Semester at Sea was recently nominated for two awards celebrating innovations in international education from the study abroad resource and review website GoAbroad.com. This annual showcase is a way to recognize the best organizations in the industry and acknowledge creative ideas in programming with the goal of pushing international education forward. Winners will be announced at the GoAbroad Reception during the NAFSA Annual Conference & Expo in St. Louis, on Thursday, May 30.
Innovative New Program – Study Abroad Award: Semester at Sea – Unreasonable at Sea Program
Semester at Sea, in partnership with the Unreasonable Institute, has launched the “Unreasonable at Sea” project on the Spring 2013 voyage. Unreasonable at Sea is an international accelerator for tech entrepreneurs that will enable Semester at Sea students to study entrepreneurship while tackling the world’s most pressing issues with those who are actually doing the work. Participants will have the opportunity to sail, work, and learn from some of the world’s most renowned innovators and mentors.
Learn more about the program here:
https://www.semesteratsea.org/discover-sas/signature-programs/unreasonable-at-sea/
Read more about the finalists here:
http://www.goabroad.com/blog/2013/05/13/2013-goabroad-innovation-awards-innovative-new-program-study-abroad-finalists/
Innovative Technology Award: Semester at Sea – Share Microsite
To help empower participants to share their voyage experience, Semester at Sea created the “Share Your Voyage” microsite. This audience specific website serves as a step-by-step guide for sharing Semester at Sea with others, and includes tools and features that make the sharing process easy.
Check out the microsite here:
http://share.semesteratsea.org/
Learn more about all of the 2013 GoAbroad finalists here:
http://www.goabroad.com/awards/innovation-awards-2013/
