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With a lively café culture, a famous cuisine, gorgeous architecture, and wide, tree-filled avenues leading to breathtaking, Belle Époque parks, it’s no wonder Buenos Aires is one of the most popular destinations for study abroad in the world.  In this guide, you’ll find advice on how to get the most bang for your buck when…

Learn all about packing do's and don'ts for London with a Spring 2022 participant!  ***This is an example of a student’s experience from Spring 2022. Specific programming and activities are subject to change semester by semester. Packing for a trip across the world can be an overwhelming task, packing for a move across the world…

Explore grocery shopping in London with a  Spring 2022 participant!  ***This is an example of a student’s experience from Spring 2022. Specific programming and activities are subject to change semester by semester.One thing that might seem really simple but can turn into a bit of a disaster is, drumroll……Grocery Shopping! One new reality about living…

Thanks to current Spring 2022 Costa Rica participant, Srijana Sapkota for contributing this post! Read along to experience her Pura Vida moments!  ***This is an example of a student’s experience from Spring 2022. Specific programming and activities are subject to change semester by semester.Being raised for all my life amidst tall skyscrapers, cramped streets and…

This week, Verto London participant Allie Aron shares how her year abroad with Verto has exposed her to new perspectives and helped her become a global citizen. ***This is an example of a student’s experience from Spring 2022. Specific programming and activities are subject to change semester by semester.   While studying abroad with Verto…

Where to Get the Best Instagram Post Taking plenty of gorgeous pics is one of the best parts of studying abroad — and one of the cheapest ways to snag an awesome souvenir. To keep your friends and family back home up to date on your international experience, we’ve compiled some awesome destinations where you…

Dr. Miguel de Lucas - International Relations Professor, Spain Someone wiser and smarter than me wrote once: a good teacher is not the person who tells you what to do, but the person who shows you where to look. Each academic year, I end up learning that far more important than what a course covers…

Verto Education marks its largest academic cycle yet, with nearly 800 students participating in the first-semester or first-year college experience at one of our locations around the world. A Note from Mitch Gordon, President and Co-Founder of Verto Education Today is an exciting day - today we officially mark the start of the Spring semester…

Alternative Education Pathways at Verto In this blog, we highlight opportunities to continue your studies through extended engagement with Verto Education. We will also share our partnerships with other post secondary pathways—digital skills bootcamps, apprenticeships, and short-term internship programs—that can help prepare you for the next step in your career (see vertoeducation.org/partner-colleges/). ALTERNATIVE PATHWAYS TO CONTINUE…

Verto Family Week Re-cap On October 18-20,  Verto Education hosted Verto Family Week -  three engaging days of culture, connection, and all things Verto. Engagements included live sessions to learn more about highlights from this semester, academic updates, and best practices for planning for the rest of the semester. Each day also offered an asynchronous…