Novel Coronavirus

COVID-19 continues to be an unprecedented situation for everyone, but we remain committed to providing valuable international opportunities to ODU students.

Planning early for these experiences is wise and, despite the current uncertainty, you can follow these steps to prepare for a global experience during your ODU career.

You can also have a global experience without leaving your home! Check out the Virtual Study Abroad and Global Internship programs.

Your adventure is waiting.

Consider studying abroad for a semester, academic year, summer, or spring break as part of your academic experience. Studying abroad can enhance any major by building global awareness and citizenship. In addition, the culture and language learning opportunities are unparalleled.

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Study Abroad Film Students in Bali

Study Abroad Global Health in Ireland

Study Abroad Students in Belize

Study Abroad Exchange Students

Study Abroad Student in Bali

Study Abroad Africa

Study Abroad students in Africa taking pics of elephants.

Study Abroad International Exchange Students

Study Abroad International Exchange Students from South Korea, Japan, Thailand, England and Australia

Study Abroad Big Blue Delphi

Study Abroad Greece Penteli Marble Quarry

Study Abroad students in the Greece Penteli Marble Quarry

Study Abroad Greece

Study Abroad Students in Greece

Study Abroad Estonia

Study Abroad Student in Estonia

Study Abroad Ireland Collage

Study Abroad Great Wall

Study Abroad students standing on the Great Wall of China

Study Abroad Leaning Tower

Study Abroad student standing near the Leaning Tower of Pisa

Study Abroad Bodiam Castle

Study Abroad students spelling out ODU at Bodiam Castle

Study Abroad Big Ben

Study Abroad student in London in front of Big Ben

Study Abroad London

Study Abroad student in front of London Bridge

Study Abroad in Costa Rica

Study Abroad students jungle trekking in Costa Rica

Study Abroad Japan

Student feeds the many deer that inhabit the streets of Nara, Japan.

Study Abroad Italy

Student happy to have made it all the way to Ferrara, Italy

Study Abroad London Harry Potter

Students try to get onto Platfrom 9 3/4 in London.

Study Abroad Costa Rica

Study Abroad student zip lining in Costa Rica

Study Abroad Australia

Student feeds kangaroos while studying in Australia

First Year Experience Greece Lecture

First Year Experience students in class in Athens, Greece

New Zealand Mountains

Study Abroad student in front of a picturesque New Zealand view

Paragliding in the Alps

Study Abroad student goes paragliding in the Alps

Student in the French Alps

Student admiring the mountains in the French Alps

Student with wombat in Australia

Study Abroad student takes a selfie with an Australian local wombat

Student in New Zealand

Study Abroad student hikes in the mountains of New Zealand

Student in New Zealand

Study abroad student hikes in the mountains of New Zealand

Study Abroad Germany

Study Abroad student holding the German flag

Students exploring Kyoto

Study Abroad students visit the Fushimi Inari Shrine in Kyoto, Japan

Moroccan sunset

Study Abroad student gazing out over the Sahara Desert

Music of Morocco

Study Abroad student listens to a local play the Sintir in Meknes, Morocco

Japanese Pottery

Exchange students learn how to make Japanese pottery with local students

Study abroad student in London

Students pose in front of the London Tower Bridge

First Year Experience Group in Greece

2015 Greece FYE group in visits the Acropolis

Study abroad student in Spain

Student taking time to meditate in front a breathtaking view of Malaga, Spain.

Holi Festival in India

Students celebrate Holi in India covered in colors

Student in India

Student admiring the Taj Mahal, one of the seven wonders of the world

Students in South Korea

Study abroad students make local friends in Seoul, South Korea

Student in Jordan

Student explores Petra, Jordan

Student in Paris

Student snaps a selfie in front of the Eiffel Tower

Film students meet an orangutan

Film students meet an orangutan in Bali

Student meets Elephant

Film student meets an elephant in Bali

Student meets elephant

Study Abroad student meets an elephant in Bali

Big Blue in Greece

Big Blue in front of the Acropolis

Big Blue in Portugal

Big Blue travels to Porto, Portugal

Student in Morocco

Study Abroad student travelling in Morocco

Student snorkeling in Australia

Study Abroad student snorkels with sea turtles in the Great Barrier Reef

Student in Morrocco Blue Streets

Student walks the blue streets of Chefchaouen, Morocco

Student in Morocco

Study Abroad student in front of Moroccan mosaic

Daigon Alley

Harry Potter fan in London's Diagon Alley at Warner Bros. Studios

Cross-cultural Psychology in Rome

Cross-Cultural Psychology Students and Big Blue in front of the Roman ruins

Student with Money

Student in Bali greeted by monkey

Students love Bali

Study abroad students by "I love Bali sign"

Student in Italy

Study abroad student showing her love for Florence

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Students with any major & from any academic college can participate

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study abroad students receive a scholarship from ODU

10 days

Program lengths range from 10 days to an academic year

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I got to experience a new culture, meet many new friends, see new places. No books could replace the education I got going abroad.

Students should be aware that study abroad is possible and realistic, not some distant thing you always hear about.

- Brad F., Marketing major, studied abroad in Australia

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