Education Abroad Publications
NAFSA supports education abroad professionals in their daily work with a variety of publications. This page contains a select listing of NAFSA’s education abroad publications. For a complete list, please visit the NAFSA Shop. Advising and Administration Guide to Education Abroad for Advisers and
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Best practices for Determining Credit for Faculty-Led Study Abroad Programs
The success of study abroad relies on an institution’s understanding that short-term courses offered for credit have the same academic rigor and standards as those taught in a campus classroom. An institution should have a clear policy regarding contact and credit hours for short-term study abroad
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UK Visa Regulation Updates
NAFSA's Consular Affairs Liaison subcommittee created this page to provide information and updates to international educators from a variety of sources on student visa policies and procedures for the United Kingdom.
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Environmental Sustainability and Internationalization: Challenges and Opportunities
Download the May 2022 Issue By Karen McBride, EdD, and Daniel Ponce-Taylor, MSc We have dealt with crises before: terrorism, a global financial crisis, racial injustice, and two years of a global pandemic, to name a recent few. The irreparable harm being done to the planet has been rapidly
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Considerations When Creating a Travel Policy
This resource is to help colleges and universities consider international travel policies for faculty and staff traveling abroad. In addition to the common elements of travel, it is essential to have resources to mitigate risks to travelers' health, safety, and security in this post pandemic world.
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Understanding CDC Travel Health Notices
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) uses Travel Health Notices (THN) to “inform travelers and clinicians about current health issues that impact travelers’ health, like disease outbreaks, special events or gatherings, and natural disasters, in destinations around the world.”
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Discussion of STEM Initiatives with the Department of State Exchange Visitor Program
The Department of State’s Exchange Visitor Program recently announced several initiatives to facilitate exchange, training, and research in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), including an early career STEM research initiative and expanded academic training for pre-doctoral
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Resources for Health and Safety in Education Abroad
The Education Abroad Knowledge Community (EA KC) Health and Safety subcommittee has created resources designed to help education abroad professionals stay abreast of current and relevant health and safety updates, best practices, policies.
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