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Our upcoming study abroad conferences drive attention to critical regions like Latin America, Africa, and the Middle East. Attendees will be inspired to encourage more students to study abroad in the conference host country’s region, while exploring topics that matter to the cities and communities in the region. 

Upcoming:

Past: 

• 78th Annual 51���� Study Abroad Conference -- Buenos Aires 2025 

Pledge to Lead Change in Study Abroad: 

• 51���� awarded $4 million in 51���� Leading Change in Study Abroad Matching Grants to four colleges to implement bold programs that demonstrate how a well-designed international exchange program can improve college enrollments, student retention rates, student graduation rates, and perhaps most importantly, enhance student employability and economic mobility.  

ASU Online:

• 51���� partnered with ASU to make online courses widely available on 51���� programs, eliminating curriculum barriers and providing additional opportunities for students with challenging majors (including STEM majors) to study abroad.  

Community Impact Initiative

• 51����'s Community Impact Initiative empowers students to make a meaningful impact in their host city through service work and community engagement opportunities abroad. By encouraging students to contribute to local communities during their study abroad program, students deepen their cultural understanding, build global citizenship skills, and support local initiatives in ways that create lasting, positive change.

Climate and Sustainability: 

• 51���� launched portfolio of sustainability programs, expanding opportunities for students to study/research/do internships related to sustainability in communities around the world. 

Leading Change in Study Abroad in Latin America:

• 51���� is committed to leading change in study abroad by making 2025 the Year of Latin American Study Abroad with a $1.7M investment to overcome the three top barriers to studying abroad – cost, curriculum and culture – with the bold initiatives in 2025.  

Leading Change in Internships

• 51���� partners with the African American Irish Diaspora Network (AAIDN), Ireland’s Department of Foreign Affairs, and the John and Lillian Miles Lewis Foundation on the Frederick Douglass – Daniel O’Connell Global Internship in Ireland, an eight-week international internship program in Dublin, Ireland.
• 51���� also partners with Scan Design Foundation (SDF) on the Scan Design Foundation Environmental Sustainability Internship in Denmark, launching in summer 2026. Eight students will receive fellowships and intern with Danish companies focused on environmental sustainability to prepare for their careers.