Visit Belgium and the Netherlands

Posted by BCSAadmin on 01/15/2021

Interested in travelling to Belgium and the Netherlands in 2021? BCIT’s Business Summer Field School is offering post-secondary students at BC institutions the opportunity to travel to the cities of Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Ghent, Bruges, and Antwerp for a short-term study abroad program from July 25–August 7, 2021.

Company visits: ING, Heineken, Port of Rotterdam, Gouda Cheese Factory, Neuhaus Chocolatier, Antwerp Diamond Centre, Brewery De Halve Maan, and Plopsa.

Cultural visits: Gravensteen Medieval Castle, Historic Centre of Bruges, and Gouda Canals.

What’s included?

  • Two 3.0 transferable credit courses
  • Field trips to course-related sites and companies
  • Accommodation and breakfast
  • Cultur...
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Embracing Uncertainty

Posted by BCSAadmin on 10/15/2020

Brianna Condilenios, Simon Fraser University, winner of the spring 2020 BC Study Abroad Scholarship

Study Abroad Destination: the Netherlands

I arrived in Maastricht with three neatly packed black pieces of luggage and a folder holding my precious city maps, confirmations, and to-do lists. I meticulously prepared every thinkable element of this trip, from making a double copy of my birth certificate to handwriting the exact train transfers I needed to get from Paris to Maastricht. I have always found delicious comfort in planning. So for my first time in Europe, I wanted to ensure my safety and success through careful precision.

I cautiously wandered down cobblestone streets and ventured into curious-looking stores. I did not know where I wou...

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Join Diversity Abroad's Certificate Program

Posted by BCSAadmin on 10/08/2020

The International Education Diversity & Inclusion Certificate Program is a comprehensive competency-based program that offers participants the opportunity to develop & improve on the knowledge, skills, and confidence needed to champion access, diversity, equity, and inclusion in the field of international education and cultural exchange. This 14-week virtual program is cohort-based and led by an expert facilitator and includes videos, articles, journal entries, scenarios, online discussions, and other activities designed to promote self-discovery, experiential or applied learning.

The next cohort will take place November 30, 2020 - March 22, 2021. Registration clo...

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Scholarship Opportunities

Posted by BCSAadmin on 06/11/2020

Are you an undergraduate or a post-graduate student looking to study in Japan? The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) of the Government of Japan is currently offering two (2) scholarship opportunities to Canadian students who wish to:

  • study at a Japanese university; or,
  • study at Japanese universities as research or post-graduate students. 

Are you one of these students? If so, click on the links below to find out more:

​Undergraduate Scholarship
Application deadline: July 10, 2020

Research Student Scholarship...

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