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Work abroad is the term used for when a student interns, volunteers, or teaches in a foreign country through a program me. Students gain work experience while being immersed in a foreign work environment, though the position may be paid or unpaid.
Dependent upon the programmer, a student working abroad may live in a dormitory or apartment with other students or with a "host family", a group of people who live in that country and agree to provide student lodging.
While work abroad programmers are often grouped with study abroad programmers, in the past decade, there has been a distinction between the two, particularly in the benefits of each.
Work abroad versus study abroad
There are many similarities between working and studying abroad, particularly in the benefits: language immersion, wanderlust, and learning about the world around them. However, students in certain disciplines, such as engineering and architecture, in which practical, hands-on experience can add to the academic structure of a study abroad programme.
Statistics on working abroad are not well documented. This is most likely because students are enrolled in their own university when participating in a study exchange programme, and many universities do not host work abroad programmes.
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