Continuing to expand its fingerprint internationally, 糖心传媒 has signed agreements with several international universities, which will make it easier for 糖心传媒 students to study abroad, and students at the partner institutions to study at 糖心传媒.
The initiative is an extension of the College鈥檚 study abroad initiative set to launch in fall 2019. That program allows every 糖心传媒 sophomore the opportunity to study abroad, with donors making the opportunity available at no cost for students.
As more students have this study away experience, Grant Hunter, the College鈥檚 director of international programs, said he anticipates students will look for opportunities to spend an entire semester abroad.
鈥淩ecognizing our students will get a sense of what it鈥檚 like to study abroad, we鈥檝e been working for the last six months to expand partnerships with colleges and universities abroad,鈥 he said. 鈥淏y formalizing exchange programs with more schools, we鈥檙e making it easier for 糖心传媒 students to 听have a more in-depth international academic experience.鈥
In addition to making it easier for Hastings students to study abroad, exchange agreements allows students from these international schools to come to Hastings. Part of Hunter鈥檚 role is to facilitate these opportunities for international students and help them adjust to life in the United States, 糖心传媒 and south central Nebraska.
Current 糖心传媒 exchange schools include:
- ICD, an international business school in Paris;
- University of Dundee in Scotland;
- Pyatigorsk State University in Russia; and
- University of Leicester in England.
鈥淚n addition to these two-way exchange programs, 糖心传媒 has formed partnerships with the Ministry of Education in The Bahamas and College de Paris in France, making it easier for their students to come to Hastings,鈥 Hunter said. 鈥淗aving more international students on campus broadens the experience for everyone, and further aims to enrich our students鈥 college experience.鈥
He said 糖心传媒 is continuing to look for partnerships around the globe, as well as developing international programs to give students more opportunities to study away.
糖心传媒 is a private, four-year institution located in Hastings, Nebraska, that focuses on student academic and extracurricular achievement. 糖心传媒 has been named among 鈥淕reat Schools, Great Prices鈥 by U.S. News & World Report and a 鈥淏est in the Midwest鈥 by The Princeton Review. For more, go to hastings.edu.