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200 Connections in 3 Days! Our NAFSA 2025 Retrospective
The Via team is back from NAFSA 2025 in San Diego, and we’re still riding high from an amazing week of connection, collaboration, and inspiration. Whether you joined us for our Good Vibes Happy Hour, stopped by our buzzing booth, or caught a glimpse of the local high...
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Via Empowers Three-Person Bethel Team
Via Empowers Three-Person Bethel Team “With Via, you don’t feel alone,” says Bethel’s assistant director. The International and Off-Campus Programs office at Bethel University in St. Paul, Minnesota, was a latecomer to using software to manage its workload. “We were...
Removing Study Abroad Barriers at UCM with Via
Via Removes Study Abroad Barriers; Gives UCM Quality Student Data It Can Use Via helps develop a path to better support students, coordinator says. The University of Central Missouri needed a software system that was easier to work with and more manageable for its...
West Chester Encourages Risk-Averse Generation Z Students to Study Abroad
Via Helps West Chester University Reach Risk-Averse Generation Z Students Via’s “gamified” approach aids students in exploring study abroad Throughout her nearly 20-year career in International Education, Trachanda Garcia has worked to help students see the...
Grandma Inspires Passion for Global Travel
Transylvania University’s Smith Now Empowers Global Experiences When Courtney Smith was little, her grandparents traveled the world. They always made sure to bring Smith home a doll. “When I was super young, it was like, ‘Oh, cool, another doll.’ But as I grew up, I...
5 Things to Consider Before Doing an RFP
5 Things to Consider Before Doing an RFP From RFP Meaning to How to Do an RFP, Via TRM’s Got You Covered By Carrie Cohan Your institution gave you the thumbs up to explore purchasing new (or replacing) traveler relationship management and/or risk management software...
Global Kitchen Series Brings Globe to CSI
Global Kitchen Series Brings Globe to CSI CSI’s Ferst Shares Via’s “Why”: Global Experiences Will Change the World Stephen Ferst, EdD, has been active in NAFSA for years, including chairing the Education Abroad Knowledge Community and the 2013 Annual Conference...
Survey to Give Insights into the State of Education Abroad
Survey to Give Insights into the State of Education Abroad Via TRM 2021 State of Education Abroad Survey Runs through November 4 By Bob Specking Like you, I’m passionate about international education. It's why I love my job and why I’ve spent my whole career in...
Via at the NAFSA All-Region Summit
See You (Virtually) at NAFSA All-Region Summit Via TRM Looks Forward to Connecting with NAFSAns at the Upcoming Summit By Carrie Cohan & Bob Specking Like many in the International Education community, attending NAFSA annual Regional Conferences is one of the...
Via TRM welcomes Ann Oleson as Chief Executive Officer
Oleson to propel Travel Relationship Management company’s growth in study abroad and travel risk management software solutions. August 27, 2021—Via TRM, the leader in advanced, easy-to-use study abroad and travel risk management software, has announced that Ann Oleson...
Company Announcement Summer 2021
Via TRM is opening up a new chapter in 2021. We are welcoming new team members and Clients, onboarding a new cohort onto our new travel risk management product, and supporting our entire base as enrollment in mobility programs ramp up. We’re also growing and changing...
What does the data say about college students’ interest in studying abroad in 2021 and beyond?
National Study Abroad Day, February 22nd, 2021 In celebration of the second annual National Study Abroad Day, Via TRM is sharing data from our forthcoming 2021 Market Report. Each year, the industry-first Market Report visualizes student data from tens of thousands of...
Why buy travel software when no one is traveling?
“Why buy travel software when no one is traveling?” - Frequently asked question of 2020 “We love your software. How will we ever find time to adopt or switch?” - Frequently asked question in every year prior to 2020 The “no money/more time” and “no time/more money”...