Week of Dec 5 2022
CLASS 2026
“What you do today can improve all your tomorrows.” – Ralph Marston
CLASS 2025
“Don’t let others decide who you are.” – Denis Rodman
CLASS 2024
“If there was nothing wrong in the world there wouldn’t be anything for us to do” – George Bernard Shaw
CLASS 2023
“You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you.” – Walt Disney
Resource of the Week
Summer Programs - Some of you and your parents are starting to look for programs to engage in over the summer. But, did you know there are programs you can do over the December break as well?
Click here to get a look at the summer and winter database of programs ISY tracks.
Here is another list of programs, but in alphabetical order.
Though most of the summer programs are located in the US, there are many that are in Europe or even around Asia:
UNIVERSITY VISITS
Imperial College London and The University of St. Andrews
The talk will cover the different undergraduate systems in the UK and the application process as well as the transition to university study and university life. We will also briefly introduce the University of St Andrews and Imperial College London. As we have mentioned before, both very good universities but different from each other in so many ways.
Hopefully you will be able to join us on the day but please also register if you would like a recording. The session should last about 1 hour 15 minutes. Students, their parents, school counsellors, or anyone else interested in finding out a bit more about university in the UK is welcome to join – please feel free to share this invite and registration link.
Registration link below – to join and/or for a recording
Studying in the UK – talk with Q&A
Tuesday 6 December 2022 at 10am UK time
Constructor University Bremen (formerly Jacobs) in Germany
Join our various sessions to learn about our study programs, scholarships, application process, and more!
Each session is about 20-30 minutes followed by a Q&A
Some sessions are offered more than once to accommodate different time zones
All times refer to Central European time (CET)
Earn a certificate for the participation in a web lecture
After you register, you will receive an e-mail with the link to join the session
Current Microbiology: The Antibiotics War (Dec. 7th at 14:00 CET) will focus on the problems of the mass use of antibiotics and how to tackle the challenges.
Economic Globalization and International Trade (Dec. 8th at 12:00 CET) will provide an overview of concepts and theories of economic globalization.
Introduction to Data Engineering (TBC, Dec. 8th at 15:00 CET) will provide insights into Computer Science and Data Engineering.
As always, students who participate in the web lectures will get a participation certificate.
University Events Upcoming
Scholarship Opportunity
University Focus
Each week, we will do a "close up" on one university or let you know something specific about a program at a university.
Drexel University
Located just outside of downtown Philadelphia, near the University of Pennsylvania campus
Deeper information can be found here.
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