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Leslie Bueno and other exchange students visited Seouls Gyeoungbokung Palace wearing “hanboks,” dresses that are worn for traditional events in South Korea. Photo provided.

A student’s experience studying abroad in South Korea

Leslie Bueno December 16, 2019

Being able to travel to a foreign country while earning college credits is the perfect excuse to travel for students. Studying abroad is one of the best experiences any student can have, and personally...

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‘Experiencing a new culture’: UK students learn benefits of studying abroad

Sarah Halsey September 19, 2018

With a room exploding with energy, possibilities awaited students in the Gatton Student Center's Grand Ballroom at the Education Abroad and Exchanges Fall Fair on Tuesday, Sept. 18.Students buzzed with...

TeNiya Elnora Jones, a 19-year-old University of Kentucky sophomore, has been studying abroad in the Middle East was in a swimming accident in the Mediterranean Sea in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Saturday, July 28, 2018. According to The Times of Israel, her body was found Monday morning by Rescue forces that had been searching for her. 

Update: Body of UK student found after accident in Mediterranean Sea

Bailey Vandiver July 30, 2018

The body of a UK student who went missing in the Mediterranean Sea on Saturday has been found, according to The Times of Israel. TeNiya Elnora Jones, a 19-year-old sophomore from Ft. Myers, was swimming...

TeNiya Elnora Jones, a 19-year-old University of Kentucky sophomore, was studying abroad in the Middle East when she was in a swimming accident in the Mediterranean Sea in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Saturday, July 28, 2018. Her body was found early in the morning of July 30, 2018. 

UK student studying abroad still missing after a swimming accident in Israel

Bailey Vandiver July 29, 2018

A UK student who has been studying abroad in the Middle East was in a swimming accident this weekend and is still missing, President Eli Capilouto said in a campus-wide email.TeNiya Elnora Jones, a 19-year-old...

UK Education Abroad helps students prepare to study abroad

Cathryn Perini September 22, 2017

A UK Education Abroad & Exchanges workshop helped students prepare to study abroad.“This event is meant to help students who want to go abroad but may not be sure how to fund it, how to budget their...

Go ‘Bro,’ study abroad

Autumn Hamlin September 14, 2016

The UK International Center is currently holding its first competition to get more male students to study abroad. GO study aBROad, or GO BRO, is a competition between fraternities to increase the male...

Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin addressed the Commonwealth with his budget for the next two years on Tuesday, Jan. 26, at the Capitol building in Frankfort. The budget included a $110 million cut from UKs state general funding over the next two years.

Foreign language majors seek to defy Gov. Matt Bevin, prepare students for workforce

Mikayla Carter February 11, 2016

The foreign language major has recently come under the public eye following Gov. Matt Bevin’s statements on state funding.“There will be more incentives to electrical engineers than French literature...

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