CEA will be attending and presenting at the 2021 virtual NAFSA conference. We hope you’ll join our sessions and contribute to the dialogue we celebrate at each NAFSA conference.
June 4 at 9:00 am EDT
Undergraduate Student Research Abroad: Models, Best Practices, and How to Start
Undergraduate research has increased in popularity and participation in recent years. See what other institutions are doing to facilitate undergraduate research, learn best practices for the development and execution of these programs, and discover how one can start developing these programs at their institution.
This session will provide study abroad advisers with updates on student visa procedures for study in France, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom, and other countries. NAFSA Consular Affairs Liaison Subcommittee members lead discussions for each of the country groups.
CEA is excited to announce an expansion of our academic portfolio for 2022, with several new programs opening across different international locations in an effort to meet university and student demand.
We are thrilled to introduce our newest Study Center in Madrid. CEA has operated study abroad programs here since 2000, and we’re excited to expand our academic offerings with CEA coursework. Our inaugural term kicks off in Summer 2022. In our efforts to offer more educational experiences that promote deep learning through student engagement, CEA has developed an Undergraduate Research Abroad program. This semester program, starting Fall 2022, will be offered through our study centers in Barcelona, Buenos Aires, Florence and Seville, and feature a variety of academic disciplines in each location. We hope you’ll join us on June 8 to learn more about our Undergraduate Research program.
When the COVID pandemic pushed students and administrators out of on-campus classrooms and offices, we took the opportunity to bring perspectives from across the world directly to our students’ and partners’ desktops. Inspired by the local lecture series hosted at our Study Centers abroad, CEA launched “Global Dialogues” - an international, cross-cultural series featuring scholars, professionals, and entrepreneurs who present and discuss topics of global relevance from different international perspectives.
Dialogues are recorded and are available for viewing on our dedicated webpage. We are working to organize the Fall 2021 edition of Global Dialogues and we’d love to hear from our partners with topic suggestions for upcoming Global Dialogues. Contact Monica Francioso, CEA Florence Academic Director, at Mfrancioso@ceastudyabroad.com for any topics you’d like to see covered in the upcoming series.
“I figured the first year would be a great time to go since the workload wouldn’t be as extreme as other years, and all of the experience I’ve gained abroad can be used during the rest of my college years...Overall, living abroad gave me the opportunity to learn a lot about living on my own (and with roommates), as well as how to navigate an environment so foreign to me.”
Maddison Robbins, a mechanical engineering major & rising sophomore at the Colorado School of Mines, shares her first-year study abroad experience in her CEA blog, My Freshman Study Abroad Experience in the French Riviera with CEA.