International education and travel related links, photos, quotes and pieces of interest.
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People Who Studied Abroad #644:
Kathryn Thornton, scientist and astronaut
From:
United States
Studied:
After receiving her PhD from the University of Virginia in 1979, she spent a year on a postdoctoral fellowship at the Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics in Heidelberg, Germany.
People Who Studied Abroad #643:
Michael Douglas, Oscar-winning actor and producer
From:
United States
Studied:
He studied at the International School of Geneva (Switzerland)
Source: Wikipedia
People Who Studied Abroad #642:
Mark Carney, former Governor of the Bank of Canada and recently appointed as the next Governor of the Bank of England
From:
Canada
Studied:
He received his bachelor’s degree from Harvard University (United States) in 1988, then his master’s degree from St. Peter’s College, University of Oxford (United Kingdom) in 1993. He received his doctorate in economics from Nuffield College, University of Oxford in 1995.
Source: cbc.ca
People Who Studied Abroad #641:
Edna Foa, psychologist and one of TIME Magazine’s Most Influential People in the World (2010)
From:
Israel
Studied:
She earned her MA in Clinical Psychology at the University of Illinois (United States) and her PhD in Clinical Psychology and Personality at the University of Missouri (United States).
People Who Studied Abroad #640:
Carlos Brito, CEO of Anheuser-Busch InBev
From:
Brazil
Studied:
He completed his MBA at Stanford University (United States).
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People Who Studied Abroad #639:
David Muir, journalist
From:
United States
Studied:
While pursuing his bachelor’s degree at Ithaca College, he studied abroad at the University of Salamanca (Spain).
loved my time in Salamanca RT @srah: Journalist David Muir (@davidmuir) studied abroad: tmblr.co/ZnGtdxlQfKJF
— David Muir (@DavidMuir) May 20, 2013
Source: abcnews.go.com
People Who Studied Abroad #638:
Beatrix, Queen of the Netherlands (recently abdicated and now styled “Princess Beatrix”)
From:
Netherlands
Studied:
During WWII, her family went into exile in Ottawa, Canada, where she attended Rockcliffe Park Public School.
People Who Studied Abroad #637:
Sean Lennon, musician
From:
United States
Studied:
He attended kindergarten in Japan and later studied at the boarding school Institut Le Rosey in Switzerland.
Here’s an interview with Sean, talking about his time in Japan and his experience with Japanese language and culture:
People Who Studied Abroad #636:
Erich Segal, author
From:
United States
Studied:
When he was in high school, he spent his summers studying at the Institut Monnivert in Lausanne, Switzerland.
Source: books.google.com
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People Who Studied Abroad #635:
Louise Brealey, journalist and actor (probably best known right now for playing Molly Hooper in BBC’s Sherlock)
From:
United Kingdom
Studied:
She studied acting at the Lee Strasberg Institute in New York City.
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People Who Studied Abroad #634:
Deng Xiaoping, leader of the People’s Republic of China, 1978-1992
From:
China
Studied:
When he was 15, he participated in a work-study program in France called Mouvement Travail-Études. He also studied in the Soviet Union at Moscow Sun Yat-sen University.
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People Who Studied Abroad #633:
A. Michael Spence, Nobel Prize-winning economist
From:
Born in the United States, did his secondary education in Canada
Studied:
After graduating from Princeton University with a degree in Philosophy, he went on to study Mathematics at the University of Oxford, where he was a Rhodes Scholar.
People Who Studied Abroad #632:
Natalie Clifford Barney, writer and host of a Paris literary salon
From:
United States
Studied:
She attended the boarding school Les Ruches in Fontainebleau, France.
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People Who Studied Abroad #631:
Brassaï, photographer, sculptor and filmmaker
From:
Kingdom of Hungary (now Romania)
Studied:
In 1920 he went to Berlin, Germany, where he enrolled at the Berlin University of the Arts.
People Who Studied Abroad #630:
Muhtar Kent, Chairman and CEO of The Coca-Cola Company
From:
He was born in the United States while his father was the Turkish consul-general in New York.
Studied:
After completing his secondary education in Turkey, he attended the University of Hull (United Kingdom) and earned his MBA at the Cass Business School at City University (United Kingdom).
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