On September 19th, the Office of Global Strategies will host the first of three-fall semester Global Edge workshops. The Global Edge: Career Strategies for International Student Success aims at preparing UNL’s international students to discover potential Optional Practical Training and Curricular Practical Training opportunities.
The Global Edge is to be offered in collaboration with the International Student and Scholar Office and University Career Services. Utilizing the expertise of all three on-campus departments, The Global Edge workshop hopes to pioneer international student support in the form of transforming international students’ perceived employability both during school, and post-graduation.
For more background, International Students on F-1 student visas are authorized through Curricular Practical Training to participate in internships closely related to their major during their time in a US institution of higher education. They are also permitted through Optional Practical Training to be employed full time after graduation for a certain period of time.
With topics ranging from “How to make the most out of Career Services”, to “Being Socially Savvy in the US”, The Global Edge looks to be a difference-maker in the lives of those international students who exhibit a desire to be employed in the US either through internships or full-time jobs after graduation. The workshop itself is to be offered on September 19th, October 23rd, and November 6th. A representative from the International Students and Scholar Office will also be present at each of these workshops to answer any and all F-1 student employment regulation related questions that are prompted by students.
For more information on this workshop, please contact Raghav Kidambi at the Office of Global Strategies at rkidambi2@unl.edu
More details at: http://https://globalnebraska.unl.edu/about-our-office