Post by Owen on Sept 23, 2020 1:37:34 GMT
1 ~~~ The Pandemic Is Shifting How Students Study Abroad ~ Conde Nast Traveler ~~~
www.cntraveler.com/story/the-pandemic-is-shifting-how-students-study-abroad ~ 2 September 2020 ~
COVID-19 has rocked the international education industry—and presented an opportunity to build it back better.
In an average semester, Leela Worthington’s job as a housing coordinator for a study-abroad program in the U.K. involves solving roommate disputes and lending an ear to students who are having trouble adjusting to life in a foreign country. Of course, nothing about 2020 is average.
“This has been the craziest year,” says Worthington, whose name has been changed to protect her employer. “Our students were literally walking out the door with suitcases for spring break when Trump announced the imminent closure of U.S. borders. There was no closure, no going-away parties—just a directive from the university that they needed to leave, now.”
www.cntraveler.com/story/the-pandemic-is-shifting-how-students-study-abroad ~ 2 September 2020 ~