Secondly, there could be changes to the Optional Practical Training program, which
gives foreign graduates from U.S. colleges in science and tech an additional two years of work authorization.
Not exact matches
give preference to a
graduate of Oxford, when we're hiring for the
foreign office any more, without requiring that they should be more qualified for the job in other respects.
«When
foreign students want to take a vacation, we advise them to make sure they have evidence of their intent to continue their studies,» says Venkataramanan Balakrishnan, director of
graduate admissions for the electrical and computer engineering department at Purdue University, in West Lafayette, Ind. «We
give them documents, and we tell them to register for courses in advance.»
The idea of the program, which originated with Claudia Koch - Brandt (Mainz) and Joachim Herz and Nancy Street (UT Southwestern), is to
give life science
graduate students from both institutions the opportunity to work in a
foreign laboratory, learn new methods and technical skills, and experience another country with, possibly, a different philosophy of science.
Spring break, for many students, is traditionally spent relaxing on the beach or exploring a
foreign city, but this year six HGSE master's students and a Tufts
graduate student used their spring breaks to
give back to those still affected by the damage of Hurricane Katrina.
While applicants with
foreign qualifications may apply, preference will typically be
given to
graduates of Canadian law schools or those who have received training in Canadian law.