BeyoND Study Abroad

In this week’s episode, Sam sits down with Robbie Frei, junior mechanical engineering major, to discuss the German summer immersion program. With a passion for German culture and language, Robbie describes how this program helped him become fluent and confident in a new language as well as aware of diverse perspectives and life experiences.

In Sofia's last episode as host of the BeyoND Study Abroad Podcast, join us as we all welcome our brand new host, Sam Eppich. Sam is a junior psychology and FTT major with a passion for international education and sharing a variety of student stories. Get to know a little bit more about Sam in this episode as well as what to look forward to from season 2 of the BeyoND Study Abroad Podcast.

In this week’s episode, Sofia sits down with Elsa Barron, senior biology and peace studies major, to discuss the Notre Dame Jerusalem program. With a research interest in the intersection of faith and science, Elsa says there’s “no place quite like Jerusalem” where she was able to further explore her research through the eight months she spent in Jerusalem. Listen as Elsa details her travels through the middle east as well as the safety and cultural differences she experienced as a young woman.

If you're still looking for something to do over this summer and are interested in an international academic opportunity, join us this week as Sofia talks about the handful of virtual courses being offered this summer through Notre Dame's Global Gateways in Dublin, Rome, London, and more! We also hear from Connor Patrick, a sophomore history major, who took one of these virtual courses last summer and offers his perspective on the course structure, time commitment, and topics discussed.

Join us this week as Sofia sits down with Joe Andrews to hear how he turned his unique abroad experience into an original song called Every Street available on Spotify at: https://open.spotify.com/track/1B8ZAQYNrTdlpV62GAsqGw?si=UVn42NjPQoKYKaUXfctu3g

Join us today in the second episode of our Alumni Abroad series! In this episode, Sofia sits down with 2014 ND grad EJ Borg who studied finance and spent a semester in Rome. EJ shares stories and advice about his time in Rome exploring the city to its fullest and his time spent as an intern at a private equity firm in Rome!

With the university's decision this week to cancel the summer 2021 study abroad programs, this episode aims to focus on the hard work and reasoning that went into making that decision. Listen as Sofia sits down with Jaime Signoracci, Associate Director of International Travel & Safety, to discuss the safety and risks that were accessed for this summer and a glimpse into what Fall 2021 study abroad may look like.

Notre Dame offers an immense amount of resources for students to combat the daunting idea of finances involved in studying abroad. Listen to this episode with a pen and paper in hand ready to write down the dozens of study abroad scholarship and grant opportunities offered! In this episode, Elise Rudt, National Fellowships Senior Program Manager at the Notre Dame Center for Undergraduate Scholarly Engagement, explains the resources available at Notre Dame to assist students in finding and applying for study abroad scholarships. We also hear from Tia Wilson, a current Notre Dame senior, on how the Gilman Scholarship assisted her along her study abroad programs in South Africa and Dublin in 2019.

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As a continuation of last week’s focus on the study away locally program, this week’s episode continues to highlight this international program and the personal stories of two students who studied in Beijing. Join us today as Sofia talks to Issy Chen who studied at Peking University (PKU) and Joyce Fu who studied at the Beijing Center last fall. Both students explore their educational and cultural experiences while abroad and their personal growth from this international opportunity!

Imagine finding yourself in Rome, Italy as the only Notre Dame student for your very first semester of college! Well, that's exactly what the Fall semester looked like for Nicole Marinho Vieira Weiss after COVID prevented her from obtaining her US Visa to come to South Bend from her hometown of Rio, Brazil. Join us on this episode as Sofia talks with Nicole about her Rome study away locally program and what it is like to be on campus now after her semester in Rome!