New Executive Committee

ASAPI held its AGM on 27 January, outlining organizational accomplishments since it was founded in 2013 and setting an ambitious program for development in the next 2-4 years. A new Executive Committee was elected and the dedicated service of outgoing Co-Chair Karl Dowling was acknowledged. Congratulations to the newly elected members of the ASAPI Executive Committee. You can read more about the new members here.

Call for Proposals - Forum on Education Abroad

The Forum is now accepting session proposals for its 3rd European Conference, Living Change: Education Abroad in 21st Century Europe. The conference will be hosted by CYA (College Year in Athens) in Athens, Greece, October 5-7, 2016. The theme of the 3rd European Conference explores how U.S. education abroad defines Europe, and how European education abroad partners define Europe to visiting U.S. students, so that students may appreciate the past, understand the present and anticipate the future of the most popular education abroad destination.

The deadline to submit proposals is January 29, 2016.

Read the full call for proposals

ASAPI AGM & Elections - 27 January

2016 Annual General MeetingWed. 27th January, 3.30 PM Champlain College Dublin 43 Leeson Street Lower, Dublin 2

2016 AGM AGENDA Executive Commitee Year in Review 2016 Goals for ASAPI Elections - must be present at the meeting to cast your vote

RSVP for the AGM

After the meeting we will repair to Alfie Byrnes (at the Conrad Hotel on Earslfort Terrace) to celebrate the new Executive Committee Members and a successful ASAPI 2016!

POSITION FILLED - Program Administrator, Boston University

The Dublin Study Abroad office of Boston University has a vacancy for a full time Program Administrator. The position is based at one of the top universities in Dublin. Applicants should have a minimum of Leaving Certificate education coupled with five years relevant experience (please see the full job description). The ideal candidate would be familiar with both the U.S and Irish university systems. Please send application letter and CV to marymc@bu.edu. The closing date for receipt of applications is 31 December, 2015. You will be contacted on Monday, 11 January to arrange interview on Thursday, 14 January 2016 should your application be successful.

Forum on Education Abroad Standards of Good Practice Workshops

Standards of Good Practice Workshops Friday, February 5, 2016 CEA Study Abroad Barcelona Center, Spain

Student Learning, Development & Academic Framework (Standards 2 & 3) | 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. (CET) Wrestling with how to bring into line the best academic intentions with a meaningful education abroad experience? This workshop focuses on Student Learning, Development and the Academic Framework for Education Abroad and will help you to identify the resources and design programming to assist in this effort. Through simulations involving specific examples, participants will address critical issues often introduced by colleagues in higher education who are unfamiliar with the importance of tying these two areas together in education abroad.

Health, Safety, Security & Risk Management (Standard 8) | 2 - 6 p.m. (CET) This Standards of Good Practice workshop, with a focus on Health, Safety, Security and Risk Management (Standard 8), will provide the tools to assess and improve health and safety protocols. After examining the data available (including The Forum’s Critical Incident Database), workshop participants will consider how this specific Standard works in conjunction with the other Standards to guide programs in developing a solid risk management plan. Participants will practice applying different approaches to risk management as they discuss actual case studies from the field.

Register for both workshops and receive a $50 discount.

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