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The Alliance for Global Education, LLC is a not-for-profit partnership of the College of Global Studies at Arcadia University and the Institute for Study Abroad, Butler University. The Alliance was formed with the vision of opening study abroad destinations in Asia to an ever-growing and more diverse U.S. undergraduate population. Both partner institutions are pioneers in the field of study abroad and have been providing academically rigorous and culturally enriching study abroad programs for over 40 years.
The Alliance provides stimulating, interdisciplinary study abroad programs in China and India that maintain the high academic standards, strong student services, and careful health and safety measures of our partner institutions. Our core mission is to develop and promote innovative programs in vibrant, dynamic Asian countries that are of ever-increasing scholarly, political, and economic interest.
The Alliance for Global Education currently offers the following academic programs:
- Public Health and Indian Studies at Manipal University **NEW**
- Contemporary India: Development, Environment, Public Health
- Globalization Then and Now: Xi'an and the Silk Road
- China Now: Development, Politics, and Social Change in Beijing
- International Business in Shanghai
- Intensive Chinese Language in Shanghai
- Contemporary Chinese Society and Language in Shanghai
- Internships are available in Pune, Beijing and Shanghai!
What's New at the Alliance
Announcing a brand new Alliance India program, Public Health and Indian Studies at Manipal University in Manipal, Karnataka! This exciting new program will provide students with a unique campus-based experience at a premier, state-of-the-art private Indian university. Known throughout India and around the world for its strong medical college and health science programs, Manipal provides the perfect location to study the most pressing public health issues facing India and the developing world today. The Alliance program will utilize Manipal’s dynamic faculty, rural health clinics, and decades of experience researching and addressing public health issues in India. Alongside their Indian counterparts, Alliance students will join stimulating courses addressing issues such as rural public health, global health, national health policy, and Ayurveda. Read more.
China Scholarship
It is with much excitement that we announce the Alliance Chinese Scholar Award for the spring 2011 semester! This $7,000 merit and need-based scholarship is open to all students who demonstrate outstanding potential and vested interest in studying Chinese and may be applied to an Alliance program of the recipient’s choice. Students in their first semester of Chinese through advanced levels are eligible to apply. Applications will be accepted through November 1.
Alliance on Facebook!
On July 14, the Alliance for Global Education launched its social media initiative with an official Facebook page. Exactly one week later, Facebook hit 500 million users. Coincidence? We don’t think so! Response from past, current and interested students has been outstanding. The Alliance will use the social networking site to promote our programs through deadline and development notices, as well as student photos and videos. Old students and new are invited to discuss travel tips and current events, and university staff will want to see what they’re saying. Check it out!
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