Welcome

Welcome to St. Mary’s study and service abroad programs. As you review the many international educational and service experiences St. Mary’s offers, you will quickly realize that St. Mary’s is meeting the educational challenges posed by a rapidly shrinking and changing world.

Because St. Mary’s is dedicated to a life of scholarship, to a liberal arts, interdisciplinary education, and to an extension of service to society, the University has been a pioneer in the development of trouble-free international educational and service programs.

The world is also changing in fundamental ways because of economic globalization, political regionalization, increasing social advances and interactions, and growing ecological awareness. Thus, success in your career, and in your personal and professional growth, is increasingly dependent upon the understanding, insights and experience that can only be gained by spending some meaningful time in another country.