The Value of Study Abroad
As a Stout student, you recognize you'll be working in a global, multicultural society when you graduate and you want academic programs and experiences to prepare you for this changed work place.
Consider the skills you'll need in the global work place:
- Ability to communicate ideas clearly with people of diverse cultures and languages.
- Ability to analyze and solve problems from local, national, global and cross-cultural perspectives.
- Self-confidence in living and working with people from other countries and cultures.
- Deeper understanding of other cultures and global issues.
Study abroad can help you develop these skills and other benefits as well.
Personal Benefits
-
Use your experience abroad to meet your global studies requirement at UW-Stout.
-
Opportunity to travel and learn about new places and people.
-
Gain self-confidence and independence from learning to live in another culture.
-
Make progress toward your degree while studying abroad.
-
Broaden your knowledge about the world around you.
Career Benefits
-
Gain valuable international knowledge about other countries and cultures that will be helpful in both social and work situations.
-
Gain international and multi-cultural experience to increase your value as an employee.
-
Improve your language skills so that you can communicate better with people in the workplace who use other languages.
-
Improve your cross-cultural communication skills so you can work comfortably with people from many different backgrounds and cultures.