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New Enhanced Dashboards: See your data your way
Say Hello to Clarity and Goodbye to Data Overload Say goodbye to data overload and hello to clarity with Via's Enhanced Dashboards! Our cutting-edge solution transforms how you access, analyze, and act on key performance indicators. Gone are the days of juggling...
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Concordia University, Nebraska Makes Easy Transition to Via
Concordia University, Nebraska, Makes Move from “Clunky” System to Via Via Helps One-Person Office “Keep Plates Spinning in a Functional Way” Julie Johnston Hermann, director of global opportunities at Concordia University, Nebraska, had been contemplating changing...
Via Welcomes Dave Saben as Chief Executive Officer
Get to know Via's new CEO: Dave Saben Dave Saben was raised in a family that placed a high value on small business and entrepreneurship. From a young age, he was interested in business. "My family's dinner conversations often revolved around business ideas and...
Via Helps Stephen F. Austin State University Improve Efficiency
Via’s Ease Helps Director Be More Efficient, Feel More Confident By her own admission, Inés Maxit isn’t tech savvy so the study abroad coordinator for Stephen F. Austin State University in East Texas says it was a big step when her office moved from paper to a...
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”...
Brand Architecture: crafting clarity in times of ambiguity
#EveryTraveler We’re believers in the power of a clear, relatable brand at Via TRM. Our company is on a mission to engage every student in global opportunities, and we know that technology alone will not help us achieve this mission. The ideas and people who build and...
Student Voices: The Impact of the COVID-19 on Study Abroad
KEY TAKE AWAYS FROM STUDENTS: Many expressed frustration with communication from institutions Students discussed losing trust in their institution when communication was infrequent or unclear Many students made decisions to return home based on what their peers did...
2020 Resilience Grants
When phrases like “in uncertain and difficult times” have become the norm, Via TRM, along with IEP and StudentUniverse, is introducing Resilience Grants to support the international education community and curate a community space for stories of resilience to be...
International Educators World Cafe Connect
On April 1st, 2020, we hosted a digital International Educators World Café focused on the theme of “Adding Ideas to Ideas.” We drew inspiration from the world café style of hosting a gathering in a curated environment, with small breakouts focused on a few pointed...
Market Report Digital Release Event: April 16th, 2020
With the Market Report, Via TRM shares anonymized data of tens of thousands of student-travelers with the international education industry to provide valuable consumer insights and participation trends. The Via TRM Market Report provides unequivocal insights into:...
A recap of what worked (and what didn’t!) for our first ever digital all team “on-site”
For the past 4 years, the Via TRM team has been fully remote: with our team members living and working top to bottom, coast to coast, across the U.S. One key ingredient for making our remote environment successful has been our all team on-sites. All team on-sites:...
Via TRM Fall 2019 Conferences
Via TRM will be at many of the international education conferences this fall, and we want to connect with you. The first 10 people to book a 10-minute demo of Via TRM next generation software for education abroad at each conference, will have their pick of Via TRM...