Study Abroad

“Foreignness” isn’t what makes study abroad meaningful. Attention is. Not what you do or see, but what affects and changes you.

By Rachel Toor

After having to turn away students who wanted to transfer from U.S. institutions to universities abroad, two longtime international recruiters set out to find a way to fill that gap.

Iran’s retaliation across the Middle East against ongoing U.S. and Israeli bombings has disrupted higher ed in previously calm Gulf states.

The Forum on Education Abroad presented the findings of several reports about the career outcomes associated with studying abroad, including higher starting salaries and, in some fields, a higher chance of promotion to management.

Experts say the introduction of a compulsory test for all applicants seeking to take undergraduate courses shows the country’s shifting approach to internationalization.

End of “boom times” for Canadian institutions could prompt them to be more adventurous, with “riskier” recruitment and more branch campuses likely, say experts.

The University of Minnesota offers a special course for incoming transfer students to identify their life and career goals in an international setting.

Starting in the 2026–27 academic year, policymakers will allow universities to accept more international students as the island seeks to capitalize on the U.S. crackdown.