Horns meet world. World meet Marie. Marie is an International Relations and Global Studies major here at UT Austin, but just this past summer she studied abroad in the American Councils: Arabic Flagship Program in Meknes, Morocco. The affiliate program is offered during the Spring and Fall semesters as well… read more
Exchange Programs
Dieciocho in Chile
Almost two months into my year as an exchange student at the Pontificia Universidad Catolica in Santiago, Chile, I had the chance to experience the Chilean National Holidays or the Fiestas Patrias. The 18th of September, or El Dieciocho, celebrates the formation of Chile’s first military government and the beginning… read more
Nguyen in Rome
Horns meet world. World meet Teresa Nguyen. Teresa graduated this past May with a B.S. in Biology from UT and is currently continuing her education at the University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy, but before she ever graduated she participated in the IES: Rome Affiliate Program during the… read more
A Snitch in England
When many people think of England, they immediately think of Harry Potter and it’s iconic sport: Quidditch. I play the real-world version of quidditch at UT so I had already experienced how separated the fast-growing sport has become from it’s original source material. Even so, when I went on a semester… read more
A Big View of a Little Town
Horns meet world. World meet Anuj Bhutani. Anuj spent his 2014 Spring semester in the city of Wuerzburg, Germany studying in the Universitaet Wuerzburg Exchange Program. I was actually lucky enough to meet up with Anuj while we were both studying abroad in Germany and spend some time in his… read more
Faculty Led vs. Exchange: Which is Best for You?
They say that if you are hesitant about studying abroad, your first trip should be a faculty-led maymester or summer program. After that trip, your feet would be wet enough in the traveling field that you will then want to participate in an exchange program of your choice. My journey… read more
Fitting in, in Freiburg, Germany
PRE-DEPARTURE STATS Anyone preparing to study abroad is familiar with this question: Where should I go? In response, people such as myself, other peer advisors, and your program coordinator will help guide you to your decision based on a variety of factors including financial, academic, language, etc. Friends will offer… read more
Alex’s Australian Adventures – A Longhorn Blogs from Melbourne
Horns meet World. World meet Alex. Alex is a junior Corporate Communications major and is spending her semester at the University of Melbourne in Australia. Her 6 weeks abroad so far have taught her that “it’s a humbling experience” and that she loves “how much [she] is learning about herself.”… read more
Peru: A Day in the Life of Lauren Moore
Horns meet World. World meet Lauren. She’s a third-year English major and is currently living it up during her semester exchange at Pontificia Universidad Catolica in Lima, Peru. Lauren has been abroad for a month now and says about the experience that “it took a couple of days to get over… read more
Exchange vs. Affiliate, which is Right for You?
Study Abroad at the University of Texas has a variety of programs that differ in what they offer and what they provide to students who attend them. However, between the over 400 programs available to students, it can be hard to discern the differences in certain programs. In this blog… read more