About Facultyled.com

This website provides basic information to help you design, develop, market, and lead study abroad programs. It was created for college professors, but is also relevant to high school teachers, study abroad professionals, and others who lead and/or manage groups of people abroad.

Faculty-led programs are quite different from other study abroad opportunities. First of all, a knowledgeable and experienced professor takes the lead. Through teaching and mentoring, and carefully weaving subject matter into the international location and culture, students are guided through a learning experience that cannot be replicated in a classroom or achieved by traveling alone. The professor is more than a teacher, but a guide, resource, and friend. Together, faculty and students share and bond through a unique experience abroad.

A faculty-led program is like a mini-university abroad. Everyone who comes in contact with the program learns about the university and everyone who participates in the program learns a great deal about themselves and the world around them. More than a structured opportunity for young people and students, faculty-led programs bond personal growth and development with strong academic learning. This format allows students to take unique courses, understudy well-traveled professors, and glean from their knowledge and expertise abroad.

Faculty-led programs are not only beneficial to students, but also to professors. Because the value of international experience is growing, global competence, coupled with the knowledge and expertise necessary to lead students abroad, can only increase your chances of securing an excellent faculty position, tenure, and/or promotion. Experienced faculty leaders mentor new faculty leaders, while internationalizing their academic departments in the process. For other possibilities, read The Joys and Opportunities of Study Abroad. You can also browse our blog posts and resources.

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