Impact of International Collaboration on the Learning Environment

In this paper, the impact of scholarly and pedagogical exchanges in Denmark-Norway-Sweden, Egypt-Jordan, and India are presented. Direct measures including student exit interviews, indirect student measures as well as anecdotal evidence and assessment data such as employer surveys clearly shows that the study-abroad experience is significant to all stakeholders. Employers get quality employees with the cultural awareness and the needed understanding of the global dimensions of their future profession. The impacts of administrative, time management, and policy decisions on the study abroad program are also discussed. Sabbatical experience and its impact on faculty and student development are presented.