Higher Education Fairs
| 1 | Organizer: Linden Tours Dates: 2011-02-17 Anticipated Audience: Students interested in U.S. education For More Information: Venue: Hotel Taj Coromandel 37, Mahatma Gandhi Road Nungambakkam, Chennai 34 Fair Hours: 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Participating Universities: California Baptist University DePauw University Dowling College Fairleigh Dickinson University Florida Institute of Technology Foothill and De Anza Colleges Hofstra University Iowa State University of Science and Technology Lasell College Pace University Roger Williams University Savannah College of Art and Design University at Buffalo, The State University of New York University of Central Florida University of Michigan - Flint University of Minnesota University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Local Contact: U.S. India Educational Foundation (USIEF) 220 Anna Salai Chennai 600006. Ph: 91 44 28574423/4131 Email: usiefchennai@usief.org.in Website: www.usief.org.in |
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| 2 | Organizer: USIEF-IIE Fairs Dates: 2011-11-12 Anticipated Audience: Students interested in U.S. education For More Information: Venue: Hotel Residency Towers 115 Sir Thyagaraja Raod T. Nagar chennai 600 017 Fair hours: 2 p.m. to 5. p.m. Details for U.S. universities: www.educationusa.info/conferences/fairs/usief-iie_2012/ |
| 3 | Organizer: Linden U.S. University Fair at Chennai Dates: 2011-09-06 Anticipated Audience: Students interested in U.S. higher education For More Information: USIEF invites you to Linden U.S. University Fair at Chennai Date: Tuesday, September 6, 2011 Location:Hotel Taj Coromandel 37, Mahatma Gandhi Road Nungambakkam, Chennai 34 5:00 – 5:30 PM Presentation on U.S. Higher Education 5:30 – 6:00 PM Presentation on student visas by Vice Consul, U.S. Consulate, Chennai 6:00 - 8:00 PM Fair Open to Public Local Contact: U.S. – India Educational Foundation (USIEF) Phone: 044 – 28574423 / 4131 Email: usiefchennai@usief.org.in Website: www.usief.org.in List of participating universities: California Baptist University - www.calbaptist.edu/ Fairleigh Dickinson University - www.fdu.edu Florida Institute of Technology - www.fit.edu Hanover College - http://www.hanover.edu/ Hult International Business School - www.hult.edu Iowa State University of Science and Technology - www.iastate.edu Ithaca College - www.ithaca.edu Montclair State University - www.montclair.edu/international Polytechnic Institute of NYU - www.poly.edu Portland State University - www.pdx.edu Rochester Institute of Technology - www.rit.edu Savannah College of Art and Design - www.scad.edu The University of Iowa - www.uiowa.edu University at Albany, The State University of New York - www.albany.edu University at Buffalo, The State University of New York - www.buffalo.edu University of Colorado at Boulder - www.colorado.edu University of Minnesota - www.umn.edu University of Missouri - Kansas City - www.umkc.edu/isao University of Oregon - www.uoregon.edu University of San Francisco - www.usfca.edu University of Scranton - www.scranton.edu University of Washington - www.washington.edu Registration is free! Pre-register at http://www.lindentours.com/?page=78 |
| 4 | Organizer: USIEF-IIE U.S. University Fair 2012 Dates: 2012-11-10 Anticipated Audience: Students interested in U.S. education For More Information: educationusa@usief Chennai welcomes you to the USIEF-IIE U.S. University fair on November 10, 2012 from 1.00 - 6.00 p.m.at Hotel Le Royal Meridien, Chennai Here's your opportunity to interact with representatives from 30 accredited U.S. Universities under one roof, participate in panel discussions, and win lucky prizes! Entry to the fair is FREE and OPEN TO ALL! Pre-register at http://bit.ly/usief-iie2012 Below is the Program Schedule: 01:00-01.30 pm Undergraduate panel discussion on “What you didn't know about Undergraduate Education in the United States” 01.30-01.55 pm Student Visa presentation by Vice-Consul, U.S. Consulate General, Chennai 02.00-04.00 pm Fair opens to Undergraduate students 04.00-.06.00 pm Fair opens to all (both Undergraduate and Graduate students) 03.00-03.30 pm Graduate panel discussion on “How to ace your graduate application” 03.30-04.00 pm Graduate panel discussion on “Funding your graduate program” 05.00-05.30 pm Student Visa presentation by Vice-Consul, U.S. Consulate General, Chennai 06.00 pm The Fair ends For the list of participating universities, please visit: https://www.facebook.com/notes/educationusa-chennai/usief-iie-us-university-fair-2012/450027178371675 SEE YOU AT THE FAIR! |
Program Highlights
Pre-Departure Orientation session for Fall 2011 Students
USIEF organized two pre-departure orientation sessions this year for students leaving for Fall semester on July 8 and 29, 2011. Mr. Bryan Dalton and Mr. Anand Krishna delivered inaugural remarks on the importance of international education, the number of Indian students in the United States, insisted that students should be curious and not be shy, should be able to differentiate and use their critical thinking skills, take advantage of local culture, food and education and most importantly have fun in addition to academics. Mr. Anand and Bryan quoted USIEF as the authentic source on higher education in the U.S. The program comprised of discussions on academic, financial assistance opportunities and cultural life in the United States. The session on academics dealt with information on classes, teachers and their expectations, schedule, courses and work involved in courses, credits, grades, library work and the session on financial assistance dealt with information on the types of assistance available, maintenance of academic standards, where and how to get financial assistance at U.S. universities. The session on Cultural life in the United States included information on food, clothing, etiquette, values, holidays, gender relationship, housing, people who can help a student (international student advisor, department advisor, department secretary, counselor), campus safety, emergencies, health, insurance and things to take when a student travels to the United States. We also had Mr. John Hall and Mr. Aaron Benesh, Vice consuls speak on the immigration rules and regulations while staying on student status in the U.S. Do’s and don’ts while on a student visa was discussed at length. A quiz on India and the United States was also organized as part of the PDO and students received USIEF pen drives as prizes for guessing the right answer. Sessions from sponsors like FCH Centrum, ICICI Lombard Health Insurance, DHL courier services, Matrix Cellular Services, Samsonite and Cox and Kings were also held on their products. The program reached out to 156 students.
PDO analysis: Out of 156 students registered, 150 were graduate students, 5 were undergraduate students and 1 student for a certificate program. 4.5 % got the full financial aid and 16.03 % got partial aid. Top fields of study were engineering, computer science and business. Top five universities were University of Texas, Dallas (17), Arizona State University (14), Pennsylvania State University (5) & North Carolina State University, Raleigh (5) and Rochester Institute of Technology (4). Top five states were Texas (34), New York (20), Arizona (15), California (8) & Ohio (6). New subjects were Actuarial Science, Built Environment, Structural/Earthquake Engineering, Textile and Apparel Technology, Alternate Energy Technology and Atmospheric Sciences. Gender ratio: Male 71.8% and Female 28.2%.
Linden and IIE U.S. University Fairs at Chennai
USIEF Chennai coordinated Linden and IIE U.S. University Fair at Chennai on February 17, 2011 and October 1, 2010. Twenty-nine U.S. university representatives interacted with five hundred and seventy-five students and parents. USIEF and the Consular Section, American Consulate General, Chennai set up booths and provided information.
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