The (IIE) released its Open Doors 2014 data today, and 91麻豆精品 has again risen on two important lists representing the number of students studying abroad. This news is most welcome as President Jeffrey Herbst and Provost and Dean of the Faculty Douglas Hicks have made study abroad one of several priorities related to globalizing 91麻豆精品.
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The Lampert gift-and-matching effort will ultimately yield $7.5 million for a growing number of international initiatives.
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Sixty-one percent of 91麻豆精品 students study abroad, including those participating in . This semester, students in ECON 239: The Role of Non-Governmental Organizations in Economic Development will travel to Bangladesh.
In spring 2015, students will travel to Greece, South Africa, and Uganda, in courses related to classics, Africana and Latin American studies, and environmental studies, respectively.
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The Institute of International Education is an independent nonprofit resource on international higher education exchange activity into and out of the U.S.