Top Study Abroad Countries of 2021-22
Where did UC Merced students prefer to study abroad throughout 2021-22? The UK usually tops the list, but how did it fare this year? And what about other perennial favorites like Spain, South Korea, and Italy?
Where did UC Merced students prefer to study abroad throughout 2021-22? The UK usually tops the list, but how did it fare this year? And what about other perennial favorites like Spain, South Korea, and Italy?
UC Merced students went abroad for the first time since the start of the pandemic in fall 2021. Now that we've had a year of students abroad again, what have been the most popular programs and countries?
Study Abroad professional Rich Kurtzman has named several skills students develop through Study Abroad and the first is adaptability. These skills are called study abroad cultural superpowers.
July is HOT in Merced. Our average high is 96° and some days are hot enough to cook an egg on the pavement, but you could be somewhere cooler next summer.
This month is Ice Cream Month and July 17 is National Ice Cream Day. Let us share some cold treats from around the world.
Which are the top five study abroad programs over the last month? Perennially popular programs? Or some surprises?
This US Independence Day, watching recent events unfold around the world, you might be considering what the implications of study abroad are to nationalism. Is patriotism compatible with making the most of study abroad?
Study abroad students on average complete their degrees more quickly than their peers.
New data from the CASSIE (The Consortium for Analysis of Student Success through International Education) project explores the impacts of study abroad on student academic success. The CASSIE project report, released in spring 2022, studies metrics for student success for more than 30,000 students across 36 U.S. universities of various profiles. Controlling for numerous academic and demographic factors to tease apart correlation from causality, the project aims to identify how study abroad impacts student success.
In an ever-shifting landscape of options, it's important to recognize changes in international travel for the LGBTQ+ community. And 2022 is a big year for trans folks traveling internationally.
Last week we reviewed Worldle, a game with a not-so-subtle nod to Wordle with a distinct geographical twist. This time, we are exploring Globle. It's another fun daily geography guessing game, but more distant from the Wordle format.