UNH is the first Connecticut college to pledge doubling the amount of study abroad students.

The University of New Haven is the first Connecticut college that has joined Generation Study Abroad with the objective of doubling the amount of study abroad students within the next ten years. Generation Study Abroad is in existence to encourage American students to participate in a program of international study.Generation Study Abroad was launched on March 3 at UNH. Generation Study Abroad believes that every student should have the opportunity to study abroad. Within the next decade, their goal is to have 600,000 U.S. students studying abroad in credit and non-credit programs. Since it was launched, more than 150 colleges around the country have committed to the program.Amanda Carter, a criminal justice major at UNH, has gone to a new country to study every fall semester since her freshman year. Carter began in Spain her freshman year, then traveled to Italy her sophomore year, and just finished studying in Korea her junior year.

For Carter, studying abroad has been a great experience. “Studying abroad has brought me closer to the people and cultures of the world. It’s a great experience to get a perspective outside the normal American college student,” said Carter. “Me and other students studied at the Korean National Police University as part of UNH’s exchange program. The experiences and opportunities I had learned, alongside criminal justice professionals abroad cannot be matched. Although many people are hesitant to go out of their comfort zone and study abroad, I can confidently say I would recommend it for anyone.”

UNH provides students with components of a liberal arts education, as well as opportunities for hands on technical learning through research. Between the 1,800 graduate students and 4,600 undergraduates, UNH enrolls approximately 6,400 students per year. UNH offers 75 undergraduate and graduate degree programs, consisting of its College of Arts and Sciences, College of Business, Henry C. Lee College of Criminal Justice and Forensic Sciences, Tagliatela College of Engineering, and College of Lifelong & eLearning.

More information on IIE’s Generation Study Abroad initiative and a complete list of commitment partners can be found at www.iie.org/generationstudyabroad.