportunity: Global Health Corps

The Global Health Corps application for the 2013-2014 fellow class is open
from *December 3rd* to *February 3rd, 2013*, available at
http://ghcorps.org/connect/apply!

The mission of Global Health Corps is to mobilize a global community of
emerging leaders to build the movement for health equity. We offer yearlong
fellowships with established non-profit or government agencies in Malawi,
Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Zambia, and the United States. Applicants apply
for specific jobs that match their interests and skills, from project
management positions to monitoring and evaluation, engineering,
communications, and beyond.

Global Health Corps is an amazing opportunity to get a year of field
experience with an established non-profit or government agency. Fellows are
provided housing, medical insurance, a living stipend, and transportation
to and from the host country.

GHC is looking for candidates from all different backgrounds and skill
sets, no prior health experience necessary! The applicants must:

-be 30 years old or younger

-hold a university degree

-be proficient in English 

To find out more, visit our
website http://ghcorps.org. If you have any other
questions, feel free to contact Jennifer Gottesfeld, our U.S. Program
Manager at jennifer@ghcorps.org.

Call for Proposals: 2013 Jean Monnet Graduate Fellowship

2013 Jean Monnet Graduate Fellowship

 DEADLINE: December 3, 2012 by 5:00 PM

The Center for European Studies and the Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies are offering students summer grants of $5,000 to work on issues of European integration, broadly defined. Student grantees will conduct research leading to the writing of a paper on a relevant topic of their choosing.

It is expected that during the spring and/or summer of 2013 the grantees, in consultation with their faculty advisor(s), will devote twelve weeks of full time work to their projects. This is not a travel grant.

Fellows may be invited to attend the European Studies Proseminar: Teaching European History After the Global Turn (EURO 600.001/HIST 698.001) offered in Winter 2013; and to contribute to selected outreach activities organized by CES at local high schools, colleges, and universities. They will be invited to present the preliminary results of their research at a public event held in Fall 2013.

Students in professional schools and graduate programs are eligible to apply. The fellowship is limited to returning students. Students in the last year of terminal degree programs are not eligible.

Applicants should submit the 2013 Jean Monnet Graduate Fellowship Application (available at www.ii.umich.edu/ces) and a 2-3 page proposal describing the project they intend to carry out, including its topic, aims, method, and anticipated scholarly contribution. They should also indicate the period in which they will be conducting full time work on their project. A letter of recommendation from a University of Michigan faculty member (preferably the student’s advisor), a current transcript (or permission for CES to electronically access it), and current CV should accompany the proposal.

Application materials in electronic form are to be submitted by December 3, 2012 to Julie Claus, CES Academic Services coordinator atjclaus@umich.edu. For further information please contact Julie Claus.

Graduate student education-abroad advisor work-study job opening

Dear U-M Graduate Students,

We have a terrific group of peer advisors working for us this year—see http://internationalcenter.umich.edu/swt/peeradvisors.html

Perhaps you have benefited from meeting with one of them, or from their informative presentations for the International Career Pathways series.

Our two graduate student advisors are graduating, so we have an opening.

If you have Work-Study and significant experience studying or working abroad, consider applying:

For graduate students--position available for Winter Term 2013, ideally continuing into Academic Year 2013-14:

Education Abroad Graduate Peer Advisor/Student Services Assistant II, #7979

https://www.studentemployment.umich.edu/JobXJobDetail.aspx?JobId=7979

If you are interested in applying after having read the job description, please apply through the Work-Study website *and* send us an e-mail with your cover letter and resume attached, to: icoverseas@umich.edu with “Work-Study Advising Job” as subject.

Cultural Vistas Upcoming Deadlines + Extended Office Hours

This is a reminder that the application deadline for many Cultural Vistas programs in 2013 is this Saturday, Dec. 1. Therefore, Peggy Wunderwald-Jensen will have extended office hours (MLB Room 3416) to answer your questions or help you with your German resume (for the Summer Internship Program application). Please note that those are walk-in hours, so she does not make appointments during those times:

  

Mo (11/26) 10-2

Tue (11/27) 2-5

Thur (11/29) 2-5

Fri (11/30) 2-4

 

Below is an overview of the programs (hyperlinks take you to the websites and online applications). The programs marked in red have an application deadline of Dec 1, 2012.

·         IAESTE International Internships 2013

Internship opportunities worldwide for U.S. students (U.S. citizens and international students) majoring in technical fields; all internships are paid; internships are 2-3 months in the summer (fall and long-term internships are also available).

Application deadline: December 1, 2012

Foreign language skill requirements vary by position.

·         Summer Internships in Germany, Spain, Argentina and Chile 2013

Placement programs open to U.S. students in all fields (note: international students can only apply to the program in Germany); internships are 2-3 months; mostly paid in Germany, unpaid in Spain, Argentina and Chile.

Application deadlines:

Dec 3, 2012 (Germany) & Jan 15, 2013 (Spain, Argentina, Chile).

German or Spanish language skills required.

·         EMGIP - German State Parliaments 2013

Internship opportunities for students with U.S. or Canadian citizenship to complete one- to three-month internships with German state parliaments and ministries in early summer, or fall 2013.

Application deadline: December 1, 2012, for early summer 2013.

German language skills required.

·         Work Immersion Study Program (WISP) in Germany 2013

Three-month (June-August) work-study immersion program for college students in vocational fields; fellowship covers language course costs, international flight and provides a monthly stipend of Euro 300. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents.

Application deadline: December 1, 2012.

At least one semester of German instruction required.

·         NEW! Cultural Vistas Fellowship 2013 in Germany, Argentina and Singapore

The inaugural class of (12) Cultural Vistas Fellows will participate in eight-week internships in Buenos Aires, Berlin, and Singapore, complemented by a virtual learning seminar on sustainability issues. Fellowship covers program-related travel expenses, accommodation, seminar. Applicants must be U.S. citizens.

Application deadline: January 4, 2013

Prior knowledge of language of host country (applicable in Germany and Argentina only) required.

· Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange for Young Professionals (CBYX) 2013/14

Full year, reciprocal work-study scholarship program providing U.S. students and young professionals ages with an understanding of everyday life, education, and professional training in Germany. Full-year scholarship includes round-trip transatlantic flight, university tuition, language training, living stipend, and program-related travel costs in Germany. Current students, graduating seniors and alumni ages 18-24 are eligible--applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents.

Application deadline: December 1, 2012

Prior knowledge of language of German helpful but not required.

Peggy Wunderwald-Jensen

Lecturer, Germanic Languages and Literatures

Midwest Representative, Cultural Vistas

University of Michigan

812 East Washington, MLB 3416

Ann Arbor, MI 48109

Phone: 734 615 6336/ Fax: 734 763 6557/ Skype: pwjensen

Email: pwjensen@umich.edu or pwjensen@culturalvistas.org

Introducing The Kenya Project--Monday Nov. 26 application deadline

Are you interested in social entrepreneurship?

Are you interested in learning about other cultures and willing to challenge yourself?

MPowered Entrepreneurship is pleased to announce our summer social entrepreneurship immersion program: The Kenya Project. The Kenya Project brings UM students from all majors and all backgrounds to Kenya to give them a chance to translate their passions into positive social impact through startup experience and intercultural awareness.  No prior entrepreneurial experience is necessary.

This program includes the following:

• Preparatory workshops: Weekly meetings throughout the winter semester to cover topics ranging from local Kenyan culture to social entrepreneurship keys to success.
• Access to experienced professionals: Mentorship from the board of the MichiKen nonprofit, connections to professors, entrepreneurs, and venture capitalists, and a chance to pitch your idea to a board of entrepreneurial experts at UM.
• Diverse cultural experience: Collaboration with local Kenyan leaders to tackle needs of the Meru community while creating international networks and friendships.
• Freedom to explore: You'll be given the tools and logistical support needed to carry out ideas, but what those particular ideas are and how they will take form is up to you.  Pursue your passion, be it business, art, technology, biology, ecology, agriculture, etc. You will truly be the embodiment of an "entrepreneur" and may find a passion that motivates the rest of your time here at the University of Michigan and beyond.

More details here.  The application will close on November 26th at 11:59pm.

If you have any questions, please email mpowered-kenya@umich.edu.

Keep updated and check out pictures by liking us on Facebook: The Kenya Project

Thank you for your time,

Lucy Zhao

_________________________

"The Kenya Project" Director

MPowered Entrepreneurship

mobile I 248.961.1143

Info Sessions on Nov 26th: EU Study Abroad & Ottawa Internship Opportunities

EU Study Abroad and Ottawa Internship Opportunities, Spring 2013

There will be an information session concerning the 5th annual EU
Study Abroad Program (Belgium, May 5-18, 2013) from noon to 1:00pm on
Monday, November 26 in room 5670 Haven Hall.  More information may be
found at http://www.uwindsor.ca/polsci/eu-study-abroad-2013.  This
program is open to University of Michigan students and, indeed, about
half of the program participants over the last two years have been
from Michigan.

This session will be followed by the Ottawa Internship Program
information session from 1:00pm-2:00pm, November 26 in room 5670 Haven
Hall.  More information on this program may be found at
http://www.umd.umich.edu/ottawainternship.

Questions about either program should be addressed to Professor
Stephen Brooks at srbrooks@umd.umich.edu

Stephen Brooks, Director
University of Michigan-Dearborn

Info Session: Peace Corps

What are you doing after graduation?

The Peace Corps funds training and service for graduates in over 70 countries across the world.

Learn about opportunities working abroad with the Peace Corps and about the “toughest job that you will ever love”!

Please join us for our upcoming information session :

Peace Corps General Information Session:

Tuesday, November 13, 6:30pm-8:00pm, International Center, Room 9

Learn about the University of Michigan’s long Peace Corps history and volunteer service. We will talk about the application process, discuss opportunities to complete a Master degree while serving in the Peace Corps with our Master’s International and Fellows programs and host a panel of returned volunteers to share their experiences abroad.

We look forward to seeing you, and as always if you have any questions please email us at peace.corps@umich.edu.

ALSO...

DO YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT PEACE CORPS SERVICE?

Opportunities to be matched with a Returned Peace Corps Volunteer mentor are available to anyone who has applied for Peace Corps service or is interested in exploring service as a Peace Corps Volunteer. Mentees are matched one-on-one with mentors and conversations, questions, and concerns can run the gamut of topics from the application process to the life and work of a PCV to ways of dealing with gender issues and lack of privacy--and to everything else imaginable. To apply for a mentor, email Jeanne Paul, RPCV/Brazil, Coordinator, Southeast Michigan Returned Peace Corps (SEMiRPCV) Volunteer Mentoring Program, semirpcvmentoring@gmail.com.

-- 
Mackenzie Knowling and Brian Smyser
University of Michigan Peace Corps Office
International Center, Room 10
peace.corps@umich.edu
734-647-2182

Office Hours:
Monday 10 am - Noon, Tuesday 10 am - Noon and 2:30-5 pm, Wednesday 10 am - Noon, Thursday 10 am - Noon and 2:30-5 pm or by appointment

University of Michigan Peace Corps Office Website
University of Michigan Peace Corps 50^th Anniversary Website
University of Michigan Peace Corps Facebook

Upcoming Info Sessions: Funding to support foreign language study (FLAS)

STUDENT FUNDING Information Sessions

Thursday, December 6 (1636 SSWB, International Institute)

Undergraduate Session: 1:00pm 

Graduate Student Session: 2:00pm 

Monday, January 14 (1636 SSWB, International Institute)

Undergraduate Session: 3:00pm 

Graduate Student Session: 4:00pm 

The University of Michigan International Institute is pleased to announce the availability of Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships for both undergraduate and graduate students. A FLAS Fellowship provides tuition support and a stipend to students studying designated foreign languages in combination with area studies or international aspects of professional studies. Fellowships are offered for the academic year and for summer. The program's priority is to encourage the study of less commonly taught languages.

 Eligibility

·         FLAS Fellows must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents.

·         FLAS Fellows must be enrolled as full-time students at the University of Michigan. Students graduating in May or August 2013 are not eligible.

Application Deadline: February 1, 2013

More information, including a list of eligible languages at: www.ii.umich.edu/flas

FLAS Fellowships are administered by the Area Studies Centers at the International Institute and are awarded competitively through annual fellowship competitions. The U.S. Department of Education funds these awards under the provisions of Title VI of the Higher Education Act. 

Info Session 11/13: Graduate Internships with the UN

Graduate Internships with the UN

TUESDAY | NOVEMBER 13, 2012 | 4:00 – 5:00PM

Weill Hall, Annenberg Auditorium (Room 1120)

Each summer graduate students from a wide range of UM programs accept internships with UN agencies around the world. Hear from a panel of former interns about the nature of their UN work and their tips for identifying and securing UN internships.

Mackenzie Knowling (MPP)

UN Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Lara Finkbeiner (JD)

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)

Washington, D.C.

Guantanamo Bay, Cuba

Nassau, The Bahamas

Meredith Garry (JD)

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)

Kathmandu, Nepal

Presentation sponsored by the U-M Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy and  U-M International Career Pathways

Info Session on Work Abroad Opportunities through Cultural Vistas

Cultural Vistas Work Abroad Programs 2013

Monday, November 12, 4-5pm International Center, 603 E. Madison, Rm 9

·         IAESTE International Internships 2013

Internship opportunities worldwide for U.S. students (U.S. citizens and international students) majoring in technical fields; all internships are paid; internships are 2-3 months in the summer (fall and long-term internships are also available).

Application deadline: December 1, 2012

Foreign language skill requirements vary by position.

·         Summer Internships in Germany, Spain, Argentina and Chile 2013

Placement programs open to U.S. students in all fields (note: international students can only apply to the program in Germany); internships are 2-3 months; mostly paid in Germany, unpaid in Spain, Argentina and Chile.

Application deadlines:

Dec 3, 2012 (Germany) & Jan 15, 2013 (Spain, Argentina, Chile).

German or Spanish language skills required.

·         EMGIP - German State Parliaments 2013

Internship opportunities for students with U.S. or Canadian citizenship to complete one- to three-month internships with German state parliaments and ministries in early summer, or fall 2013.

Application deadline: December 1, 2012, for early summer 2012.

German language skills required.

·         Work Immersion Study Program (WISP) in Germany 2013

Three-month (June-August) work-study immersion program for college students in vocational fields; fellowship covers language course costs, international flight and provides a monthly stipend of Euro 300. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents.

Application deadline: December 1, 2012.

At least one semester of German instruction required.

·         NEW! Cultural Vistas Fellowship 2013 in Germany, Argentina and Singapore

The inaugural class of (12) Cultural Vistas Fellows will participate in eight-week internships in Buenos Aires, Berlin, and Singapore, complemented by a virtual learning seminar on sustainability issues. Fellowship covers program-related travel expenses, accommodation, seminar. Applicants must be U.S. citizens.

Application deadline: January 4, 2013

Prior knowledge of language of host country (applicable in Germany and Argentina only) required.

For further information, please contact:

Peggy Wunderwald-Jensen, Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures, MLB 3416

Tel.: 734 – 615 6336, Email: pwjensen@umich.edu, Office Hours: Mo 12-2, Tue/Thur 2-4pm

-- 

Peggy Wunderwald-Jensen

Lecturer, Germanic Languages and Literatures

Midwest Representative, Cultural Vistas

University of Michigan

812 East Washington, MLB 3416

Ann Arbor, MI 48109

Phone: 734 615 6336/ Fax: 734 763 6557/ Skype: pwjensen

Email: pwjensen@umich.edu or pwjensen@culturalvistas.org

Info Session: Study Abroad in Seoul, South Korea 2013

Please click here to RSVP for the information session.

Study Abroad in Seoul, South Korea 2013
Information Session Wednesday • November 7th, 2012 • 7pm 
International Institute, Central Campus
1080 South University, First Floor Rm 1636

Come and learn about study abroad in Korea, what it's like to live in Korea, the food, the weather, the culture and the many programs that major universities offer.  

Several of these university programs have partnerships with the University of Michigan--search using South Korea as Country in MCompass, https://mcompass.umich.edu/index.cfm?FuseAction=Programs.AdvancedSearch.  

Credits are transferrable but need prior approval.  No prior knowledge of Korean is required. Many classes are taught in English.

Here are some of the recommended programs by the Nam Center for Korea Studies:
 
Harvard University Study Abroad -  Professor David Chung will be teaching with the Harvard University Summer School Program in 2013.
http://www.summer.harvard.edu/programs/study-abroad/seoul-korea

Ewha Womans University
http://summer.ewha.ac.kr
 
Korea University
http://isc.korea.ac.kr/

Yonsei University
http://summer.yonsei.ac.kr
 
Sogang International Summer College
http://www.sogang.ac.kr/english/program/05_program.html

Accommodations and living in Seoul

• Seoul is one of the largest (12 million inhabitants) and most developed cities in Asia; it is also one of the safest cities.

• Harvard Summer Program, Ewha, Yonsei and Sogang are located near the Sinchon area, home to major universities; it is a dense urban environment.

• This Sinchon area is near many subway lines and is about 3 subway stops from the center of Seoul.

• Students live on campus at the various universities in dormitories.

• Please visit each school's website for details, most dormitories include a dining room, laundry facilities, small stores and a workout gyms.

• The entire Korean peninsula is about the size of Michigan and is similar in weather, although July has a monsoon (rainy) season and is humid. 

• Korea is a hilly, mountainous country with spectacular seacoasts, ancient temples and palaces set amidst miles of high rise apartments and buildings.

• Korean food is known for being healthy and spicy, a vegetarian menu is available upon request at the dining facilities.

• Most programs offer field trips to visit major Korean sites.
Scholarships and Funding: 

Each program has different funding programs. The Nam Center provides two full tuition waiver scholarships to Yonsei University and travel funding to Korea to other programs.  This is based on a competitive application.

Application and Information Website:
Check each program's website for specific information about application deadlines and funding opportunities.
  
Jiyoung Lee |  Center Administrator                                           

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