Each month, we feature one of our amazing alumni whose career path was influenced by study abroad. Our first featured alum is Paris '87 alumna, Kathleen McGookey. Read about how her study abroad experience in Paris influenced her career choice as a writer!
January 15, 2013
January 15, 2013
We at IES Abroad are excited to see six of our host cities featured on The New York Times' list of 46 places to go in 2013! Coming in across the board, take a look at why these cities, all homes or future homes of IES Abroad Centers, have something unique to offer:
January 10, 2013
We are delighted to announce our 32 new student bloggers for Spring 2013!
Our bloggers will document their time abroad in writing, photos, and/or videos—we even have a podcast blogger in Granada!
They’ll be posting frequently on the IES Abroad Inside Student Blogs site—some have already started their predeparture posts, so stay tuned!
January 8, 2013
We are excited to announce that two IES Abroad Tokyo students have been awarded scholarships from the U.S – Japan Bridging Foundation to study abroad in Spring 2013!
January 7, 2013
IES Abroad is saddened by the death of Tamar Kaplan, a junior from Claremont McKenna College in Claremont, Calif., and an alum of the fall 2012 IES Abroad program in Quito, Ecuador. Tamar died January 7th from injuries suffered in a car accident while traveling independently several days earlier.
Tamar was remembered by those who studied with her in Quito as a happy, smiling, friendly student, and as a good friend to all those she came to meet.
January 3, 2013
IES Abroad Freiburg '67 alumnus Ronald Reddig shares his memories of his time abroad.
December 20, 2012
The first three Chicago-based college students in the Chicago Scholars Abroad Initiative are studying abroad in Ireland, London, and Spain this semester. IES Abroad, a consortium of 200 major U.S. colleges and universities, partnered with Chicago Scholars in 2011 to develop this first of its kind scholarship program to expand the number of underrepresented students in international programs.
November 14, 2012
Each year, IES Abroad recognizes five faculty members from IES Abroad Centers around the world for their teaching brilliance.
At our October 2012 Annual Conference, we proudly recognized award recipients in three categories: Excellence in Teaching (including Instructor of the Year), Long-Term Faculty, and Faculty Innovation.
November 6, 2012
Fall 2012 IES Abroad students, it's time to enter your photos in the IES Abroad Photo Contest!
IES Abroad gives a $200 prize to the winner of each of the four photo contest categories: