Skip to main content

Thank you for visiting nature.com. You are using a browser version with limited support for CSS. To obtain the best experience, we recommend you use a more up to date browser (or turn off compatibility mode in Internet Explorer). In the meantime, to ensure continued support, we are displaying the site without styles and JavaScript.

  • Careers and Recruitment
  • Published:

A bridge to somewhere

Graduate students who head abroad to study face any number of challenges if they hope to prosper. Virginia Gewin provides a study guide.

This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution

Access options

Rent or buy this article

Prices vary by article type

from$1.95

to$39.95

Prices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkout

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

Authors

Related links

Related links

Related links in Nature Research

Dissension in the ranks

Foreign admissions fall

US universities are working hard to boost enrolments from foreign graduate students

Related external links

Council of Graduate Schools

Institute of International Education

Fulbright Programs

EducationUSA

Universities UK

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Gewin, V. A bridge to somewhere. Nature 462, 238–239 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/nj7270-238a

Download citation

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/nj7270-238a

Search

Quick links

Nature Briefing

Sign up for the Nature Briefing newsletter — what matters in science, free to your inbox daily.

Get the most important science stories of the day, free in your inbox. Sign up for Nature Briefing