GLO Team
Meet our Team
About the Global Learning Office
The Global Learning Office (GLO) offers credit-bearing study abroad, exchange, research, and academic internship opportunities for Northwestern University undergraduate students. Through nearly 100 programs in 50 countries, we offer a wide variety of program structures, lengths, terms and academic focuses to meet students’ needs and goals. These credit-bearing global learning opportunities support students’ academic progress and prepare them for success in an increasingly interconnected world.
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Our Mission
The Global Learning Office serves as a comprehensive resource for international academic experiences for students at Northwestern. GLO offers a diverse range of programs abroad that challenge students to engage with difference, develop intellectually and emotionally, broaden their global perspectives, and expand their intercultural skills and understanding.
Our Values
We are committed to:
- Positioning study abroad as a key experience of a Northwestern undergraduate education—as a strategic driver of academic achievement, career readiness, belonging, and institutional impact.
- Providing students with a study abroad experience that integrates with their academic degree and supports career readiness.
- Promoting equity of access and outcomes in global learning programs through financial aid, scholarships, financial planning resources, on-site advising, and other initiatives.
- Encouraging students to collaborate across difference and value multiple perspectives through ethical and responsible engagement abroad.
Fostering mutually beneficial, reciprocal outcomes in our international partnerships. - Engaging Northwestern faculty and staff as partners in pursuit of our mission.
