Type: Private, 4-year, liberal arts school
Located: Granville, OH

Size: just a little over 2,100 undergraduates

Cost (for the 2009-2010 year): $45,720 (including tuition/room & board)

Degree Offerings: Bachelor’s
Hello! Today, I’d like to invite you along with me to Denison University, a liberal arts college located in the New-England-esque town of Granville, OH. Denison University enrolls just a little over 2,100 undergraduates annually, with only 30% coming from Ohio and the rest from all over the country and around the world. A large majority of those coming from “out of state” are from the …

I had the opportunity to study abroad in Australia last fall. It was my first time leaving the country and naturally I was anxious to go. I knew the semester would hold a lot of first time experiences for me. Even simple activities, like taking the bus would become new adventures, since I was used to driving everywhere at home. I remember calling my mom during the first week to explain my frustration when I couldn’t find certain foods in the grocery store. I spoke the language, but was still …

[Please note that Al Jamiat is privately held by an education company, there is NO affiliation with the Iraqi government, scholarship or their partners. We are only assisting students in answering basic questions and directing them to the main website of the Iraqi Education Initiative as highlighted in the first paragraph below. The official website of the Iraq Education Initiative is: Higher Committee for Education Development in Iraq ]
So many Iraqi students are asking us about the scholarship and the basics…so here they are as we understand them. The …

You’ve read the hundreds of reports (finally, they caught up with Al Jamiat!) on the newly launched Iraq Education Initiative. A fantastic new program from the Iraqi government to provide 10,000 scholarships for Iraqi students over the next 5 years.
The program begins with a pilot program, a small class of 500-600 students for the upcoming academic year.  Students must apply for the scholarship here: http://www.hcediraq.org/index_files/Apply.htm and we suggest you apply TODAY, the Iraqi scholarship application for 2009/2010 closes on September 1, 2009.
Currently it appears that the application is only in …

Great “Cultural Explorers” photo contest by Glimpse.org (a magazine by the National Geographic Society) – $250 for just sending them your pics! Enter by August 31 for a chance to win a $250 STA Travel voucher.
They are looking for photos of people working or volunteering abroad, interacting with locals, or participating in a cultural practice. You can check out the rules of the competition and enter here:
http://glimpse.org/contests/
You can see some of the winners from the last contest “World Styles” here:
http://glimpse.org/stories/view/photo-contest-world-styles/
This is a great contest for anyone who is doing some …