Category: Europe

While on the Student Exchange Program in Ireland, Ryan Johnson attended a guest speaker event in his Social Enterprise course at Trinity College Dublin. He learned about businesses making positive social impact from Elizabeth Suda's jewelry company called Article 22. They are based in Laos and pieces are created out of shrapnel (bomb fragments) by local artisans to help clear undetonated bombs.

Ryan Johnson shares his experience at Trinity College Dublin located in Dublin, Ireland, the number one university in Ireland. While on this Student Exchange Program, he describes the class (or "module" as they call it in Trinity) enrollment process, class structure, the diverse student population, his class schedule, his struggles and advice to adjust to a new an education system abroad!

Studying abroad had a lasting impact on her career moving forward, says Cailey O'Connell. She shares her experience studying at EM Strasbourg Business School in Strasbourg, France, on the Student Exchange Program and how her experience can help her prepare for her internship with PwC.

Cailey O'Connell shares her first few days in Strasbourg, France as an Student Exchange participant in EM Strasbourg Business School and how she navigated cultural differences and similarities. Her experience an be summed up in this comment: "I was most afraid that I wouldn’t like being away for a whole semester from Ohio State and Columbus, but I was definitely wrong!"

Ryan Stitch writes about getting acclimated to Italy after arriving in Milan for his semester abroad. He describes meeting people, exploring the city of Milan, and traveling around Italy, while on the Student Exchange Program to Universita Bocconi.