UNC's Russian Flagship Program allows students to further their experience with the Russian language and also to visit Russian-speaking countries through their college years.
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"You’re not in Positano, you’re in Lenoir Dining Hall — but that’s okay. Possessing the ability to see the value in a memorable season of life but not consistently wishing your current one away is key. Embrace where you are for what it is. Be expectant for what’s to come without counting down the days until it gets to you."
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UNC students have travelled to dozens of places around the world and experienced new cultures, environments and perspectives. Current and former students reflect on their experiences abroad.
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"Due to the pandemic, many students who planned on studying abroad earlier in their college careers had their plans rescheduled. And rescheduled again. And again. Now that the CDC has loosened restrictions following COVID-19 exposure and infection, study abroad programs are beginning to travel again. And all the students who have been trying to study abroad left with them."
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"Learning a few phrases in Greek didn’t result in me being forever changed and well-traveled. Understanding my role in relation to the rest of the world and further committing myself to becoming a more ethical member of my global community is the real merit of having traveled abroad."
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Some UNC professors plan to travel abroad this coming summer and fall to work on research projects delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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About 400 UNC students were studying abroad during the spring 2020 semester. But on March 17, the University canceled all study abroad programs after the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic. Here's a look at how the University brought students home and what some students who studied abroad thought about their experience.
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Whether from their computer screen or in another country, the Study Abroad Office has adapted amid COVID-19 to offer students opportunities for a "global experience."
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Heather Ward, associate dean of study abroad and international exchanges, said students have applied to study in 27 countries, rather than the typical 360 programs in 70 countries, as the office has removed programs in many countries that have limited the entry of U.S. travelers.
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On July 6, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced changes to temporary exemptions for students on F-1 and M-1 visas taking online classes in the fall because of the pandemic. Under the exemptions, students who are taking an entirely remote course load are not allowed to remain in the country, and if they do not leave or take measures like transferring to another school with in-person classes, they face potential deportation.
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With the COVID-19 pandemic still heavily affecting day-to-day life, the fate of fall study abroad programs are still uncertain. With this in mind, the UNC Global Study Abroad Office has created an FAQ site where students who are planning to go abroad in the fall can find up-to-date information on the situation.
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Spring 2020 study abroad programs to European countries with Level 3 (Avoid Nonessential Travel) travel advisories from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have been canceled in response to the spread of coronavirus, according to a campus-wide email sent from Thursday.
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Summer 2020 study abroad programs through the University have been cancelled due to the spread of coronavirus, according to an email from Heather Ward, associate dean for Study Abroad and International Exchanges, sent Thursday and a campus-wide email sent Friday. Students who have signed study abroad contracts already will have their contracts voided and will not be charged administrative fees or other cashier-billed expenses for the program, the email said.
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The University is cancelling all spring 2020 semester study abroad programs in Italy due to coronavirus and has restrictions on travel to China, South Korea and Italy, according to a campus-wide email Saturday.
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EDUC 320: "Navigating Education Borderlands" is a summer program that allows first generation college students to study at the U.S.-Mexico border to conduct research about the effect the border has on people's lives.
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