What is Study Abroad

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A part of the college experience where co-curricular studies are made that applies classroom theory to real world context through travels outside of a students’ host country. Learn more in: Education Abroad Co-Curricular Experiences That Result in Intercultural Responsive Leadership Growth

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Academic programs typically established by a university allowing students to pursue educational opportunities outside of their native countries. Learn more in: “Let Me Show You”: An Application of Digital Storytelling for Reflective Assessment in Study Abroad Programs

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The act of pursuing educational opportunities in a country different from your own. Learn more in: Perspectives on Mediated L2 Learning during Study Abroad: Identity, Motivation, and Learning Strategies

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Traditional approach to international education in which a student leaves his/her home institution for a set period of time and studies at an institution in another country. Learn more in: A Model for Global Distance Education Projects

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It is a program which enables students to attend a school or a program outside their country of residence and receive academic course credit related to their university major. Learn more in: Integrating Study Abroad in Teacher Education: Enhancing the Curriculum

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Universities have established non-degree mobility programs, in Australia often called study abroad, in the US, they are called ‘visiting students’ and in Europe, ‘guest students’. Students can apply for the program without an existing exchange agreement between their home and the receiving university. In most cases, tuition fees have to be paid for the stay abroad. Learn more in: Engineering and Information Technology: Challenges and Opportunities for Exchange Studies

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An academic experience for students that takes place in a country other than their own. Learn more in: Case Study of a Sustained Educator Partnership between the U.S. and Norway

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The act of a student studying in a country other than their native country for a short period of time. This can range from a week to a semester to an academic year. Learn more in: The 5M Approach: Layers of Reflection

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A more or less mandatory part of a university degree programme that enhances professionalisation and global citizenship through increased opportunities for intercultural and experiential learning. Learn more in: Teaching Practicums Abroad: Increasing the Professionalization of Preservice Foreign Language Teachers

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US based students traveling to other countries to participate in programs earning academic credit. This term becomes increasingly elusive as students who come to the US to study participate in US university programs in other countries or as immigrant students born in other countries participate. Learn more in: Providing Study Abroad Opportunities for Underrepresented Populations: Lessons from the University of California, Riverside

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An interactive, faculty-led excursion that brings students to a place outside the United States to learn. Learn more in: Diverse Literature and Place-Based Education Through Study Abroad, Partnerships, and Pedagogy

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An academic experience that exposes a student to learning opportunities associated with immersion into dissonant surroundings that challenge their pre-existing paradigms of self and culture. Learn more in: International Service-Learning: Study Abroad and Global Citizenship Development in a Post-Disaster Locale

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Study abroad is a form of global learning that typically involves students traveling to host countries to experience course content and active learning outside of the formal classroom setting and campus community. Learn more in: High-Impact Practices: Integrating the First-Year Experience with Service-Learning and Study Abroad

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An academic arrangement by which students complete part of their degree program through educational activities outside the United States. Learn more in: An Empowering Experience: Black Males Developing Competencies Abroad