Description

Study abroad for a semester or year at Lincoln University with GlobaLinks Learning Abroad, formerly known as AustraLearn.

With its beginnings as an agricultural college in 1878, Lincoln became a university in its own right in 1990 and is now known as New Zealand's specialist land-based university. Lincoln University is situated on a 58-hectare campus less than 30 minutes drive from the center of Christchurch. The campus has a mix of modern and traditional buildings, surrounded by trees and open spaces and a staff to student ratio of 1:14.

Lincoln University is world renowned in land-based areas such as agriculture and agricultural science, tourism management, viticulture and oenology, environmental management, and landscape architecture. Lincoln University has continued to develop a range of quality and internationally recognized study options at foundation, undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

Lincoln enjoys a very multicultural campus with over 1,800 International students from 65 different countries. An International Center was established in 1993 to provide special support for international students. The University is proud of its history in meeting the needs of its international students.

Your study abroad experience is all about you! GlobaLinks Learning Abroad is here to assist you in your path of discovery throughout the study abroad experience. We design our programs so that our local and overseas staff are available 24 hours a day to support you in health and safety matters and are also key in enhancing your study abroad experience. Through our planned activities and resident director's personal recommendations for activities you can undertake while abroad, you will be directed on a path of personal, academic, cultural, social, and professional discovery. This team, which supports you throughout your experience, will ensure that you have the most fulfilling experience possible - one that is unique to you! So...What Will You Discover?

Highlights

There are a variety of clubs and societies including:

Sport - Anything and everything! e.g., Boardriders, mountain biking, rowing, touch rugby, canoe polo, drago boating, indoor cricket, and snowboarding.

General - Covers every interest E.g. The Lincoln Environmental Organization (LEO) Christian Fellowship, Pacific Island student group, Wine appreciation, International Club, and Exposure (photography).

Other highlights include:
- Buddy Program Available
- Bridging Cultures Program
- Global Citizens Development
- Global Identity Course Available
- enCompass Alumni Program

Degree Level

Bachelors Degree (Undergraduate)

Subject Areas

Cost in US$:

Contact GlobaLinks Learning Abroad

Program Fees Include:

Program fee includes tuition for 3-4 subjects, guaranteed pre-arranged housing to fit your lifestyle, GlobaLinks Learning Abroad Bridging Cultures Program on-site in Rotorua and Auckland, New Zealand, optional spring break tours, access to our U.S. University of Record, affiliate student fee discounts, end of program workshop, university administrative fees, overseas health coverage, all pre-trip services including orientation materials, visa-processing service (excluding the visa fee), personal advising, subject selections, liaison with your home university, credit transfer assistance, financial aid services, and 24-hour assistance while abroad.

Experience Required

no

This Program is open to

American and Canadian Participants.

Typical Living Arrangements

• Apartment/Flat
• Group living
• Other

Participants Travel

Independently or in Groups

Typically Participants Work

Independently

Scholarships are Available

300,000 USD in scholarships available to GlobaLinks Learning Abroad study abroad students each year. The application is provided in upon acceptance to the GlobaLinks Learning Abroad program.

Application Process Involves

• Letters of Reference
• Transcript
• Written Application
• Online Application plus Application Assessment

Typically The Application Process Time is

1- 2 weeks

Post Services Include

• Alumni Network
• Exit Debriefing Abroad
• Re-Entry Debriefing at Home
• Job and Internship Network

AustraLearn's Mission Statement

GlobaLinks Learning Abroad seeks to foster the development of future leaders who, through an intercultural learning opportunity, gain a greater respect for and understanding of the relationship which exists between North American and the rest of the world in the context of the larger global community. GlobaLinks Learning Abroad achieves this by exposing students, advisors, and faculty to internationally recognized universities and other educational organizations through the promotion of affordable academic and cultural opportunities world-wide.

Year Founded

1989