Welcome to Study Abroad!

You are making a wise decision to begin to explore a Study Abroad program at Michigan Technological University. 
Foreign study and travel will benefit you in numerous ways:

• personally, through an exposure to new cultures and places
• academically, through access to courses not available at Michigan Tech and to different perspectives on
  topics taught at Tech
• professionally, because companies want to hire students who have traveled abroad as either graduate or undergraduate students.

Students

Study Abroad 101
If you're interested in studying abroad, please complete and submit the Interest Form and you'll want to attend this important session held twice per week. Not sure if studying abroad will work for you? Which program will fit best with your academic program? Questions about financial aid and scholarships? All students are encouraged to attend a Study Abroad 101 advising session as they begin to explore the international education opportunities at Michigan Tech.

Each session will include an overview of the study abroad options available to Michigan Tech students, the study abroad process and how to work it into your academic plan.

Location: Student Affairs, 171 Administration Building
Time:       11:30 a.m. on Tuesdays                              
               3:30 p.m. on Thursdays
                                                                                                                           Greta Gustafson, Study Abroad Coordinator

Application Deadlines
Summer Semester – March 1
Fall Semester- April 1
Spring Semester – October 15
Additional Application Deadline Information HERE

Announcement
Returning Students:
Spring and Summer 2009 Study Abroad Reunion, September 23

Contests:
What is Global Engineering to You? Deadline, September 15, 2009
National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest, Deadline: August 24, 2009
Study in Australia Video Competition: Win 2 Free Round-trip Tickets to Australia, deadline, July 22, 2009

Scholarships:
Michigan Tech Announces USAC Scholarship Winners:Robert VanSelus, Costa Rica, Nathan Cartenga, Costa Rica, Jake Palosaari, Czech Republic
Scholarship Announcement: Michigan Tech Announces Class of '74 Study Abroad Scholarship George Holmstrom, Estonia

Blogs:
Sarah Kinnunen Selected as ParentNet Writer for Summer 2009, Catch her Entries Online at ParentNet