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?

Anna
Class of 2026
IES Abroad - Writer's Program in Dublin, Ireland

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Ayanna
Class of 2025
IES Abroad - French Language Immersion & Area Studies in Nantes, France

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Caroline
Class of 2026
CIEE - Language + Culture in Toulouse, France

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Crystal
Class of 2024
IES Abroad - Arts & Culture in Barcelona, Spain

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Danai
Class of 2025
IES Abroad - Theatre Studies in London, England

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Elianna
Class of 2024
LCC International University in Klaipėda, Lithuania

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Elisabeth
Class of 2025
CIEE - Arts + Sciences in Tokyo, Japan

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Emma
Class of 2025
IES Abroad - Business Studies in Milan, Italy

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Emma
Class of 2025
SIT Study Abroad - Refugees, Health, and Humanitarian Action in Amman, Jordan

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Kaitlyn
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IES Abroad - Study in Granada in Granada, Spain

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Marielle
Class of 2025
SIT Study Abroad - Migration, Borders, and Transnational Communities in Oaxaca, Mexico

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