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Updated August 5, 2019 There have been some changes to New Zealand travel regulations, which we will detail here. This is the best information we have available at this time; please refer to Immigration NZ’s website for verification and further details. We will update this post with further information as it becomes available. From 1 October 2019, visitors to New…
Continue readingHannah Strange, the Florida Down Under marketing intern, writes: As luck would have it, I was selected as the teaching assistant for UF’s North Queensland and Fiji programs this summer! With a week of our program already complete, today we’re venturing up to Mission Beach with high hopes of spotting an endangered cassowary. Since I studied on these programs in…
Continue readingA new face will be greeting our Fiji groups at the Nadi airport this summer. Jean Vergara, a cheery and comical individual, joined the AUIP Fiji team to accompany our groups. Jean earned her M.S. degree in Education, specializing in Counseling and Guidance, from California Lutheran University. She attended Stanford University and California State University, Fullerton during her undergraduate studies and…
Continue readingIf you’ve been on our Fiji program, then you’ve likely met our field guide Helen Sykes. Helen’s expertise in marine ecology, coral reef systems and sustainability practices is vital to the academic content of our program. What you may not know is that Helen is a general wealth of information about Fiji and its islands. The New York Times’ Frugal…
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 readingYou may remember our entry back in April about our field guide Barry Davies. Barry is a field guide for students at Binna Burra during our South Queensland program. The Griffith University online newspaper, The Argus, did a story about Barry and we’re pleased to share it with you.
Continue readingBarry Davies is a field guide for AUIP students spending time at Binna Burra during our South Queensland program. Barry shares with us information about some of his experiences and the place he loves: It is raining again! I shouldn’t be surprised because I live in a rainforest and it has been raining all summer. ‘My’ rainforest is in the beautiful Lamington National Park in Queensland, Australia where…
Continue readingDr. Tom Hammett has been a long-standing professor on AUIP programs. His support of international education extends far beyond our programs to Tom’s involvement with the development, teaching and growth of study abroad programs. Virginia Tech recently recognized his work by honoring him with the 2010 Alumni Award for Excellence in International Education. The award is presented each year to…
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