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Have you finished study and looking for a great opportunity to gain some experience in the marketing industry? Or do you just have some extra time this winter? Well the Embassy of Australia is seeking a Marketing Intern for the winter 2012 semester. Interns are hired for a period of three to four months, work full-time and will receive a…
Continue readingSo often when we are on programs with students we hear various comments about creating a group t-shirt or wishing AUIP had t-shirts that they could get to remember the trip and connect the group. Well now AUIP has done just that! We have created various t-shirts, hats, water bottles and bumper stickers for the up-coming Wintermester Program. For the…
Continue readingKasha Patel, Deacons Abroad marketing intern, shares her suggestions for saving your cash while studying Down Under: Australia is known to be very expensive. The strong Australian dollar has pushed four Australian cities into the top 15 most expensive cities in the world to live in, according to a survey released in July by the UK-based Economist Intelligence Unit. While you’re…
Continue readingHannah Strange, Florida Down Under marketing intern, writes about the necessary shoes to pack for study abroad: Like most girls, I have a bit of a thing for shoes. Ballet flats, flip-flops, high heels, sneakers…you name it, I have it. Put it this way: I just bought a THIRD shoe rack for my apartment. Of course having too many shoes…
Continue readingDr. Jess Ponting, pictured left, one of AUIP’s newest faculty to come on board with our programs, has been busy opening The Center for Surf Research at San Diego State University. The Center, which is said to be the first of its kind in the world, launched in September at San Diego State University. The focus, initially, will be studying the impact of…
Continue readingThis month’s highlighted alumnus is Joe Phillips, pictured right diving on the Great Barrier Reef, who went on the North Queensland program in 2006 with Virginia Tech. Joe now works for ChildFund International as the Americas Regional Human Resource Manager and is temporarily based in Panama. His regular position is Global Human Resources Information Systems (HRIS) Specialist and, since starting…
Continue readingCredit cards are a mandatory item for any AUIP program. They are invaluable in emergencies, for cash advances (although there are usually high interest charges for cash advances) and you will often need them for checking into hotels and for buying things online (like a new airline ticket as you won’t want to leave the South Pacific!) Most major credit…
Continue readingHannah Strange, the University of Florida marketing intern, writes about her experience at Cape Tribulation in North Queensland: This may sound a little naïve, but I had never really pictured Australia as a country with amazing rainforests. To me, rainforests were in Asia, central Africa and South America, but Australia? Not really. Boy was I wrong. One of the last stops…
Continue readingIf you have been on one of AUIP’s New Zealand or Australia programs then you will have undoubtedly come across Tim Tams. For those of you that have not had the pleasure, Tim Tam’s are a brand of chocolate cookie currently manufactured by Arnott’s in Australia. A Tim Tam is made up of two layers of chocolate malted cookie, traditionally separated by a light chocolate…
Continue readingEach year we see amazing photos, videos and writings from our Alumni based on their experiences whilst on AUIP Programs. We often think that these students could be and should be sharing their experiences further! Well now the Glimpse Correspondents Program is offering the chance for those talented photographers and writers who will be working, volunteering, or studying outside of…
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