Entries from September 2011

Friday, September 23rd, 2011

UT ADV Professor Yongjun Sung will lead 2012 Maymester Program to Hong Kong

Professor YongJun Sung will be teaching in the 2012 Program and will be present at the upcoming information session, along with professor Marina Choi, who led the 2011 program, Melissa Sassi, Program Coordinator for the Study Abroad Office, and students who participated in the program. International Advertising Maymester in Hong Kong Date: Monday, 9/26 Time: [...]

Tuesday, September 20th, 2011

Do your homework on budgeting for Europe

This time of year, thousands of college students are jetting off to study abroad, and many will end up in Western Europe. According to the latest survey by the Institute of International Education, 44 percent of study-abroad students went to France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Spain or the United Kingdom during the 2008-2009 academic year. All [...]

Monday, September 19th, 2011

Salzburg Academy students contribute to development of a media literacy curriculum

Each summer students contribute to an ongoing project led by the Salzburg Academy. This summer, you can also contribute, while learning about media and global change in Austria, where The Sound of Music was filmed. Participants are fifty to sixty other students from around the world, who come together for a very intensive and exciting [...]

Friday, September 16th, 2011

International Advertising Maymester in Hong Kong Info Sessions

As the world becomes more accessible, marketers must become familiar with the factors that influence global marketing. This program introduces and examines issues affecting communication in a global marketplace. It gives students an understanding of state-of-the-art media and how it can be integrated into advertising campaigns. UT Advertising professor Yongjun Sung will be teaching the [...]

Monday, September 12th, 2011

70 Seriously Awesome iPhone Apps for College Students Abroad

This list includes everything from the more obvious apps related to maps and GPS, language translation, currency exchange, transportation, dining and entertainment, to the less obvious (packing, homework and organization, journaling, countries visited, virtual postcards and more!). See the list here.

Monday, September 12th, 2011

11 top tips for buying airfares

You already know that traveling on a Tuesday, Wednesday or Saturday will save you money on air travel, and that connecting flights are often cheaper than non-stops. And you know that airlines raise fares for travel during peak holiday periods and for last-minute travel. And that when shopping you should check fares from all airports [...]