The College of Global Studies Well Represented at Forum on Education Abroad Conference

By diprinziod | November 7, 2014

Several members from The College of Global Studies at Arcadia University attended and participated in the second Forum on Education Abroad Conference in Barcelona, Oct. 23-25. The conference’s main topics revolved around programming and best practices, including what it means to be a traditional destination as well as the challenges of sending American students to popular European destinations.

The below staff members from The College of Global Studies presented “Secession and Study Abroad: Does It Matter?” at the conference, which demonstrated that issues of political and national identity do matter to American students.

Presenters were:

  • Peter Leuner, regional director for UK and Ireland
  • Hamish Thompson, resident director of the Edinburgh Center
  • Laura Cervi, assistant professor in communications at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
  • Eberhard “Paddy” Bort, director of the Scottish Parliamentary Internships
  • Jaume Gelabert, resident director of the Barcelona Center