GlobalThe Learning Abroad Center is the University of Minnesota's comprehensive resource for study, intern, community engagement, and research experiences worldwide.
The Learning Abroad Center offers a full range of advising and support services to students, including program selection, academic planning, financial planning, registration, credit, cultural adjustment, and reentry. A variety of program options—180 programs in over 50 countries—have been developed to address the diverse needs of students. Programs vary in length, level, academic focus, teaching format, language requirements, cost, and degree of independence demanded of the participant.
180 programs in over 50 countries
Over 30% of students have an experience abroad
234 scholarships awarded in 2023-24
Learning Abroad Center News
Global Impact 2025 is coming to Minneapolis
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.
UMN mental health abroad initiative recognized with IIE Heiskell Award
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.
Scholarship aims to increase study abroad among first-generation students
First-generation students have a new source of funding for study abroad, thanks to a new scholarship from the Learning Abroad Center.