International Programs and Exchanges

International Programs and Exchanges

The benefits of foreign study are numerous, including language fluency, cultural immersion, academics, global understanding, and personal growth. IPE can help you make the dream of foreign study a reality. Some facts about foreign study:

  • Foreign study need not delay your graduation
  • In most cases, the costs of foreign study are similar to those of studying at the UW
  • Each year IPE disburses more than $100,000 in support of student and faculty study abroad

In all, there are more than 350 programs and exchanges from which to choose, in Argentina, Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba,Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, England, Finland, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea, Latvia, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Scotland, Senegal, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Vietnam, and Zimbabwe.

Also, the UW departments maintaining study-abroad programs for their own undergraduate students include: Architecture, Art, Art History, Business, Linguistics, Asian Languages and Literature, History, Landscape Architecture, Near Eastern Studies, Comparative History of Ideas, Romance Languages and Literature, Comparative Literature, Slavic Languages and Literatures, Germanics, Scandinavian Studies, Social Work, Program on the Environment, Medicine, and International Studies.

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