Facebook for Study Abroad

Matthew Cossolotto at Study Abroad Alumni International has hit on an idea to fuse two passions of college students — social media and study abroad. 

The result is the just-launched SAAI social networking site, which allows study abroad students, faculty and staff to join the community, post profiles and photos, communicate and create subgroups. In essence, it’s a Facebook for international education. And it’s free.

“This is where the building of a community of global citizens begins,” Cossolotto says.

Study Abroad Alumni International

Over at the International Higher Education Blog, David Comp tells about a new group called Study Abroad Alumni International that is designed to support the field by providing an organization of students and graduates who've been impacted by their abroad experiences.

Matthew Cossolotto, a former Congressional aide and corporate communication executive, is the founder and president of SAAI. Cossolotto studied in Sweden during his junior year in college and is also a Peace Corps alumnus. 

SAAI’s Web site includes the program’s goals and objectives. It looks to be a good program to tell your students about once they’ve come home the first time abroad.