AFS ventures into tertiary education programs, working with our AFS partners in China and the USA as well as cooperating with IES Abroad. Both AFS and IES Abroad are international not for profit organizations, founded right after the second World War to provide intercultural learning opportunities to help people develop the knowledge, skills and understanding needed to create a more just and peaceful world.
We offer more than 50 programs in 19 countries in Europe, Asia, The Americas and Africa. Imagine feeling at home living in places like Cape Town, Paris, Berlin or Quito. Whether you’re living in a homestay with a local family, a residence hall, or an apartment, you will meet people who will change how you see the world. For an authentic experience, we believe that where you live should be reflective of how local students are living. Our goal is that when you leave your host city, it will feel like home. We want to provide you with the highest quality academic and cultural study-abroad experience possible. With us, the city you study abroad in is part of your education.
We’re not your normal college or university. In
The city is your classroom. Our world-class
a way, we function like your home university or
professors will show you places tourists don’t
college except our classrooms are in exciting
get to see, and you’ll experience first-hand
destinations around the world and are filled with a
the people and places you’re learning about.
mix of local and international students.
Your studies will come alive.
Why? Impact of our programs
Better language skills The ability to speak and use a foreign language provides countless advantages in the workforce as well as in everyday life. The type of immersive experience provided by our programs is one of the most effective ways to learn another language. Many students achieve fluency during their time away and, even twenty years after their sojourn, report this as one of the most important benefits received.
Lifelong intercultural competencies
Greater intercultural sensitivity
Beyond simply continuing their academic studies in
Our programs result in alumni who are more
a new setting, our enhanced UniversitiesAbroad.org
interculturally sensitive and globally aware.
programs help students develop more effective cross-
We are using the Developmental Model of
cultural communication skills, appreciate different
Intercultural Sensitivity (DMIS), a research-
cultural perspectives and deepen their own emotional
based model that identifies varying worldviews
intelligence and empathy. These abilities help
through which people perceive cultural
program participants learn how to work effectively
difference, in combination with a related
and appropriately in different environments—
measurement instrument, the Intercultural
necessary skills in our interconnected world that will
Development Inventory (IDI). Recent studies
stay with them for life.
show that the structured learning abroad offered in our programs moves individuals from
Multifaceted careers & lifestyles Research has shown that our program alumni go on to have more diversity in their academic, professional, and social networks. They are also significantly more likely than their peers to have careers that involve working extensively with other cultures, and are
ethnocentric (closed) outlooks towards more ethnorelative (open) positions that appreciate difference and seek to understand the values and perspectives that shape these.
Personal development & growth
almost 50% more likely to live and work abroad for an
Our participants experience dramatically lowered
extended period.
feelings of anxiety in new environments as a result of their time abroad. Not only do they feel more comfortable around people from other cultures, they are much less likely to view the world in terms of “them” and “us.” Our longterm research demonstrates that these traits endure well beyond the experience abroad, up to twenty-five years after our programs.
Why study with us? Contrary to popular belief, intercultural skills are not something that can be acquired by simply traveling. Just living, studying, or working abroad does not in and of itself guarantee global
different cultural contexts and viewpoints, working effectively in diverse teams, demonstrating respect for others, and accepting difference in cultural contexts, viewpoints, and new ways of thinking.
with intercultural cooperation and effective
More than study abroad: Enhanced intercultural education
communication are an essential part of not only
While these valuable skills are not magically
success, but even survival, in today’s world.
transferred upon students through simple
UniversitiesAbroad.org programs offer both
immersion (as many study abroad providers may
an immersive study abroad experience and
claim), immersion is a powerful first step towards
an enhanced intercultural learning curriculum
transformative learning. Our UniversitiesAbroad.
designed to help students develop critical cultural
org programs provide the crucial next step,
intelligence abilities that will last a lifetime.
offering a unique integrated Intercultural Learning
“competence.” At the same time, skills associated
(ICL) curriculum that sets us—and you—apart by
Employer-valued skills The 2011 QS Global Employer Survey1 of more
preparing our participants to live, work and lead in global society.
than 10,000 HR recruiters concluded that
Born from 60+ years of experience, our concrete
irrespective of where a student is located,
approach to competency-building has been
international education enhances employability.
specially designed to supplement experiential
Globally, employers today highly value and
learning. Through structured reflection,
actively recruit people with international study
interpersonal growth and intercultural competence
experience and foreign language skills.
are maximized. Alumni from our programs return
Studying abroad has become the standard for people looking to set themselves apart from their peers. Employers perceive a strong connection
with the training in the intercultural skills so highly sought after by employers and a greater understanding of themselves.
between study abroad and desirable intercultural skills. According to a 2013 report by the British Council2 of over 350 large employers, study
1 http://content.qs.com/qs/qs-global-employer-survey-2011.pdf
abroad is among the top recommendations by
2 http://www.britishcouncil.org/culture-at-work-research_march_2013.pdf
employers in many countries for developing a global workforce. This same report found that highly valued “intercultural skills” were defined by employers as the ability to understand
EUROPE AUSTRIA VIENNA ENGLAND LONDON FRANCE PARIS GERMANY BERLIN. FREIBURG ITALY MILAN, ROME IRELAND DUBLIN NETHERLANDS AMSTERDAM SPAIN MADRID, BARCELONA TURKEY ISTAMBUL
ASIA JAPAN TOKYO, NAGOYA CHINA LIAONING, SICHUAN, ANHUI INDIA NEW DELHI
AMERICA ARGENTINA BUENOS AIRES BRASIL RIO DE JANEIRO CHILE SANTIAGO ECUADOR QUITO USA VARIOUS CITIES
AFRICA
SOUTH AFRICA CAPE TOWN MOROCCO RABAT
Programs Europe
AUSTRIA VIENNA
ENGLAND LONDON Theater Studies (SEMESTER)
European Society & Culture
Study London
(SEMESTER)
(SEMESTER)
Music
Queen Mary, University of London Direct Enrollment
(SEMESTER)
Intensive Music Performance for Vocalists and Collaborative Pianists
(SEMESTER)
UK Today
(SHORT PROGRAM)
(SHORT PROGRAM)
Music History and Performance
Internship
(SHORT PROGRAM)
(SHORT PROGRAM)
GERMANY BERLIN Language & Area Studies (SEMESTER)
Metropolitan Studies (SEMESTER)
FRANCE PARIS Business & International Affairs
Language & Culture (SHORT PROGRAM)
Metropolitan Studies & Architecture (SHORT PROGRAM)
(SEMESTER)
French Studies
FREIBURG
(SEMESTER)
Beginning Language
Language & Area Studies
(SHORT PROGRAM)
(SEMESTER)
Intermediate Language
European Union
(SHORT PROGRAM)
(SEMESTER & SHORT PROGRAM)
Advanced Language
Environmental Studies & Sustainability
(SHORT PROGRAM)
(SEMESTER)
ITALY MILAN Italy Today (SEMESTER)
IRELAND DUBLIN
ROME
Irish Studies
Study Rome: Language & Area Studies
(SEMESTER & SHORT PROGRAM)
(SEMESTER)
Internship
Language & Culture
(SHORT PROGRAM)
(SHORT PROGRAM)
Internship (SHORT PROGRAM)
SPAIN MADRID Language & Area Studies (SEMESTER)
NETHERLANDS AMSTERDAM
BARCELONA Language & Area Studies
Study in Amsterdam
(SHORT PROGRAM)
(SEMESTER)
Internship (SHORT PROGRAM)
Language Intensive (SHORT PROGRAM)
Programs Asia
JAPAN TOKYO Language Intensive Program at Kanda University (SEMESTER)
Society & Culture Program at Kanda University
TURKEY ISTANBUL Turkish & Middle Eastern Studies
(SEMESTER)
NAGOYA
(SEMESTER)
Nagoya: Language & Culture (SHORT PROGRAM)
CHINA LIAONING China Business Management - focus on international enterprises (SEMESTER)
SICHUAN Chinese Cultural Studies (SEMESTER)
A Survey of China (SHORT PROGRAM)
ANHUI Chinese Literature and Art Studies (SHORT PROGRAM)
INDIA NEW DELHI Study in Delhi (SEMESTER)
Programs The Americas
ARGENTINA BUENOS AIRES Latin American Studies Societies & Cultures (SEMESTER)
BRAZIL RIO DE JANEIRO Study Brazil (SEMESTER)
USA VARIOUS CITIES Community College Program (YEAR & SEMESTER) Currently offered in: - Portland, OR - Albany, NY
CHILE SANTIAGO
- Washington, DC - Baltimore, MD
Study in Santiago (SEMESTER)
Programs Africa
SOUTH AFRICA CAPE TOWN ECUADOR QUITO
University of the Western Cape Direct Enrollment (SEMESTER)
Area Studies & Language (SEMESTER)
Health Studies (SHORT PROGRAM)
MOROCCO RABAT Study in Rabat (SEMESTER)
How to Apply?
Step 1: Please contact us to start your application as soon as possible. Step 2: We will invite you for an interview and discuss your application. You will then choose the city you would like to go to and program you would like to attend.
Step 3: Once you have gone through the application and selection process, have had all your information checked and comply with the criteria, we will submit your application to the hosting institution. They will need to give a final go ahead before you can be accepted into the program.
Step 4: Once you are accepted into the program, you will be required to pay a 500 USD deposit to guarantee your spot in the program. Deadlines: Contact details:
71 West 23rd Street, 6th Floor New York, NY 10010-4102, USA Tel: 1.212.807.8686 E-mail: xxxxxxx
www.universitiesabroad.org
71 West 23rd Street, 6th Floor New York, NY 10010-4102, USA Tel: 1.212.807.8686 E-mail: xxxxxxx
www.universitiesabroad.org