Year: 2016

Teachers and students in OIS’s English Language Program (ELP) recently released an international cookbook for the 2015-16 school year. It includes recipes from Brazil, China, Iran, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Mexico, Poland, South Korea, Spain, Taiwan, Turkey, Venezuela and the United States. Use this amazing cookbook and take your taste buds on a tour around the…Continue Reading English Language Program Releases International Cookbook

By Holden Slattery Chinese national Tony Gao is a junior at USC, and he’s been studying in the United States ever since his days in junior high. He’s experienced the myriad challenges of studying in a foreign country and he’s overcome them. In one particular problem he faced, Gao saw an opportunity, and, with the…Continue Reading USC Business Student Becomes Award-Winning Entrepreneur

On March 25, the Office of International Services led a group of international students to the Museum of Tolerance, located in the Pico-Robertson neighborhood of Los Angeles. Throughout the visit, students explored the topics of prejudice and tolerance as they relate to our society today and the lessons we can learn from history. During a guided tour…Continue Reading USC International Students Learn, Reflect on Tolerance

Born in France and raised in Germany by French parents, I had not even mastered the German language yet when I decided to take up Spanish and English. I moved to Peru and England as a high school exchange student. While I was there, Spanish and English finally became second nature. However, when I returned…Continue Reading How Languages Shape Our Minds

By Chanyang Park What are the benefits of international programs? This was a core question I had when I began a doctorate program in occupational therapy at USC. As a student from Korea who had studied in the U.S., I already knew that there were many benefits, but I wanted to see if there was…Continue Reading 8 Attributes that International Study can Strengthen