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News Brief: AUIP photo contest underway

Now’s the time to enter the 2010 AUIP photo contest! Alumni, we hope you’ve identified your most awe-inspiring photograph to submit because our contest sponsors have donated some seriously desirable prizes. Of today, September 1, 2010, AUIP alumni can enter the 2010 Photo Contest: It’s the Ultimate Field Trip! The photo contest is open to all AUIP alumni who have…

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News Brief: Australia and New Zealand remain top study abroad destinations

It’s no wonder that Ohio State University and Clayton State University recently joined the ranks of our partner universities. Students nationwide consistently head to Australia and New Zealand in huge numbers for study abroad. We like the Huffington Post’s photo slide show highlighting the top nine destinations, such as number six Australia, which hosts over 11,000 students yearly. In the…

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News Brief: AUIP seeks alumni happenings for newsletter

For our upcoming e-newsletter, we want to know what our alumni are doing for their latest exciting activities and endeavors! Have you caught the travel bug and are hiking in Outer Mongolia or teaching in India? Have you entered the real world and are working to fund the next trip? Are you back at school and taking new classes this…

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News Brief: Kiwi and Aussie cities top most livable cities list

The Mercer 2010 Quality of Living survey is out, and its results rank cities throughout Australia and New Zealand as the most livable. The Quality of Living index list includes 221 cities worldwide. Although European cities dominated the top 25 cities in the index, the South Pacific saw high rankings. Listed in the top 50 cities were Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney,…

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News Brief: 2010 AUIP photo contest begins in September

Did you take thousands of photos on your AUIP study abroad program? Are some of those photos just amazing? Well, we want to see them soon! The 2010 Photo Contest: It’s the Ultimate Field Trip! launches September 1, 2010 at all our partner universities throughout the United States. The photo contest is open to all AUIP alumni who have studied…

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What Next: Win two roundtrip Australia tickets in video contest

We know you have a hilarious video of you talking to the kangaroo, like the Virginia Tech students pictured left. And what about that video of your friends singing and performing hand motions to “Home Among the Gum Tree” on Paul Harris’ bus? Well, break out your Australia video footage and enter the Study in Australia 2010 Video Contest. Running…

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What Next: Australian-American public policy scholarship offers up to A$140,000

Ready to further your undergraduate degree? Want to accomplish it Down Under with a master’s program? Well, the Anne Wexler Australian-American Public Policy Scholarship enables a U.S. citizen to enroll in an Australian master’s degree program in public policy. The scholarship will be awarded for a maximum two-year period and valued at up to A$140,000. The scholarship is aimed at…

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What Next: Australian Government’s scholarship out now

The Endeavour Awards is the Australian Government’s merit-based scholarship program providing Americans the chance to study, research or develop professionally in Australia (Sydney Harbor Bridge, pictured left). The Postgraduate Awards will cover up to two years for a master’s degree and 3.5 years for a PhD. You must have completed your undergraduate degree before applying for an Endeavor Postgraduate Award….

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What Next: Apply now for Embassy of Australia internships

So, you’ve just graduated. And you don’t have a job yet. You sure do remember fondly your study abroad in Australia (with those gorgeous sunsets at Lady Elliot Island pictured right) and have a keen interest to work in international education or policy. Does that sound like you? Well, then beef up your resume and cover letter to apply for…

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News Brief: TripAdvisor’s Travelers’ Choice 2010 ranks top destinations

We know our programs occur in some of the world’s best places, but it’s always reassuring when others recognize the worth of these destinations. TripAdvisor has released its Travelers’ Choice 2010 picks in which travelers rate the best of the best in global beaches, adventure, culture and sightseeing amongst other categories. Here are some of the world’s best awards given…

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