Week of Sept 27 2021
University Visits/Events This Week
MISCA Fair This Week!
Be sure to sign in soon and see what universities are attending and to research who you want to see and what presentations you want to attend. Instructions are here.
HARVARD, POMONA, STANFORD, WELLESLEY
Join representatives from Harvard, Pomona, Stanford, and Wellesley to hear how we evaluate applications. What role do the various pieces of the application play? What do we mean when we talk about considering the match between the ”whole person” and our institution? We will also share information about financial aid and provide some general tips for your college search.
Monday, Sept 27th at 7:30 pm Myanmar time. You need to sign up at least an hour before the start time. Register here: Session #1 | 27 September 2021 @ 6:00am (U.S. Pacific time)
UCLA
UCLA’s annual Fall Open House. Our program will be virtual this year and will take place from Saturday, September 25 through Thursday, September 30. To best serve our prospective students and their families, we will offer programming on Saturday and in the evenings Monday through Thursday. Your students and their families will have an opportunity to gain insight about the admission process, learn more about the incredible academic opportunities available to them, participate in student panels, virtually tour campus and experience Bruin pride firsthand.
Registration is required, students can make a reservation here.
Scotland
Study in Scotland: Science, Technology, Maths and Engineering (STEM)
29 September 2021
11am – 12.30pm (UK time) BST
Study in Scotland: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
6 October 2021
11am – 12.30pm (UK time) BST
European Universities
The European Universities Consortium (EUC) is happy to announce the European Universities Virtual Fair 2021 will take place on Sept. 28th - Sept. 29th 17h00 to 20h00 Central China Time.
The European University Consortium consists of a group of eight European universities with programs fully taught in English.
Bocconi University (Italy)
EHL (Switzerland)
IE University (Spain)
Jacobs University (Germany)
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (Germany)
Modul University Vienna (Austria)
Trinity College Dublin (Ireland)
Brussels School of Governance (Belgium)
We will share how the global events are affecting European universities’ admissions processes and student life, country-specific information including English-language options and how to find them, scholarships, tuition, career, and application advice.
The European Universities Virtual Fair will feature:
Study in Europe Live Session
Careers in Europe Session
Country and University Specific Sessions
Virtual booths
1-on-1 meeting options
Register here: https://eucasiapacific.europeanuniversities.eu/register
Canadian Art Schools
This fall, a consortium of art schools will host three virtual information session for students, families and educators.
- Wednesday, September 29, 2021 - 4:00-5:00am EST (4:00-5:00pm China Standard Time)
STEM & Medicine Career Experiences
Ages 12-18 | Live Online | 13 Careers
There has been a 43% increase in young people wanting to pursue a STEM-related career following the onset of the pandemic. This makes it essential to get some meaningful experience in these professions before university.
This term we are offering your students interactive, live online weekend masterclasses in 13 STEM and Medicine-related industries. Our most popular careers, including Medicine, Engineering, Investment Banking, Psychology and Software Engineering are likely to be fully-booked by 30th September.
Please forward this email to relevant students and parents so they can register now. You can download a PDF of this email here.
New York University
Friday, Oct 1st at 6:30 pm. A chance to meet you NYU Regional Representative and get advice on the application process for Fall 2022 and beyond.
https://connect.nyu.edu/register/?id=61df500f-6532-48e8-a3c8-799a0fc65901
Upcoming University Visits/Programming
Common App and NYU
Monday, Oct 4th at 6:30 pm
This session will include a brief introduction to NYU but the majority of the time will be spent reviewing the various components of the CommonApp.
https://connect.nyu.edu/register/?id=fbb98506-46c3-4e1d-a6ae-6123239ce7dc
Standing out in the NYU Application
Wednesday, Oct 6 at 6:30 pm
What does it take to stand out when there are over 100,000 other applicants? We'll discuss this and more while giving advice on each piece of the application process!
https://connect.nyu.edu/register/?id=3f91d589-9d2b-45e4-be05-6fd5469f57eb
Choosing your best fit degree and How to apply to top schools in Australia, Canada and USA
Wednesday, Oct 6 at 7:30 pm
Meet with University staff from Ohio University (USA), The University of Adelaide (Australia) and Queens University (Canada) to know more what academic degrees these Universities offer and their admission guidlines.
https://zoom.us/j/4062486035?pwd=UGpVOVlETEV0anMxSEl0bUQxRmc1dz09
Study in Canada
Friday, Oct 8 starting at 6:30 pm
Register https://globalmeet.webcasts.com/starthere.jsp?ei=1492375&tp_key=f8eaefad17
Canadian Art Schools
This fall, a consortium of art schools will host three virtual information session for students, families and educators. These sessions will be a great way for higher education advisors and prospective applicants from around the world to learn more about why to study art, design and media in a specialized Canadian institution. We will cover information about each respective university, creative education in Canada, portfolio preparation, and careers in our country’s creative industries.
We will be hosting three sessions throughout fall 2021 to accommodate global time zones:
- Thursday, October 28, 2021 - 11:00am-12:00pm EST (4:00-5:00pm Greenwich Mean Time)
- Thursday, November 18, 2021 4:00-5:00pm EDT
The events are free to attend, but require pre-registration which can be done here.
Please see the poster (below) for additional details and feel free to share it and the registration link with your colleagues and students.
Art Universities in UK
8 top UK arts universities are coming together to deliver a two day event about studying creative degrees in the UK. We will be offering a variety of sessions covering specific creative disciplines, preparing a portfolio, creative careers and finding the right university for you.
Date: 13th and 14th October
Time: Sessions are offered twice per day to suit different time zones
Participants:
Loughborough University
More information, the full schedule and the link to book a place can be found here: https://bit.ly/3zMUrux
Virtual/Digital
Join DRU members and 20+ of their fellow Dutch higher education institutions for the second annual Virtually Orange: The Online Dutch University Festival! We welcome students, parents, family members and counselors to join the event to learn more about studying in the Netherlands and to meet with as many institutions as they like. This event will feature a webinar session with general information hosted by the Dutch Higher Education organisation, Nuffic, and each institution will have a booth where you can watch videos, download brochures and above all, chat and ask questions with recruitment staff from the institutions. It's the biggest and best Dutch event of the year, so don't miss out!
Registration is now live!
https://druconsortium.nl/calendar/elementor-1857/
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