AIPT http://www.aipt.org A non-profit 501(c)(3) organization and designated sponsor of Exchange Visitor Programs, AIPT is authorized by the U.S. Department of State to issue form DS-2019, the document required to enter the United States on a J-1 visa en-us Students Start Chinese-Language Blog Marketing Hawaii http://www.eturbonews.com/10338/chinese-students-help-promote-hawaii Three students attending the Macau University of Science and Technology have started a blog in Chinese about Hawaii as part of a six-week internship ... The students are part of the AIPT (Association of [sic] International Practical Training) program, which has sent a total of 58 students from their university to the United States to get practical training. IAESTE has unveiled its redesigned website, www.iaesteunitedstates.org http://www.aipt.org/Documents/news/press-releases/IAESTE%20Website.pdf The United States affiliate of the International Association for the Exchange of Students for Technical Experience (IAESTE) has unveiled its redesigned website, www.iaesteunitedstates.org. For six decades IAESTE United States has connected technical students with information about international internships and short-term programs in over 80 countries around the world. "Toward Building a Japan Area Studies Program"- Tokyo, Japan http://www.aipt.org/Documents/news/press-releases/Japan%20Teachers%20Grant.pdf AIPT is pleased to announce that it has received a grant from the U.S. Department of Education to send educators to Tokyo, Japan, for four weeks this summer. This program was created to help educators gain knowledge of Japanese culture, history, economics and international relations in order to strengthen their own Japanese studies curricula. Association Social Media http://associationsocialmedia.com/index.php?title=AIPT AIPT has just been listed on The comprehensive listing of associations using social media. Korea WEST http://aipt.org/programs/KoreaWest/index.htm The Association for International Practical Training (AIPT) is pleased to announce that the U.S. Department of State and the Republic of Korea have selected AIPT to help inaugurate the WEST program created to enhance mutual understanding and friendship between the United States and Korea. Launching in March, the program will host an initial 300 Korean university students to study English and participate in internships to deepen their knowledge and experience in the United States while giving them international professional experience and a comprehensive understanding of the U.S. work place.