Jul 9, 2013 | Higher Education, Language Travel
Figures released today reveal that more than 3 million students have benefitted from EU Erasmus grants since the exchange scheme’s launch in 1987. The statistics, covering the 2011-2012 academic year, also show that the programme enabled more than 250 000...
Jul 3, 2013 | Higher Education, Language Travel
StudentUniverse discusses the reasons why traveling abroad helps students enhance their personal and professional development. As students prepare to head back to college this Fall, many grapple with the decision to study abroad. Students tend to focus their...
Jul 1, 2013 | Au Pair, Exchange Visitor Program, Language Travel, Work and Travel
Dear Colleagues, Please find below a recent update on the J-1 Visa situation from Michael McCarry, the Executive Director of the Alliance for International Education and Cultural Exchange. On behalf of the WYSE Travel Confederation and it’s membership, I would...
Jul 1, 2013 | Accommodation, Higher Education, Language Travel
Tom Kennedy, the entrepreneur who, together with Ray Nolan, made a fortune selling the Hostelworld business to private equity for over €200m in 2010, is back with a venture that may change forever how and where we spend the night. Kennedy’s Dublin headquartered...
Jun 21, 2013 | Au Pair, Exchange Visitor Program, Language Travel, Work and Travel
Immigration bill targets cultural exchange programs The Senate immigration debate has unleashed a little-known advocacy group: The foreign nanny lobby. Au pair agencies have joined summer camp operators, hotels and an array of other companies that rely on...