Study Abroad

The Penn State Smeal Executive M B A Program visited Santiago, Chile, to immerse themselves in the business and culture

Smeal Executive MBA class experiences international business, culture in Chile

5/23/13

Second-year students in the Philadelphia-based Penn State Smeal College of Business Executive MBA Program traveled to Santiago, Chile, for six days as part of a global immersion trip to gain exposure to the business practices and culture of another country.

Alumni couple's gift will help architectural engineering students study abroad

5/8/13

Architectural engineering students hoping to study abroad may get some help realizing their dream, thanks to a gift by a Penn State engineering couple in Florida. A new scholarship, the Beabout the World Study Abroad Scholarship in Architectural Engineering, will provide recognition and financial assistance to undergraduate architectural engineering students studying at the University Park campus who are passionate about exploring and engaging with their world.

Tyler Yost pauses on a hillside above a German village with the mountains in the background.

Student Stories: Environmental major experiences the Alps

4/26/13

Environmental resource management might sound like a white-collar desk job to most, but to Tyler Yost, it is much more. Last summer he studied abroad in Germany, where he had the opportunity to put his Penn State education to practical use.

A group of Penn State faculty visit Taiwan

Penn State teams up with Taiwanese university to create learning sciences center

4/24/13

Penn State University and National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU) have developed a collaboration to establish the Advanced Center for the Study of the Learning Sciences. Under a proposal funded by the Taiwan National Science Council, center researchers will devise ways for educators to keep pace with rapidly changing information and technology in society. Behavioral and neuro-cognitive research will serve as focal points for the center’s work.

A group photo with all I S B F participants

Smeal student represents Penn State at student business forum in Bangkok

4/23/13

Penn State Smeal College of Business student Katie Hartman, a junior in the Integrated Master of Accounting Program, spent three days in Bangkok last month as the Penn State representative at the Deloitte International Student Business Forum.

Global Programs initiative leads to students' Ireland trip

4/23/13

From Dublin in the Republic of Ireland to Belfast in Northern Ireland, Penn State New Kensington students experience a week of Irish culture over spring break in early March. Arranged by New Kensington faculty -- Abhinav Aima, instructor in communications; Gary Heberling, instructor in information sciences and technology; and Amy Rustic, reference librarian -- the international trip to five cities in Ireland was an opportunity for students to travel abroad and explore Irish customs that has been influenced by a variety of ancient peoples including the Normans and the British.

Students visit MTN Group in South Africa

Penn State Smeal MBA students reflect on global immersion trip to Johannesburg

4/19/13

As part of the Penn State Smeal College of Business MBA Program’s global immersion experience, 26 students in the Penn spent one week in Johannesburg, South Africa, earlier this semester to experience the business climate and culture.

The 2013 Hubert Humphrey Fellows along with staff of the program.

Humphrey Fellowship has far-reaching positive effects

4/19/13

The academic year for the 11 Humphrey Fellows who worked and studied at Penn State this year may be drawing to a close, but its effects will continue. These international professionals are excited to build on the skills and knowledge that they attained through the Humphrey Fellowship Program.

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Penn State Abington students: The value of study abroad

4/17/13

Penn State Abington students have multiple options to study abroad including faculty led courses with international components and semester and yearlong programs. Exploring the world and making new connections has an invaluable impact both personally and professionally.

Penn State Lehigh Valley student stands in front of the Trevi Fountain in Rome, Italy.

Honors students to present Rome video memoirs

4/17/13

Students in Barbara Cantalupo’s comparative literature course are scheduled to present video memoirs of their trip to Rome at 1 p.m. April 19 and 22, in Penn State Lehigh Valley's auditorium This event is free and open to the public. Cannoli will be served.

Passport Penn State: Study Abroad program is a possibility for many students

4/16/13

Many students will matriculate from a commonwealth campus to University Park to graduation and get the full Penn State experience, but what if there was more. There is a wide open world, filled with people, places and experiences just waiting to be had.

Meghan Littlejohn named spring 2013 student marshal for the College of Education

4/15/13

Elementary & kindergarten education (K-6) major Meghan Littlejohn has been named the College of Education Student Marshal for spring 2013.

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Passport Penn State: Study Abroad program is a possibility for many students

4/12/13

Secondary education student Drew DiSario poses with Indian students.

Student teaching in India offers a variety of lessons

4/9/13

Secondary education student Drew DiSario learned lessons about more than curriculum and instruction when he opted to take advantage of Penn State's short-term student teaching abroad program in Bangalore, India.

Global Business Brigades student group in Panama

Global Business Brigades student group takes business skills to rural Panama

4/9/13

More than 40 Penn State Smeal College of Business students spent spring break applying their business skills on a service trip to a rural community in Panama.

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