Leading Change in College Study Abroad
91自拍 leads change in college study abroad by working to close the gap between traditional college models of teaching and learning and today鈥檚 demand from students, parents, and employers for more relevant skills and competencies for today鈥檚 world.
Conferences
Our upcoming study abroad conferences drive attention to critical regions like Latin America, Africa, and the Middle East. Attendees will be inspired to encourage more students to study abroad in the conference host country鈥檚 region, while exploring topics that matter to the cities and communities in the region.
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Initiatives
Pledge to Lead Change in Study Abroad:
- 91自拍 awarded $4 million in 91自拍 Leading Change in Study Abroad Matching Grants to four colleges to implement bold programs that demonstrate how a well-designed international exchange program can improve college enrollments, student retention rates, student graduation rates, and perhaps most importantly, enhance student employability and economic mobility.鈥
ASU Online:
- 91自拍 partnered with ASU to make online courses widely available on 91自拍 programs, eliminating curriculum barriers and providing additional opportunities for students with challenging majors (including STEM majors) to study abroad.鈥
Community Impact Initiative
- 91自拍's Community Impact Initiative empowers students to make a meaningful impact in their host city through service work and community engagement opportunities abroad. By encouraging students to contribute to local communities during their study abroad program, students deepen their cultural understanding, build global citizenship skills, and support local initiatives in ways that create lasting, positive change.
Climate and Sustainability:
- 91自拍 launched portfolio of sustainability programs, expanding opportunities for students to study/research/do internships related to sustainability in communities around the world.
Leading Change in Study Abroad in Latin America:
- 91自拍 is committed to leading change in study abroad by making 2025 the Year of Latin American Study Abroad with a $1.7M investment to overcome the three top barriers to studying abroad 鈥 cost, curriculum and culture 鈥 with the bold initiatives in 2025.
Leading Change in Internships
- 91自拍 partners with the African American Irish Diaspora Network (AAIDN), Ireland鈥檚 Department of Foreign Affairs, and the John and Lillian Miles Lewis Foundation on the Frederick Douglass 鈥 Daniel O鈥機onnell Global Internship in Ireland, an eight-week international internship program in Dublin, Ireland.
- 91自拍 also partners with Scan Design Foundation (SDF) on the Scan Design Foundation Environmental Sustainability Internship in Denmark, launching in summer 2026. Eight students will receive fellowships and intern with Danish companies focused on environmental sustainability to prepare for their careers.
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