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Via’s ‘One-Stop Shop’ Helps Salve Regina Increase Study Abroad Participation
Via allows administrator more time for students, less time ‘shuffling paper’When it came to application and post-acceptance processes, Joe Meringolo says he had “a bit of a learning curve” when he took on the role as Assistant Director, Study Abroad at Salve Regina...
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Via Celebrates International Education Week 2022
From a Virtual Tour of Germany to Making Gnocchi, Via Observes IEW Like many of our colleagues in the International Education field, Via will be celebrating International Education Week (IEW) 2022 with a wide range of events and activities from November 14-18. IEW...
College of Charleston Feels Part of the Via Team
“We feel like we’re part of a team,” says Director Melissa Ochal. Pre-pandemic, the Center for International Education at the College of Charleston was sending about a thousand students on global experiences while using a free software system. Five years ago, it...
Application Fees Eliminated at Concordia University Wisconsin with Via
Via’s Affordability Allows Concordia to Eliminate Application Fees Concordia University Wisconsin’s Maggie Leimkuehler had a demo with Via during the 2018 NAFSA Regional Conference in Schaumburg, Illinois. “It definitely looked appealing,” recalls Maggie, now...
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...
Is your office “nudging” students towards international experiences?
“If you want to encourage people to do something, make it easy.” - Richard Thaler, author of Nudge and recipient of the Nobel Prize in economics in 2017. The idea sounds so obvious that many people discount the power of a “nudge". Richard Thaler further defines a...
Forum on Education Abroad Recap 2019
The Via TRM team had a great time connecting with colleagues and friends during The Forum on Education Abroad this year in our hometown of Denver. We staged a welcome brigade at the airport, enjoyed the conference sessions and networking opportunities, hosted...
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...