Global Business Exchange Programs

Parent's Guide

What Parents Can Do to Stay Informed

The Center for Global Business encourages parents to stay informed about current events in the country and region where your student is studying. Many countries now have a variety of information online, ranging from official government statements and statistics to unofficial web-guides and online newspapers. In addition, many English-language newspapers publish in-depth articles about events in international areas. Consider subscribing to a major newspaper (such as New York Times, Wall Street Journal, or Chicago Sun), a news magazine (such as Economist or U.S. News and World Report), or another source of in-depth information.

Visiting Your Student Overseas

If you want to visit your son or daughter overseas (and we hope you do), it would help if you could arrange your visit to coincide with vacation times or after the program has ended. Then your son or daughter doesn't have to make the difficult choice between sticking to academic work and having fun showing you how competent he or she has become in a new environment. Many families find visiting the overseas location to be interesting, fun, and a good way to feel more in touch with the experience of their student.