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COVID-19 has canceled a year’s worth of study abroad trips but on May 18, the Study Abroad program sent the first group of students since the pandemic began to the
As the world continues to battle COVID-19, the Texas Tech International Affairs Department and Study Abroad Department reflected on the events of the past year.
Richard Porter, director of International Affairs at Tech, said some international students had the financial ability to return to their home countries and are taking classes online through Tech. Others were unable to return home because of struggling economies where they are from and have been in Lubbock since the pandemic began.
Due to this struggle, Porter said there has been an increase in international coming forward with financial need. Additionally, these students come to Tech for in-person classes and having to participate virtually has been hard an enrollment numbers have decreased because of this, though Porter said he is hopeful this will change with vaccines becoming more available.