More Students Studying Abroad!

According to this year’s Open Doors 2007, the annual report on international education published by the Institute of International Education, the number of U.S. students studying abroad increased by 8.5% during the 2005/2006 academic year. Shorter durations and program offerings in more diverse destinations both added to the increase in numbers.

The study shows that more than half of the students who studied abroad during the 2005/2006 academic year chose short-term programs (Summer programs, January term programs or programs of 8 weeks and less) over the traditional semester based program.
While the top 5 destinations (U.K., Italy, Spain, France & Australia) remained the same between the 2006 and 2007 Open Doors reports, this year’s showed an increase in students going to Asia (up 26%), Latin America (up 14%), Africa (up 19%) and the Middle East (up 31%).

In the report, Allan E. Goodman, President and CEO of IIE states that “Students should get a passport along with their student ID”. We agree!

Global Experiences is happy to offer internship programs in each of the top 5 locations.

Check out the full report: Open Doors 2007.