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Australia: North Queensland, Australia: Northern Territory, Australia: South Queensland, Australia: Sydney, News Brief, The Fact Files

The Fact Files: Australia programs visit world’s best beaches

July 19, 2011

It’s no secret that Australia is known for its world-class beaches. But did you know that Australia’s beaches took eight of the ten awards for Trip Advisor’s 2011 Best Beaches? Back in January we told you how to use Trip Advisor for hotel picks, so you may already know that our programs visit almost all the Trip Advisor top beaches…

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Antarctica, Australia: North Queensland, Australia: Northern Territory, Australia: South Queensland, Australia: Sydney, Fiji, New Zealand, News Brief, What Next

What Next: AUIP seeks marketing interns at partner universities

July 12, 2011

What garners you strong internship experience, independent study credit, networking opportunities, a stipend, freebies and a preference for South Pacific in-country positions? That would be the AUIP Marketing Internship, of course! In order to be considered, candidates must (1) have completed an AUIP program, (2) currently be enrolled in an undergraduate, graduate or doctoral program at an AUIP partner university,…

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Australia: North Queensland, Australia: Northern Territory, Australia: South Queensland, Australia: Sydney, New Zealand, News Brief

News Brief: Australia ranks as world’s happiest place

July 5, 2011

Visitors to Australia always seem to comment on how happy the residents of the country tend to be. Well, it’s not just a perception any more. The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has announced that Australians are truly the happiest people in the world. The OECD’s latest Better Life Initiative index ranked Australia the happiest based on a…

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Antarctica, New Zealand, News Brief

News Brief: An emperor penguin’s surprise visit to New Zealand

June 22, 2011

Here at AUIP we are accustomed to the excitement surrounding an emperor penguin sighting; wildlife spotting is one of the highlights on our Antarctica program and each year we receive many photos of a variety of penguin species in the natural landscape of Antarctica. However, we were not expecting the news and subsequent photos and videos from our own shores! The…

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Antarctica, Australia: North Queensland, Australia: Northern Territory, Australia: South Queensland, Australia: Sydney, Fiji, New Zealand, News Brief

News Brief: AUIP Blog celebrates one-year anniversary

May 23, 2011

What’s been read over 8,000 times? This AUIP blog, of course! Here are some fast facts about our blog: We have 146 posts to date, including this one. Our highest traffic day thus far was October 15, 2010, the day after we announced the 2010 Photo Contest winners with this News Brief entry. We just introduced a new category titled…

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2011 Student Blogs, News Brief, Student Perspective

News Brief: AUIP 2011 student bloggers announced

May 13, 2011

AUIP has launched the inaugural student blogging program. Be sure to read all the entries here in the 2011 Student Blogs category about the experiences they will document from the programs. This summer, our student bloggers are: North Queensland, Australia: Alyssa Lai & Kerry McCollough South Queensland, Australia: Adrienne Wilson New Zealand: Alyse Horn Fiji positions are still available. Email info@auip.com immediately…

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New Zealand, News Brief

News Brief: Update from Christchurch

April 29, 2011

It is now a little over two months since the devastating February 22 earthquake hit the city of Christchurch. There are parts of the CBD that still resemble a war zone but the remainder of the city and region are open for business and it remains the gateway to the rest of the South Island. On March 18, the National…

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News Brief, Postcard

Postcard: AUIP staffer visits her last continent

April 20, 2011

What’s a goal you have? To snorkel on the Great Barrier Reef? To study abroad? To work for an international company? Each person has different goals. Whether you’ve written them down or not, you’re bound to have some ambitions in mind for life. For AUIP’s Eleanor, she aspired to visit all seven continents. Such a task may seem unachievable or…

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Antarctica, Australia: North Queensland, Australia: Northern Territory, Australia: South Queensland, Australia: Sydney, Fiji, New Zealand, News Brief, What Next

What Next: Submit your Rotarary Ambassadorial Scholarship application

April 7, 2011

Want a flat grant of US$27,000 for one academic year of study in another country? We bet you do! The Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholarships offer both undergraduate and graduate students the chance to study at universities in the 200 countries and geographical regions where Rotary clubs are active. So whether you were hooked on international education through your participation in…

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Antarctica, Australia: North Queensland, Australia: Northern Territory, Australia: South Queensland, Australia: Sydney, Fiji, New Zealand, News Brief

News Brief: Program Feud questions launched on Facebook

March 30, 2011

Did you think the Fox Glacier hike completely dominated the Lake Matheson walk on the New Zealand program? Or did you prefer the Rocks walking tour to the Pyrmont one on the Sydney program? Well, we’re giving our students and faculty a social media voice on their program preferences. We’ve launched the Program Feud questions on Facebook for just this…

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