The College of Global Studies Well Represented at Forum on Education Abroad Conference
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Several members from The College of Global Studies at Arcadia University attended and participated in the second Forum on Education Abroad Conference in Barcelona, Oct. 23-25. The conference’s main topics revolved around programming and best practices, including what it means to be a traditional destination as well as the challenges of sending American students to popular European destinations.
The below staff members from The College of Global Studies presented “Secession and Study Abroad: Does It Matter?” at the conference, which demonstrated that issues of political and national identity do matter to American students.
Presenters were:
- Peter Leuner, regional director for UK and Ireland
- Hamish Thompson, resident director of the Edinburgh Center
- Laura Cervi, assistant professor in communications at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
- Eberhard “Paddy” Bort, director of the Scottish Parliamentary Internships
- Jaume Gelabert, resident director of the Barcelona Center