CIS Abroad Blog:
The latest stories from CIS Abroad alumni, staff, and friends.
Faculty-led Program: Tips for Recruiting and Marketing to Gen Z
If You Build It, Will They Come? Unfortunately, it's not that simple. Attracting students to your faculty-led program requires much more than just creating the course. Now is the time to jumpstart you... Continue Reading
Key Questions to Ask When Reviewing Your Program Proposal: Balancing Student Interests and Educational Goals
Patiently awaiting a proposal for your course abroad? As you prepare to review your program proposal, it's essential to keep your students' needs and interests at the forefront. To help guide your rev... Continue Reading
Designing an Effective Program Itinerary: Aligning Activities with Learning Objectives and Budget Considerations
Planning a faculty-led program? As you build out your program itinerary, it's important to ensure that each component not only fits within your budget but also aligns with your course’s learning objec... Continue Reading
Maximizing Your Faculty-Led Program Budget: Key Considerations for Cost-Effective Planning
When planning a faculty-led program, budget considerations are crucial to ensuring its success and accessibility for students. Understanding what students on your campus are accustomed to paying and a... Continue Reading
Case Study: Why Conversion Rates Matter
For almost 20 years, CIS Abroad’s Consulting Services team has assisted U.S. education abroad offices that feel overwhelmed, busy, or inefficient. We know your office relies on four key functions work... Continue Reading
Enhancing Career Readiness through Micro-credentials on International Education Programs
Since 2020, CIS Abroad has been developing a set of comprehensive micro-credentials that enhance our study abroad offerings. Since micro-credentials are specialized in nature as well as based on more ... Continue Reading
Virtual Global Internship Outcomes & Assessment Data
In summer 2020, CIS Abroad launched its Virtual Global Internship program. Since then, we’ve been providing students with remote yet immersive, hands-on work experiences informed by our learning outco... Continue Reading
Study Abroad Learning Outcomes & the Immersive Learning Connection
Learning outcomes guide program development. At CIS Abroad, we’ve established a set of learning outcomes that guide the curricular and co-curricular elements of our study abroad programming – and that... Continue Reading
CIS Abroad Statement on Racial Violence
With a heavy heart, I write to you to acknowledge the incidents occurring across our country today, and the racial violence that so many have suffered for so long. The killing of George Floyd in Minne... Continue Reading