INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS – STUDY ABROAD

The Year in Review

http://warrington.ufl.edu/sb/intlprograms/uf/

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FOUR WCBA SPONSORED PROGRAMS

ROME MADRID

LONDON PARIS

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Many other options are available using WCBA exchange programs

SINGAPORE FRANCE THAILAND HONG KONG NETHERLANDS SWEDEN CHINA TURKEY DENMARK AUSTRIA SOUTH KOREA ITALY GERMANY PERU SPAIN NORWAY POLAND CHILE FINLAND UNITED KINGDOM TAIWAN AUSTRALIA

OUR MISSION

  Keep students on track for graduation

  Encourage students to study abroad for a semester or an academic year as a component of the academic plan

  Offer students the opportunity to take challenging courses abroad that add value to the WCBA degree

  Design affordable programs in a variety of exciting locations. Encourage participation in UF exchange and WCBA sponsored programs

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  Warrington College of Business Administration is the ONLY college at UF with an international programs office

•  3 full-time advisors, 1 student assistant •  Conducted 923 30-minute appointments w/students last year

  International Programs manage FOUR sponsored programs (Madrid, London, Rome, Paris) and 26 exchange programs in Europe, Latin America and Asia

•  Advising •  Admissions •  Orientations •  Enrollment •  Program management

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  WCBA sends approximately 300 undergraduates abroad annually

  International Programs welcomes over 120 international exchange students every year. These students register for approximately 1,156 FTE’s of business credits (289 business courses)

  International Programs hosts many events for UF and visiting students during the academic year, including:

•  Global Gathering (fair showcasing exchange students and programs) •  Photo Contest (fall semester) •  Campus information sessions •  Gator Survival Abroad

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Enrollment in WCBA Programs – Balancing participation among FOUR locations

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UF in London established summer 2005 UF in Madrid established fall 2005 UF in Rome established fall 2007 UF in Paris established spring 2010

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The number of BA students studying abroad has remained steady even though undergraduate enrollment has decreased over the past 5 years

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Graduating Business Students 2005-2011

Students Not Studying Abroad Students Studying Abroad

2011 – 33.6 % of graduating class studies abroad 2005 – 16.6% of graduating class studies abroad

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Our goal is to continue increasing the percentage of BA students participating in exchange programs

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  2127* UF students studied abroad in 2009-10   30% of those students were from WCBA (635*)   Below is a graph comparing enrollment size and study abroad participation between

WCBA and LS (the largest college at UF)

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Students who studied abroad Total college enrollment: WCBA and Liberal Arts and Sciences comparison

* Includes graduate and undergraduate students

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NEW DEVELOPMENTS

  New college student organization: INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS STUDENT AMBASSADORS

(http://warrington.ufl.edu/sb/intlprograms/uf/ipsa.asp)

  New exchanges o  Universitat Pompeu Fabra – Barcelona, Spain (fall 2011) o  Vienna University of Economics and Business – Austria (spring 2011) o  ESADE – Barcelona, Spain (undergraduates - fall 2011) o  Hochschule Osnabrück, University of Applied Sciences – Germany

  Internship program (spring 2011)

INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS – STUDY ABROAD

http://www.cba.ufl.edu/sb/intlprograms/

Joe Rojo Lucy DiLeo

Go Gators, Go Global! Jason Ward