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Study Abroad & The Office of International Education

Updated 6/23/21

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Required talking points

  • The Office of International Education helps students plan study abroad and also supports international students.

  • Study Abroad

    • Study Abroad & Travel Study programs can range from 1 week to 1 year

    • There are programs for everyone! All students (not matter their major) have opportunities to study abroad and complete requirements while there in order to ensure they'll graduate on time.

    • Nearly 500 programs in 70 different countries

    • 27% of UVM students study abroad 

  • International Student Support:​

    • UVM has about 600 international students from over 60 countries

    • The Office of International Education would love to connect domestic students with our international community!

    • OIE advises many different student identity clubs, including the International Student Club (for any undergraduates who might want to join) and also country and regional specific clubs for China, India, Iran, Nepal, and Africa. Stop by if you want to get connected.

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Additional optional talking points

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AdvoCat Stories

  • Due to my combination of majors and minors, I do not have time to do a semester-long study abroad program, so I opted for a travel study. I went to England for one week over Spring break and assisted at an elementary school which is globally recognized for their success in inclusion classrooms. While the experience in the school was incredible, the bonding between the two professors and the rest of the class was awesome. Every night, we'd stay up late eating "puddings" and playing games. Our professors joined in and it's hilarious to see your professor trying to talk in an accent (as the game required) and turn into a crazy competitive person. I really liked getting to talk to the professors casually over dinner because I got to know about them and who else can say they've hung out with their professors in their pajamas doing animal face masks the professors bought for us? The students and professors I went on the trip with became such a family in the one week we were together and we still hang out all the time. It's also nice for me since I went on the trip as a first year, because I now have many upperclassman education friends who can give me advice and direction. This trip happened during COVID-19, but was one of the best experiences ever. -Claire Lennon

  • Over Spring Break, I went on a Travel Study to Ecuador. It was a really great experience as we traveled around to different cities, historical sites, and natural areas. One very memorable part of the trip was when we had a home-stay with families in a small village called Yunguilla; it was actually in a cloud forest. It was really great working with some of the locals. We cleaned up the community garden and even helped make jam and cheese. On the last day, we took a hike on this really steep mountain trail. It had rained the night before so everything was SUPER muddy. I distinctly remember this one patch that was just a mud slick with walls towering on either side. Before going down, I turned around to my friend and professor and told them: I am not going to make it down this without falling. No lie, I took one step and started slipping. I was sliding down the path on one foot, desperately trying to catch myself by grabbing on to the walls. I want to note that one foot was literally in the air; I almost kicked my friend in the face. By some miracle, I manage to find my balance at the bottom, mud-free. I look back again at my professor and he just goes: "Micayla, my friend, you just flew. You were flying." Everyone was laughing and I don't think I'll ever forget that experience. -Micayla Nadeau-Williams

  • Studying abroad really gives you the opportunity to get hands on experience in the field and connect with people with varying perspectives. When I was aboard in Costa Rica I took a course titled Tropical Ecology. For this course we had to conduct three self designed experiments, studying any flora or fauna we were interested in. One of my experiments I conducted for the course focused on butterfly diversity across habitat types. So for data collection our team ran through the rainforests and fields of Costa Rica attempting to catch any butterflies we saw with butterfly nets. Once we caught one we would gently pick it out of the net, take a picture of its wings we could identify it later, and then set it free. That was such a fun experience, catching butterflies and learning how to conduct science in a tropical environment.  -Mariah Rivera

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