Washburn University student Louisa Collett of Marion will spend the 2012-13 academic year studying at Mikkeli University of Applied Studies in Savonlinna, Finland, and the University of Szeged, Hungary.

She will be participating in the Trans-Atlantic Dual Degree Program, a student-exchange program supported by the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education of the U.S. Department of Education.

The program is designed to prepare nursing students for universal practice through language instruction, culture-specific education, and professional and clinical education.

Collett is a senior pursuing a degree in nursing.