Informational Meeting About Study Abroad in Ireland Set for Monday

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Students studying teacher education at the University of Arkansas are invited to attend an informational meeting Monday about a two-week, faculty-led study abroad experience in Ireland after the spring semester.

The meeting is scheduled for 5 to 6 p.m. Monday, Nov. 9, Room 343, Graduate Education Building.

Applications for the program are being taken now, and information is available on the Office of Study Abroad & International Exchange website.

The University of Limerick and University College Dublin in Ireland will host the students, who will visit two primary schools. They will interact with kindergarten through sixth-grade students and their teachers in several classroom settings.

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