The International Student Blog

Skateboarding took off in the United States in the 1970s, and was popularized by surfers in California. Since then, skateboarding has evolved in many ways; the culture, equipment, aesthetics, styles, and realm of possibility constantly grow and change. In the early days, skateboarding was very underground, and didn’t take off and start to penetrate pop […]

One exciting opportunity for international students studying in the US who are looking to be a part of a campus organization while meeting new friends is joining a fraternity or sorority- also known as Greek life. Fraternities are sororities are Greek organizations that contain a number of different functions from creating social bonds, to helping […]

I recently received an email from an international student asking me about a particular organisation that had offered him a scholarship, but asked him first to pay money to get the scholarship. This has prompted me to write a post about scholarships scams; how you can spot them, how you can protect yourself and then […]

Ok, so we know that the USA, Canada, Australia and the UK are probably the most popular destinations for students to look at when looking for a country in which to gain an international education – but have you considered China? The Chinese government has come out and said that in 2007 they will be […]

The latest issue of the International Student Newsletter has just been released and is currently winging its way to your email inbox right now if you are subscribed to receive it! This month we have: – Introduction– Student Insurance Plans– Study in the USA – usjournal.com– Student ID Card Survey – ISE Cards– Featured Program: […]

Happy New Year! Gelukkig Nieuwjaar! Prost Neujahr! Buon Anno! Feliz año Nuevo! С Новым Годом! Just wanted to wish all our readers a very happy new year! We are all back at the International Student Network from our Christmas and New Years break and raring to go with a new year! We hope you all […]

Most of you may have been following the video contest we ran, and our winner Matt Brattin has asked if we can post an acceptance speech on the blog for him. We also look forward to Matt’s blog which should be coming shortly, which will chronicle his time abroad. From Matt: Dear InternationalStudent.com It is […]

Well – a big congratulations to Matt Brattin and his video entry to our first Annual Travel Contest! Well done and we look forward to hearing his blog posts here as a guest poster…. Here is the winning video: Technorati Tags: financial aid, scholarship

The winners of the International Education Week contest have been announced! They are: Samsung Mobile Phone Winner – Gisele Rutagengwa£100 High Street Vouchers Winner – Harcharan KoghariPod Shuffle Winner – Angelique Vonau You can view all the winners at:http://www.internationalstudent.com/international_education_week_2006/ Plus check out some of the video entries we have received so far:http://www.internationalstudent.com/contest/videos.html Technorati Tags: competition […]

The latest issue of the InternationalStudent.com Newsletter is out now, including: – Introduction– International Student Loans– Student RSS Feeds– Discover Italian Flair – Study Italian in Italy– Featured Program: Schiller Co-op/ Internship Program– Student Sound-off – HOT Topics from the mail bag– Student News – from around the world– Student Insurance from $258– TOEFL Scores […]