Global Opportunities

Explore the world and help shape its future

Man facing the sea in Dublin wearing a backpack

The world is getting smaller. In order to understand it, you’ll need an open mind and the willingness to learn from other perspectives.

Whether through study abroad, internships, coursework, student clubs, or service—you’ll have a wealth of opportunities to shape your worldview. Here, learning doesn’t stop when you leave the classroom because Notre Dame educates global citizens prepared to take on the world’s biggest challenges.

Study abroad for every major

Notre Dame designs its global curriculum so that students across all disciplines—including highly structured majors in the College of Engineering and pre-professional tracks in the College of Science—can study abroad without delaying graduation. Through 50+ semester and academic year programs, as well as 30+ summer programs (ranging from 3-8 weeks), 80% of undergraduates successfully globalize their education.

  • People walk through a narrow market alley lined with colorful textiles. One person carries a Notre Dame Leprechaun drawstring bag.
    Undergraduate students walk in the Old City of Jerusalem.
  • Tourists look up, one holding a phone, at a grand interior with a golden domed ceiling, painted frescoes, and ornate marble walls.
    Undergraduate students study Caravaggio paintings while on "All Roads Lead to Rome" summer study abroad.
  • Four students walk and converse on a bridge over the Thames River flows below, with city buildings beyond.
    Undergraduate students in London walk across the Thames River.
  • Young man with beard and dark jacket gazes from sunlit stone pillars over a vast city skyline under a partly cloudy sky.
    Student Kyle Dellenbaugh looks at the Paris cityscape while on a trip to study the restoration efforts of the fire-damaged Cathedral of Notre Dame and learn about the architectural heritage of Paris.
  • People in colorful skirts dance on dirt ground before a brown, thatched-roof hut. One person wears a red dress.
    During their time in Uganda, Notre Dame students spent a day at the Ewaffe Cultural Village, where they learned about and participated in traditions of the Buganda culture.
  • Two women on scaffolding gaze up at a magnificent, intricately gilded ceiling and large classical wall murals.
    Two graduate students, Inha Park and Noelle Johnson, who recently completed the Dissertation Research Fellowships in Rome, were offered an exclusive tour of the Basilica di San Clemente's Baroque coffered ceiling.

Become a Global Citizen

For Notre Dame students, intellectual inquiry knows no bounds. As a leading global Catholic research university, we support students and faculty who learn, research, and collaborate with communities around the world. Through these experiences, students deepen their cultural understanding and prepare to use their knowledge in service to a global community.

Dark banner with white quote and gold text by Rev. Robert A. Dowd, C.S.C., President, in front of the Golden Dome.
  • 80% of students study abroad, ranking Notre Dame in the top 10 in the U.S. for students studying abroad
  • 50+ international programs during the academic year in 30+ countries
  • 30+ summer programs
Hong Kong, China Dublin, Ireland Kylemore Abbey, Ireland London, England Mexico City, Mexico Santiago, Chile São Paulo, Brazil Nairobi, Kenya Beijing, China Mumbai, India Rome, Italy Jerusalem, Israel

Notre Dame’s Global Network

Notre Dame’s network acts as your gateway to the world. Our presence spans five continents and includes 12 Notre Dame academic centers anchored in the world’s most influential cities across 10 countries. Partnerships with universities, governments, and organizations around the world mean that undergraduate students gain access to transformative opportunities for study, research, service, and cultural exchange around the world.

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