Monday, January 17, 2011

Key Study Abroad Web Sites

The Electronic Embassy, www.embassy.org/embassies/index.html, collects the home pages of all U.S.-based embassies. In addition to essential official information for travel (visas, etc.), many countries provide cultural and educational exchange information on their web sites.

Institute of International Education (IIE) publishes the most comprehensive data on study and work abroad programs. IIE Passport, www.iiepassport.org, is a user-friendly search engine which lets you find the program characteristics you're interested in, such as location and language of instruction. Includes the entire contents of the IIE books Academic Year Abroad and Vacation Study Abroad.


IFSR Education Abroad is an exclusive service of IFSR, which provides you the platform to fulfill your dreams of studying Abroad and enhance your career globally. http://www.education-abroad.ifsr.in/

Yahoo's Worldwide Colleges and Universities, dir.yahoo.com/Education/Higher_Education/Colleges_and_Universities, links to university homepages (but not international offices). Organized by country.

British Council USA - Study in the UK, www.studyintheuk.org, provides comprehensive official information on study, scholarships, internships, and working as a student in the U.K. See also British Information Services www.britainusa.org.

EduFrance www.edufrance.fr. This official site rovides comprehensive information on direct enrollment and French as a foreign language courses in France. See also the Cultural Services of the French Embassy site, www.frenchculture.org, for additional information on teaching assistantships in France, and more.