Foster Study Abroad Photo Contest 2019
The Global Business Center is very happy to announce the winners and 2nd place recipients of its 13th Annual Foster Study Abroad Photo Contest. This year’s entries represent the transformative and unique global experiences that study abroad, and the Global Business Center offers for students each year. The captions reveal deeper insights on their accompanying pictures to help bring their stories to life.
Photos were submitted in the following categories:
- Foster Spirit: Show off Foster/UW swag while abroad
- My Global Lens: Views uniquely accessible to students living abroad
- Study Abroad & Me: Students and/or friends made abroad
- Alumni
Foster School Faculty and Staff served as judges for the above categories. The winning photos received the most votes within their particular category. The People’s Choice winning photo received the greatest number of votes by the general public.
Enjoy these amazing photos and learn more about all the ways undergraduate students can learn about business abroad by visiting the GBC Undergrad Study Abroad Options website.
To see all photo submissions, check out the GBC Facebook page.
GRAND PRIZE WINNER
Tina Liu
Foster Exchange in Taiwan (NCCU Exchange) // Spring Semester 2019
Photo Location: Taiwan
Title: A Hungry Panda’s Dream
Caption: The moment I understood the truth behind “you have to see it in person”.
Foster Spirit, 1st Place
Alyssa Kearns
Business India Exploration Seminar // Early Fall Start 2019
Photo Location: Mysore, India
Title: Foster On Top!
Caption: A group photo of a tired but accomplished group of students at the top of the Himalayan mountains. With 3,400 ft of elevation and 5 miles in, the group proudly displays their UW gear.
Foster Spirit, 2nd Place
Justin Krois
Business Ireland Exchange Seminar // Early Fall 2019
Photo Location: Ireland
Title: Splash!
Caption: Foster students make a splash in the global business environment!
My Global Lens, 1st Place
Zarah Khan
Business Morocco Exploration Seminar // Early Fall Start 2019
Photo Location: Atlas Mountains, Morocco
Title: Huskies under the Purple Moroccan Sky
Caption: After 3 long days trekking through the High Atlas Mountains, one of our biggest highlights of the trip was seeing the night sky come to life with thousands of stars on our last night in the mountains.
My Global Lens, 1st Place
Antonio Lozano
CIEE Business China // Fall Quarter 2018
Photo Location: China
Title: Now and Then, Paralleled.
Caption: A sense of awe as I traveled to all the scenes on the back of the Chinese Yuan. This one took me back to my childhood in remembrance of Avatar the Last Airbender.
Study Abroad & Me, 1st Place
Eric Tang
Foster Exchange in Korea (Yonsei International Summer School) // Summer Term 2019
Photo Location: South Korea
Title: Stacks on Stacks
Caption: Looking up to the high stacks of books in the Starfield COEX Library.
Study Abroad & Me, 2nd Place
Mihret Haile
Business Ghana Exploration Seminar // Early Fall 2019
Photo Location: Accra, Ghana
Title: Black Girl Magic
Caption: We stand in power in front of the black star that symbolizes the independence of Ghana from colonial rule.
People’s Choice, 1st Place
Sophia Niehaus
NW Cadiz Program // Fall Quarter 2018
Photo Location: Ronda, Spain
Photo Title: The old and beautiful Puente Nuevo in Ronda, Spain.
Caption: While exploring the beautiful city of Ronda, you can’t miss the bridge named Puente Nuevo that connects the city. The bridge was built over the Guadalevin River in the 18th century.
Thank you to everyone who participated in this year’s study abroad photo contest! Check out the GBC website to enter into next year’s Foster Study Abroad Photo Contest.
