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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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Ingle International: Insurance for meaningful travel

A trusted name in the insurance industry since 1946, Ingle International knows travel insurance. We provide students and travellers with the protection they need while travelling, studying, working, or living far away from home. Tell us where you are goi ...
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IAMAT: Find health information and doctors abroad

Like you, we love travel. Travellers have trusted our experience in travel health to give them peace of mind, up-to-date health information, and a safety net away from home since 1960. We are a non-profit organization that keeps travellers healthy. We hel ...
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travel.gc.ca: One-stop-shop for information for Canadians travelling and living abroad

The Travel.gc.ca website is the Government of Canada’s one-stop shop for Canadians travelling, living, studying and working abroad. Before a trip, Canadians are encouraged to consult travel advice and advisories to learn about entry/exit requirements, loc ...
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Rough Guides: Travel Guide Books

A trusted favourite of world travellers for over 25 years, Rough Guides have always been counted on to tell it like it is. Covering cities, regions, countries and continents for travellers on all budgets, each Rough Guide offers detailed practical informa ...
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Present in over 126 countries and territories and with over 90,000 members, AIESEC is the world's largest student-run organization. Focused on providing a platform for youth leadership development, AIESEC offers young people the opportunity to be global ...
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The Faculty of International Relations and Political Studies is a part of one of the oldest European University – Jagiellonian University in Kraków - one of the best universities in Poland. Faculty offers a wide range of English-taught Bachelors and Maste ...
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Start your adventure today. Become TESOL Certified to travel and teach English worldwide with confidence and skill. Receive the industry standard credential required to teach conversational English. Credential: Advanced International TESOL Certificate 1 ...
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The Peace Corps provides Volunteers for nearly 70 countries that request assistance in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Central and South America, Europe, the Pacific Islands, and the Middle East. Since 1961, more than 215,000 Americans of all ages have serve ...
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The Youth Travel Foundation offers multiple grants per year. For the Summer 2019 edition, we will be offering two individual grants and a group grant. (Application deadline: May 17, 2019) -Mary Barclay grant ($1000 CAD) for a traveller between 18 and 24 p ...
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HEC Montréal, the first university business school founded in Canada (1907), is now offering a Business French Summer School that will help you reach your language goals. This 3-credit program focuses on the 4 language skills: writing, reading, listening ...
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For students completing a study abroad program in Europe, traveling to new and exciting destinations is all part of the experience. However, figuring out how to get to smaller towns and cities with no major airport connections can be a complicated process ...
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Your exciting new adventure starts here. Once you have successfully completed the TEFL Certificate Course (online), you will be qualified to teach English as a second or foreign language. This qualification will also allow you to explore the world, and en ...
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There is nothing more rewarding than helping those in need. South Africa is in many ways a first-world country. Yet in other respects it is very much a developing country. This dichotomy presents the country with some of its greatest challenges. As a volu ...
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Situated in one of Turin's most elegant areas just a short walk from the Polytechnic, CiaoItaly specialises in teaching the Italian language and culture to students from all over the world. The institute was born from the multicultural expertise of the s ...
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All our courses include professional tutor support. 120-hour TESOL Certificate: This online program is excellent for those who wish to teach English abroad. For an affordable price, it provides standard training in grammar, phonology, and methodology. At ...
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Abroadwith is a platform for language learning and cultural immersion. Abroadwith enables you to customise your trip by choosing a host based on interests, lifestyle, price and location, while selecting a school or tutor close to your home-stay. Helping t ...
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Redefine your 9 to 5. Use your skills and experience to help socially-minded startups grow their businesses. These social ventures are reshaping the systems in which they work by applying innovation and passion to their everyday — you can too. The Fellow ...
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For over 50 years ISS has brought the very best educators together with the very best schools, pairing over 20,000 candidates and 300 schools in more than 150 countries worldwide. Now more than ever, ISS makes securing a highly sought international teachi ...
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The OISE University of Toronto TEFL certification course, offered in conjunction with job placement assistance from Teach Away, provides the highest quality online instruction in the field of second language acquisition. It is a 100-hour self-directed onl ...
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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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