Sankara Partners

The Purpose Passport

Education EN ↓ 3 episodes

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 ent...

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Study Abroad Myths Debunked | True or False - Common Beliefs Put To The Test 26.05.2026 22:35

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...

Virtual Exchange vs Study Abroad | Why They Are Not the Same Thing 26.05.2026 32:22

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 me...

Study Abroad Health Crisis | When You Leave Home Fine and Land Into an Outbreak` 26.05.2026 23:34

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;...