An important mission of the University is to prepare students to assume leadership roles in the globalized world of the 21st Century. Language study and study abroad are essential to reaching this goal. By beginning to investigate the options available during your freshman year, you can set your academic plans to accommodate a semester or year abroad. Choose from NYU Study Abroad programs in Berlin, Buenos Aires, Florence, Ghana, London, Madrid, Paris, Prague, Shanghai, and Tel Aviv, as well as Athens, Beijing, and Dublin during the summer. Or opt for an exchange program from more than 20 participating universities in the following cities including: Amsterdam, Berlin, Bonn, Belo Horizonte and Florianopolis (Brazil) Copenhagen, Dublin, Egham (London), Florence, Milan, Nagoya, Santiago, Seoul, Stockholm, and Vienna. See details on the NYU Study Abroad site www.nyu.edu/studyabroad