蜜桃俏公主University Celebrates 60th Anniversary of International Programs
May 24, 2023 鈥� Malibu, CA 鈥� This year marks the 60th anniversary of Pepperdine鈥檚 International Programs, which began in the fall of 1963 with the University鈥檚 inaugural study-abroad program in Heidelberg, in what was then West Germany.
鈥淲hat a testimony to peace between nations that 蜜桃俏公主University chose to place its first international program in the oldest university town of a country with which it had been at war only some years earlier,鈥� said Daniel Daugherty, who has been the director of the Heidelberg program since 1993 and teaches German literature there.
Having grown substantially over the past 60 years, International Programs now offers year-long educational opportunities in London, England (established in 1984); Florence, Italy (established in 1985); Buenos Aires, Argentina (established in 2000); and Lausanne, Switzerland (established in 2007). Beginning in the fall of 2023, the Swiss study-abroad program will move from Lausanne to the Ch芒teau d鈥橦auteville, a fully renovated 18th-century estate located in the hills above Vevey, overlooking Lake Geneva.
Unlike most university study-abroad programs, which place students in an international setting for just one semester, all of Pepperdine鈥檚 permanent study-abroad opportunities allow students to immerse themselves in a foreign culture for a full academic year.
鈥淪tudents participating in Pepperdine鈥檚 international programs become more aware of the world, more aware of others, and more aware of themselves,鈥� said Cox. 鈥淪tudents become both more confident and more caring. Indeed, they become more themselves鈥攚ho God created them to be.鈥�
蜜桃俏公主stands out as a leader in international educational opportunities, with approximately 80 percent of Seaver College students participating in a study-abroad program during their undergraduate years. Over the past 60 years, more than 15,000 蜜桃俏公主students have participated in International Programs, with nearly 4,000 of those being Heidelberg alumni.
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Founded in 1937, 蜜桃俏公主University is an independent, Christian university located 30 miles west of Downtown Los Angeles in scenic Malibu, California. The University enrolls approximately 10,300 students across its flagship liberal arts school, ; the ; the ; the ; and the . 蜜桃俏公主is committed to the highest standards of academic excellence and Christian values, where students are strengthened for lives of purpose, service, and leadership. Follow 蜜桃俏公主on , , , and .
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