Faces In declining dollar, students studying abroad may consider no new places to help reduce costs
If you are considering joining the 58 percent of study abroad
students choose to study in Europe, you can
examine how the decline in value of the dollar, which fell 5 percent
books and 10 percent in the euro area, can influence the cost of your future.
College and graduate students interested in studying abroad
may wish to start finding more to compensate for the lower end of mainstream
dollar and rising costsforeign study program. South Course
America, Africa and Asia, where exchange rates are more desirable, perhaps
students become more sensitive to the budgetary costs of the environment, according to an article
Karin Fischer in The Chronicle of Higher
Education ("The dollar fell colleges struggle to cover study abroad
Costs, "December 6, 2007).
NextStudent, the education funding based in Phoenix Leader
business, through the study abroadApplicants considering destination cheaply,
to maintain their studies abroad at lower cost and reduce their need for
Parents or students
loan.
Acquisition of school Cost reduction measures
The school, establish their studies abroad are paid in advance, noted that the rapid rate of exchange is to create a huge problem for them and their budget
students.
Only since the beginning of fall semester,For example, the dollar has fallen 8.5 percent against the euro. American students in Europe found that the budget based on the dollar does not stretch as far as a few months ago. And some schools have constantly recalculate the cost of following the sinking dollar. Austin College in Texas, for example, has adjusted the price of a program in Greece four times since May
Besides the increased cost of the program, students (andFischer, for educational expenses abroad up to 10-15 percent in recent years), reducing the number of schools
study abroad program offerings and program parameters for renegotiation
operator.
Evolution toward a goal less travel
Europe has always held the strongest attraction for study abroad students. Nearly 60 percent of all students choose to study abroad programs in Europe. English, Italian, Spanish and FrenchThe most popular study abroad destination, according to the Institute of International Education.
However, the increased cost of studying abroad can help to diversify the selection of study abroad,
encourage students to more traditional places abroad where the dollar stretches further. The experience of foreign cultures, for-profit provider of study abroad have increased by 52 percent of enrollment this semester for its programs in Buenos Aires, reports Fisher, and150-percent improvement programs in Prague, which was not converted into euros.
Said Geoffrey Bannister, CEA president and chief academic, "Paradoxically, there is a bright side to reject the dollar as it leads students to view a different purpose."
Financing Your Study Abroad Program
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