ISEP Alumni Association Interview Podcasts

ISEP Alumni Lucile Simon, de l'Université Le Havre Normandie, parle de son semestre à Loyola University New Orleans avec ISEP Exchange pendant l’automne de 2015. Nous discutons pourquoi elle a choisi la Nouvelle Orléans et son expérience aux États-Unis. De plus, elle nous parle d’un stage qu'elle a effectué à côté d’un Représentant du Congrès américain. Finalement, nous apprenons ce qu’elle fait maintenant et ses projets pour l’avenir. C’est une épisode bilingue, donc si vous parlez anglais, n’hésitez pas à écouter la version en anglais!

ISEP Alumni Lucile Simon, (Université Le Havre Normandie to Loyola University New Orleans on ISEP Exchange, 2015) discusses her experience studying in the United States, her love of New Orleans and her unique perspective on American food. Then she tells us about her time working for a US Representative in Congress and talks about her current work in a foundation that incorporates her teaching. All this and more! In a first--if you're bilingual, check out the next episode which is in French.

This month ISEP University Relations Manager and road warrior Marissa Pierre interviews ISEP Alumni Joy Donnelly (Missouri State to Sacro Cuore, 2015). They talk state department setbacks, career and being an African American abroad. For international listeners, this is a great podcast to get a sense of the African American experience for US Black History Month!

Come hear about wine-making in New Zealand, using Chemistry and science as a vintner, NMIT and Appalachian State on a great episode of the ISEP Alumni Podcast with ISEP Alumni Olivia Cook! #New Zealand #Applachian State #New Zealand #Vintner #WomenInScience

Come meet Veronica Whittemore, a University of Vermont woman who studied on ISEP in Estonia at the University of Tartu. We talk Estonia, the various alphabets of Eastern Europe, traditional Estonian singing at Summer festivals and delicious delicious sour cream. We also talk working as a study abroad adviser. Link to the duo (Duo Ruut) that Veronica mentions. A traditional Estonian song festival we discuss in the episode. #Tartu #ISEP Alumni #Vermont #DiversityAbroadConference

Come join the conversation about ISEP Alumni Katie Redmond's experience in Botswana on an ISEP program and how that led her to the Peace Corps, to her master's program and as a Fulbright Award winner heading to Namibia! She discusses her experience as an individual with autism, as a person who wants to do research and get a PhD and her love for the people and landscape of the many countries of Southern Africa (especially the desert!). You can find her Botswana travel website at mmakatey.wordpress.com. #ISEP Students #research #Fulbright #Autism #Disabled #Advocacy #Botswana #PublicHealth #FortLewis #UniversityOfBotswana

This is a spicy one for you fine people at isepalumni.org. We check in with Florian Volz, ISEP Alumni, and his trials in beginning a business. We're joined by Cleofe Guardigli, Employment Key Expert at WYG Turkey (with a wealth of previous experience). If you're interested in learning, business or the human story of overcoming obstacles, this is a great episode. The links Cleofe discusses in the episode: To start a new company or expand your business in another EU country you need to know the rules that apply and the relevant national contact point to set up a company in that specific country. There are different EU funds available for startup businesses. To find out which one meets your needs, you can visit the Startup Europe Club and search for funding opportunities. You can also use the Startup Europe Partnership platform to get help with expanding and developing your business. If you're looking to increase the visibility of your business project, you can register your project on the European Investment Project Portal. The portal also enables you to get in contact with potential international investors. See also: Interactive map: companies funded by the EU via the SME Instrument Find a company: access company information in the EU Women entrepreneurship gateway Funding opportunities that could suit your business: loans, microfinance, guarantees and venture capital supported by the European Union. Access to finance Find out which EU funding programs you can apply for. See what you have to do to apply for EU funding, which company types and sectors are eligible and the types of financing available. EU funding programmes COSME Programme Guarantees to small and medium-sized enterprises for loans mainly up to EUR 150 000. Equity (growth and expansion stage). InnovFin Programme Loans and guarantees to innovative businesses. Financing of research & development projects. Equity (early and start-up phase). The SME instrument offers funding and coaching support to innovative SMEs (Phase 1: Concept & Feasibility, Phase 2: Demonstration, Market Replication and R&D, Phase 3: Commercialisation). Creative Europe Loans to small and medium-sized enterprises in the cultural and creative sectors.

This month we're talking to ISEP Alumni Intern, Carter Habeeb about his work at ISEP and his future goals to do research and work for international education and non-profits. We also talk about losing oneself in Cairo, seeking routes in Lebanon and the joys of being friends with a prince. Want to see pictures of Carter's journeys? Head here to see what you might not otherwise believe. This is the official podcast of the ISEP Alumni Association, designed to help ISEP Alumni all over the world to live like a local, wherever they go. Have ideas for content you want in the future? Email us at Malijewicz@isep.org.

Thank you for listening to the pilot episode of the official podcast of ISEP's Alumni Association. This month we'll be speaking to ISEP Alumni Florian Volz (Leiden University to Rider University, 2016) about his plans to begin Go Sea Now, an internationally focused business based out of Hamburg, Germany. Segments: What we've been businessing Audience Questions Thank u, Next (Plans for the future) See you next month! -Michael Alijewicz, ISEP Alumni Association #ISEP #InternationalBusiness #Internationaleducation #Germany #Business