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Top Study Abroad Programs at Big 10 Schools
Studying abroad is an incredible opportunity for college students to explore new cultures, gain valuable experience, and broaden their horizons. With so many universities to choose from, Big 10 schools offer some of the best study abroad programming in the country....
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 TRM Spring Conferences 2019
Via TRM will be at the NAFSA Annual Conference in D.C. Curious to learn about user-friendly technology for education abroad? Let's connect! Book a 10-minute demo during either conference, and you'll receive a free #AdventureOn travel mug. NAFSA Annual...
Tips for Success When Stepping into a New Role in Education Abroad
You got the job. You’ve been promoted, made a lateral move, or perhaps taken a step down the proverbial ladder at a different bigger campus, to a new role in international education. Now your job really begins. Before you dive into your new role, here are a few...
A 2018 ‘Retro’ for International Educators
In the art world, a retrospective is an exhibition that displays work from a particular artist created over the course of their career. In technology, a retrospective is a meeting where software developers look back over a project and identify what worked, what...
Denali Release
UPDATE 2/12/2019 We are in the final testing stages for the new Application Templates and Traveler Applications. We decided to rearchitect Applications & Forms in November of 2018 to give Clients greater flexibility in question types, ordering and re-ordering, and...
‘Best Business/Startup of the Year 2018’
We are thrilled to announce that we received the award for 'Best Business/Startup of the Year 2018' from the Women in International Education Awards (WIE Awards). The award ceremony was held in Berlin, Germany on November 3, 2018. Our Founder & CEO, Samantha...
3 Change Theories All International Educators Should Know
What role will change management will play in the future of international education? In her essay, 'The Future of International Education', Samantha Martin (Via TRM's Founder & CEO) wrote 'The future of international education is being driven by a growing appetite...
Via TRM Fall 2018 Conferences
It's conference season in the world of international education. Via TRM will be attending, presenting at, and exhibiting during many of the NAFSA Regionals and the CIEE conference in Spain. And we want to connect with you! The first 25 people to book a 10 minute demo...
Simplifying the Education Abroad Process
What would it look like to radically simplify the education abroad process for students and administrators? The writer Antoine de Saint Exupéry famously said, “You know you’ve achieved perfection in design, not when you have nothing to more add, but when you...
Time For a Pivot in International Education?
“To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often” – Winston Churchill A Famous “Pivot” In the startup world, when a company needs to course-correct, it’s called a pivot. Perhaps the most famous major pivot is that of a small company, formerly known as Odeo....