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Students Face Risks Overseas
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Only one percent of students enrolled in higher-education programs choose to study abroad. At Cornell, the number is significantly higher — nearly one in five students choose to spend time studying outside of Ithaca. With twenty percent of Cornellians traveling to programs in nations from Japan to Ecuador, safety for students abroad has become a major issue.
According to Kristen Grace, associate director of the Cornell Abroad office, the study abroad field has seen huge growth in recent decades.
“Study abroad as we know it really came into being after World War Two,” Grace said. “There was a realization that we really need to build international understanding.”
This growth has led to an increased demand for comprehensive safety for students abroad.