Study Abroad for WGS Students
As part of the Webster Worldwide network, students from WGS are
given the opportunity to spend part of their studies in another
country. Students find that by studying abroad they have a chance
to learn a great deal about themselves, their country and their
ability to live and work in a different culture.
Study Abroad in USA
If you are interested in study abroad options in the USA,
Webster University’s campus in St. Louis, the largest of Webster’s
global family of 100 campuses, offers you a broad range of Majors
to choose from. Some degrees can also be completed in Orlando,
Florida, and San Diego, California. For a full list of all campuses
in the USA please contact us directly.
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
The home campus in St. Louis,
Missouri offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs in
more than 100 fields of study. Currently, 5,000 students are
enrolled at the campus from 44 US states and 64 countries. The
campus is located in the tranquil suburb of Webster Groves,
approximately 20 minutes from downtown St. Louis. Academic
facilities include a Business and Technology Complex, media studios
and production facilities, a performing arts complex, an extensive
library containing 350,000 books, 1,200 periodicals, records and
audiovisual equipment, a gymnasium, pool and fitness centre,
computer labs, international student services centres, writing and
career centres and a book store.
Study Abroad in Europe
More than 800 students are enrolled in the Webster programs
across Europe. The Webster student population across Europe
includes US citizens, host-country citizens and students from more
than 100 countries.
Vienna, Austria
Webster University
Vienna is located on the banks of the River Danube with its
host of sporting facilities. The campus’s impressive location is
reflected in the fact that the Vienna headquarters of the United
Nations is located a few blocks from the campus. In fact, Vienna’s
second city centre is being built almost on Webster’s doorstep. The
stunning old city centre with its many museums, cultural sites and
attractions is only 20 minutes by public transport from the
university campus.
The Vienna campus student body and faculty are extremely
multi-cultural reflecting Vienna’s historic role as a crossroad in
Central Europe. Vienna has a rich cultural heritage and a lively
arts scene.
Webster Vienna believes very strongly in professional
development as a primary objective. More than 25 companies
participate in the thriving internship program and a Professional
Development Centre, which was established to service the needs of
the local business community.
Webster University introduced the first MBA to Austria in 1985
and is the first and only private university to be recognised by
the Ministry of Science and Research.
Geneva, Switzerland
Webster University Geneva
is located on a two-hectare estate just eight minutes from central
Geneva. Two impressive modern buildings house a library,
full-service cafeteria and a computer laboratory with Internet and
e-mail access, as well as a student lounge. The campus housing
co-ordinator can arrange off-campus accommodation for you.
Geneva is a well-known international political and social centre
with the United Nations and many corporate representations from
around the world. This has created a multi-cultural community that
is also shown in the student body at Webster in Geneva. There are
over 80 nationalities represented on the campus.
Webster has close contact with the UN High Commission for
Refugees and offers the only Migration and Refugees Studies Program
at any US University in Europe. Every year, Geneva International
Relations students organise a conference on humanitarian and other
relevant international issues, attended by speakers from the
various international organisations present in Geneva as well as
student speakers, members of the press and members of the
international community. Recent conferences have featured
contributions by Mrs Ogata, UN High Commissioner for Refugees and
Mrs Mary Robinson, Head of the Human Rights Committee.
Leiden, The Netherlands
An historic building on a canal in the centre of the old
town is home to the Leiden
campus. Leiden is the oldest town in the Netherlands. The
University of Leiden, with its vibrant campus life, is nearby and
has facilities accessible to Webster students.
The small class sizes and personal environment of the Webster
University campus fit well into this close-knit and intellectually
rich community. Webster has dormitory rooms that are only a
twenty-minute walk from the campus. There is also a campus housing
coordinator who arranges rooms for new students.
Leiden is thirty minutes by rail from Amsterdam, and twenty
minutes from The Hague, home to many international organisations.
The student population at Webster University is comparably
international – over 30% speak three languages and more than 20%
speak four languages or more.
Study Abroad in Asia
Cha-am, Thailand
Webster University’s
Thailand campus is based in the beautiful seaside resort town
of Cha-am on the Gulf of Thailand. Webster University Thailand
offers a full range of undergraduate and graduate programs and is
the first American University to offer these programs in a fully
residential setting, in S.E. Asia.
Webster's Cha-am campus is located about 185 kilometres
southwest of Bangkok. It is conveniently accessible by road, rail
and a regional airport.
Page last updated 4/8/2008