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...process often facilitated by the OIP, students who decide to go abroad are faced with many options regarding the use of their time: they can take courses for academic credit, work in a foreign laboratory, or research for a senior thesis...
...OIP keeps records of every program attended by a Harvard student, along with a thorough review by the student. Individuals may choose between a selection of Harvard programs and Harvard-approved programs that are run by other universities or organizations, or they may suggest their own programs...
There’s no need to shed tears over the closure of the independent Office of International Programs. After eight years of operating separately, the OIP and the Office of Career Services recently merged into the Office of Career, Research, and International Opportunities, to be headed by the interim director of OCS, Robin Mount. The move signifies a vote of confidence for the now self-evident merits of experiences abroad during a student’s college years. As such, the merger was an overall good decision that will hopefully continue to make the option of going abroad more...
...OIP and OCS’s recombination will streamline the overlapping bureaucracy that used to exist. As of now, although study abroad and select summer programs were facilitated through the OIP, some international experience resources—such as international internships and grants that qualify as “fellowships”—were managed by OCS. (OCS even included an option to search “ignore national jobs” in its Crimson Careers internships database.) This created an unnecessarily complicated search and application process for overseas-bound students. Students interested in diverse sources for funding...
...OCRIO must ensure that it continues to offer the quality and breadth of international experiences previously available through the OIP. It would be counterproductive not to do so, as the excellence of the international programs under recent management is a significant reason why this merger was able to happen—the number of students going abroad has skyrocketed due to the extraordinary nature of many international opportunities available for Harvard students...