Past LAC News

A delegation from the University of Minnesota visited Kiel University in Germany for a workshop on July 2-4.

This is DA Global’s signature conference where higher education professionals come together to reimagine the role of global learning in student success and institutional strategy. Receive a registration discount with your UMN email address.

Lee Wilbur, deputy consul of the United States in Marseille, visited the Learning Abroad Center's programs in Montpellier, France.

The University of Minnesota has been recognized as an honorable mention for the 2025 IIE Andrew Heiskell Award for Innovation in International Education for its Mental Health in Education Abroad initiative.

First-generation students have a new source of funding for study abroad, thanks to a new scholarship from the Learning Abroad Center. 

The Learning Abroad Center brought on-site staff from around the world to Minnesota for a week-long workshop with opportunities to come together, meet in-person with LAC staff, learn about policies and procedures, and keep up with current issues in the field.
 

Ann Hubbard, who began as the new assistant dean for learning abroad at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities on August 31, outlined some of her priorities.

During the three-week Sustainable Food Systems of Sicily and Florence program, students toured local and regional food producers, discussing the ethical and environmental considerations for food production and consumption.

Zeel Patel spent the fall 2021 semester on the Learning Abroad Center’s Psychology and Research in Madrid program. She interned at the Cajal Institute, a research center in neurobiology named for the father of modern neuroscience.