Study Abroad at ODU

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Sydney, Austrailia Study Abroad Information for Parents

In study abroad, as in other settings, parents, guardians, and families can play an important role in the health and safety of participants by helping them make decisions and by influencing their behavior overseas.

Parents/guardians/families should:

Be informed about and involved in the decision of the participant to enroll in a particular program.
Obtain and carefully evaluate participant program materials, as well as related health, safety and security information.
Discuss with the participant any of his/her travel plans and activities that may be independent of the study abroad program.
Engage the participant in a thorough discussion of safety and behavior issues, insurance needs, and emergency procedures related to living abroad.
Be responsive to requests from the program sponsor for information regarding the participant.
Keep in touch with the participant.
Be aware that the participant rather than the program may most appropriately provide some information.

The Benefits of Study Abroad:

Enriches and diversifies undergraduate education by offering courses, programs, and academic learning of a sort not available on the home campus.
Provides U.S. students with a global outook that emphasizes the ties among nations and cultures, the universality of human values, and the necessity of working together.
Enhances career preparation by teaching cross-cultural and workplace skills of value to today’s employers, often through internships and other hands-on experiences.
Deepens intellectual and personal maturity, fosters independent thinking, and builds self-confidence.

"Benefits" from NAFSA: Association of International Educators .

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