study abroad

A summer study-abroad adventure took students to London and Oxford—with the Schar School dean. See what they did and who they met and learn why study-abroad is vital to higher education.

Study-abroad programs transform higher education by taking the lessons out of the classroom and into the “real world.” See what these Schar School students experienced this summer in South Africa.

A study-abroad trip to Cyprus took students into the heart of Eastern Mediterranean geopolitics. See who they met and what they learned on their visit to the island nation.

A weeklong study-abroad visit to Mexico brought the theories of classwork to life for Schar School students. See where they visited, who they met, and what they learned.

Sixteen students from George Mason’s College of Engineering and Computing took an early summer ROMP in Quito.

Four George Mason University students from the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution traveled to Oxford University’s Magdalen College in the United Kingdom with Carter School dean Alpaslan Özerdem for the 2025 Oxford Consortium for Human Rights (OCHR). 

This spring, George Mason University Professor Al Fuertes traveled to Rwanda to facilitate workshops for former victims and perpetrators of the 1994 Rwandan mass genocide.

A spring break study-abroad adventure to Costa Rica brought transnational crime into sharp focus. See what the students encountered as they studied international security issues in an exotic locale.

Over spring break, members of the International Relations Policy Task Force visited the U.S.-Mexico border for a firsthand look at immigration issues.

This Schar School alum has spent 33 years taking students around the globe to broaden their world view and deepen their education. And for that, the University presents Michal McElwain Malur with the 2025 Faculty/Staff Alumni Award.