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The Whole Journey, Not Just the Visa
In international education, a student’s story doesn’t end—or begin—with a visa stamp. Every record, every interaction, every update is part of a larger journey: from application, to enrollment, to OPT, to career pathways. Yet for too long, ISSS technology treated...
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Via Helps Harper Grow Study Abroad
Via gives students the power to navigate options, says program assistant. In February 2022, Angelica Rackow was promoted to program assistant in the Office of International Education at Harper College, where she’s worked since 2016. With her new job came a new...
Can You Painlessly Switch Study Abroad Software?
Switching software systems can often feel like a daunting task, with concerns about time, complexity, and disruptions to your workflow. It may seem like a tall task, but what if I told you there's a solution that eases the pain of transitioning? Let’s dispel myths and...
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...
Success Story: University of Houston
Via Helps UH Learning Abroad Office Weather the Pandemic Storm When Paris came under a series of terrorist attacks in November 2015, the University of Houston Learning Abroad office found itself at a crossroads of an old record keeping system and the need for new...
Meet the New Via TRM
Powering Global Experiences to Change Lives—and the World Via TRM was founded in 2012 by Samantha Martin, an international educator who worked in a study abroad office. After growing ever more frustrated with an antiquated and overly complex software system, Samantha...
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....