CAPA WORLD

As a student abroad, navigating your new city for the first time can be quite the feat. Luckily for Maggie Courtney, she found several tools and ways to make it easier for her in London. She shares how you too can find your way around this major city using the London Tube, the bus, bike sharing, and more.

In this Empowering Faculty Series, we've prepared a guide to help you cover all the bases when it comes to designing your custom program and getting students to be part of it abroad. We dive in to the various resources that are available for you and how you can use them as part of your marketing efforts on campus.

Maggie Courtney, a junior from University of Missouri, shares her journey in London and everything she did on her first week in the city. From her internship at Raindance Film Festival to her summer classes with CAPA, Maggie soaked up every minute of London.

"Thoughts on Education Abroad" is a monthly column written by CAPA The Global Education Network's Deputy President for Strategic Engagement Dr. Michael Woolf. This month, Dr. Woolf examines the rhetoric of culture and nationalism abroad and how students can be aware of them as part of their international education.

Our summer vlogger Maggie Courtney takes us on a tour of the CAPA London Center in the UK. This is where you'll be spending your time while studying abroad in London! Take a look at our study spaces, classrooms, facilities, and more.

"Thoughts on Education Abroad" is a monthly column written by CAPA The Global Education Network's Deputy President for Strategic Engagement Dr. Michael Woolf. This month, Dr. Woolf covers the topic of assessments within education abroad and welcomes new perspectives from a professional colleague in the field.

Aditi Sridhar, a CAPA London alum and Diversity Advocates Scholar, studied abroad during spring 2022. She shares her account of participating in the Holi festival in London. Holi is the Hindu “Festival of Colors” which celebrates the spring season and the triumph of good over evil. Read more about her experience abroad and what it was like to come together with the South Asian community in London.

CAPA London student Jazz Ward says goodbye to her semester abroad and the global city she's called home for the last few months. As she recaps her moments abroad, she makes a pit stop in Paris before heading home. Explore Europe one last time with her!

"Thoughts on Education Abroad" is a monthly column written by CAPA The Global Education Network's Deputy President for Strategic Engagement Dr. Michael Woolf. This month, he parses through generational cohorts and shares his observations from over the decades. Dr. Woolf also covers fallacies about students from different generations and their traits.

Just like studying abroad, returning home after the experience requires an adjustment too. In her last post for the CAPA World blog, Van Le leaves us with words of wisdom and 3 tips on how to deal with reverse culture shock.