We sat down with UC Davis professor of water management Dr. Samuel Sandoval to talk about his experiences with tuition-free higher education in Mexico and the necessity of removing cost barriers to increase access to global higher education + a few bite-size interviews from Picnic Day 2022 about what global education looks like at UC Davis. Enjoy!

We take a look at study abroad in French-speaking countries by interviewing two undergraduate students who participated in UC Education Abroad Programs in Fall 2021. Evan Pearson studied through the Sciences Po program in Paris, France, while Sophia Mares de Juan took part in the Field Research and Internship Program, Brussels, Belgium. Our guests discuss the difficulties of navigating a foreign language and the rewarding experiences they had through their respective programs.

We take a look at the global Medical School experience by interviewing three members of the UC Davis Medical Center about their time studying medicine outside the United States. Dr. Allan Martin, Dr. Rosa Rodriguez, and Dr. Joseph Firriolo relate to us the ins and outs of their medical education experiences in Canada, the Dominican Republic, and Australia, respectively. Our guests discuss the cultural and logistical transitions that studying medicine abroad but practicing in the United States entails and they offer key insight into how they approached their studies and the process of earning a medical degree.