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Studying abroad is the act of a student pursuing educational opportunities in a foreign country. Typically classes taken while studying abroad award credits transferable to higher education institutions in the home country. However, students may pursue these opportunities at any age and may not require college credit. Students studying abroad may live in a dormitory or apartment with other students or with a "host family", a group of people who live in that country and agree to provide student lodging.
Length of study can range from one week, usually during a domestic break, to an academic year.
Topics of study can vary. Some students choose to study abroad in order to learn a language from native speakers. Others may take classes in their academic major in a place that allows them to expand their hands-on experience (e.g. someone who’s studying marine biology studying abroad in Jamaica or a student of sustainable development living and studying in a remote village in Senegal). Still other students may study abroad in order to explore topics within the framework of a different educational system (e.g. a student of English who goes to the United States to study American literature).
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#2000shighlights: Graduating HS&college, study abroad, backpacking Europe, moving 2 Chi, landing job & doing it all on my own; on to 2010!
r_oehlerking (Renee Oehlerking) Wed, 30 Dec 2009 16:51:25 -0000
#2000shighlights: Graduating HS&college, study abroad, backpacking Europe, moving 2 Chi, landing job & doing it all on my own; on to 2010!
@an_chelsea Paris is a great place to study abroad! What programs are you considering?
CampusCommons (University Language) Wed, 30 Dec 2009 16:43:57 -0000
@an_chelsea Paris is a great place to study abroad! What programs are you considering?
RT @DavidComp: "Russiaâs Muslims No Longer Need to Study Abroad, Medvedev Aide Says" at http://bit.ly/52Ev3X
LisaofArabia (Lisa Mabe) Wed, 30 Dec 2009 16:31:20 -0000
RT @DavidComp: "Russia’s Muslims No Longer Need to Study Abroad, Medvedev Aide Says" at http://bit.ly/52Ev3X
@ctconnors aw! it is sad. next friday is my last. i'm leaving for study abroad on february 3.
julia_liebchen (julia anderson) Wed, 30 Dec 2009 16:30:20 -0000
@ctconnors aw! it is sad. next friday is my last. i'm leaving for study abroad on february 3.
"Russiaâs Muslims No Longer Need to Study Abroad, Medvedev Aide Says" at http://bit.ly/52Ev3X
DavidComp (David Comp) Wed, 30 Dec 2009 16:22:15 -0000
"Russia’s Muslims No Longer Need to Study Abroad, Medvedev Aide Says" at http://bit.ly/52Ev3X
bout to do this study abroad application...
DomCobb (Dominique Cobb) Wed, 30 Dec 2009 16:14:33 -0000
bout to do this study abroad application...
Center for Polish and Central European Studies - For students and faculty, this program is offered in collaboration with Poland's Jagiellonian and Warsaw Universities, and other Central European educational centers.
ORT-Braude College Exchange - This is an English-language, study-abroad program designed for sophomores considering a major in mechanical, chemical, or electrical engineering, chemistry, physics, or computer sciences.
Religion and Classics - Opportunities to study in Israel or Peru.
Rochester in Sussex - A one-year student exchange program offered by the Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences and the University of Sussex at Brighton, England, and its Experimental Psychology program in the School of Biological Sciences.
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