Syed Hussain Studies Abroad Through Union College Program

2012 Mar 9

Syed Hussain, of Watervliet, NY, is spending the spring 2012 trimester abroad studying the health care systems of the United States, Canada, Denmark and the Netherlands.

Hussain is a sophomore biology major.

More than 60 percent of Union students from all disciplines study abroad in dozens of countries. Students can choose from a term abroad, a mini-term (over winter or summer break), anon-Union program or an independent study abroad.

Union College, founded in 1795 as the first college chartered by the New York State Board of Regents, offers programs in the liberal arts and engineering to 2,100 undergraduates of high academic promise and strong personal motivation. Union, with its long history of blending disciplines, is a leader in educating students to be engaged, innovative and ethical contributors to an increasingly diverse, global and technologically complex society.