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Travel with purpose. Travel for good.

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From deciding whether volunteering overseas is right for you, to choosing a program, to getting on a plane. Hear from overseas volunteers about what it is really like in the field.

Volunteer Abroad

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Seasonal work, teach abroad, international careers and more. Where to start, what to expect, and how to get it done.

Work Abroad

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Overtourism and the problems it creates may make you feel like giving up your passport. But there is a better way.

Ethical & Sustainable Travel

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Make the most of your time overseas while spending the least amount of money. Budget travel for the conscientious traveller.

Budget Travel

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Going abroad as a student, whether it is for a semester, a year or an entire degree, is one of the most accessible opportunities to live abroad meaningfully.

Study Abroad

Study Abroad

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More and more people of all ages taking time out to travel meaningfully—a trend that is being encouraged by educators and employers alike.

Gap Year Travel

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To get an international job, you need international work experience. How do you land that first gig?

International Careers

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Ready to take the next step? Meet with organizations from around the world that can help you plan your travels.

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Phone Languages recruits around 80 teachers throughout Belgium. All teachers are freelance and teach in cycles of 10, 30, 50 or 100 half-hour lessons over the phone. Flexible hours of work between 8am and 10pm. Pupils are adults, usually business people. ...
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ProBa Language Centre established in 1995 offers Individual and Mini - Group Courses in St. Petersburg all year round. Our Russian classes are open all year and offer a combination of pronunciation work, grammar and vocabulary input and speaking, reading, ...
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The volunteers of Peace Brigades International (PBI) come from many different countries and backgrounds but share a strong commitment to nonviolence and a belief in the contribution that ordinary people can make to creating a more peaceful and just world. ...
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Scholarships are available to residents of Alberta and are intended to assist any person who has been away from formal education and wishes to further their education and/or any student who is continuing their education.
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Projects Abroad sends volunteers abroad to 29 countries to do over 200 different internships and service projects. Since being founded in 1992, we have grown to a team of 450 people around the world that sends nearly 7500 volunteers annually. Volunteers c ...
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Escape the Northern Hemisphere winter for an incredible summer 'Downunder'. 2 months set amidst stunning mountain, forest and beach environments. Gain insight into Maori and Aboriginal cultures, historical and contemporary society, discover some of the wo ...
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[English will follow] PVTistes.net est un site intégralement dédié au Programme Vacances-Travail (PVT), qui répertorie, depuis 2005, de nombreuses informations pour vous aider à préparer vous-même votre séjour à l’étranger : demande de Visa Vacances- ...
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Pacific Discovery: Summer, Semester & Gap Year Programs Abroad

Pacific Discovery offers extraordinary international learning adventures. Our summer, semester and gap year programs abroad combine cultural immersion, volunteer and service learning projects in conservation and community development, sustainable adventur ...
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Pro Linguis offers English teachers the opportunity to work and live in Belgium. All teachers are from different educational and cultural backgrounds, enabling them to meet a large variety of objectives and ensure quality teaching. Teachers must have EFL ...
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This project is working with a charity that builds and runs girls’ boarding houses near secondary colleges and lycées in the High Atlas Mountains, providing the opportunity for selected girls from villages across the region to continue their education. Th ...
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The universities of Hong Kong offer a wide range of postgraduate education, with opportunities to study taught master's degrees, diploma and certificates; research degrees (MPhil and PhD); and professional doctoral programmes. Postgraduate Studies Hong Ko ...
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What distinguishes the Trudeau Doctoral Scholarship? The Trudeau Scholarship is the most prestigious of its type in Canada. Its annual value is up to $60,000 per Scholar for a maximum of three years. In addition to generous financial support, it also incl ...
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The purpose of the award is to help educators and researchers improve education in standard French language, literature and culture and in the study of standard French in the United States.
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Peace Boat's language training programme, GET, is now accepting applications for English and Spanish language teachers for the 110th Global voyage. https://peaceboat.org/english/voyage/110th-global-voyage The application deadline for volunteer teachers ...
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This project meets the needs of families who are on or just above the poverty line in 3 farming and fishing villages between Siem Reap and Tonle Sap Lake. Life in these villages still revolves around subsistence farming and fishing. A programme of healthc ...
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To the north-east of the Kathmandu Valley, the village of Sermathang is a predominantly Buddhist community, where local people are committed to regenerating their health care centre and school. Both were forcibly closed about a decade ago during the Maois ...
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Our 2- and 4-week retreats are adventures of self-exploration, pushing our boundaries, and finding new ways to be productive. In addition to high-quality accommodations and a pro leadership team, each retreat includes access to workshops, volunteer opport ...
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Perfect Way is a service agency that also places au pairs in jobs throughout Switzerland. Au pairs work 30 hours per week net and earn between 700 - 1000 Swiss francs per month depending on the age of the au pair and how many children the family has. Work ...
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