Tagged - study abroad
colonialism
English made my life easier as a study abroad student. That’s not fair.
When I arrived at DTU, I felt like I was playing study abroad on easy mode. Read More
barcelona
Day in the Life: A Business Analytics Major Studying Abroad
Junior Fernanda Sesto is a Business Analytics major studying abroad at the Universitat Pompeu Fabra, specifically at ESCI-UPF (Escuela Superior de Comercio Internacional) in Barcelona, Spain. Read More
approval process
Approval needed for student employees on campus, study abroad programs not affected
Students who stayed over break who hadn’t been working but “whose jobs became necessary when we re-started classes remotely” were compiled “in a list of names and why the duties were necessary for re-starting the semester, and then those names were submitted to the Interim Provost (Sarah Peyre) for her approval." Read More
china
UR provides physical study spaces for remote Chinese students
“It would be ideal to offer this to all students everywhere, and each location must be evaluated individually,”Gatewood said. “[But right now], we wanted to try it in a place where we could work quickly.” Read More
study abroad
Frames across the ocean
Travel holds keys that unlock a number of critical doors. Read More
handjobs
UR senior confident “killer handjobs” deserve mention in study abroad reflection essay
What was originally just a brief mention of “extracurricular fun” gradually morphed into “getting absolutely wrung dry behind Club Catwalk.” Read More
Korea
New Perspective: My study abroad experience during the Korean summer program
The experience of studying in a different country and culture than your own cannot be overemphasized. As someone who rarely leaves Monroe County, let alone the state of New York, the opportunity to see another side of the world was both exhilarating and terrifying. Though I had many learning experiences during my month abroad in […]
analysis
Study Abroad or America Abroad?
America has reached an all-time high for the amount of college students sent abroad. In 2001, the government-sponsored Open Doors Report estimated that there were 154,168 students who went abroad, and in 2016, that figure rose to 332,727. Despite this increase, the amount of time actually spent abroad is shrinking. In 2006, 4.3 percent of […]
study abroad
Senior Patak’s study abroad film selected as festival finalist
Armed with an affinity for video editing and a DSLR camera “indefinitely” stolen from his family and strapped to his backpack, senior Erik Patak created a 10-minute video that is now one of three finalists contending for a $1,500 cash prize in the 2018 IES Study Abroad Festival. The video is named “Happiness Only Real […]
