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Direct linkFischer, Karin – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2012
Students in the University of Rhode Island's International Engineering Program (IEP) spend a semester studying at an overseas university and another six months interning at a company abroad; at the end of five years, they earn two degrees, in engineering and a foreign language. Despite the extra academic demands, nearly a third of Rhode Island's…
Descriptors: Majors (Students), Engineering Education, Engineering, International Education
Stevens, Bette L.; Klopp, Susan – 1982
The 1981 summer intensive American culture course at Ohio Dominican College for students from its Japanese sister college is described. Short profiles of the two colleges are given and the general goals of the exchange program and the course are stated. Overviews including reading lists and notes about field trips, are given of the three specific…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Course Descriptions, Cultural Education, Cultural Exchange
Findlay-Kaneko, Beverly – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1997
In an effort to stem declining foreign student numbers, Japan will moderately increase its traditional scholarships for foreign students and sponsor 1,900 students from other countries under a short-term student exchange promotion program. The new policy also encourages the national universities to join private ones in developing ties with…
Descriptors: Declining Enrollment, Financial Support, Foreign Countries, Foreign Students
Lambrech, Regine – 1988
In response to the need for specialized French language skills among foreign students at France's prestigious engineering school, the Ecole Nationale de Lyon, an intensive language instruction program was developed. The 3-week program precedes the school year so that language immersion and orientation targeted to the particular student group can…
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, Engineering Education, Foreign Countries, French
Download full textMcCarus, Ernest N.; Hunwick, John, Ed. – 1978
A report is presented on the joint evaluation session of intensive overseas language programs. The evaluation session was attended by representatives of the following federally-funded programs: American Institute of Indian Studies, Berkeley Urdu Language Program in Pakistan, Center for Arabic Study Abroad (Cairo), Cooperative Russian Language…
Descriptors: Conference Reports, Cooperative Programs, Coordination, Information Dissemination
Zikopoulos, Marianthi, Ed.; Julian, Alfred C., Ed. – 1986
Results of the 1985-1986 census of foreign students in the United States are presented. In addition to an overview of foreign study in the United States and other countries, data are provided on: the number of students from regions and countries that sent the largest groups of foreign students to the United States; personal and academic…
Descriptors: Educational Background, Enrollment Trends, Foreign Countries, Foreign Students
Boyan, Douglas R., Ed.; And Others – 1984
Results of the 1982-1983 census of foreign students in the United States are presented. In addition to an overview of foreign study in the United States and other countries, data are provided on students' nationality, academic characteristics, personal characteristics, distribution by state, distribution in two- and four-year institutions, and in…
Descriptors: Educational Background, Enrollment Trends, Foreign Countries, Foreign Students
Adams, Mary Ellen, Ed.; And Others – 1984
Results of the 1983-1984 census of foreign students in the United States are presented. In addition to an overview of foreign study in the United States and other countries, data are provided on students' nationality, academic characteristics, personal characteristics, distribution by state, distribution in two- and four-year institutions, and in…
Descriptors: Educational Background, Enrollment Trends, Foreign Countries, Foreign Students
Wilhelm, Kim Hughes – 1992
A project to improve a program in English for academic purposes in Malaysia is described. The program is a university preparatory curriculum for Malaysian students wishing to attend colleges in the United States. In the program, students are placed in one of three tracks based on English language proficiency. The project was intended to integrate…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, College Bound Students, College Preparation, Curriculum Development
