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News and Updates

University of Incheon Joins SAF in Korea
The University of Incheon signed a Memorandum of Agreement with SAF on April 15, 2008. Next year will be an exciting time for the university. They will experience a change in status to a national university and move to the new Songdo Campus being built in the Incheon Free Trade Area, northeast Asia’s new business, technological and logistics hub. We are pleased to welcome the University of Incheon as SAF's 22nd member university in Korea and look forward to working together.

Komazawa University joins SAF in Japan    

Komazawa University is now a member of the Study Abroad Foundation. The school is Japan’s leading Buddhist University.  SAF staff members have recently held seminars on campus and a number of students have already visited our office for counseling. Additional seminars and campus counseling days are planned for May and June. We look forward to working with students from Komazawa as they plan their study abroad experiences.

National Yang Ming University Joins SAF in Taiwan

On Tuesday March 11, 2008 National Yang Ming University (NYMU) became a member of the Study Abroad Foundation. NYMU President Dr. Lee and SAF President Prof. Belcher signed an agreement to provide international study abroad opportunities  for NYMU students via the SAF International University Network.  As the top Medical and Life Sciences University in Taiwan, NYMU is a welcome addition to the SAF network. NYMU’s talented students have a specific interest in top-ranked universities with strengths in medicine and life sciences. With six member universities ranked in the Times top 50 in “Biomedicine and Life Sciences” for 2007 SAF is well positioned to assist these students. Speaking at the signing ceremony John Belcher commented “Yang-Ming is the first medical university to join SAF. It is also one of Taiwan’s top universities. We welcome the opportunity to work with NYMU`s talented students and faculty”.

 

New SAF Programs for Rikkyo University

The Study Abroad Foundation (SAF) is pleased to announce that on January 31, 2008 in Tokyo, Japan we signed an agreement with Rikkyo University’s College of Intercultural Communications (CIC) to manage their new study abroad program in English-speaking countries (US, Canada, UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand) as well as China, Korea, France, Germany and Spain. Starting in 2009, approximately 130 CIC students per year will spend the fall semester abroad in intensive language courses or fully integrated academic courses at SAF partner institutions. SAF will have a full time staff member working on the Rikkyo University campus who will be responsible for counseling prospective study abroad students. We look forward to working with Rikkyo’s talented internationally-minded student body.

Campus Visits

The US and overseas Study Abroad Foundation staff are making the rounds to visit students at their host universities throughout this semester and next. Upcoming visits include: University of Southern Florida, University of Delaware, University of Minnesota, University of St. Thomas, University of Iowa, University of Montana, Montana State University, and University of Vermont.

Carol Carmody, Director of SAF Headquarters, outside Dushanbe Teahouse with SAF student Donghyun Kim. Mr. Kim is studying abroad at the University of Colorado for the 2007-2008 academic year.  

New SAF Office  in  Shanghai

The SAF opened a new office in Shanghai this September. 

SAF Mainland China Office
Room 925, Yongsheng Mansion,   No. 2025, Zhong Shan Xi Road, Shanghai, 200235, P.R. CHINA 
Tel: +86-2...    
Fax: +86-21-6439-7517
Info@SAFChina.org            

Visit the SAF Offices

Host university officials traveling to Japan, Korea and Taiwan are encouraged to visit our new offices to discuss your institution’s study abroad programs and “pre-semester” or “pre-sessional” ESL opportunities.  If you are considering a visit to an SAF office abroad, please contact Brett Rumminger, Henry Oh or Dylan Powell directly.  Depending upon the proposed date(s) of your visit, it may be possible to join the SAF staff on a visit to one of our local university partners for either a study abroad seminar or meeting with staff of the international education office.

Attending a College Fair?

We understand that number of our host university colleagues will participate in educational fairs in Japan, Korea and Taiwan in the Spring and Fall 2008.  The SAF has developed fliers in the local language explaining our study abroad programs and introducing our local offices.  We are happy to supply you with copies of these fliers upon request.