First-Year Global Experience
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This new initiative is open to UB first-year students who are interested in learning more about the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), developing their intercultural communication skills, and enhancing their ability to live and lead in a global society. This program combines an academic course with an embedded 10-day international study abroad experience in Winter 2023 with an opportunity to participate in a UB Global Summit event here on campus in Spring 2023. This is an interdisciplinary program that will offer 3-credit courses from a variety of academic disciplines. As part of our goal to increase study abroad opportunities for all students, special scholarships are available to help make this an affordable and accessible program for all UB first-year students. Jump start your UB Global Pathways progress while having an amazing and transformational global experience!
Eligibility: New UB First-Year Students from any academic discipline
When: January 2023
Where: Courses taught via Zoom with a 10-day embedded study abroad experience
in either Costa Rica or the United Kingdom
Application Deadline: October 7, 2022
Contact: studyabroad@buffalo.edu
Office of Study Abroad Programs
201 Talbert Hall
Walk-in Hours: Monday-Friday 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
