Contest Promotes International Education and Understanding
CHESTER, Pa.--(COLLEGIATE PRESSWIRE)--Sep 22, 2003--One lucky student will spend two weeks in Russia next summer as the grand prizewinner in the eighth annual StudyAbroad.com Fall Sweepstakes. The sweepstakes is sponsored by Truman State University, GRINT Centre for Education, and STA Travel.
StudyAbroad.com (www.studyabroad.com), a Web site of Educational Directories Unlimited Inc. of Chester, Pa, is the number-one online resource for study abroad education. Each year, the site hosts a study abroad sweepstakes, allowing one winner to experience life in another country.
The grand prize includes a three-week summer study abroad trip to Russia. The winner will also receive full room and board for the three weeks; roundtrip airfare, courtesy of STA Travel; and Russian language courses. The program, room, and board are courtesy of Truman State University and GRINT Centre for Education.
One second prize winner will receive a $500 (U.S.) discount toward the cost of participation in a spring or summer Truman State University study abroad program. A third and fourth prize winner will each receive a $300 discount to be applied toward the cost of participation in a spring or summer Truman State University Russia study abroad program.
''Students often say that cost is the major limiting factor to studying abroad,'' says Mark Shay, CEO of Educational Directories Unlimited. ''This sweepstakes is our way of not only promoting international education, but also to make a student`s dream come true, despite their financial situation.''
A previous StudyAbroad.com Sweepstakes winner, Tina Kasperek of Buffalo, NY, calls winning the contest ''a dream come true.'' She won a semester at the University of North London in London, England.
She recalls, ''I was searching on the Web for study abroad programs and came across the StudyAbroad.com site. I couldn`t believe how comprehensive it was, and I decided to enter the contest. I`m glad I did!''
The grand prize winner will be randomly selected on December 10, 2003. Students can enter to win online no later than 11:59 PM EST on December 1, 2003, and mail entries must be postmarked no later than November 30, 2003. For full details about the sweepstakes, students can go to https://www.studyabroad.com/sweepsrussia/.
About Truman State University
Founded in 1867, Truman State University has a long history of being recognized nationally for its innovative assessment program and commitment to providing a high-quality liberal arts and sciences education at an affordable price. U.S. News & World Report this year recognized Truman, for the 6th year in a row, as the number one public university in the Midwest region - Master`s category, as well as the 8th best university in the Midwest region. Truman is the only public university in Missouri to appear on their top 15 listing. Money magazine has also recognized Truman, for six consecutive years, as one of the nation`s top ten best educational values. Truman is Missouri`s premier statewide public liberal arts and sciences university. Truman ranked sixth in the nation in 2001 among master`s universities for the number of students studying abroad according to Open Doors 2002.
About GRINT Centre for Education
GRINT is a non-profit educational institution, accredited as a Language and Cultural School by the Moscow Government, Department of Education (License # 013002) after a rigorous test and inspection procedure. It offers since 1992, in partnership with Truman State University and under the auspices of C.C.I.S. an Intensive Russian Language and Russian Culture program at a reasonable cost. The Centre is located in the South-Eastern part of Moscow in a beautiful area not far from the famous XVII century Kuskovo Estate with its park and lakes. The Centre is located on the campus of the Moscow University for Humanities and students have access to the dormitories, cafeterias, the swimming pool, the gym, computer labs, and other. GRINT is a host institution not only for the Truman/C.C.I.S. program in Russia, but also for the University of Arizona study abroad program in Moscow, for the Partnership for Service Learning program in Moscow, and other.
About STA Travel
STA Travel is a full-service travel agency with over 100 retail locations in the United States and Canada and can be reached 24-hours a day by calling 800-777-0112. Students can also access the latest student airfares, packages and tours and other valuable information at www.statravel.com. With over 400 branches in 19 countries and serving over three million students each year, STA Travel is the world expert in student travel.
About StudyAbroad.com
StudyAbroad.com is the Internet`s leading source of international education information. It contains directories of study abroad and intensive language programs that are organized by both subject and destination. StudyAbroad.com also includes the Destination Portal Pages, the popular ''StudyAbroad.com Handbook: A Guide to Traveling Abroad,'' discussion boards, financial aid information and much, much more. Studyabroad.com is a service of Educational Directories Unlimited, Inc. (www.edudirectories.com).
For more information on Educational Directories Unlimited, Inc. please contact Lori Faunce by phone at 610-499-9200, via e-mail at [email protected].
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