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

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

August 30, 2010

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

News Brief: AUIP seeks alumni happenings for newsletter

August 25, 2010

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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Library, New Zealand

Library: Seal pups play near Kaikoura

August 24, 2010

On 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…

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Australia: South Queensland, Australia: Sydney, New Zealand, News Brief

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

August 23, 2010

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

News Brief: 2010 AUIP photo contest begins in September

August 19, 2010

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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Library, New Zealand

Library: New Zealand spirit captured in short film

August 18, 2010

Earlier 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…

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New Zealand, Postcard

Postcard: Is a trip to Queenstown complete without a visit to Fergburger?

August 17, 2010

AUIP 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,…

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New Zealand, Postcard

Postcard: AUIP holds annual staff retreat

August 11, 2010

Last 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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New Zealand, Snapshot

Snapshot: Hooker Valley hike leads to Mount Cook

August 2, 2010

One of the most popular walks in Mount Cook National Park, the Hooker Valley trail leads up the Hooker Valley toward Mount Cook, also known by its native name of Aoraki. Students on the New Zealand program cross two suspended bridges, one pictured above, over the Hooker River and ultimately end at the river’s source, Hooker Glacier terminal lake.

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Antarctica, News Brief

News Brief: Brockport still accepting Antarctica applications

July 21, 2010

It’s hotter than hot right now across much of the States. So, naturally you’re craving the AC, right? Or maybe already dreaming of snow and frost on the ground come December? Well, lucky for you, The College at Brockport within the State University of New York system is still accepting applications for the Antarctica program. Students from Brockport will travel…

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