Learning Without Boundaries

Across our network of more than 55 institutions and more than 100 campuses in 27 countries, Laureate International Universities students are encouraged to take advantage of ever-expanding opportunities to study abroad through affordable and life-changing international learning experiences. A rich variety of programs are available throughout the year.

There is nothing like an international exchange experience to learn more about another country, another language, or another culture. Perhaps most important, students learn more about themselves as they gain confidence, independence, understanding, and respect for other people and cultures around the world.

More information about specific exchange and study abroad programs can be found through the International Office on most Laureate campuses.

There is a large and growing worldwide demand for skilled teachers and university faculty. The demand for teachers in the United States, for example, includes 4 million primary and secondary teachers, 440,000 school administrators and 1.8 million post secondary teachers and administrators. The United States is not alone: UNESCO reports the market for pre-primary, primary and secondary education worldwide expanded by more than 142 million students between 1999 and 2006. This growth in students resulted in the demand for an additional 7.4 million teachers.

Laureate Centers of Excellence in Education are meeting that demand with best-practice curriculum, experienced faculty, and campus-based or online learning options. For example, more than 49,000 students are pursuing degrees in education at Laureate Centers of Excellence in Education around the world, many of them through The Richard W. Riley College of Education and Leadership at Walden University. The Richard W. Riley College of Education and Leadership at Walden University, named in honor of the former Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education who is a leading advocate in advancing education, is the largest online provider of graduate level education programs in the United States.

Walden’s online program in education provides students worldwide with the flexibility to balance studies, work, and family. More than 17,000 students worldwide are enrolled in Walden’s graduate programs in education. In fact, for the third year in a row, Walden has the No. 1 largest online graduate program in education by enrollment, according to US News & World Report in April 2009.

Architecture, Art and Design

Laureate’s Centers of Excellence in Architecture, Art and Design extends from Milan, Italy, to Santa Fe University of Art and Design in New Mexico, to NewSchool of Architecture and Design in San Diego, to Universidade Anhembi Morumbi in Brazil, and to Universidad del Valle de México. In all, Laureate has more than 34,000 students in 15 countries studying architecture, art and design.

Santa Fe University of Art and Design, located in Santa Fe, New Mexico, for example, offers undergraduate degrees in a wide range of creative art and design programs, including fine arts, graphic design, theatre, photography, creative writing, contemporary music, and moving image arts (filmmaking). The location of the university in Santa Fe is an outstanding destination for art and design with more than 300 art galleries, 12 world-class museums and an acclaimed opera company. It is ranked as the third-largest art market in the United States and is home to accomplished musicians, filmmakers, and writers. Its moving image arts program boasts the only professional movie studio on a U.S. campus.

Two Centers of Excellence in Architecture, Art and Design are located in Milan, Italy: Domus Academy and NABA. Domus Academy was the first post-graduate design school in Italy. Today it offers post-graduate courses in fashion design and management, interior design, architectural design, product and car design, and business. Domus Academy is also a leading center of design research in industrial creativity and aesthetic and consumer trends. In 2009, Domus Academy was ranked by Business Week magazine as one of top design schools in the world.

NABA, founded in 1980 in Milan, offers a diverse portfolio of undergraduate and post-graduate programs in fields such as fashion and textile design, graphic design, visual arts, theatre design, interior design, landscape design, photography and multimedia communications. NABA is recognized by the Italian Ministry of Education, Technology and Research. All degrees are Bologna-compliant, enabling students to have their degrees recognized internationally.

NewSchool of Architecture and Design, located in San Diego, California, is a leader in architecture education. Anhembi Morumbi, in Sao Paolo, Brazil, offers programs in fashion design, animation design, and interior design as well as architecture. In Mexico, Universidad del Valle de Mexico offers degrees in architecture and design, including graphic and industrial design degrees.

The Laureate Centers of Excellence in Architecture, Art and Design provide an international landscape for the exchange of curriculum, faculty, and students, as well as opportunities for dual-degree programs.

Health Sciences

More than 65,000 students are enrolled in Laureate Centers of Excellence in Health Sciences around the world, making Laureate International Universities one of the world’s largest providers of health care higher education. Laureate Centers of Excellence in Health Sciences span 18 universities in 10 countries on 62 campuses and online. Programs are offered at the technical/vocational, undergraduate, and graduate levels.

About 62 percent of Laureate health sciences students are enrolled in medicine, nursing, dentistry, nutrition, or physical therapy degree programs. Laureate students are also enrolled in programs in psychology, physical and occupational therapy, speech and hearing pathology, life sciences, biology, physical education, chiropractics, homeopathy, sports medicine, veterinary science, and pharmacy services.

Students also are enrolled in emerging health care fields such as leisure and sports management. Internationally acclaimed sports franchise Real Madrid joined with Laureate International Universities' Universidad Europea de Madrid to create the Escuela de Estudios Universitarios Real Madrid, specializing in health, leisure, and sports management. Real Madrid programs now are offered at Laureate institutions in Spain, Latin America, and Asia.

Laureate's Centers of Excellence in medicine and health sciences are also leading institutions in health sciences research such as Universidade Anhembi Morumbi in São Paolo, Brazil; Universidad Latina de Costa Rica; and Universidad Andres Bello.

Centers of Excellence in medicine and health sciences share not only programs, curriculum, and faculty but also a commitment to the local communities in which they operate. That is why more than 328,000 patients have received free or low-cost service from community clinics at Laureate member institutions.

Hospitality

Today, Laureate’s most mature Center of Excellence is hospitality, delivering programs and opportunity to some 30,000 students recruited from 107 countries. Laureate hospitality education is led by Switzerland’s Glion Institute of Higher Education and Les Roches International School of Hotel Management, two of the world’s most respected and recognized names in hospitality higher education. Australia’s Blue Mountains International Hotel Management School, the Australian International Hotel School, Les Roches Jin Jiang International Hotel Management College, and Kendall College, one of the top 10 culinary schools in the U.S., contribute significantly while others such as Universidad del Valle de México have become integral partners in propagating Laureate hospitality programs, dual degrees, and student/faculty exchanges.

On the UVM campus, for example, students are enrolled in Glion hotel management programs, earning international associate degrees and certificates in hotel management along with the option to pursue a B.A. in hospitality from UVM or Glion in Switzerland.

Together, the institutions of Laureate hospitality education are the world’s largest provider of hospitality management education. Laureate hospitality programs are a leading source of professionals to the world’s best hospitality industry brands, with graduate (employment) placement rates exceeding 95 percent.