Podcasts about international educational exchange

2023 saw a significant 35% jump in the number of Indian students going overseas for education with the total number pegged at a record 2.69 lakh, per data from The Open Doors 2023 report on International Educational Exchange. What does this signify? How do you read these numbers? There are more than a lakh Indian students in each of the following four countries -- US, Canada, Australia and the UAE. Why is there such a high preference among Indian students for these countries? What are the major financing issues that Indian students face in getting funds for overseas education? Why is it easy to fund a student from the IITs, but difficult for those from Tier-2/3 colleges? In this episode, Aman Singh, Co-Founder of GradRight Inc., an AI-powered SaaS ecosystem that brings together prospective students, universities and lenders on a single platform, talks about all of these and much more. Tune in

This week we have not one but TWO great guests! Join Michael and Natty as they chat with Ella Studdiford and Sydney Breslow - the newest members of the Career Services family!Ella is a graduate of Lehigh University, where she played lacrosse and majored in Journalism. After graduation, Ella began her career in education living abroad in London and working as a PE instructor for an independent all-girls school. Most recently she worked for the Council on International Educational Exchange as a project manager contributing to recruitment, communication, operations, events, and alumni engagement.Sydney grew up in Cherry Hill, NJ and attended Rowan University. There, she received a bachelor's degree in Communications and graduated May of 2022. In her free time she enjoys binging the latest tv shows, spending time with family and friends, and hanging out with her 3 dogs.Learn more:https://careerservices.upenn.edu/staff/#sydney-breslowhttps://careerservices.upenn.edu/staff/#ella-studdiford

Dr. Vanda Wilcox is an independent scholar who makes her home in Milan, Italy. She received her bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees from the University of Oxford. After finishing her Ph.D., she held a two-year junior research fellowship at Oxford. Vanda moved to Rome in 2008 and accepted adjunct positions at John Cabot University and Trinity College (Connecticut) Rome campus. She spent the next twelve years in Rome before relocating to Paris. In Paris, she taught for NYU and the Council for International Educational Exchange. Vanda is the author of The Italian Empire and the Great War (Oxford 2021), and Morale and the Italian Army during the First World War (Cambridge 2016). She is also the editor of Italy in the Era of the Great War (Brill 2018), and she has written more than a dozen refereed articles and essays. Vanda has presented her research all over Europe and the United States, and she is heavily involved in numerous professional organizations, including the International Society for First World War Studies, the Society for Military History, and the Association for the Study of Modern Italy. Vanda and her family have lived in Rome, Paris, and now Milan, where she continues her historical research and also offers research services for other scholars. She is a sewist, a baker, a gamer, a one-time scriptwriter, and an AS Roma supporter - and a cat person (Byron). Follow Vanda on Twitter @Vanda_Wilcox. We hope you enjoy our chat with Vanda Wilcox! Rec. 02/10/2022

11月22日公布的《2021美国门户开放报告》显示 2020至2021学年，美国大学新增国际学生数量比上一学年骤降46%，国际学生人数减少15%，中国大陆学生人数下降14.8%，但中国大陆仍然是美国国际学生的最大生源地。The ranks of Chinese students at US colleges and universities plunged by nearly 15 percent last year, the biggest drop in a decade, education authorities said on Monday. And campuses have signaled they want to restore the numbers.美国教育部门22日称，去年，美国大学和高校中的中国留学生人数大幅下跌近15%，创十年来最大跌幅。各大高校都在发出信号，希望这一数字能够回升。All places of origin and regions saw declines in the number of students enrolled at US higher education institutions and online from abroad due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to The Open Doors 2021 Report on International Educational Exchange, released Monday.11月22日公布的《2021美国门户开放报告》显示，受新冠疫情影响，全球各地区赴美就读和在国外上网课的美国高校留学生人数均有下降。The global pandemic primarily affected international students studying at a US university for the first time, or new international students. That segment declined by 46 percent, according to the report, launched by the US Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and the Institute of International Education.疫情主要影响美国大学新增国际学生数量。根据美国国务院教育与文化事务局和美国国际教育协会发布的报告，该类学生数量下降了46%。China remained the top place of origin of all international students, contributing slightly more than one-third of the total 914,095 foreign students in the 2020-21 academic year. That overall number represented a decrease of 15 percent from the previous academic year, according to the annual report.中国仍然是美国国际学生的最大生源地，在2020-21学年的914095名外国留学生中，中国留学生的比例略高于三分之一。根据这份年度报告，赴美留学总人数比上一学年减少了15%。The second-largest place of origin is India, which had 18.3 percent of all international students in the US. Both Chinese and Indian groups declined this year by 14.8 percent and 13.2 percent, respectively.美国的留学生第二大来源地是印度，占美国留学生总数的18.3%。今年，来自中国和印度的留学生人数分别下降了14.8%和13.2%。As in previous years, slightly more than half of international students pursued a major in a science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) field, and in all, foreign students represented 4.6 percent of all students in US higher education, the lowest mix since the 2014-15 academic year.与前几年一样，略超过半数的留学生选择了科学、技术、工程和数学（STEM）领域的专业，外国学生占美国高校学生总数的4.6%，为2014-15学年以来的最低比例。While the COVID-19 pandemic was a primary factor affecting enrollment, the strained relationship between the US and China, the largest source of international students for the US, has made itself felt for some Chinese students who sought to enter the US recently.虽然新冠疫情是影响留学生入学的主要因素，但作为美国最大的留学生来源地，中美之间的紧张关系让一些最近打算赴美留学的中国学生感到不安。There have been "frequent incidents of unwarranted harassment and suppression" targeting Chinese students and visiting fellows to the US, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said on Nov 3.中国外交部发言人汪文斌11月3日表示，针对中国赴美留学、访学人员的“无理滋扰打压事件频繁发生”。Just the other day, a Chinese visiting scholar holding a valid visa issued by the US government was repatriated after being interrogated without cause upon entry, and about 30 Chinese students and visiting scholars have been subjected to the same "unjust" treatment by the US since August, Wang said at a daily news briefing.汪文斌在例行记者会上表示，就在近日，一名持美政府签发的合法签证的中国访问学者又在入境时遭美方无理盘查后被遣返。今年8月以来有近30名中国赴美留学、访学人员遭受此类不公正待遇。Wang noted that the US had "stretched" the concept of national security to "wantonly harass" Chinese students and scholars in an attempt to produce a "chilling effect" among Chinese personnel pursuing studies in the US.汪文斌指出，美国大肆泛化国家安全概念，无理滋扰中国学生学者，试图在中国赴美留学人员当中制造寒蝉效应。Asked to comment on how the tightened rules the Trump administration put in place on Chinese student visas were related to the "noticeable dip" in the number of Chinese students, Ethan Rosenzweig, deputy assistant secretary of state for academic programs, said "we can welcome students and protect our national security at the same time".当被问及特朗普政府收紧中国学生签证的规定与中国学生人数“明显下降”有何关系时，负责学术项目的美国副助理国务卿伊桑·罗森茨威格表示，“美国可以在欢迎学生的同时，保护美国国家安全”。"I'll stress that we've tripled the number of Chinese students here in the US over the last decade. And in the Biden administration with our joint statement, you can see that we are amplifying, that we welcome students to the United States here for their educational purposes," he said at a briefing on the release of the Open Doors report.他在《美国门户开放报告》新闻发布会上表示：“我要强调的是，在过去十年中，中国赴美留学人数增加了两倍。在拜登政府和教育部的联合声明中，你可以看到我们正在扩大留学生人数，我们欢迎学生们到美国来接受教育。”图源：新华社The joint statement of principles in support of international education, co-signed by both the US state and education departments, said that international students are central to diplomacy, innovation, economic prosperity and national security, according to Rosenzweig.罗森茨威格表示，美国国务院和教育部共同签署的支持国际教育的联合声明表明，国际学生对外交、创新、经济繁荣和国家安全至关重要。International students contributed $39 billion to the US economy in 2020, of which $14.3 billion, or 36 percent, came from Chinese students, according to the US Department of Commerce.根据美国商务部的数据，2020年，国际学生为美国经济贡献了390亿美元（约合人民币2491亿元），其中143亿美元（约合人民币914亿元）（36%）来自中国学生。"So whether students from Guangzhou, Beijing, Shanghai, Qingdao, they're welcome here along with everyone else in the Chinese community that wants to study here," Rosenzweig told China Daily.罗森茨威格在接受《中国日报》采访时称：“因此，无论是来自广州、北京、上海、青岛的学生，我们都表示欢迎，就像我们欢迎其他所有希望在美国学习的华人群体一样。”The US embassy and consulates in China had issued more than 85,000 student visas to applicants in the fiscal year 2021, an American official on consular affairs said at the online press briefing.一位负责领事事务的美国官员在线上新闻发布会上表示，美国驻华大使馆和领事馆在2021财年发放了85000多份学生签证。China remains a top country for US colleges and universities to prioritize for outreach and recruitment, noted Mirka Martel, Head of Research, Evaluation and Learning with the Institute of International Education.美国国际教育协会研究、评估和学习负责人米尔卡·马特尔指出，中国仍然是美国高校优先考虑推广和招生的国家。Slightly half of the surveyed 860 US higher education institutions, or 51 percent, are giving priority to target prospective international students in China, leveraging current international students, online recruitment events, and social media outreach, according to the survey.调查显示，在接受调查的860所美国高等教育机构中，约有一半（51%）高校在利用现有国际学生、线上招生活动和社交媒体推广进行招生宣传时，优先考虑中国的潜在国际学生。记者：赵焕新

Breaking DistanceBeauty for Freedom (BFF), as an anti-trafficking organization, has always strived to connect communities and champion freedom via our global educational programming for survivors of human trafficking and at-risk youth along with our advocacy and awareness-raising campaigns. Throughout the COVID-19 Crisis, our team has been looking for ways to connect our ambassadors and artists to the global community by creating a project which could break the barriers of the insular lives we faced through the pandemic with quarantining and self-isolation while creating the possibility of uniting, connecting, sharing ideas, educating, and embracing our humanity through the arts and music. BFF launched Breaking Distance as a way to continue connecting with our global community while sharing critical topics affecting our world and inspiring conversations. Topics covered include global health, human trafficking, art, music and mental health and wellness. We want YOU to JOIN the MOVEMENT! Stay tuned for details on our website (www.beautyforfreedom.org) and social media pages  for podcast schedules, email us if you're a visual artist, activist, musician or influencer who would like to get involved at info@beautyforfreedom.org or send us DMs with podcast idea submissions. LET YOUR VOICE BE HEARD AND CONNECT WITH OUR COMMUNITY!https://beautyforfreedom.org/ Follow Beauty for Freedom:InstagramTwitterFacebook  https://www.change.org/aboutMore about ChristinaChristina Martin is a Senior Campaigner at Change.org. Every day, she identifies new campaigns to support and works with petition starters to get in touch with their decision-makers. She had the privilege to serve on the Racial Justice Committee that was charged with allocating millions of dollars to racial justice organizations throughout the US.In 2020, Christina was asked to help create a new department at Change.org. She moved to San Francisco and began her work with a small team to start the Scaled Support program, which aimed to provide each person who started a petition with personalized text advice on their campaign. It has now grown to a team of over 20 people, and Christina has returned to the campaigns team to continue her previous work.While she was still in college, she interned for Change.org on a project called Change Politics. This program aimed to provide transparency and connection to those voting in the 2016 election.After completing her degree, she taught English as an Auxiliar de Conversación with the Council on International Educational Exchange.Christina graduated from Susquehanna University with a triple major in Political Science, Public Policy, and Spanish. At Susquehanna, she was the President of the Student Government. More about RashawnRashawn Davis is Racial Justice Fund Manager at Change.org, leading the organization's commitment to invest millions into the movement for Racial Justice and Black-led organizations. In 2018, he was appointed by Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka to serve a two-year term as a Commissioner on Newark's Police Review Board. The board is charged with reviewing, auditing and recommending changes in police practices and policy for New Jersey's largest city. He was also named by Insider-NJ as one of New Jersey's 100 Most Influential Millennials. In 2014, Rashawn became the youngest person in the history of Newark to be certified and appear on a municipal election ballot at the age of 21. He led an insurgent campaign for a City Council seat representing the 80,000 people of the city's west ward. He has also previously worked at the Council of State Governments – Justice Center where he helped build the National Clean Slate Clearinghouse; An online resource dedicated to expanding access to record clearance for the more than 70 million Americans with a criminal record.Rashawn graduated from Georgetown University with a degree in Government. He earned a master's degree from New York University's Robert F. Wagner School. Change.Org Social MediaInstagramFacebook   

What biases do we see around ourselves and how do they affect us? What should we think twice before saying out loud? We discussed this and much more with Dinah Spritzer-Richter and Vladimir Prikryl! About the guests: For more than 20 years Dinah Spritzer-Richter worked as a journalist covering politics, education, minorities and gender issues in Europe and beyond for outlets such as The New York Times, Jerusalem Post and USAToday. Although she continues her journalistic pursuits, Dinah now runs a training agency, Media Confident that provides courses for students, NGOS and companies in media literacy. In addition, Dinah is a professor of journalism at two study-abroad programs for American university students at New York University and The Council of International Educational Exchange. Dinah is a proud native of New Jersey, USA and has lived in Prague for two decades. She has twin boys, age 9, who are 100 percent Czech and 100 percent American. Dinah works every day to help them understand and support equality and fairness in the home, at work, and in the world. Vladimir Prikryl's philosophy is: Happy employees > Satisfied customers > Company growth. Vladimir fully believes that through building collaborative and high-performing company cultures we can contribute to a better society. As a General Manager of CGM CZ & SK, Vladimir was always a fan of everything that can improve company culture, that's how he discovered topics like diversity or gender equality. But Vladimir believes that to achieve and improve anything, you have to measure it. For many years, Vladimir has been searching for a tool to measure company culture, when he finally found platform LutherOne, and joined their team. Vladimir is now helping companies with implementation of their own pulse-check tool for company culture and loves it! Note: Vladimir mentions VUCA world which stands for Volatile, Uncertain, Complex and Ambiguous World.

What is life like if you don't fit into any of mainstream society's ideas of gender or sexuality? Do any of us really fit those ideas, anyway?  In this episode, Finn Ballard talks about life as a transgender man, and his experiences growing up as a trans child in a traditional town in Northern Ireland. Finn talks about his search for an authentic life in a world that is so often hostile to trans people, and the empowerment and joy that has come from being open about who he really is.  Finn Ballard is a historian and tour guide based in Berlin, and also teaches Gender Studies and Media Studies at the Council on International Educational Exchange, an English-speaking institute in Berlin.  Follow Up Join our Supporters Club to access exclusive behind-the-scenes content, fan requests and the chance to ask Andrew your own questions. Membership starts at just £4.50. https://www.patreon.com/andrewgmarshall  If you can make it to the glorious city that is Berlin, be sure to take one of Finn's guided tours: http://www.finn-ballard-tours.com  Get Andrew's advice on creating the positive change you've dreamed of making in your own life: https://andrewgmarshall.com/book/wake-up-and-change-your-life-how-to-survive-a-crisis-and-be-stronger-wiser-and-happier/  Andrew offers regular advice on love, marriage and finding meaning in your life via his social channels. Follow him on: Twitter https://twitter.com/andrewgmarshall  Facebook https://www.facebook.com/AndrewGMarshallTherapy  YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCF5gT7ru5sblpFaU2-iWTTw 

The ability to debate, to explore and to challenge has (some would say) been under immense pressure in these times. Today, I explore this with Nico Macdonald and how all of our role of society especially those in the creative industries can be more 't' shaped and diverse in consideration, thinking and action.[0 Min] How to access time with Matt on your project / sign up to the Daily Dose of inspiration[2 Mins]  An introduction to Nico Macdonald, Nico is a pioneer in innovation and entrepreneurship. He is a visiting fellow at the School of Arts and Creative Industries at London South Bank University, and teaches at the University of East London and CIEE (the Council on International Educational Exchange). In the early 90s built a digital media studio in Shoreditch, London; led digital design for The Guardian newspaper, and for the London office of Berlin-based MetaDesign; he co-founded the international consultancy business Ascendant Partners, and worked in Silicon Valley. Since, he has founded a media innovation startup, Media Futures; been Innovation Director of Creative England; and Chief Executive of the R&D Society, a professional membership organisation. For 30 years, he has forged strong links with industry contacts from established organisations as varied the BBC, the Design Council, the British Film Institute, Arup, and DigitasLBi, as well as a wide range of start-ups and SMEs in design, media and tech. He has also written extensively on creativity and digital innovation, including articles, papers and books.[3 Mins 30] Getting 'out of the bubble' and ensuring the ability to debate.[6 Mins] The limitations of the creative industries and diverse thinking.[8 Mins 30] Sustainability, and a ground where more success has been made?[10 Mins 30] Learning from journalism and following the facts Richard Saul Wurman's  CTA to 'listen'.[12 Mins 30] The ability to be exposed to others with different views.[14 Mins] The Internet = less the global village, more the place to reinforce our niche views via the 'filter bubble'[16 Mins] The Polemic Palace and Netflix.[18 Mins] Seeking more diverse arguments and looking for a healthy discourse. Seek that which you don't agree with.[19 Mins] Nuzzle, your social graph and aggregated varied points of view[20 Mins 30] Why no uncertainty in politics leads  us all to disbelief and distrust?[22 Mins 30] What can we learn from Andy Murray, Ed Balls and Michael Portillo?[23 Mins 30] What about  Jeremy Corbyn, Nigel Farage and Populism?[26 Mins] We are at the end of a political paradigm. Yes, it's uncomfortable.[30 Mins] The case of paradigm under-load.[35 Mins] Design Ethics, Microsoft to MIT and a convSupport the show (https://weareten.us12.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=4ed5154e0f1cdbad62b378156&id=dc1a8d24c1)

My guest today is Robert Lapiner, Professor of Humanities and Dean Emeritus of the School for Professional Studies at New York University. From 2011-2013, Robert Lapiner served as the Associate Vice Chancellor for Global Continuing Education at New York University, which would eventually become the School of Professional Studies. Prior to that, Lapiner was the Dean of the New York University School of Continuing and Professional Studies, where he remains a member of the faculty. Lapiner joined NYU after serving as the Dean of Continuing Education and UCLA Extension, and faculty associate at the UCLA Center for International Development Education. Before his position at the University of California, Los Angeles, he was based in Paris and New York, as Deputy Executive Director/Director for Europe for the Council on International Educational Exchange. His international experience began with his appointment as a career diplomat in cultural and educational affairs with the US Foreign Service. Lapiner earned his B.A., summa cum laude, from the University of California, Los Angeles. He earned both his M.A. and Ph.D. from Harvard University. Lapiner is a member of the Phi Beta Kappa academic honor society and a Woodrow Wilson Fellow. While at Harvard he was named a Graduate Prize Fellow. While on assignment to the Democratic Republic of Congo with the U.S. Foreign Service, Lapiner earned the Meritorious Honor Award for special achievement. He has also earned commendations for exceptional educational public service, by the City and the County of Los Angeles. Additionally, Lapiner earned the Award of Excellence for Innovative Programming from UPCEA.

A lecture from Living Freedom 2018, the Academy of Ideas residential school for 18- to 25-year-olds interested in exploring the historical ideas and contemporary debates related to freedom, which took place on 5-7 April 2018 at the Council on International Educational Exchange in central London. It has been claimed that the Industrial Revolution was the biggest turning point in human history. It was the moment when the creative potential of society was left free to flourish, leading to huge changes from life expectancy to the growth of cities, from wealth production to the establishment of democratic nation states. Yet, in today’s climate of pessimism and low expectations, the Industrial Revolution is often either seen with scepticism or as a historical accident, a result of factors such as technology or cheap raw materials from the colonies. The crucial missing link is the relationship between the Enlightenment and the Industrial Revolution. In the former, the mind demands its freedom; in the latter, it shows what it can achieve when it is free to translate its ideas into action. LECTURER Dr Nikos Sotirakopoulos lecturer in sociology and criminology, York St John 

A lecture from Living Freedom 2018, the Academy of Ideas residential school for 18- to 25-year-olds interested in exploring the historical ideas and contemporary debates related to freedom, which took place on 5-7 April 2018 at the Council on International Educational Exchange in central London. Our genes have, for better and for worse, been a central preoccupation in science, medicine and politics for more than a century. How has our understanding of genes changed during that time? Why are we moving increasingly from talking about ‘genetics’ to talking about ‘genomics’ (and ‘epigenetics’ and ‘epigenomics’)? What, if anything, can our genes really tell us - individually and collectively - about where we’ve come from, where we’re going to and how free we are? LECTURER: Sandy Starrcommunications manager, Progress Educational Trust

Christina McAnuff is the executive director of the Olympia Snowe Women’s Leadership Institute, a 501(c)(3) organization with school partnerships in all 16 Maine counties. With a degree in French and Fine Arts from Dickinson College, McAnuff has more than 20 years of experience in marketing, communications, training, and program development. From advertising in New York City to a dotcom in Portland, Maine, McAnuff’s early career helped identify her strengths in communication and connecting with people. Transitioning to roles in marketing and corporate training further engaged her desire to meet, learn from, and collaborate with people from different organizations and cultures. As director of Global Navigator High School Programs at the Council on International Educational Exchange, a nonprofit focused on facilitating meaningful intercultural exchanges, McAnuff combined her skills in program development and communication with her passion for working with youth. Now, as executive director of the Olympia Snowe Institute, McAnuff is responsible for the development and delivery of a three-year program to build the confidence, aspirations, and leadership skills of Maine girls. She is committed to creating a network  of accomplished and caring Maine women that not only mentors and encourages the next generation of Maine leaders, but also one another. McAnuff lives in Cape Elizabeth with her husband and three children. https://www.themainemag.com/radio/radio-guests/christina-mcanuff-executive-director-olympia-snowe-womens-leadership-institute/

Host: Manpreet Singh (@mjassal)Gurdit Singh (@gurdit) is a career Foreign Service Officer at the United States Department of State. He recently served as the Assistant Public Affairs Officer at the U.S. Consulate General in Hyderabad, India.  Immediately prior to that assignment, he served as Chief of Non-Immigrant Visas and American Citizen Services, on a rotating basis, at the U.S. Embassy in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Before joining the U.S. Department of State, Gurdit served as Resident Director of a study abroad program for American college students in Hyderabad under the auspices of the Council on International Educational Exchange. Gurdit is originally from Kansas City (by way of New Delhi).  He holds an undergraduate degree in political science and religious studies from the University of Kansas and graduate degrees in comparative religion and sociology from Harvard University and the University of ​ ​California, Santa Barbara, respectively. He is the primary co-author of Introduction to Punjabi: Grammar, Conversation, and Literature (Patiala: Punjabi University Press, 2011).​ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-sikh-cast-sikhri/support