Many students are taking a semester or more to study abroad in a different country. Students usually receive credits at their home university for their time abroad. Studying abroad usually costs more money, is more timely and involves jetting off to foreign places. So why are students so interested in studying abroad? And does it impress future employers?
An increasing number of Canadian educational institutions are opening up campuses abroad. York University’s Schulich School of Business, for example, has a campus in Mumbai, India, and has plans to open a new campus in Hyderabad.
Once there, where will you go? What will you do? What will you eat? How will you get around? These questions are some of the challenges you will be faced with as soon as you clear customs to become a temporary resident of the country you’ve chosen.
After finishing my BA in Canada, I ended up in London doing an MSc at the London School of Economics. In Economic History. Did it help my career? The answer is Yes, but not in the way you might expect. The education itself was useful. In fact I would say it was useful in the […]