Stanford Programs Overview for Stanford Students
Broaden your global outlook with VIA's unique Stanford Programs!
For more than 30 years, VIA's Stanford Programs
have been uniting Stanford and Asian university students through
short-term, cross-cultural educational programs aimed at exploring
contemporary social issues and providing students with the skills to be
international citizens and leaders in a global society. These programs,
grounded in the principles of experiential education and public
service, vary in focus and explore such topics as service-learning,
health care, language, and social issues from a cross-cultural
perspective.
VIA offers four different programs for Asian students: Exploring Health Care (EHC) and Exploring Social Innovation (ESI) progarms are offered in the spring and American Language and Culture (ALC) and Asia-US Service-Learning (AUSL) programs are offered in the summer.
Want to learn about the medical system in the United States?
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Program: Exploring Health Care (EHC)
Length: 2 weeks (early March - early April)
Who Qualifies: Stanford undergraduate/graduate and Medical School students
Highlights: Stanford and UCSF Coordinators and Japanese participants spend one week at Stanford and focuses on facilities on
campus and in the surrounding area. The second
week of the program is based in San
Francisco and participants visit hospitals, clinics, and medical schools. The Stanford and UCSF Coordinators will visit
Japan after the program to reunite with the Japanese students as well
as to learn about health care issues in Japan.
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 EHC participant with a Stanford Life Flight helicopter pilot and technician
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Interested in social entrepreneurship in the United States?
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Program: Exploring Social Innovation (ESI)
Length: 2 weeks (mid March - late March)
Who Qualifies: Stanford undergraduate and graduate students
Highlights: This program aims to provide Japanese and Stanford students the
opportunity to share and learn about different approaches to social
innovation, and consider new solutions to local and global issues
including environment, poverty relief, health, technology, and
education. Two Stanford Coordinators will visit Japan after the program to learn about social innovation in Japan.
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ESI participant sharing a social venture project idea
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Eager to learn more about the English language and American culture?
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Program: American Language and Culture (ALC)
Length: 4.5 weeks (end of July - early September)
Who Qualifies: Stanford undergraduate and graduate students
Highlights: The
program combines daily morning English-language classes with
educational field trips, lectures, and panel discussions aimed at
exploring contemporary American culture. Every summer, VIA selects
eight highly motivated Stanford students to participate in the Claude
Buss Fellowship for each of ALC’s two sessions. The Buss Fellows live
together in Stanford University dormitories, share their summer
experience, and develop life-long lasting friendships with participants
from Japan, Taiwan, and Korea. As compensation for their work, fellows
are provided airfare to visit Asia after the program to reunite with
the students and to experience Asian culture first-hand.
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ALC participants at a major league baseball game in San Francisco
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Want to learn about issues related to poverty, health care, and the environment?
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Program: Asia-US Service-Learning (AUSL)
Length: 4 weeks (early August - late August)
Who Qualifies: Stanford undergraduate and graduate students
Highlights: Through
workshops on the Stanford campus, a week-long service project in San
Francisco, and a relaxed but structured reflection session at the end
of the program, students learn about the impact of service work on
issues related to heath and disabilities, and environment and
sustainability. Additionally, participants will learn about how
non-profit organizations function and the cultural subtleties of
volunteerism. Four Stanford Coordinators who participate in AUSL will
also join students in Asia to participate in service projects after the
program.
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 AUSL participants serve food for the hungry at a soup kitchen
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Read our SP Newsletter to learn more about VIA Stanford Programs.
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