The largest number of US students visit ACT as Study Abroads this season!

Fall 2014 at ACT will see the largest cohort of US students studying at ACT at any one time to this day. Almost 300 students will arrive on campus for the Study Abroad two day Orientation on the 18th and 19th of September, which includes sessions on academic matters, student life, health and safety, life in Thessaloniki and an extensive Anatolia campus tour. Within the first couple of weeks these students will also be introduced to the Anatolia/ACT staff, ACT faculty and other students. They will be invited to group lunches, a campus BBQ, a dinner at a tavern with Greek folk dancing, and they will all be visiting Vergina and Chalkidiki. Before they leave the country in December they will have also all visited Athens, Delphi and many other important places in Greece.

The International Programs Office and the Student Services Office at ACT aim to help integrate these students not only in the life on campus but also in the wider life of the city of Thesslaoniki. Over 160 of these students will be visiting hospitals, churches, youth centers, grade schools, municipal centers, the YMCA and other NGOs, offering services voluntarily to those who need them. They will also be involved in cultural group activities such as the Thesslaoniki Half Marathon, the World Costal Rowing Championship, urban beautification projects such as tree planting, in folk dancing events, etc. ACT, consistent to its mission,  hopes to be sending close to 300 youth ambassadors back to the U.S. home schools by the end of 2014.