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Your next major research breakthrough might require trading your familiar campus lab for a global vantage point.
From accelerating drug design in Osaka to analyzing declassified archives in Chile, here is how undergraduate research abroad sets you apart and launches your global career.
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NEXT STEPS FOR YOUR STUDY ABROAD JOURNEY
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Make It Last: 5 Creative Ways Students Documented Their Time Abroad
A picture is worth a thousand words, but a cookbook of regional recipes or a custom map tells a different story. From thrifted scrapbooks to hand-stitched travel journals, check out five incredibly creative ways UC students documented their time abroad so their memories never fade.
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What Study Abroad Taught Me About Friendship and Travel
Everyone goes into studying abroad with their own plans, expectations, and questions. Clark Boyce (UCB) started out in Singapore with a friend from Berkely and left with a sense of gratitude for old and new friendships.
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Fifteen Years in the Making: A Letter to my Past Selves
At age 5, Jordan Shellow (UCB) spotted the Sydney Opera House at a LEGO exhibit and made a promise to see it one day. Fifteen years later, he writes a letter to past selves on what it finally felt like to leave out a dream that was so much better than imagined.
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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT ...
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Saying “Yes” to the Unexpected: A Barcelona Story
What happens when you trade your comfort zone for a 200k bike race in Spain or an intensive physics course taught entirely in Catalan? For UC Berkeley student Rebecca Mendoza, saying a bold yes to the unpredictable turned a semester in Barcelona into a masterclass in confidence.
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STUDY ABROAD INSPIRATION FOR TRANSFER STUDENTS
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UC Santa Cruz advisor, Glynis Kincaid shares practical advice, then Michael Chu (UCSC) shares the experience of studying abroad in Italy. (~10 minutes)
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"Leaving home for half a year was exciting and nerve-racking, but I knew I'd made the right choice when I arrived in Sweden. My home was Lund, a charming city of cobblestoned streets occupied by bikes and dog walkers. The city consisted of small businesses and coffee shops that provided for "Fika"—a traditional coffee break that quickly became my favorite time of the day."
Rashell Muro · UC San Diego · Sweden
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If you’re excited about studying abroad but unsure how to get started, the 101 webinar offers a fun and useful introduction to study abroad and to UCEAP. Register to join the August 12, 2026 event.
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See what a day studying abroad in London looks like from UCSC Emmanuel Solorzano's perspective! @thestarshero
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Looking for authentic content and student stories to share in your student communications? Please feel free to add these posts to your emails, website, and social channels.
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As always, thank you for your support sharing these articles with students. If you have a topic that you'd like to suggest or explore writing with us, please don't hesitate to get in touch!
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As the University of California systemwide education abroad organization, we inspire and empower global learning.
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