by KYW's Dr. Marciene Mattleman

The numbers of college graduates and students both studying and working abroad has increased by large numbers in the past few years. The former semester abroad programs have changed and many young people travel for just a few weeks.

According to the Institute of International Education, 10 colleges send  40% of their students abroad for study.

Short trips lessen the financial burden and regardless of the duration, women outnumber men in study abroad by a 2-1 ratio.

Goucher College, a small liberal arts school in Baltimore, is the first college in the nation to make study abroad programs mandatory for those entering in 2006-- fulfilling its promise of “education without boundaries.”

That year, the US Senate passed a resolution proclaiming “The Year of Study Abroad,” and while no data are available on numbers, companies have started offering internships in foreign offices.

At Infosys in Bangalore, India, 125 new college graduates have been hired to work in one of that country’s largest information technology companies. Clearly, we’re creating global citizens.