Exchange Programs

A WINDOW TO THE WORLD Suddenly, you wake up and find yourself in a room you have never seen before. You open the door and go down the stairs. You want to see something which is similar for you. The decorations, tables, chairs, pictures, and everything you see is different from your culture, and your traditions. Then, you remember that you are not in your own home. Last night you left your family, and your …

…by gaining cross-cultural skills. (3) Consequently, exchange programs are an argument because of the problems that students have to face such as cultural shock and the dismissing of the classes which are not well-matched with the host university’s schedule. However, students gain the ability to think creatively, analytically, and systematically about global issues by exchange programs. The exchange programs provide a way for peace, so they are important for the world and for the globalization.