Have a Seat at Our Table: Celebrating How Study Abroad Bring Us Together

IES Abroad
December 11, 2025

This holiday season, we are celebrating the global table that brings our study abroad community together. Around the world, students have gathered at tables where new flavors spark curiosity, conversations lead to shared understanding, and strangers become lifelong friends. Study abroad reminds us that these simple moments of connection often become the memories that shape a lifetime.

In this year’s holiday video, we invite you to take a seat at our table, the same table that has welcomed hundreds of thousands of students over the past 75 years. No matter the country or the language, the practice of gathering reflects a universal sense of belonging.

As we reflect on these shared experiences, we are grateful for everyone who helps make our table so meaningful. Our students, faculty and staff, partners, alums, families, and friends of IES Abroad continue to bring our mission to life and create opportunities for connection within our global community.

🎁 From the IES Abroad family to you and yours, we wish you a warm, peaceful, and joyful holiday season. Enjoy this year’s holiday video!

 

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