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Waivers cut tuition costs
By Kandy Cook
Of the Emerald
Two programs available through the Office of Inter
national Studies help visiting foreign students and
University students studying abroad cut the high cost of
paying nonresident tuition, according to Paul Primak,
foreign study adviser.
Foreign students enrolled in any of the seven state
universities or colleges in Oregon are eligible to apply for
a nonresident tuition waiver offered by the Oregon State
System of Higher Education. Students who qualify for the
nonresident tuition waiver are allowed to pay resident
tuition instead of nonresident tuition — a savings of
about $2,600 for undergraduate students and $1,200 for
graduate students each academic year, Primak says.
Nonresident tuition waivers are awarded on the basis
of financial need and ability to perform educational and
community service. Foreign students who accept
nonresident tuition waivers agree to perform 80 hours of
education and community service during their visit, he
says.
This requirement can be met by speaking or giving
demonstrations about the student's culture, tutoring
students studying their language, assisting teachers in
Oregon schools with programs about their country and
translating educational material from one language to
another, Primak says.
In addition to the nonresident tuition waiver, tuition
breaks are also available through direct reciprocal tuition
agreements set up between the Oregon State System of
Higher Education and a number of universities in West
Germany and France, he says.
The Baden-Wurtemberg university system in West
Germany and the University of Poitiers in France may
both send up to 40 students a year to the University in ex
change for accepting an equal number of University
students in their schools. Students who participate in the
direct reciprocal tuition program pay the same tuition
they would in their home schools, which in the European
schools is usually nothing.
Travel packages students' best bet, agencies say
By Michael Hosmar
Of the Emerald
Now may be the best time to plan for a trip to Europe
or elsewhere because air fares will soon rise, says Sara
Post, manager of Meier and Frank Travel Inc..
Representatives from three Eugene travel agencies —
Meier and Frank Travel, University Travel and Eugene
Travel — will be on campus Wednesday for the Travel
Fair.
"Basically, we'll be there to answer questions," Post
says. The representatives will have brochures for many
countries as well as plane ticket and living accomoda
tions information for students interested in traveling this
summer.
► students best bet, agencies say
Post says Germany, Amsterdam, and England are
destinations most popular with students who want to
study abroad. Vacationing students prefer Hawaii, she
Germany, Amsterdam and England are
destinations most popular with
students who want to study abroad.
says.
Travel packages are the best deal for your money,
Post says. Packages include round-trip air fare, transfers
and hotel accomodations for one price, she says.
Packages for Hawaii start at $459, Post says.
“Tours seem to scare people off," says Dorothy
Schwartz, president of University Travel. But tours are
the best way to see and do as much as possible in a
foreign country, she says.
"Students are particularly interested in fares — they
take the fares that are the lowest," Schartz says. It costs
about $700 to fly to Amsterdam, Frankfurt or London,
Schwarts says. She recommends buying a package deal
with tours included.
Schwartz says some students don't purchase package
deals because they plan on hiking or bicycling their way
around Europe. Others stay with relatives, she says.
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The University—the new Mecca of the west
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Director of International Services Tom Mills says
foreign students are flocking to the University in in
creasing numbers. Last year 1,200 foreign students
studied here.
By Michael Hosmar
Of the Emerald
This year 1,200 foreign students chose to study at the
University, making it the most popular school in the Nor
thwest tor foreign students on exchange, according to
Fom Mills, director of International Services.
“Percentage-wise, it is more popular than any other
school in the Northwest,” Mills says.
"There's been a 67 percent increase in the number of
foreign students at Oregon in the last 10 years," he says.
Mo other school has shown such a dramatic increase in
such a short time.
Most of the foreign students are from Asia, including
231 from Singapore this year. Mills attributes this
aopularity mainly to the unique atmosphere of Eugene
md the favorable reputation the University has acquired
n other countries.
Regardless of the rain, Eugene offers the foreign
students a wide range of new experiences, including a
/ery active campus, a nearby beach, and beautiful
scenery, Mills says.
Foreign students bolster the University's reputation
?very time they return to their home country by telling
riends and relatives about their positive experience
lere, Mills says.
"We're very popular with foreign students," he says.
'We have a better reputation outside (the country) than
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Foreign students pay the same as an out-of-state stu
dent, according to Paul Primak, foreign study advisor.
However, he says the entrance exams are tough.
“They have to prove their English proficiency more
rigorously than our students have to prove their foreign
language elsewhere," Primak says.
Mills says University students have also shown a
steady increase in interest for studying abroad in the last
eight years.
“The interest is there," he says. “I'd attribute it to
students and teachers — we're here as facilitators."
Studying in a foreign country can help students learn
about the country geographically and politically, Mills
says.
"You'll also understand yourself better," he says, "
by gaining a perspective on the United States."
The foreign study programs sponsored by the Univer
sity go through "rigorous screening," Mills says. He says
some University professors teach in the sponsored
countries.
Mills says if a student wants to study in a country that
is not sponsored by the University, the office of foreign
services can still help. Students should research the
country they want to go to and "check it out" with his of
fice before they make any plans, he says. Students cannot
get financial aid for schools not sponsored by the Univer
sity, and sometimes course credits don't transfer, Mills
says.
The bookstore can open vistas
By Mike Hosmar
Of the Emerald
For students who've always wanted to soak up
the Spanish sun in Seville or study in a thirteenth
century Dutch castle, the University bookstore is an
excellent place to begin preparing, according to
bookstore employee Judy Ness.
The bookstore travel section contains a variety of
different publications geared for the student who
wants to study, work, or sight-see almost anywhere
in the world.
"A lot of them (books) combine work and study
internships, telling you what to expect when you get
there, how to find a job, and what kind of pay to ex
pect," Ness says. Some of the travel books are
geared toward the budget-minded person and are
extremely popular with college students, she says.
Most of the travel section books sell better in the
spring when students are preparing for summer
vacation, Ness says. "We usually get a little buzz
before the end of each break," she says.
Two of the most popular and informative travel
books are "Let's Co Europe" by The Harvard Student
Agencies and "Work Study Abroad" by The Council
on International Exchange, Ness says.
These two together would work really well for
the traveling student, according to Ness. "They're
really helpful in telling you what's going on in the
country," she says.
"Let's Co Europe" contains everything from local
customs and laws to American Embassy locations
and emergency health care clinics, Ness says. It also
quotes prices for schools, living accommodations
and restaurants.
"Work study and travel abroad is like a
bibliography for internships, jobs and teaching," she
says. It lists sources students can contact to get
information about jobs in specific cities of their
choice, she says. Students can follow up on these job
leads when they arrive in the country, Ness says.
"If they (students) know where they're going, we
have more specific books," she says.
For traveling just to see the sights, Ness suggests
"Baedecker's Sight-Seeing Guide." She says this
book is "really compact," containing museums,
galleries, tours, and exotic restaurants. Baedecker's
lists no prices and is for the sight-seer only, accor
ding to Ness.
The University bookstore has one of the largest
selections of travel books in Eugene and students are
not the only people who buy these books, Ness says.
"People who travel abroad like to have a "handle
on what to expect" when they arrive in a foreign
country, Ness says.
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