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InterUniversity Centre Canada organizes language training, other educational programmes, work internships, and directed research for students. Hundreds of students from all over the world have participated in InterUniversity Centre Canada programs. Althou ...
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IH Cairo’s teacher training department run Cambridge University affiliated CELTA and DELTA Module 2 and Module 3 English teaching certificate programs for those who want to teach English as a foreign language. IH Cairo is also the only centre in Cairo tha ...
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The Spanish Language Institute at ALPI immerses students of Spanish in the culture of the Spanish-speaking Caribbean. Language is a social activity, and at ALPI Spanish classes are communicative in orientation. Students will participate in daily life with ...
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BridgeAbroad offers study abroad, teach abroad, intern abroad, and volunteer abroad program opportunities throughout Latin America and in Spain.
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Youth Exchange provides thousands of young people with the opportunity to meet people from other lands and to experience their cultures. This year, more than 8,000 teens will see the world through the Youth Exchange program. As a Rotary Youth Exchange stu ...
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This programme is designed for teenagers and adults of all levels of French proficiency who wish to broaden their knowledge of French language and culture. Participants study at private language schools specially selected for their professionalism and hos ...
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Ceran Lingua offers French, Dutch, German and Japanese language courses. Their classes are taught at various centres in the UK, France, Belgium and Spain. Group, combination and private programmes are all available. Contact Ceran Lingua directly for price ...
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American Association of University Women (AAUW) International Fellowships are awarded for full-time study or research in the United States to women who are not United States citizens or permanent residents. Both graduate and postgraduate study at accredit ...
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York Region Learning Connections is the International Division of the York Region District School Board. They offer high school study abroad programmes in the UK, Italy and Greece. All of their partners have a long-standing record of academic excellence a ...
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Experiment-France offers high school students the opportunity to attend a French school and live with a host family. It's one of the best ways to become fluent in the language, to make friends and to explore the French school system and its social life. P ...
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Accademia del Giglio offers Italian language classes and courses on art and art history at their campus in Florence. The student is literally immersed in the artistic, historical and cultural heart of Florence, the so-called "cradle of the Renaissance", w ...
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Knowledge Exchange Institutes programmes are distinguished by subject-specific coursework, a large selection of courses in the English language (regardless of host country), internship placement, professional opportunities, extensive cultural excursions i ...
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Your guide to education in New Zealand. Find out what New Zealand and its regions have to offer you, and check the guide to applying, travelling, arriving and settling in. New Zealand's universities include: The University of Otago The University of Waika ...
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The Education Abroad Network is partnered with many universities around the world to bring students the opportunity to study abroad. Semester, full year and summer programmes are all available in a variety of subjects.
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Alberta Education sponsors student exchange programmes for high school students studying French (Quebec), German, Japanese or Spanish (Mexico and Spain). In these programmes Alberta students alternate between hosting partners in their homes and schools, a ...
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TANDEM Internationals highly qualified teachers offer English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish classes in small groups. Language courses at TANDEM schools range from general classes for all ages to highly specialized courses for professionals, as wel ...
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ISA offers a wide variety of study abroad programs at accredited schools and universities around the world. These programs are mainly for university students (there is a separate high school division called LPI). Academic year, semester/trimester, summer ...
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In collaboration with universities, colleges and professors CEPA Europe develops for-credit internship programs for student groups mainly in Germany and France (other European countries upon request). CEPA Europe arranges internship placements in companie ...
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ASSE's Summer Homestay or European Summer Language programmes offer the perfect solution to living and studying abroad. Participants get a firsthand experience with another country's culture and way of life, and are be able to improve their foreign langua ...
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