Education Abroad Provider Information Sessions 2022-23

Thinking about studying or interning abroad? Join this CIS Abroad virtual information session to learn more about their program options!

CIS Abroad provides study abroad programs and international internships in Africa, Asia, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and Latin America and is still accepting applications for many programs taking place during the Winter 2023 semester. Note that studying through CIS Abroad would be consider studying through a non-UM program. Please contact the International Center for more information about the implications of this. 

Additional Opportunity: Staff from CIS Abroad will also be hosting an optional in-person drop-in advising opportunity on Wednesday, October 5th from 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM at Ann Arbor Coffee Roasters. Come enjoy a complimentary tea or coffee and get your questions answered. Look for their orange table cloth when you arrive at the coffee shop!

Absolute Internship is offering an info session specifically for U-M students!

They will cover:

• How to secure an international internship in 2023
• The benefits of participating in an internship abroad
• How to boost your employability for the future

The session will end with a Q&A, so come ready with all your questions!

Are you interested in teaching English in Thailand this summer? XploreAsia is hosting an info session about this unique opportunity!

XploreAsia provides customizable, summer paid English teaching programs in Thailand for current undergraduate and graduate students. There is a program fee and participants are required to pay for their own airline arrangements. With that fee, XploreAsia provides housing, a comprehensive in-country one-week culture and language orientation program, 120-Hour TESOL/TEFL certification, and guaranteed paid teaching placement. They also facilitate all visas, logistics, teaching, and accommodations.

Although it won’t be covered during the info session, XploreAsia also places students in long- and short-term paid teaching, volunteer, and internship positions in Thailand, Myanmar, South Korea, China, Vietnam, and Costa Rica.

Interested in teaching English in Spain? In the North American Language and Culture Assistants Program (NALCAP), you will get to know the people and culture of Spain while improving your Spanish and contributing to the Spanish education system as a cultural ambassador!

Language and Culture Assistants, or auxiliares, are college students and graduates who work for an academic year at elementary and secondary schools in Spain to bolster language programs under the supervision and guidance of Spanish teachers.

NALCAP is administered by the Education Office of the Embassy of Spain, who has offered to give U-M students an info session on the program. For more information about the program and eligibility requirements*, please visit here.

*Although current college sophomores, juniors, and seniors are eligible to participate in the program, most NALCAP participants teach abroad after they graduate.

Are you interested in teaching English in Thailand this summer? XploreAsia is hosting an info session about this unique opportunity!

XploreAsia provides customizable, summer paid English teaching programs in Thailand for current undergraduate and graduate students. There is a program fee and participants are required to pay for their own airline arrangements. With that fee, XploreAsia provides housing, a comprehensive in-country one-week culture and language orientation program, 120-Hour TESOL/TEFL certification, and guaranteed paid teaching placement. They also facilitate all visas, logistics, teaching, and accommodations.

Although it won’t be covered during the info session, XploreAsia also places students in long- and short-term paid teaching, volunteer, and internship positions in Thailand, Myanmar, South Korea, China, Vietnam, and Costa Rica.

Update: This event has been postponed until late-March. Please check this page for updates.

diiVe Summer Consulting Internship for UM Students (Virtual or Cape Town)Kickstart your consulting career, learn from BCG, EY, and McKinsey consultants, and consult on a real client challenge in teams, all while exploring Cape Town, the tech hub and startup capital of Africa. 

Past interns have developed financial lending products for female entrepreneurs, built a market entry strategy for a global education company, and advised a VC Firm around investment choices in the biotech sector across Africa.

 Drop-in Session on Wednesday, March 15th from 12 PM - 12:30 PM EST 

Deadline: Applications are due March 25th, 2023 at 6 PM EST

Learn more here or find us on Handshake

Funding Available for Accepted and Eligible Students

Speak to a UM diiVer: Aayana Anand (aayana@umich.edu) 

Are you interested in teaching English in South Korea this summer? XploreAsia is hosting an info session about this exciting opportunity!

XploreAsia provides a unique summer experience in South Korea that includes Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) certification, traveling around the country, teaching at several schools, and experiencing Korea's beautiful culture and cuisine. At the start of each four-week TESOL course in South Korea, you will have a full week of Korean cultural and language activities. These include a Korean cooking class, guided tour of Gyeongbokgung palace with Hanbok traditional dress, Taekwondo class, and many other cultural activities. Following the course, participants are placed in volunteer and paid teaching positions.

The program is 8 weeks long and runs from May 29 to July 21. The application deadline is April 29.