Higher Education and Student Affairs

HESA Study Tours

The BGSU HESA program has operated several study tours throughout its existence, typically running for several weeks and beginning just after the Spring semester has concluded. 

This year, HESA will be running two study tours:

  • The United Kingdom Study Tour
    • For information, contact Vivienne Felix at vfelix@bgsu.edu or (419) 372-6931.
  • South Africa Study Tour
    • For information, contact Sherry Early at searly@bgsu.edu or (419) 372-7382.

The information for the previously concluded 2012 study tours can be found below:

New Zealand Study Tour

Program Summary

The BGSU HESA New Zealand Study Tour was designed specifically for those who wished to gain exposure to a different culture, examine the effects of that culture on a country's system of higher education, and explore the actual and potential effects of international exchange. Through readings, discussions, and site visits participants had the opportunity to experience higher education and student affairs in the New Zealand context. On this study tour, participants traveled throughout New Zealand visiting various universities, speaking with administrators, meeting faculty, and interacting with students.

The United Kingdom (UK) Study Tour

For detailed information from the 2012 tour, expand the link below.

Program Summary
The BGSU United Kingdom Study Tour was designed specifically for graduate students in the Division of Higher Education and Student Affairs, student affairs professionals, and other university administrators who wished to gain exposure to different cultures, examine the effects of those cultures on countries' systems of higher education, and explore the actual and potential effects of international exchange.