Testimonies About at Studying Abroad

"Apart from improving my language skills and learning about another culture, I believe I learned the most about myself and how I live. I believe that I have grown to be a better person and much more aware of my everyday actions and habits. I enjoyed every moment of my experience abroad and I definitely want to return to Germany in the future. My perspective on the life I want to have has changed for the better because of this trip."

"My study abroad experience in Italy the summer of 1998 was one of the most rewarding experiences of my life. The benefits I received touched my life in many ways. I benefited educationally, socially and religiously Deciding to go was the best decision I have ever made in my life."

"In the global nature of our business, we cannot be successful without people who can spend at least a portion of their career living and working outside of their home country. Leaders of tomorrow will have to demonstrate leadership and managerial success in the global environment."

"RAND studies of corporate hiring preferences show nearly universal agreement among personnel directors that their companies need managers and employees with greater international knowledge – and experience abroad – than the ones they are hiring now."

"Given the opportunity to experience international culture and history on a deeper level, I was able to truly see how indelibly tied my life is to international public service. I was placed in a situation where I would have to stretch to get the job done. I did stretch, and I did succeed, and I have Texas A&M to thank for that growth."

Bobby Robbinss ’01
Participant in the Spring Leadership Development Program in México City

"Our daughter returned from the México City Spring Leadership Seminar with a greater awareness of the Mexican culture and a deeper understanding of the untapped potential in Latin America."

Mr. and Mrs. Edward Goodwin
Parents of Carolyn Goodwin,
Participant in the Spring Leadership Development Program in México City

"One’s college years are an ideal time to explore other cultures, seek new challenges and pursue diverse interests."

"The Academy proved to increase my awareness of international cultures, economies and marketplaces. It was a unique educational experience."

Laurie Nickel
1998-99 Student Body President
Participant in the Academy for Future International Leaders

"We have employed nearly 20 Texas A&M interns at our overseas plants in recent years. Several told me that they secured good jobs after graduation because of this international experience."

Michael O’Brien ’54
Vice President and General Manager
Amkor Electronics, Inc.
Irving, Texas

"Seldom do individuals have the kind of multicultural experience available at Texas A&M. With almost 3,000 international students at A&M, all Aggies have a wonderful opportunity to increase their international awareness by learning from each other."

"Foreign language is the key to global business just as mathematics is the language of science."

"Everybody wants to be in international business. If you speak a foreign language, that’s what gets you a chance to get there in competition with all the others who go on dreaming. Without my foreign language ability, which I acquired as a student, I would have not gotten my career in international business, and I would not have enjoyed my life as I do now."

"Cultural and language awareness is essential in today’s international business world. Strong emphasis is put on recruiting people with cultural sensitivity and second language proficiency."

Patrick Strasburger,
Managing Director of International Operations
Continental Airlines

"If you don’t have foreign language capabilities by the time you graduate, you will be at a competitive disadvantage. Your counterparts at other universities are going to ‘out speak’ you, and be hired instead of you."

The whole object of travel is not to set foot on foreign land; it is at last to set foot on one's own country as a foreign land.

The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeing new landscapes, but in having new eyes.

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