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Why should your student study abroad?

Your student can benefit personally, academically, and professionally by participating in an international program.

Personal benefits

• Become more independent
• Increase flexibility
• Enhance adaptability
• Build confidence
• Handle stress better
• Experience new places
• Make new friends
• Broaden his or her cultural understanding

Academic benefits

• Explore first hand what he or she is learning about in textbooks
• Learn from ISU faculty and distinguished local lecturers
• Connect with local students
• Fulfill degree requirements
• Take classes he or she would not have had the opportunity to take at ISU
• Learn about different educational systems

Professional benefits

• Connect with local professionals
• Set himself or herself apart from other job applicants
• Enhance his or her problem-solving skills
• Gain leadership skills
• International experience is more desirable in an increasingly global economy

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