European Institute 2023

The 2023 European Institute is a collaboration between The Forum on Education Abroad and the European Association of Study Abroad. It will be an opportunity to connect with colleagues from around Europe and address key issues facing on-site study abroad professionals and faculty. This event is for anyone in international education interested in enhancing the onsite experiences of learners and fostering collaboration among colleagues across Europe.  

The Institute will include workshops from a European perspective focused on equity, diversity and inclusion, supporting students’ mental health, and sustainability. A facilitated open forum will close the institute which will engage participants in producing a curated deliverable to share with the education abroad community. 

Session I :

Advancing Best Practices for Supporting Student and Staff Mental

Well-Being

Presenters:

• Mark Barneche, Executive Director of International Education and Study Abroad at Abilene Christian University

• Laura Dupont-Jarrett, Assistant Director for Education Abroad Mental Health, Global Programs and Strategy Alliance at University of Minnesota

• Vanessa Nichol-Peters, Director of Marist College Italy

Session II :

Climate Action: Education Abroad for a Health Planet

Presenters:

• Stephen Robinson, Director Champlain College, Dublin

• Margherita Pasquini, Climate Action Network for International Educators – CANIE, Europe Chapter President

Session III :

DEI in Theory and Practice: Complex and Adaptations for Europe

Presenters:

• Janine Ludwig, Dickinson College Bremen Study Abroad

• Julia Carnine, Dickinson College in France

• Jeremy Doughty, Resident Director, USAC London

Session IV :

Panel & Open Forum: Representing the European Voice, Onsite Perspectives to Key Issues in Education Abroad

Facilitarors:

• Mark Barneche, Executive Director of International Education and Study Abroad at Abilene Christian University

• Kelly Bohan, Program Coordinator, Brown University in Paris

Panelists:

• Heather Hodges, Study Abroad Officer, Trinity College Dublin

• Sasha Perugini, Director, Syracuse University Florence

• Manuel Colas Gil, Director, John Hopkins Madrid

• Alexandra Mitchell, Senior Director, France & Netherlands, CEA/CAPA

• Loren Ringer, Director of Administration and Planning, Parsons Paris

• Lisa Johnson, Associate Dean for International Study, Smith College

European Institute Organizing Committee:

• Tarek Amraoui, Institute for Field Education (IFE)

• Mark Barneche, Abilene Christian University

• Kelly Bohan, Brown University in France

• Mandy Brookins, The Forum on Education Abroad

• Julia Carnine, Dickinson College in France

• Ariadne Ferro, Asociación de Programas Universitarios Norteamericanos en España (APUNE)

• John Goodman, Syracuse Strasbourg Center

• Marissa Lombardi, The Forum on Education Abroad

• Janine Ludwig, Dickinson College in Bremen

• Loren Ringer, Parsons Paris, The New School

• Stephen Robinson, Champlain College Dublin Campus

EUASA Virtual European Study Abroad Conference 2025

This conference was held virtually on March 7, 2025, 14:00-17:30 CET.

Organised by on-site staff in Europe, the conference celebrated the publication of our Special Issue of Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad entitled US Study Abroad: The View from Europe. Article authors were present to discuss their contributions on topics ranging from staff and faculty issues,DEI, social media use, climate action, mental health on-site, language learning, and more.

Resident Directors in Europe: A Phenomenological Study (slides here)

Stephen Robinson,  Jeremy Doughty, Kirk Duclaux

“I’m Here as a Guest in Your System”: Exploring the Complexities of Local Faculty Teaching Visiting U.S. Students in Study Abroad Contexts (slides here)

Julie Ficarra

The Weight of the World: An Overview of Current Trends in Student and Program Staff Mental Health and Well-Being Abroad (slides here)

Mark Barneche 

Q&A PANEL  - Moderated by Sean Harrington - CEA/CAPA Dublin

Student Preparations for Study Abroad: A Case Study of France (slides here)

Mary Boyington, Ophélie Landrin, Rachel Olejniczak

Two Key Legal Issues for US Study Abroad in the EU

Gian Franco Borio, Stephen Robinson

Climate Action in U.S. Study Abroad in Europe (slides here)

Margherita Pasquini, Daniel Ponce Taylor, Karl Dowling

Q&A PANEL Moderated by Sophia Iglesias - Middlebury College in Madrid

Scrolling Across Borders: Student Insights on Study Abroad in Europe in the Digital Age (slides here) 

Kelly Bohan & Carol Huber

Language Contributions: 20 Years of Study Abroad in Spain and France (slides here)

Julia Carnine, Cristina Perez

Q&A PANEL Moderated by Stephen Robinson

Closing Remarks 

Stephen Robinson

EUASA Virtual European Study Abroad Conference 2023

This conference was held virtually on the afternoons of Thursday September 28 and Tuesday October 10, 2023, 3-6 pm CET.

Organised by on-site staff in Europe, the conference centres and draws upon the experience of colleagues in different programs around Europe. We gladly welcome and encourage the participation of our US colleagues and invite their perspectives to engage in rich and rewarding conversation.

Slide decks from the sessions are linked below. The full description & schedule can be found here.

Day 1-

Session 1: Did You Read My Email?

• Heather Hodges

• Suzi Breslin

Session 2: Our Responsibility as International Educators to Incorporate the SDGs in Study Abroad

• Antonio Gutiérrez

• Monica Perez-Bedmar

• Barbara Caen

Session 3: Artificial Intelligence, Education, and the Paradox of Professionalizing Degrees

• Sasha Perugini

• Gian Franco Borio

Session 4 : Approaches to Integrate AI in the Academic Environment Abroad

• Teresa Nandín & Ana Peláez

Day 2 -

Session 1: US Legislation Affecting Study Abroad Programs in Europe: Survey and Survive!

• Gian Franco Borio

Session 2: Diversity from Within: Exploring Our Own Differences in Order to Help Us in Our Work with Students

• Almendra Staffa-Healey

• Brian David George

• Deepika Bhoolabhai

• Esperanza Portillo

Session 3: US Hegemony in Study Abroad

• Stephen Robinson

• Gian Franco Borio

Session 4 : Setting Boundaries

• Nedra Sandiford

Conference Organzing Committee:

• Tony Langan, Champlain College Dublin

• Eimear Clowry-Delaney, Notre Dame

• Barbara Caen, Temple University Rome

• Ophélie Landrin, Boston College France

• Jacqueline Menoret, Dartmouth/Dickinson in France

• Nedra Sandiford, Dickinson College Malaga

• Eny Di Iorio, Lorenzo de Medici

• Barbara Garcia, APUNE