Join the Conversation, "What Will it Take to Double Study Abroad?"

On March 12, 2014, IIE hosted a "think tank" in New York with professionals from higher education, NGOs, associations, non-profits, government and the private sector to brainstorm ideas surrounding the question: What will it take to double study abroad?

The outcomes from the day have been documented in the first Generation Study Abroad "green paper," so titled because it has been created not as a final product but a living document to which additional ideas will be added. This green paper lays the foundation for an ongoing discussion around how to increase the number of students studying abroad in the short term and to shift the paradigm over the long term.

As the Institute moves into the next phase of Generation Study Abroad, we hope that this green paper inspires and provokes discussion among existing and new stakeholders, and invites readers to offer new and expanded specific actions that build on this foundation so that together we can affect real change in study abroad. 

We encourage you to share your insights and best practices with the community by commenting on any of the 11 Big Ideas outlined in the green paper. Through this collaborative effort we hope to expand support of study abroad and reach our goal of doubling by 2019.