SiS Newsletter - November 2009 - United States Gets over and Study Abroad Program Applications Increase

Article Index

  1. SiS Newsletter - November 2009
  2. Online University gets better results
  3. Spanish Courses for Proffesors and Proffesional Educators
  4. United States Gets over and Study Abroad Program Applications Increase (current position)
  5. SiS Student Ambassadors: Lindsay Clark, SiS Student Ambassador at Oregon State University
  6. SiS on the road: Study in Spain will be traveling throughout the US again this academic year
  7. Amigos del español: Stephenie Meyer
  8. Institution Profile: Estudio Sampere
  9. Interview Lounge: Michael Doyle

United States gets over and Study Abroad Program applications increase

As the United States gets over the economic downturn the Study Abroad Program becomes more and more popular. Evenmore, students are now much more flexible with destinations and are concerned about the importance of getting involved in a new culture that can provide them of greater social skills as well as cultural background and a fantastic experience.

Finances remain to be the main problem. The challenge now is to it make this programs more affordable for students and households. Since the crisis, less credit is available for Study Abroad Programs and endowed students have no financial support to access them. However, according to “The Open Doors Report 2009” the number of American students studying abroad increased by 8.5 % in the 2007/08 academic year, which shows the growing popularity of this kind of experience and the willingness of students to enrich their lives.

On the other hand there are the passionate people working in the Study Abroad field. Most of them attended similar programs to study abroad and it changed their lives. Now they work to help students in order to make it possible for them to enjoy this great experience of living and studying abroad for a period of time.

 

 

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