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STUDY ABROAD PROGRAM

Georgia Tech believes strongly in the importance of international experience for students. Student interest in study abroad has been growing steadily for several years. Georgia Tech remains committed to providing academically and culturally valuable international programs and will continue to work to expand program offerings and increase study abroad participation.


Georgia Tech Students Abroad by Year, 2000-2001 through 2007-2008
Year
Number
2000-2001
748
2001-2002
766
2002-2003
746
2003-2004
877
2004-2005
901
2005-2006
916
2006-2007
977
2007-2008
1,114
* Year is equal to Fall Quarter/Semester through Summer Quarter/Semester of the following year.

Students Abroad by Discipline, 2005-2006 through 2007-2008
Number of Participants
Program Title 2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008
Beijing/Singapore Summer Program 24 24 30
Business and Politics in Argentina and Brazil 22 19 n/a
Brussels Summer Program 25 17 16
Building Construction in Paris 8 n/a 10
Chemical Engineering in London 20 n/a 16
College of Architecture Senior Year in Paris 26 32 23
College of Computing Summer Program in Barcelona 58 62 60
East Asia Summer Program 11 12 15
Exchange Programs 64 96 127
Georgia Tech Lorraine Undergraduate Program 155 147 155
Georgia Tech Lorraine Graduate Program 0 21 30
History of Art and Architecture in Greece and Italy 29 28 27
International Academic Projects 34 76 44
International Study and Internship Program 3 6 20
Languages for Business and Technology 84 76 107
LCC Program in Italian Film Studies 16 18 24
Mediterranean Ecology in Valencia 12 n/a n/a
Modern Architecture and the Modern City 18 15 21
Non-Georgia Tech Programs 35 55 34
Oxford Summer Program 141 144 157
Pacific Study Abroad Program 43 36 33
Shanghai Summer Program 52 47 51
Valencia Summer Program n/a n/a 28
Work Abroad 36 46 86
Total 916 977 1,114

Source: Office of International Education