New Rule Facilitates Internships for Foreign Students
source: AAAS Policy Alert -- July 02, 2008

A new State Department regulation [attached to this post, link provided below] that takes effect in late July will make it easier for U.S. colleges and universities to offer internships of up to 12 months to students who are foreign nationals enrolled in institutions outside of the U.S. The option has been available to American private sector companies since 2007. U.S. colleges and universities expect the new rule to encourage foreign institutions to reciprocate with internship opportunities for American students. Meanwhile, as George Will [link provided below] notes in a Washington Post op-ed, European countries are expediting recruitment of highly-skilled foreigners, including those who have obtained advanced degrees in the U.S. and are unable to get work visas here.

State Department Link:
http://www.info-aaas.org/util/link.jsp?e=2O_odGyng9kHXsR_lt2roFs...

Washington Post Link:
http://www.info-aaas.org/util/link.jsp?e=3HAdVkrSLcAEJ1VfAFh0qQB...