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At 4:35 a.m. Saturday morning, Christchurch was struck by the most devastating earthquake it has witnessed since 1931. Of the damage caused in the city center by the earthquake and its many aftershocks, approximately 90 buildings suffered significant damage and many of them will probably have to be knocked down, according to Prime Minister John Key. An overnight curfew has…
Continue readingNow’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…
Continue readingIt’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…
Continue readingFor 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…
Continue readingOn our New Zealand program, students travel and study throughout the South Island. One of their stops is along the northeast coast in Kaikoura. Guided by locals from Maori Tours, our students visit a picturesque waterfall and pond. And guess who likes to frequent the area? Yes, that’s right, seal pups. We can’t stop watching this adorable video of recent…
Continue readingThe 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,…
Continue readingDid 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…
Continue readingEarlier this year, in a task to find the next great filmmaker, a competition was launched called Your Big Break. The task was to capture the spirit of New Zealand in a three-minute short film. Sir Peter Jackson (like we need to explain who this is) judged the entries, and multi Academy Award winner Barrie Osborne (American movie producer turned…
Continue readingAUIP Director of Academic Affairs, Lee Stoner, was recently taken to Queenstown for the weekend by his fiancé Krysina. Queenstown, surrounded by the beautiful Remarkables mountain range, was listed as the #4 top destination in the world by Trip Advisor in 2010. Lee was joined by fellow AUIP colleague, Eleanor Hand, the AUIP marine biologist for the North Queensland program,…
Continue readingLast week from August 4 to 6, AUIP hosted its staff for an annual retreat. The retreat took place in Hanmer Springs, which is approximately 85 kilometers northwest of our main office in Christchurch, New Zealand. We all stayed in a five-bedroom house, which served as our accommodation, meeting space and café-style dining. Our agenda was comprehensive (read: meeting from…
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