What are the 10 reasons to study abroad? Let’s take a look at it next.

Appreciate the beauty of your new place.

Taste a variety of authentic delicacies from your host country in the halls of a local museum, and discover the beauty of your study abroad destination to inspire you and open your mind every time you stroll through your favorite park minds and hearts to welcome a new worldview.

Expand your knowledge.

Whether you choose to study abroad, intern abroad, or both, CEA's programs provide students with a valuable, enriching education abroad that serves them personally and professionally. Check out CEA’s new internship programs in Sydney, Australia and Milan, Italy – or consider an academically enriched study abroad program in business and economics in charming Budapest, Hungary.

Leadership growth.

According to Forbes, a recent study revealed a correlation between living abroad and gaining clarity from self-identifying reflection—leading to multi-layered benefits, including “career success, Appreciation of diverse cultural backgrounds and broadening perspectives to improve decision-making, stress-management, and work performance”

A home away from home.

Of course, any study abroad experience comes with an adjustment period and at least a few stages of culture shock—but your new destination will soon start to feel like a second home. When you are ready to return to the United States, you will plan your next return.

Awaken your sense of adventure.

Another reason to study or intern abroad in 2020? You'll enjoy eye-opening and unforgettable adventures, from pre-planned CEA excursions to spontaneous weekend and vacation trips with new friends. Students on internship in Sydney, Australia may also choose to participate in a Discovery Week, which will take place the week before the course. This is an opportunity for students to learn more about Australia and Sydney, which may include city tours, harbor cruises, rainforest seaside tours, unique Australian wildlife featuring kangaroos and koalas, dune surfing, bush walks, Beach trips and more.

Experience different learning environments.

Experience life outside your hometown college bubble and embark on an international education journey by studying and/or interning abroad. Broaden your horizons and your view of the world - whether in Seville or Galway.

Expand your professional portfolio.

Whether students apply for CEA’s Mobile Journalist or Content Contributor programs or return home with academic projects and achievements to showcase in job interviews, studying or interning abroad can have significant professional value. Here's stunning drone footage captured by an engineering student in Italy with CEA in Rome.

Become more well-rounded through global education.

Another benefit of studying or interning abroad? The formative nature of the experience. Not only will you be able to talk about it in a job interview—you'll be able to reflect on this time throughout your life and have worldly conversations with the people you meet. (Speaking of the secular, check out Eastern Airlines' International Relations and Communications program in Bogotá, Colombia).

Passport Stamps!

In addition to the excursions outside the host city arranged for you by CEA, you also have the opportunity to travel and collect passport stamps in your free time! Maybe for you , which means traveling from Chile to Patagonia, Rome to Athens, Paris to Lyon or Amsterdam to Belgium.

Resume builder.

Show future employers that you have an international education, making you a well-rounded candidate. Whether you're honing your foreign language fluency, interning abroad, creating content for CEA's channels as a MOJO (Mobile Journalist), or taking courses aligned with your major, you can easily talk about it in an interview setting .

Program choice and flexibility.

CEA recently launched several new study abroad destinations – Amsterdam, Bogota and Budapest – as well as summer overseas internship destinations – Sydney and Milan. To provide students with the best experience, CEA offers a variety of destinations and courses suitable for a variety of majors, whether you want to study supply chain management at an Irish microbrewery or are interested in taking your engineering studies somewhere like Buenos Aires North Aires or Paris.