What is Education Abroad?
Travel the world, learn, and gain experiences that only The University of North Alabama can provide through Education Abroad.
UNA offers numerous opportunities to engage in hands-on learning around the world. Students have the opportunity to participate in short-term summer, semester, or full academic year programs. Students can earn credits toward their degree program helping them stay on their graduation path.
Thanks to multiple sources of financial aid and scholarships, participating in Education Abroad through UNA has never been more affordable.
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Higher Salaries
Starting salary differentials for study abroad are observed among students who participate in all kinds of program formats in countries across the globe.*
*Reference https://www.forumea.org/education-abroad-the-career-catalyst.html
Myth
If I study abroad I may not graduate on time.
truth
Studying abroad helps students earn credits toward their degree program that allows them to graduate on time. When planning to study abroad, students can meet with UNA’s Education Abroad Advisor for more guidance on earning degree credits.
Higher Graduation Rates
Study abroad is correlated with higher graduation rates and higher GPAs at graduation. (National sample through the Consortium for the Analysis of Student Success through International Education).
Personal Growth Perks
The Impact of Study Abroad on College Students' Intercultural Competence and Personal Development (2018) Study abroad increased their self-confidence, global-mindedness, patience, assertiveness, maturity, self-awareness, flexibility and adaptability.
Compete & Succeed
Education abroad can build critical career readiness competencies, such as career and self-development, communication, critical thinking, equity and inclusion, and teamwork.
Essential intercultural skills
“The ability to work across cultures is no longer a nice-to-have skill set for elite executives; every year it becomes more essential to finding any job at all. A machine operator at a plant in Topeka that exports aircraft parts to Brazil needs to know how to interact effectively when Brazilian customers come to visit. A nurse’s aide at a Houston hospital that serves a large Hispanic community has to communicate with family members in ways that encourage rather than discourage patient compliance.”
Stacie Nevadomski Berdan, Co-author and international careers expert
"A résumé lists experiences, but experiential learning transforms them into growth. The true value of studying abroad is found in the perspectives gained and the self-discovery that lasts a lifetime. There is no greater time to begin that journey than right here and right now at UNA!"
Business Student, UNA Faculty-Led Program Europe, Summer 2025
