PROVIDENCE, R.I.--The number of Brown University students studying abroad during junior year has more than doubled over the past five years, reaching 200 last year.
A total of 16 per cent of the junior class last year studied abroad, mainly in England, France and Italy, the Brown Daily Herald reported.
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Following complaints from students about the lack of an organized and accessible foreign study program, Brown last summer created a board of foreign study counselors consisting of 16 faculty members and administrators, charged with increasing interest in study abroad.
The committee received a $250,000 grant from the Donner Foundation, a New York family organization concerned with international relations and education. Most of the grant will be used for language instruction and courses on international subjects.
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Brown has established formal exchange programs with universities in West Germany, East Germany, Japan, Spain and Italy. Students automatically receive course credit for participating in Brown-affiliated programs.
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