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Via Partners with StudentUniverse: Affordable Travel for Students Studying Abroad
Via, in partnership with StudentUniverse, is reducing barriers for students studying abroad with automated flight discounts.Via has teamed up with StudentUniverse, a prominent platform for booking student travel, to tackle this challenge and make the journey abroad...
Via’s ‘One-Stop Shop’ Helps Salve Regina Increase Study Abroad Participation
Via allows administrator more time for students, less time ‘shuffling paper’When it came to application and post-acceptance processes, Joe Meringolo says he had “a bit of a learning curve” when he took on the role as Assistant Director, Study Abroad at Salve Regina...
Enhancing Study Abroad Experiences With Technology
In today's interconnected world, technology plays a pivotal role in various aspects of our lives, including education. With the advent of innovative digital tools and platforms, the field of education has witnessed significant transformations, particularly in the...
Connect with Via at the Forum Conference
Power Your Forum Experience with Free Coffee from Via The Forum on Education Abroad 18th Annual Conference is just around the corner! The Via team is excited about the conference and this year’s theme – Globally Interconnected: New Opportunities and the Challenge of...
Via TRM’s Products Address Client Needs
“Everybody deserves to have an efficient workday,” says Via’s CCO From the first moment Via TRM was launched, the company was borne out of client need and client request. “It was built collectively by and for international educators because every person who comes into...
Former Chef Brings Passion for Software Engineering to Via
“There’s a creative aspect to both disciplines,” says Alex Mathieu Alex Mathieu left the restaurant industry years ago but at Via TRM, the backend software engineer will always be known as “Chef.” Alex, who started at Via in November 2019, began working in restaurants...
Via Applauds DEI Efforts
Powering Global Experiences for ALL Students is Via’s Focus Every Day, Not Just During Black History Month Via is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion — in our workplace and in the work we do in the international education community. While DEI is top of mind...
Via Joins in International Study Abroad Day Celebration
Chef-turned-Via-software-engineer teaches Via team to make paella Via began celebrating International Study Abroad Day weeks ago by helping the founders of this important grassroots movement revamp their website. The website overhaul included adding in the ability for...
Global Learning Fest Connects the World
Study Abroad Association Event Runs February 28th through March 4th Via believes global experiences change the world. The Study Abroad Association is dedicated to increasing study abroad participation for students and faculty across the world. In April 2020, we knew...
Success Story: Randolph-Macon College
Search for “Simple Solution” Leads R-MC OIE to Via The Office of International Education (OIE) at Randolph-Macon College (R-MC) had two basic needs when it went looking for a new software solution in 2017 to replace the one they had been using for about five years....
Transitioning to Via “Incredibly Easy” for UMass Study Abroad
Evaluating Study Abroad Software Solutions Leads UMass to Via In Spring 2020, when the pandemic had all but halted sending students abroad, the University of Massachusetts Amherst International Programs Office (IPO) decided to dedicate staff resources into making...
Via Celebrates Study Abroad Day by Transforming Organization’s Website
“I’m absolutely thrilled with the outcome,” says Via’s CEO When Via CEO Ann Oleson learned about Study Abroad Day, she knew Via needed to do all it could to support the celebration—and the organization. “It ties directly to our mission: that global experiences change...