FAQs
Why Panrimo?
Panrimo is an organization offering overseas study, volunteer, and research opportunities for all college students. Panrimo focuses on affordable and customized programs that allow students of all majors and concentrations to receive academic credit for their classes and/or volunteer and research services abroad.
Panrimo has customized programs, offering students a more personalized and affordable opportunity. With a base program that includes tuition, advising, and 24/7 emergency support with a Panrimo coordinator overseas, some students wish for nothing more than these essentials. But for those in need of housing, airport pickup, cultural tours and more, we offer these options a la carte at practically at-cost prices.
Students’ mindsets are changing. What was once a one-size-fits-all approach is no longer acceptable with today’s youth. Students personalize their iPod music, their Facebook and MySpace websites. Even new college majors are being invented to accommodate this new customization demand. And Panrimo follows suit with customize study abroad programs.
We offer customized programs giving students choices, both in services and price. Students now have the option of where to go abroad, in what to study, and still have the opportunity to select the “extras” they may need abroad. This is the Panrimo Difference.
What can Panrimo do for you?
Increasing the number of American college students studying abroad is our goal. And communicating with you and your staff for proper credit transfer, approval of programs, and that necessary safety measures are adequate means to that goal.
Working with your international office, our directors in Michigan accept well-rounded, culturally curious, academically motivated students to study abroad. Our staff helps prepare each student for life abroad, enrolling them without hassle all while communicating with your office. Transparency is our goal with you, and ensuring open communication, start to finish.
What type of students does Panrimo recruit to study abroad?
A participant on a Panrimo program generally meets the following criteria: is a full-time student at his or her university in the United States; is between the ages of 19-23, male or female; seeks to study abroad for a summer (4-8 weeks) or semester (12-16 weeks); desires courses taught in host country’s language and English by native professors hired by the host university; and maintains an average grade point average (GPA) of 2.5/4 or higher.
With what host universities abroad does Panrimo work, and why?
Panrimo was founded on the highest education standards, collective input of university and community leaders, and what is best for students in safety, quality, and price. Below are a few key organizations and factors used to make these important decisions, followed by a list of our partner universities overseas:
The Forum of Education Abroad and The Institute for International Education’s Open Doors’ foreign university assessments; NAFSA’s (Association of International Educators) Self-Assessment of Programs and Services with International Educational Exchange at Postsecondary Institutions; and study abroad advisors and faculty administrators at US colleges and universities.
University of Austral (Buenos Aires, Argentina): The University of Austral is a private higher education institution founded in 1979 and is accustomed to hosting foreign exchange students for over twenty-five years.
Bond University (Gold Coast, Australia): Bond University is Australia’s first private, not-for-profit university, and is well known for accommodating an array of international students.
University of Belize (Belmopan and Belize City, Belize): University of Belize has two campuses in the country, and with under 4,000 students, class sizes are guaranteed to be small.
Beijing Language and Culture University (Beijing, China): BLCU declares over 160 nationalities traverse its campus each year, the only one of its kind in China that’s main task is to teach Chinese language and culture to international students.
Anglo-American University (Prague, Czech Republic): This private university caters to international students of around the world, and small class sizes in the heart of Prague make Anglo-American University an ideal choice for Eastern European studies.
London Metropolitan University (London, England): London MET offers strong women’s studies, international business, and art and design courses, with two campuses in the heart of London.
Roehampton University (London, England): Located in the south-west of London among many parks, Roehampton University engages students in an array of courses all taught in English and with local students in small class sizes.
Sunderland Uiversity (London, England): many undergraduate courses in English and is one of UK’s leading research-intensive universities in the fields of health and well-being, the environment, culture and society, enterprise, economics, and sport.
University of Grenoble (Grenoble, France): University of Grenoble is best known for teaching French to foreigners, while still offering courses to local French students of surrounding cities, and is an alternative to expensive Parisian living.
University Jean-Moulin Lyon 3 (Lyon, France): Known for its business and economics courses, Lyon 3 has a well respected French language program it placates to foreigners, and partnerships include Georgetown University and the University of Georgia to name a couple.
Santa Reparata International School of Art (Florence, Italy): SRISA was founded in 1970 to provide concentrated classes in the arts, printmaking, and open-studio workshops. Class sizes ranging 10-14 students allow for individualized attention and personal work space, with well-equipped classroom facilities to explore artistic media of the traditional to the experimental.
John Cabot University (Rome, Italy): Founded in 1972, JCU is a US-based university with its own campuses, faculty, and housing in Rome. Students of all over the world take Italian language, culture, and other courses, and the programs are incorporated by the Delaware Department of Education.
Sorrento Lingue Institute (Sorrento, Italy): Located in beautiful Sorrento, Naples, Sorrento Lingue Institute is solely an Italian language and culture institute, with many American and other students taking such classes, as well as many available electives.
La Salle University (Mexico City, Mexico): La Salle University is a private university in Mexico with 14 campuses throughout the country and many subjects for foreigners to choose, some with local students, such as accounting, communications, and philosophy.
Autonomous University of Yucatan (Merida, Mexico): Founded in 1922—though its lineage dates back to 1611—UADY offers intensive Spanish language, culture, and Yucatan history courses for foreigners in the vibrant city of Merida. Depending on proficiency, courses with locals can be taken.
University of Stirling (Scotland, United Kingdom): Ranked exceedingly high among its fellow English universities by The Times for 2008 education institutions, University of Stirling offers
What American universities does Panrimo visit?
Being based in Michigan, Panrimo attends college campus events and study abroad fairs-often speaking with over 25,000 students a term-throughout Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio. Its founders were born and raised in this region of the United States, and having attended university here positions Panrimo to garner relations in these states. We know the people, and they know us. Of course, any student of any part of the United States can find out and apply for a Panrimo program on www.panrimo.com.
Does your organization partake in any promotional activities?
One of the many aspects that makes Panrimo different is its public relations and marketing campaigns on college campuses. Generally after the U.S. university’s study abroad office grants approval, Panrimo’s experienced public relations and marketing director communicates with student organizations, on-campus housing, and a variety of faculty to allow Panrimo representatives on campus to speak directly with students.
Partnering with the U.S. university’s study abroad office and campus activities board allows Panrimo to speak with students whose interest line up with the classes offered by our partner institution. We do everything in our power, and with consent of each U.S. institution, to speak as often as possible with the students. We attend on-campus study abroad fairs, art shows, medical student trades shows, evening dormitory events, etc.
Again, Panrimo staff and executives emphasize an open communication and a thorough response via phone, email, or in person with your office. That is our desire with you.
What services do you provide to students?
This is the Panrimo Difference. Panrimo offers affordable and customizable programs that cater to each student’s needs. Below is our base package. A base price is set for each program, determined by the location and length of stay. Following this list are the a la carte options that cater to students’ needs and that make Panrimo different.
What’s Included:
- Tuition and all fees at the foreign institution
- Emergency local contact available 24/7 in host city for student support
- On-site orientation
- Entry packet containing when and where to go for cultural events, cultural sites, hospitals, cultural customs and norms, university map, city map, list of local grocery stores and food markets, with detailed map, directions, hours, and more
- Personalized advising prior to departure
- Official transcript and evaluation for your home university
- Customized program budget
- Online course descriptions and syllabuses
- Access to host university’s computer, library, Internet, and related services
- List of fellow Panrimo participants on your program
- Pertinent weekly email updates and reminders concerning your application and host city and country news before and while abroad
- The Panrimo Difference is the custom options. Students can add these on for practically at-cost, nominal prices. The program options are individualized, giving the student choices based on their wants and needs. These choices include, but are not limited to the following, with prices listed on www.panrimo.com for each program:
Custom Options:
- Housing
- Single residence hall with optional meal plan
- Double residence hall with optional meal plan
- Homestay with optional meal each day
- Airport pick-up
- Cultural immersion activities and field trips to sporting events, museums, etc.
- International cell phone, assigned cell phone number and minutes
- Medical insurance
- Additional official copy of transcript
- Visa and passport assistance
- Volunteer and/or internship placement
- And much more!
