Wake Forest ranks third in percentage of students studying abroad
Wake Forest ranks third among doctoral U.S. colleges and universities in the percentage of students studying abroad, according to the Open Doors 2023 report published today by the Institute of International Education. Categories: University Announcements
Abdou Lachgar, professor of chemistry at Wake Forest University, has been selected as a 2023-2024 Fulbright U.S. Scholar for Namibia. Lachgar will conduct research and teach in the materials science department at the University of Namibia.
More than 650 Wake Forest students are expected to study abroad in 27 different countries for the fall semester of 2022 and the spring semester of 2023 combined.
Students studying in Wake Forest’s Flow House are volunteering through the nonprofit “Train of Hope“ to help refugees from Ukraine. The activity is part of psychology professor Will Fleeson’s class on personality, change and immigration.
WFU ranks 3rd among doctoral U.S. colleges and universities in the percentage of students studying abroad in the 2019-2020 academic year.
With a study abroad participation rate of 81% by 2020, the University exceeded its initial goal of 75%.
Wake Forest has been recognized by the Institute of International Education (IIE) and Diversity Abroad for increasing access to global experiences for all students.
Wake Forest Professor of Politics and International Affairs Peter Siavelis is available to comment on the protests in Chile related to inequality, wages, education and healthcare. Much of Chile is under a state of emergency as the country faces the worst unrest yet in since the end of Augusto Pinochet’s dictatorship.
Research suggests that the market structure of the synthetic horn sector and the type of synthetic horns produced matter greatly in rhino conservation efforts.
Wake Forest University ranks sixth among doctoral U.S. colleges and universities in the percentage of students studying abroad, according to the Open Doors report published today by the Institute of International Education (IIE).