About Us

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Mission Statement

Texas State Education Abroad support the comprehensive internationalization plan of Texas State University by providing sage, accessible, academically dynamic, geographically diverse, and culturally enriching global educational experiences to our students. 

 

 

Vision

Texas State Education Abroad will expand the use of its resources to foster greater study abroad opportunities for a continuously growing number of study abroad students.

Our Team

Learn more about the Education Abroad office team who are here to help you through the Education Abroad process.

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Values

  • Academic Integrity. We strive to enhance students' education with quality, meaningful, and rigorous academic programs abroad.
  • Responsible Global Engagement. We offer programs that prepare students to be inter-culturally competent, globally aware, and responsibly engaged citizens of the world.
  • Teamwork. We, as a team, work hard to achieve our common goal to support faculty and students in pursuing global academic experiences.
  • Respect. We strive to create an environment in which people respect and listen to one another, maintaining a professional demeanor in both conduct and appearance.
  • Conscientiousness. We make every effort to be accurate, efficient, and resourceful in our work. We are thoughtful, attentive, and considerate. We value initiative in problem-solving.

Education Abroad Goals

  • Maintain high academic standards for all study abroad programs offered by Texas State University.
  • Strive for diversity of study abroad programs in regards to: geographic location, disciplines, length of the program, and types of programs/models of teaching.
  • Enhance students' personal, academic and professional development.
  • Enhance students' global awareness and social responsibility.
  • Enhance students' cultural understanding through extensive advising and superior on-site services and programming.
  • Engage with host communities abroad by incorporating service-research, internship, or volunteer opportunities into Education Abroad programs.
  • Support faculty Education Abroad initiatives.

Global Learning Outcomes

While participating in an Education Abroad program, students develops personal and professional skills in addition to receiving Global Learning Outcomes.

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Code of Ethics for Education Abroad

Texas State Education Abroad is committed to ethics in our study abroad programs.

Award 

Texas State Education Abroad office received the Generation Study Abroad Award in 2017. The IIE-led Generation Study Abroad was a 5 years initiative to increase scholarship funds for study abroad students. The IIE initiative included more than 700 partner organizations, including U.S. and foreign colleges and universities. 

This award represented a collaborative effort of the entire Texas State University community, with participation by many different offices which have provided their collaboration and support necessary to make the study abroad experiences available to all our students.