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We welcome our new exchange students who arrived on campus last week and enjoyed a great tour of the Fairfax campus. Finally, we would like to extend a third welcome and invitation to join us as we kick off the academic year 2016-2017 with an Ice Cream Social<http://sched.co/7xs7> this Wednesday, August 30, 2016, from 3pm through 5pm in the HUB Side Pocket. Grab something to nosh, enjoy some wonderful company, hear great stories, and win a PRIZE. We have some giveaways items from around the world just waiting for you. The Confucius Insitute<http://confucius.gmu.edu/> will be collaborating with us during this event, presenting Chinese papercut patterns. [ncoming Exchange Students, Fall 2016] Incoming Exchange Students, Fall 2016 Featured Programs Hungary | Budapest Internship Program This new, innovative, semester program<https://masonabroad.gmu.edu/index.cfm?FuseAction=Programs.ViewProgram&Program_ID=10182>, run by Mason in association with Global Knowledge LLC, offers students an unparalleled opportunity to closely examine these issues by focusing on topics such as humanitarian and asylum law, migrant absorption policies, border security, racism and xenophobia, opposition to the integration of refugees, cultural preservation and international cooperation. As such, students will explore existing tensions between state sovereignty and transnationalism and the growing controversy on the future of the European Union. 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You can enter your questions in the chat box or ask them in person. In the latter case, make sure your microphone is working. Neither webcam nor microphone is required to participate. Overview * Learn how to navigate the Mason Study Abroad website * Find out more about study abroad benefits * Overview of program types and programs for different majors * Ask questions about study abroad FAQs Where can I contact the organizer with any questions? You can contact Daria Stepanova directly at [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> with any questions you might have. Disclaimer Webinar<http://masonstudyabroadwebinar.eventbrite.com/> will not be held if there are fewer than 3 participants registered. 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