At present, approximately 2 million students worldwide study outside of their home countries, a number that a recent report suggests will increase to 8 million by 2025. Many nations have become interested in student flow across borders in the past couple of decades for a number of reasons. Industrialized countries are recognizing the need to…

Presents some practical advice for faculty on how to get the most out of traveling with their families in foreign countries. Article covers: planning ahead, paying, whether to take children, and where to go. (PG)

Describes Missouri Southern State College's assessment of its study abroad program as an example of how one institution has attempted to trace the effects that the program has had on student. (EV)

The network of independent American colleges and universities located in countries throughout the world is described. Some colleges were inspired by missionaries; others began as options for American undergraduates to study abroad. The overseas American colleges are an established fact and seen as valuable contributions to world education. (MLW)

What makes a college a place that stimulates deep learning about the world, that encourages students to discover and explore their own talents and interests in challenging and creative ways, and that assists them to develop the skills to relate effectively with others in social, occupational, or civic contexts? There are, of course, many…

Sponsored by a consortium of 30 American universities, Rome's Intercollegiate Center for Classical Studies offers a year of study to American undergraduate classics majors. Instructors are also American and normally stay only a year; teaching assistants are always ex-students of the center. Extensive field trips are an important part of the…

Anatolia College and the American Farm School, located in Thessalonica, Greece and established by American missionaries, are designed to serve specific needs of the local population. The programs of each school are briefly described. (JMF)

The importance of international studies is examined with focus on international activities and their objectives, patterns of responding to difficult questions, and the importance of review. Goals identified include: to provide students with a less parochial perspective and to focus on the global aspects of a subject. (LC)

The Study Abroad Evaluation Project is designed to examine international study and student exchange programs within Europe and between Europe and the United States to identify the most effective program characteristics. Focus is on institutional impact, student attitudes, academic performance, and employment goals and opportunities. (MSE)

Study abroad programs in Paris and the French provinces offer a variety of opportunities for study by both language and nonlanguage majors, and for faculty directing programs. Courses have varying structures, objectives, and costs, but continue to be generally popular. (MSE)

The Pacific Northwest International/Intercultural Education Consortium was formed as a means for colleges, universities, and community organizations to assist one another in bringing global perspectives to their curricula, in expanding their overseas programs, in improving their services to foreign students, and in nurturing international…

A Boise State University (Idaho) faculty member teaching in a new master's program in business administration in a Vietnamese university chronicles his two-week stay and his experiences with the students and his work. A postscript tells briefly of the students' stay in Idaho for final coursework and an internship. (MSE)