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Education Abroad

Connect Globally. Study Abroad.

  • Make lifelong friends
  • Learn about yourself
  • Discover the world
  • Explore new interests
  • Expand your worldview
  • Experience another culture
  • Learn a new language
  • Enhance your degree

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Congratulations! You’re taking the first step in your education abroad journey by reviewing these pages. That’s smart. You won’t be alone – you’ll be joining a huge club of Cougs who have gone before you, and we’re here to help you blaze your own path.

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700+ Study Abroad Programs

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4 Types of Global Learning Opportunities

2025 Photo Contest winners

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Cougar Pride

Photographer: Christina Sanders
Photo Title: Cougar pride meets Hanyang’s Mascot HY-Lion
Location: South Korea
Program: Hanyang International Summer School
Elephant crossing a shallow stream in a lush, green Tanzanian landscape.

Windows to the World

Photographer: Kennedy Fast
Photo Title: Crossing Water Country
Location: Tanzania
Program: SFS Tanzania, Moyo Hill Camp: Wildlife Management Studies
A WSU student holds tea leaves in a Kenyan tea plantation.

Educational Moments

Photographer: Eva Emerson
Photo Title: Perfect to-a-Tea
Location: Kenya
Program: Faculty-Led Kenya: Planet in Balance: Global Strategies for Conservation in Kenya
WSU student in a hanbok by a pond with a Korean pavilion and mountains in the background.

Experiencing Local Culture

Photographer: Christina Sanders
Photo Title: Hanbok at Gyeongbokgung Palace
Location: South Korea
Program: Hanyang International Summer School
Seal napping on a rocky shore with two standing penguins nearby in Antarctica.

Wildlife and Natural Encounters

Photographer: Jalee Urban
Photo Title: Mid-Day Nap
Location: Antarctica
Program: Faculty-Led Antarctica: Human Impacts on a Fragile Environment
A mountainous landscape with snow-capped peaks and two people sitting in the foreground.

Landmarks and Landscapes

Photographer: Danica Grotle
Photo Title: Mountain Views in Grindelwald Country
Location: Switzerland ⁠
Program: Faculty-Led Italy: Food, Wine, and Culture of Italy

Click on the “Previous Winners” tab below the Education Abroad Photo Contest image to view past winners on our WSU Education Abroad Photo Contest page.

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For more information, contact ip.edabroad@wsu.edu

WSU is now offering study abroad options in countries with a Department of State and Centers for Disease Control level 3 or lower travel advisory.

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Today

Vision

We promote positive lifelong global awareness and engagement for the WSU community.

Mission

We present the WSU community with the tools to explore and understand one’s role in our global society. We commit to creating equitable opportunities for all identities to engage in global experiences. To this end, we provide a framework to develop global and international competencies, both on and off the WSU campuses. We believe this work is critical to the ongoing formation of a sustainable and peaceful world.

Commitment to Diversity

We are committed to creating equitable opportunities for all identities within the WSU community to engage in global experiences.