Beginning Wednesday, July 1 at 8:30 a.m. Central Time, you will not be able to log in or create an account while we transition to our new student portal. Access is expected to be restored by the end of the day on Monday, July 6.

If you have started any forms in your MyIESabroad student portal, please complete and submit them by end of day Tuesday, June 30. Submitted forms will carry over automatically. Any forms that are started but not submitted by June 30 will not transfer—but don't worry, you'll still have access to the same forms in the new portal on July 6.

For more details, please review our student system upgrade information. Want a heads-up when the new portal is live? Fill out our interest form. Thank you for your patience during this transition. We're excited to welcome you into the new portal and continue supporting you every step of the way.

How to Go Back Abroad: IES Abroad Alumna & Professional Coach Carrie Anne James

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After an inspiring year abroad in Paris with IES Abroad, Carrie Anne James (IES Abroad Paris French Studies 1999-00 | University of California-Berkeley) knew she had to find a way to return to France and establish a career there. Fast forward to today and Carrie Anne is living in Paris, building a successful personal brand as a professional language coach with her online French learning platform, French is Beautiful (which has 35.5K Instagram followers!). Watch our exclusive interview with Carrie Anne to learn how study abroad helped her build a personal brand based on her love for French language and culture.

Interested in learning where other alumni have taken their careers after study abroad? Join us at an IES Abroad Alumni Global Speaker Series Event, where alumni, students, and guests come together in select cities for networking and conversation on global topics. Visit our upcoming events page to see how you can stay in touch with your network of over 140,000 global leaders.

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