<![CDATA[The Purpose Passport]]> https://www.thepurposepassport.com There is a version of international education that changes your life. And there is a version that changes your Instagram feed. The difference between them isn't money, location, or even opportunity. It’s intention.

The Purpose Passport was built around that distinction.

Every episode, Shannon and Sophia, two multidisciplinary practitioners, who have built international learning programs from the ground up, tell the real stories behind what happens when people leave the familiar and step into something that changes them. Students who found their calling abroad. Teachers who redesigned their entire curriculum after one trip. Researchers whose six weeks in another country became the most important work of their careers.

They also ask the harder questions. Who gets access to these experiences? What does it mean to travel into a culture that is part of your own history? And what separates international education that actually transforms rather than the kind that just looks good on a resume?

The Purpose Passport. Education that moves you. New episodes every two weeks, presented by Sankara Partners.

]]> RSS.com 2026.428.112250 Tue, 26 May 2026 14:50:07 GMT en 50d21925-ecab-519c-b756-6578b7b64133 https://media.rss.com/the-purpose-passport/podcast_cover_20260517_060503_7b97b4e8a2fd6cc09a327647dc30b394.png The Purpose Passport https://www.thepurposepassport.com no Copyright 2026 Sankara Partners Sankara Partners Sankara Partners false episodic podcast Boston, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, 02110, USA <![CDATA[Study Abroad Myths Debunked | True or False - Common Beliefs Put To The Test ]]> Think study abroad is only for certain students? That international programs are too expensive, too risky, or too complicated for your institution to pull off? We are putting the most common beliefs about study abroad programming to the test - true or false style.

No filter. No brochure language. Just the two of us, and our experience building international programming from the ground up, calling out what's real (and questioning what's not).

If you've ever repeated something about study abroad without questioning it, this episode is for you.

Topic Covered: study aboard myths, international education facts. study abroad accessibility, global education misconceptions, study abroad program design

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/the-purpose-passport/2854994 d60be962-44d8-4f7a-bc70-df9b6124bab5 1355 full 1 1 3 3 false Tue, 26 May 2026 10:03:00 GMT <![CDATA[Virtual Exchange vs Study Abroad | Why They Are Not the Same Thing]]> The pandemic changed how institutions think about international education. Virtual exchange programs expanded. Budgets shifted. And the line between experiencing the world and watching it through a screen got complicated.

We are asking the questions that need to be addressed in international education is asking out loud, are these two things actually the same? And if they're not, what does that mean for the students, educators, and institutions betting on one over the other? The research exists. The real-world outcomes exist. The conversation starts here.

Topics covered: virtual exchange programs · study abroad vs online learning · international education program design · remote international programs · in-person study abroad benefits · virtual international education

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]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/the-purpose-passport/2857405 3c37355e-1612-44b9-aab5-a811bb085ba5 1942 full 1 1 2 2 false Tue, 26 May 2026 10:02:00 GMT <![CDATA[Study Abroad Health Crisis | When You Leave Home Fine and Land Into an Outbreak`]]> You did everything right. Pre-departure checklist complete. Students healthy, flights booked, program ready. Then you land — and everything changes. In this episode we break down exactly what educators, program directors, and students should do when a health crisis or virus outbreak hits mid-program.

Whether you're designing your first international field study or managing an established program; health emergencies abroad are not a matter of "if", they're a matter of when.

Topics covered: study abroad health risks · virus outbreak response · international program safety · educator crisis protocols · student health abroad

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