Hope offers more than 300+ programs in over 60 countries for off-campus study.  Freiburg, Santiago, Tokyo, St. Petersburg, Seville, Rabat, Paris, Valparaíso, Sydney… the world is wide open.  Interested in learning more? Contact the Fried Center for Global Engagement or stop by the MMC 109 to meet with the staff or peer advisors. They would love to help!

The Fried Center for Global Engagement aims to integrate the perspective of international students and scholars into the campus community, to provide off-campus study opportunities for all students, and to stimulate conversation of cross cultural and global issues, all of which contribute to the internationalization of Hope’s campus. This tradition of an international campus began with Hope’s first graduating class of 1879, which was one-third Japanese.

Are you ready to join in the tradition?

Daniela
Class of 2026
Major | Global Studies
Minor | Youth Ministries
Program | SIT Study Abroad
Location | U.S.A., Argentina, Spain & South Africa

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Estella
Class of 2027
Major | Psychology
Program | IES Abroad
Location | Rome, Italy

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Finnegan
Class of 2026
Major | Communication
Minor | Philosophy
Program | CIEE
Location | Seville, Spain

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Kathleen
Class of 2026
Majors | Global Studies & French
Minor | Political Science
Programs | IES Abroad & SIT
Location | Nantes, France & Geneva, Switzerland

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SO MUCH TO DO SO MUCH TO SEE

I’ve been in Sevilla, Spain for a little over two months now. My apologies for not making posts as consistently as I should, there’s been a lot to learn here in Spain. Mi español es progresando mucho, y estoy muy feliz con mi habilidad a entender español. I switched my host family back in late …

What wouldn’t exist in my life if I hadn’t studied abroad

What should I be doing right now? Practicing my French presentation that I have in a couple of hours. What am I doing instead? Writing this post and reminiscing about all the amazing things studying abroad has brought me. My program is making a video about things in people’s lives that wouldn’t exist in our …

“You’re funny in English?”

This was said to one of my friends in the program by one of our tutors as a joke because my friend had, obviously, said something funny while speaking in English. While it was funny for our tutor to be surprised that my friend was funny, it got me thinking about how hard it truly …

The good, the bad, the ugly and the beautiful

It has officially been a month since I arrived in France and it has been absolutely crazy. In good, bad, ugly and beautiful ways. Obviously, let’s start with the good. For starters, I’m in France, so, who can really complain about that? But more than that I’ve met some incredible people and seen some of …

Let’s talk about my first week in France

The first week of arriving in a new country can be incredibly stressful and anxiety-inducing. I know for sure mine has forced me outside of my comfort zone but in the best possible way. I have already learned so much and made so many new friends. So, let’s talk about it.  After close to 15 …