Planning for Study Abroad
Gloria J. Bennett suggests questions for your study abroad advisor about one of the most important decisions you can make; where and how to study abroad. |
Choosing a Study Abroad Program
Lara Rauba provides a checklist for selecting your study abroad program, along with resources to help you along in the process. |
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Graduate Study Abroad
Jessica P. Hayden summarizes the wide variety of study abroad programs available worldwide and provides primary resources for prospective students who wish to continue their education overseas. |
Beyond the Comfort Zone: "I Would Do It All Again in a Second"
Transitions Abroad's Student Writer's Contest winner Kate Gustafson reports on her decision as a student to venture into unknown territory in Nepal and then the more familiar Western land of Scotland. She developed new perspectives studying and living in each country. |
Planning for Study Abroad in Developing Countries
Student Writer's Contest winner Meredith Alt provides tips for preparation and reports on the advantages of overseas study in the developing world—a chance to experience cultures before McDonald's and other Western multinational corporations make their inevitable invasion. |
Student's Guide to Study Abroad
Student Writer's Contest winner Chanomi Maxwell-Parish discusses how to go about selecting a study abroad program. |
International Fellowships and Scholarships
Erin Alisa Guntly provides insider advice and resources on the opportunities for international Fellowships and Scholarships. Such sponsored forms of study abroad require no work but often lead to an international career. |
Study Abroad at Universities in New Zealand and Australia
Stacey Hartmann describes the many study abroad options involving direct enrollment in New Zealand and Australia universities. |
Study Abroad in Australia: A Practical Guide to the Land Down Under
Christian Thorkildsen provides practical tips to prepare for an experience studying abroad in Australia. |
Which Way to Go? American Programs Abroad vs. Direct University Enrollment
Jillian Schedneck offers her experience with this difficult but important question for the student about their educational options when deciding how to study abroad. |
Winning a Grant to Work Overseas: A Step-by-Step Guide
Preethi Burkholder provides practical information about what you need to know and do to obtain a grant to work overseas. |
How to Work Abroad After College
Katie Kreuger tells the story of a transition from college study towards her goal to work abroad, and provides helpful tips for others who are contemplating taking the plunge overseas. |
Working Away: Reasons to Work Abroad After Graduation
Tamara Hughes provides advice and resources about the world of student options which are often unexplored. |
How to Live and Work Abroad
Rob Atchison, with only a degree and a desire to travel, describes his transformational experiences in Italy and provides resources for others to do the same. |
Study Abroad at the Sorbonne in Paris, France
Courtney Lichterman describes her experience studying in the Cours de Civilisation at the Sorbonne in Paris, and provides practical tips on housing and life as student in this famous historical educational landmark in France. |
Living and Learning in Oxford
Emily Hilk, winner of the 2005 Transitions Abroad student writing contest, paints a vivid picture of life and study abroad in Oxford, England. |
Study Abroad in China at Chinese Universities
Study abroad in China increased by 90% in 2005. Sarah Bivins offers a first-hand report of a year of travel and study. |
In Search of Leo Africanus: Duke Students Retrace Early Modern History
Miriam Cooke, Bruce Lawrence and Kevin Fogg describe an incredible study abroad immersion experience retracing the steps of Leo Africanus in early modern history. |
Study Abroad with the School for International Training
Lesley R. Turnbull's participant report relates her experience studying, traveling and living in China with SIT. |
Study Abroad in South Africa
Adam Karlin describes a transformational experience in South Africa—both the best and the worst times of his life. |
Teaching in Australia
Peter Burnside on fulfilling student graduation requirements while visiting a welcoming country where language is no barrier. |
Study in Russia
Joshua Hartshorne describes some of the inexpensive study programs in Russia which provide an engagement with Russia's rich cultural life and history |
Job Strategies While Abroad: How to Get the Best “Career Punch” From Your Study Abroad Experience
Author of the bible on work abroad, The BIG Guide to Living and Working Overseas, Jean-Marc Hachey, Transitions Abroad's new International Careers Advisor discusses preparation for future work abroad while a student overseas. In Marketing Your Study Abroad, Jean-Marc describes the dos and donts when returning and pitching the benefits of your study abroad experience to employers. |
The Benefits of Study Abroad
A new study by Professors Mary Dwyer and Courtney Peters of IES Abroad lays out clearly the personal, academic, intercultural and career development benefits of overseas education - which they discover is often the best preparation for work abroad.
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Why Study Abroad?
Sheila J. Curran highlights the many advantages of study abroad for those who wish to gain a career advantage. |
Studying Abroad Without Being Rich: A Financial Aid Recipient’s Guide to International Study
Susan L. Pugh provides tips to planning for study abroad and receiving financial aid. She urges students who have financial concerns not to pass up an opportunity of a lifetime before investigation all options. |
Parents and Study Abroad
Linda Bartnik discusses the role of the family in making study abroad decisions, and how study abroad advisors may facilitate fruitful discussions concerning such a key decision in the life of the student. |
Serve and Learn: Combine Community Service with Academic Study Abroad
Hannah Kane, campus organizer of Actions Without Borders, provides examples and an in-depth analysis of the benefits of combining academic study abroad and volunteer service abroad. |
The Rise of Study Abroad in Asia
Stacey Hartmann on the growing opportunities and trends for U.S. students seeking cultural contrasts along with study abroad tips for Asia by Michael Swift. |
Hong Kong: A Gateway to Asia
Dr. Glenn Shive on the many opportunities for study abroad, internships and scholarships in Hong Kong—a gateway to Asia for which he provides extensive resources. |
Top Ten Reasons for African Americans to Study Abroad
Starlett Craig reports that since African American students form the largest ethnic group in U.S. higher education, it is important to understand the myths associated with study abroad that have limited their participation. |
Art Study Abroad in Florence with SACI
Transitions Abroad interviews Mary Beckinsale and discovers the unique background, offerings, and student body of SACI's art school—which is located in the heart of Florence. |
Why You Need to Study a Foreign Language
Sherry Schwarz interviews Edward Trimnell, contributing editor for Language Study and Immersion. Edward exposes the myth of the need for a global English and the cost of Americans' monoligualism. |
Accelerate Language Learning
Tim Ferriss, a self-described language-addict, offers some key insights his extensive study and experience at home and abroad have provided to accelerate the language learning process. |
Learning Language Faster
Curtis West provides practical tips and study advice to help you speed up the process of speaking and thinking in another language. |
Learning a Language While Volunteering Abroad
Expert and author of many books on English Teaching Abroad, Susan Griffith offers advice and vast resources for volunteer work abroad in which immersion into the native culture will accelerate the language learning process, and provide a more enriching overall travel experience. |
Study French in France
Sharon Goldstein sorts through the many and varied options for studying French in France or elsewhere abroad - from standard to intensive to immersion programs. |
The Best Way to Learn a Language: Small-Town Italy
Roger Norum reports that study in a small town involves the type of immersion which is most conducive to language learning, while providing the intimacy which connects you to the natives. |
Spanish Language Study in Latin America
Volker Poelzl, Living Abroad Editor for Transitions Abroad, describes the many country-by-country options for language study in Latin America and provides inside tips. |
Language School Hopping: Study Spanish Across Central America
Jennifer Colletti participates in an organized language learning vacation which includes six different language schools in four different countries. |
Study Spanish at Language Schools in Nicaragua
Joshua Berman and Randy Wood provide the inside scoop on some of the best Spanish language school bargains in Central America, where the tuition remains in the local communities. |
Travel to Learn in France: Vacation Courses Offer Opportunities for Immersion
Anna Gibson offers a sampling of vacation and adult educational travel programs in France. |
Kickboxing In Thailand: Study for Self-Defense or Just for Fitness
AJ Hoge paints a picture of his experience while providing practical resources for the study of increasingly popular Muay Thai kickboxing in Thailand. |
Art Study in Mexico
Kelly Nicholls on the myriad of educational options available to those who wish to study art in the beautiful city of San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. |
Study Holidays in Britain
Barbara Lokach on adult educational travel vacations in Britain. |
Educational Travel Tours—Often More Rewarding Than Going it Alone
Jeanette Wenig Drake describes the advantages of a group tour through Central Europe, where she was able to study the cultures she visited even as she gained valuable insights from her fellow travelers. |
The Gap Year: Teen Transitions Abroad
Susan Griffth describes how the "gap year" concept which originated in the U.K.—where work, study and travel abroad are often combined—is becoming a more popular and acceptable educational option for high school students in the U.S. |
Take Time Off and Travel Abroad as a Teen
Grant Floriansuggests temporarily leaving high school study behind for the rewards of volunteer work and the pleasures of cultural immersion travel abroad. |
Teen Language Study and Cultural Exchange in China
Teen Travel Editor Bill Mohan on a rewarding teen trip to China. |
Chile up Close: A One-Year High School Exchange Student's Report
Heidi Schmaltz on an unforgettable year as a high school student in Chile. |
Best Study Abroad Resources
Bill Nolting and Clay Hubbs select the best resources for study abroad and suggest what to look for in study abroad programs for learning travelers of all ages. |
Undergraduate and Graduate Study Abroad
Details on credit-bearing summer, semester, and academic year undergraduate and graduate programs, listed by country. |
Language Study Abroad
Language study and vacations abroad, including studying Spanish in Spain, Mexico, or Costa Rica; Mandarin in China; Italian in Florence; and French in Paris. |
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Adult Study and Educational Travel Abroad
Country-by-country listings of a variety of educational programs open to or designed for post-graduate adults to senior citizens.
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Teen Study Abroad
Listings of organizations which offer study programs or sponsor exchange programs for high school-aged students.
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