Student Health & Safety for Advisors & Faculty
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The safety of your students is our highest priority.
Student health, safety, and crisis management is a cornerstone of what we do. Our Dean of Students' office, Crisis Management Team, and on-site staff are working day-in and day-out to ensure the health and safety of our students around the world.
Beyond our student support services, resources, and protocols, we actively maintain open lines of communication with you so that you can have peace of mind about your students' well-being.
In response to the impact of COVID-19, IES Abroad has enhanced our safety guidelines and updated our 2021 Health & Safety Policies.
What to Expect
As your trusted study abroad provider, we promise prompt and concise communication whether your student falls ill or there's an incident in the city where they are studying. Keeping students, parents, and university staff members like you informed of any health or crisis-related incidents that may effect IES Abroad programs is of paramount importance.
We strive to make the most well-informed decisions we can. Our Crisis Management Team members and Center Directors receive regular updates from a variety of governmental and non-governmental sources that monitor any significant safety, security, health, and travel-related developments worldwide, especially in those locations where we have students.
How We Support Students
Although it is impossible to anticipate everything, IES Abroad has extensive protocols in place for a wide variety of potential emergencies or crisis. We have two fully-staffed, well-trained, and experienced Crisis Management Teams.
Every IES Abroad location also has one or more designated staff members whose duties include providing student services on-site. They are supported by a team of experienced student affairs professionals in our Dean of Students Office in Chicago.
These are just a few examples of the ways we proactively strive to promote and preserve the health and safety of our students.
Our philosophy is that proactively providing students with accurate, complete, and current information regarding potential risks—and treating them like the adults they are—helps educate and prepare students to make good decisions regarding their own well-being.
