International Education:

A Better Choice

By: Micah Tsukamoto

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Thesis:
Pursuing an education from
universities outside of the United
States will provide students with a
more cost-effective education, help
strengthen their global awareness,
and improve their future careers.
Essential Question 3

Should more
students consider
attending
universities
outside the United
States?
Points to Prove 4

1. International
education is more cost-
effective.
2. The exchange of
cultures strengthens
global awareness.
3. Studying
internationally improves
job opportunities.
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COST
EFFECTIVE
International education is cost-
effective.
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34,000$
Private College

25,000$
Public (Out-of-state)

10,000$
Public (In-state)
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Free
Germany (Public)

200$ to 1,000$
France

10,000$
Netherlands (University of Amsterdam)
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Why so
Cheap?
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“
“In the rest of the world, by and
large, you come in knowing what
major you are focused on and what
your course of study will be”.
- Craig Meister
 English Teaching 10

Incheon Global Campus

» Potential to be a
leading research
university in Korea.
Financial Aid 11

Certain international schools are able to participate in

the Department of Education’s student loan program.
Vary from $5,500 to $20,500

Merit-based scholarships are also available.

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2. NEW
CULTURES
Exchange of cultures strengthens
global awareness.
Host Families 13

Staying with a host family allows students to learn the

practices of different cultures.
Experiencing daily life in that country & spending
time with a new family.
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“
"Japanese people expect hosts to serve
their guests while Americans generally
prefer a more casual approach to dining at
home where typically food is put out on the
table and guests are told to “help
themselves” to the foods.”
- Hattori & Ueda
Envoys 15

Teaching others
also strengthen
awareness of other
cultures.
Through Envoys,
students
accomplish this
task.
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When we take students snorkeling with sea lions

and sharks in the Galapagos islands, you can
guarantee they're going to remember it, you can
be sure they're going to be engaged, and they will
also be open to guidance and mentorship from
their instructors. – Seth Leighton
Diplomacy 17

Programs like Envoys

also serve as a type
of foreign policy.
Students are the
diplomats in these
cases.
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"Global education has been a neglected component of

U.S. foreign policy and should be a driving force in
moving forward to build bridges with other countries,
breaking down cultural barriers, acting as preventive
national security, and better equipping the American
youth to be the diplomats of the future“.
- Choudhury
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3. JOB
OPPORTUNITIE
S
Studying internationally improves
job opportunities.
Exposure to New People 20

Studying
internationally
exposes us to new
types of people we
may face in the
workplace.
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“
“Mobile students with an
international experience develop
intercultural competence, global
awareness and foreign language
training – exactly the employability
skills that are well received on the
labor market” - Nilsson and
Ripmeester
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Sixty-five percent of
employers
Consider international experiences as important
for hiring
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Skills in the
Curiosity about new

Workplace
challenges
Problem-solving
Decision-making
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International
universities help
students find jobs
after graduation.
International
students found jobs
quickly after
graduating.
Language
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Cost
effective
New cultures �
Job
opportunities
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Why did I
Choose This
Topic?
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Next Step
Than
ks!
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