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History: Though the University of Delaware is typically credited with creating the first study abroad program designed for U.S. undergraduate students in the 1920s, the early stages of study-abroad actually began at Indiana University. In the 1870s, IU faculty invited students to attend courses in Switzerland, France, England, Germany, and Italy, in a series of "summer tramps." Studies focused on natural history, language, and culture, and were so academically-oriented that they were eventually offered for college credit. A few decades later, Professor Raymond W. Kirkbride of the University of Delaware, a French professor and World War I veteran, won support from university president Walter S. Hullihen to send students to France to study during their junior year. UD initially refused to fund Kirkbride's travels, and he and Hullihen appealed to prominent public and private figures for support including then-Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover and businessman Pierre S. du Pont. Kirkbride set sail for on July 7, 1923, with eight students for six weeks of intensive language courses in Nancy, France, before moving on to Paris to study at The Sorbonne. The Delaware Foreign Study Plan, which came to be known as the Junior Year Abroad (JYA), was considered a success and was replicated by other U.S. institutions, such as Smith College. In 1948, the Delaware Foreign Study Plan was discontinued due to post-war conditions in Europe and shifting priorities under a new university president. It has since been re-instated in the form of their current study abroad program. Trends: Despite flat overall study abroad numbers, there were notable increases in the numbers of U.S. students going to some of the less traditional destinations for study abroad in 2008/09. Double digit increases to host countries among the top 25 destinations include Argentina, Chile, Denmark, the Netherlands, Peru, South Africa and South Korea. Double-digit decreases among the top 25 host countries include Mexico (which experienced H1N1 virus outbreak that year), Austria and India. The following table represents the top 25 study abroad destinations for U.S. students seeking academic credit in 2007/08 and 2008/09, according to the Institute of International Education.Rank Destination 2007/08 2008/09 2008/09 % of Total % Change World Total 262,416 260,327 100.0 -0.8 1 United Kingdom 33,333 31,342 12.0 -6.0 2 Italy 30,670 27,362 10.5 -10.8 3 Spain 25,212 24,169 9.3 -4.1 4 France 17,336 16,910 6.5 -2.5 5 China 13,165 13,674 5.3 3.9 6 Australia 11,042 11,140 4.3 0.9 7 Germany 8,253 8,330 3.2 0.9 8 Mexico 9,928 7,320 2.8 -26.3 9 Ireland 6,881 6,858 2.6 -0.3 10 Costa Rica 6,096 6,363 2.4 4.4 11 Japan 5,710 5,784 2.2 1.3 12 Argentina 4,109 4,705 1.8 14.5 13 South Africa 3,700 4,160 1.6 12.4 14 Czech Republic 3,417 3,664 1.4 7.2 15 Greece 3,847 3,616 1.4 -6.0 16 Chile 2,739 3,503 1.3 27.9 17 Ecuador 2,814 2,859 1.1 1.6 18 Austria 3,356 2,836 1.1 -15.5 19 Brazil 2,723 2,777 1.1 2.0 20 New Zealand 2,629 2,769 1.1 5.3 21 India 3,146 2,690 1.0 -14.5 22 Netherlands 2,038 2,318 0.9 13.7 23 Denmark 1,855 2,244 0.9 21.0 24 Peru 1,638 2,163 0.8 32.1 25 South Korea 1,597 2,062 0.8 29.1 Researched benefits: It has been shown that through study abroad, students can gain a better understanding of themselves, and of their culture. They improve their ability to determine the good and the bad in their own culture in an unbiased manner. In addition, multicultural interactions become smoother and more natural for the students for the rest of their lives.It has been shown that 96% have increased self-confidence, 97% feel more mature and 98% understand their own values more clearly. Types of programs: Despite the slight decline in U.S. students studying abroad for credit in 2008–2009, study abroad is likely to continue to grow. The number of outgoing U.S. students pursuing overseas study has increased over fivefold since the late 1980s, from less than 50,000 students to more than 260,000 in 2008–09. Behind the numbers, though, has been the proliferation in the type study abroad programs. According to Lilli Engel of the American University Center of Provence, there are fundamental differences in the academic and cultural experience offered by study abroad programs today that suggest the need to create a level-based classification system for program types. In an influential Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad article, she compares "a one-month summer term, requiring little or no host language proficiency, with subject-matter classes in English, collective housing and American roommates" with "a full-year program for students of advanced linguistic proficiency housed individually in a host family and directly enrolled in local university courses or engaged in a professional internship or service-learning project." Yet, within international education, a universally accepted method of classifying study abroad programs has proven elusive. U.S. students can choose from a wide range of study-abroad opportunities differentiated by program sponsor, curriculum, cost, program model, language and degree of integration, to name a few. While study abroad in the U.S. is by no means uniform, study abroad programs can reasonably be grouped according to (a) duration, (b) program model (c) program sponsor. Term Abroad 2000/01 2001/02 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 Summer Term 33.7 34.4 32.7 37.0 37.2 37.2 38.7 38.1 35.8 One Semester 38.5 39.0 40.3 38.1 37.5 36.9 36.3 35.5 37.3 8 Weeks or Less During Academic year 7.4 7.3 9.4 8.9 8.0 9.5 9.8 11.0 11.7 January Term 7.0 6.0 5.6 5.7 6.0 5.4 6.8 7.2 7.0 Academic Year 7.3 7.8 6.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 4.3 4.1 4.1 One Quarter 4.1 3.9 3.8 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.4 3.4 3.3 Two Quarters 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.5 1.3 0.9 0.5 0.6 0.5 Total 154,168 160,920 174,629 191,321 205,983 223,534 241,791 262,416 260,327 Four basic program models: Four basic models have been identified to refer to a study abroad program's structure. They consist of (a) Island, (b) Integrated, (c) Hybrid, and (d) Field-study programs. Funding study abroad: Costs for a study abroad program include, but are not limited to tuition and fees, room and board, medical insurance, passport and visa fees and transportation costs. While U.S. universities vary in terms of policies related to financing study abroad, financial aid for U.S. students who wish to study abroad may include a combination of scholarships, grants from the home university, government student loans, and private student loans. Student loans in the U.S. Regulatory framework Higher Education Act of 1965 U.S. Dept. of Education FAFSA · Cost of attendance Distribution channels Federal Direct Student Loan Program Federal Family Education Loan Program Loan products Perkins · Stafford PLUS · Consolidation Loans Private student loan I am showing this detail because you can see how many students are studying in other countries so it’s mean are they all mad? The world are facing many problems in study but they are doing. Abroad because it's very good for us.