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NYU pushes study abroad as sites grow |
Students checking their mailboxes - both physical and electronic - have been subjected to plenty of enthusiastic messages urging them to study abroad. It's all part of the university's ambition to one day have 50 percent of students study in a foreign site by the time they graduate, according to university officials.
As of last week, 1,637 students applied to study abroad for next semester, and of those, 969 placed their deposit to reserve their spot in the program.
There are indications of the successful execution of this initiative, said Scott Hughes, manager of Global Administration. He added, however, that it is too early to celebrate.
"It is too early for a final head count," he said. "At this point we can only anticipate how many students will be attending by the number of accepted students who have made a deposit toward the program."
Figures provided by the study abroad office indicate that Florence is the most popular site, with 281 students having already placed their deposit. The second most popular site is London, with 173 deposits already filed.
"Florence is popular for its broad curriculum that attracts students from a range of disciplines, and for its spectacular location and cultural amenities," he said, adding that London is not far behind for the same reasons.
The two sites with the fewest number of applicants are Ghana and Shanghai. Although each site has only about 50 deposits filed, Hughes said this was because of the age of the sites, not their quality.
"One should not mistake smaller numbers in some sites for the site not being as worthy of an option, " Hughes said. "The smaller sites tend to be the newer programs and will continue to grow over the next few years."
And in the event that the popularity of the sites shifts, the university could easily accommodate the problem by "renting additional residence halls or classroom space as needed," Hughes said.
Although the university could not provide exact figures for how many students apply from each school, Hughes said that the College of Arts and Science has the largest number, followed by the Stern School of Business and then the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development.Labels: study abroad |
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