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Reach beyond your borders<\/h1><\/div><\/div>
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European Cityscape
Photograph by Marcus Trahan<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Learning about another culture through language makes you a more powerful and agile thinker, and a better citizen of the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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732<\/span>Students majoring in a language<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
#2<\/span>Largest German program in the US<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
50%<\/span>More language majors than peer institutions<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Learning a language will do more than prepare you for the international workplace. Being bilingual will give you a more informed, enlightened, and empathetic view of people and cultures. It\u2019s about connecting with people, the joy of experiencing the world from another perspective, and the sense of confidence you\u2019ll feel when you enter new situations in life.<\/p>\n\n\n

Think, explore, study, work, dream<\/h1>

\u2014 in another language.<\/p><\/div><\/div>

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International Engineering Program, Germany<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Global Experience<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A new generation of students are immersing themselves in the study of language and culture with the goal of tackling some of the world\u2019s toughest problems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\"Cynthia<\/div>

Cynthia Malambi \u201920<\/h2>

\u201cI am interested in international human rights, particularly on the continent of Africa. I want to do the impossible in life.\u201d<\/p><\/div><\/div>

read cynthia’s story<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\"Richard<\/div>

Richard Lisi ’18<\/h2>

\u201cLanguage is a medium that helps people become more self-aware, and it has the power to transmit values across generations.\u201d<\/p><\/div><\/div>

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\"Emily<\/div>

Emily Hadfield ’19<\/h2>

\u201cLearning a second language is such a privilege. Not everyone in the world has access to that kind of education.\u201d<\/p><\/div><\/div>

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