StudyAbroad.com’s The Globe

A Northeastern student knowing that she wanted to study abroad based her study abroad selection on location. Many US students tend to pick location first when thinking to study abroad - but she chose the location based on not knowing too much about that country.
Emmania Rodriguez explains in an interview.
“I mainly chose Vietnam because [...]

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UNC’s Study Abroad Office has awarded scholarships to 40 students for study abroad for this summer and for the fall. The total dollar amount of scholarship is approximately $99,000 in privately funded, need- and merit-based scholarships.
“We are excited to be able to award so many scholarships, especially given the weakness of the U.S. dollar, increases [...]

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Holly Mincks, a student at Michigan State University, had a chance to get up close to study animals she had only seen on television as part of her study abroad program, Behavioral Ecology of African Mammals in Kenya. Her love for animals and pursuit of her studies brought her to Kenya.
“It was just the [...]

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Here is a posting that will help a study abroad student find ways to keep themselves from being bored while in country.
http://www.examiner.com/x-331-Study-Abroad-Examiner…
The idea that you could become bored while studying abroad is a hard concept for me to understand. Sure sitting in a train station for hours is not fun but it might be [...]

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When you think of study abroad you might not think about it with an agriculture theme. Virginia Tech is running it’s first program to Brazil and the focus is Agribusiness, Language and Culture in Brazil.
This Virginia Tech study abroad program is a great example of a school taking their focus global and exposing students [...]

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For over a decade study abroad has grown in popularity. Each year steady growth in the number of students but not so much in the diversity of participation. While this issue does get talked about not much has changed.
The University of Maryland is looking to change that and they have devoted a site [...]

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When Dr. Wu of University of Central Arkansas wanted to have his students to have a real immersion in Chinese Language he put a plan into motion. Now Arkansas has it’s first Chinese Language program.
Dr. Wu has really been able to be an example of growth both on creating a new offering to students and [...]

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From a post World War II rebuilding perspective with an economics professor this story begins. Add 17 students and some used bicycles from the Royal Air Force and set out to ride across the English countyside crossing the Channel to visit Belgium and France.
Over the years Arcadia University has grown into a leader in [...]

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Are you thinking about studying abroad? Russia might not be on the top of many people’s list but this summer you will be able to read along and get the feeling and vibe of Russia. Two Valdosta State University students will be blogging from Russia in VSU’s fisrt study abroad focused blog.
To read [...]

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Here are two postings regarding an increased interest in Arabic Language. One coming from a student’s viewpoint on returning to learn more; Learning Arabic Abroad

And the other posting on how an organization is planning to grow to keep up with demand; Demand for Learning Arabic Abroad

While the number of students heading to this area [...]

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