Student Health & Safety for Parents
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Everything we do is about the IES Abroad student.
We don't take it lightly that your student decided to study abroad on one of our programs. We know that you and your student expect the highest standards of academic excellence, cultural education, and health and safety support from IES Abroad. We are proud to set the standard in all of these areas.
When it comes to your student's health and safety, know that it's our number one priority. That's why we have experienced and talented Chicago-based and on-site staff who are regularly trained in the matters of health, safety, and crisis management.
Learn what you can expect from us while your student is abroad, review all the ways we support our students, and explore our health and safety publications and resources.
Our Crisis Management Team is working 24/7 to keep students, staff, and faculty up to date with the latest coronavirus updates.
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, university staff members, and family 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 Your Student
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 who are monitoring world events 24/7.
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 your student.
Safety Tips & Resources
Study abroad safety begins with being accurately informed from the moment your student is considering study abroad through to the day they return home.
Explore our publications including IES Abroad's MAP for Student Health, Safety & Crisis Management — the first set of institutional standards published by a study abroad provider.
More health and safety information unique to your student's location will be available in you Family Guide mailed after they are accepted to their program.
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.
