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INTERNATIONAL SABBATICAL India
July & August 2009 France
October & November 2009 Romania
March & April & May 2010
INDIA Indian professor friend arranged lectures
at 10 Indian universities Had time to be a tourist Stayed in university housing, at
professor’s home, or at her relatives’ homesExperienced local culture
CONFERENCE LECTURE
PRESS CONFERENCE
SEE INDIA
FRANCE French computer professor visited NKU He arranged for me to visit his
department in Caen, Normandy and for free housing
Worked on the security of cell phone transactions
OFFICE
TRANSPORTATION
WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR
ROMANIA Two Romanian professors in my
department Visited their former University
Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
APARTMENT BUILDING
HOUSING
DRACULA’S CASTLE
REFERENCE G. Michael Snyder, On the Other Guy’s
DimeRelates his experience visiting Israel,
England, Turkey, Nepal, Mongolia, …Getting it paid for by the host institutionFulbright Scholarships
Challenges and rewards of living abroad
HOW DO I ARRANGE IT? Visiting international professors International Studies Office International professor you meet at
meeting such as SIGCSE International students Writing universities (Michael Schneider)
WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS?
Memorable experienceMy wife and I still talk about our tripsDo I remember all the assignments I graded
or these trips? Chance to make international friends Experience another culture and
educational system Get some scholarship done.
CAN I AFFORD IT? We had free lodging and a kitchen in our
university apartments. Tax deductible business expenses
Flight, food, living expenses Sabbatical salary
65% of year sabbatical
WHAT ARE THE CHALLENGES?
What if you are not proficient in the language?Most of the educated world speaks English.
Can you leave your comfort zone?You cannot pack all of your clothes.
What about the dog?We shipped him to our son in Denver.
