Co-​​op Fair Highlights Global Learning Experiences

by Joe O’Connell

news@Northeastern: September 24, 2013

The indoor quad at the Curry Stu­dent Center had an inter­na­tional feel on Thursday night as stu­dents who have recently returned from over­seas co-ops con­vened to share their experiences.

Northeastern’s inau­gural Inter­na­tional Co-op Fair gave about 30 co-op stu­dents the chance to tell their sto­ries to peers con­sid­ering expe­ri­en­tial learning in a for­eign country.

As part of its mis­sion to pre­pare stu­dents for future suc­cess, North­eastern com­bines class­room learning with real-world expe­ri­ence in some 93 coun­tries world­wide. About 300 stu­dents are cur­rently on inter­na­tional co-op, a figure that inter­na­tional co-op director Ketty Rosen­feld expects to grow.

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