Giving Back

Jane Gunn-Lewis June 28, 2016

Every semester we have a ‘Give Back to New Zealand' week. The purpose of this is to look at the study abroad experience from a different angle. Instead of seeing the experience as a circle with you in the middle, we wanted students to put NZ in the middle… More

Student Story: Volunteering Abroad

Student Voices June 24, 2016

Conservation Volunteering On Motuihe Island in the Hauraki Gulf, Auckland, New Zealand Jaime Korner is studying Natural and Physical Sciences at Brandeis University and has just completed a semester abroad at University of Auckland. On a lovely May… More

Student Story: Group Challenge Pays Off

Student Voices June 20, 2016

Brandeis University student, Sarah Glickman, shares her story of how she won a group competition during her Spring '16 semester abroad at University of Auckland. As part of my studies at the University of Auckland, I enrolled in an unusually structured… More

The Great Flag Debate

Kate Casey January 14, 2016

Out with the Old, In with the New? In March this year New Zealanders have to decide whether to keep the old flag – the Union Jack with the Southern Cross constellation, or vote for a new flag – a silver fern with the Southern Cross. NZ has long wanted… More

Student Reflects on NZ Experience

Student Voices November 25, 2015

This semester, New Zealand was represented on the Student Blogs by Julian, a Santa Clara University student who studied at the University of Auckland. In his farewell post, he had some wonderful things to say about his experience. "In the past 6 months… More

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