| IIE Europe Newsletter Vol I. Iss. 3, June 2011 |
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Dorrance Study Abroad Program 2011
May 20-June 21
This year's Dorrance Scholarship Program study tour starts off before the students have even left the U.S., with its first stop in Washington, DC. After exploring the nation's capital for a few days, the students will depart for Europe where they will travel across three countries: Greece, Macedonia, and Italy.
During this month-long journey, the young scholars will have the chance to experience a wealth of culture firsthand: masterpieces of art, music and architecture, history and literature. The program offers students a truly unique set of opportunities to expand their horizons-both literally and figuratively-and grow as scholars and individuals.
A component of the Dorrance Scholarship Program, this study tour provides full scholarships for Arizona residents to complete undergraduate degrees at one of the three public universities of Arizona. The Program takes up to 20 scholars annually on a month-long tour of selected European countries (identified on a yearly basis by the Foundation), incorporating visits and experiences specially tailored to themes of History and Art.
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Flinn Scholars Summer Seminar 2011
May 25-June 15
The Flinn Scholars Summer Seminar began last week, with students landing in Budapest on Wednesday. This year students will spend three weeks travelling in Hungary and Serbia. The goal of the Flinn Summer Seminar is to open the students' eyes and minds to this part of the world, give them an understanding of realities outside the United States, challenge their ideas and provoke thought about world issues. To achieve this goal, the IIE European Office annually puts together a diverse program, addressing issues from politics to architecture, and opera to economics. This summer seminar is one component of the Flinn Foundation Scholarship, awarded annually to 20 outstanding Arizona high school seniors, provides full scholarships for four-year degree programs offered through Arizona's public university system. |
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GE Foundation Scholar-Leaders 2011 Awards
The GE Foundation Scholar-Leaders Program is celebrating its new participants this season. 32 awardees from four countries are joining the ranks of Scholar-Leaders in the region: eight student winners come from the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Romania, respectively. Winners receive a 1500 EUR annual scholarships for two years, attend a regional Leadership Development Program and have an opportunity to participate in a "shadowing day" with a GE manager in their respective countries. Winners are expected to perform community service while in the program. Award Ceremonies for Hungarian and Czech winners took place in Budapest and Prague respectively, with awards presented by Leslaw Kuzaj, GE Regional Executive, Central Europe. The audience was also addressed by other GE executives as well as speakers from local US Embassies and American Chambers of Commerce. Following the award ceremony in Prague, alumni of the program came together to attend a one day Career Seminar to help these graduating students' entry into the world of work. The students were offered advice on career building, CV writing, and interviewing. The Romanian and Polish award ceremonies will take place later this month. For more information about the program and these events please contact the GE Scholarship Team. |
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ETS
 The Test of English for International Communication (TOEIC) is currently the world's most widely used measure of English for the workplace and is acknowledged worldwide as a highly reliable and valid means of assessing general English language proficiency in the business world. The TOEIC tests
- Help businesses build a more effective workforce
- Give job seekers and employees a competitive edge
- Enable universities to better prepare students for the international workplace
For more than 30 years, the TOEICŪ test has set the standard for assessing English language skills used in the workplace. Today TOEICŪ test scores are used by over 10,000 companies, government agencies and English language learning programs in 120 countries, and more than 6 million TOEIC tests were administered last year.
To register for the test or for more information, please send your inquiry to toeic@iie.eu
IIE represents Educational Testing Service (ETS) and its English language learning and assessment services by providing TOEFL ITP and TOEIC tests.
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Upcoming Events
GE Foundation Scholar-Leaders 2011 Romania Award Ceremony
June 2
GE Foundation Scholar-Leaders 2011 Poland Award Ceremony June 8 |
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