This week we’ve been thinking about our connectedness a lot. In fact, it’s one of the biggest things study abroad teaches us: we have so many more commonalities than we do differences, and that our shared human experience on a global scale is real.
Meet Jamila White (IES Abroad Dijon, 2005), the Senior Africa Representative for Mercy Corps. Mercy Corps is a global team of humanitarians who partner with communities, corporations and governments to transform lives around the world by alleviating suffering, poverty, and oppression to help people build secure, productive and just communities.
In March of 2019, IES Abroad invited Jamila to speak at our Global Speakers Series in Washington, D.C. We recently caught up with Jamila to learn about her current work at Mercy Corps, as well as how her time abroad continues to influence her life and career.
Quarantine has us planning some of the greatest international experiences for our fall study abroad and internship programs—for many of which we've just extended the application deadline! Check out the full list of programs with deadline extensions.
Though you may no longer be living in your host city, you still have the opportunity to learn from your professors, stay connected with your classmates, and continue the relationships that began abroad.
Meet Jose Campos (IES Abroad Nantes, 2011) a business owner inspired through his time in Nantes led him to travel the world and infuse his French connection with his everyday life. Read on to learn more about Jose and how studying abroad inspired his life.
At IES Abroad, we believe that every black student going abroad, past or present, is making black history abroad. Black History Month is as good a time as ever to celebrate that truth.
Future Gen Z leaders are diverse, passionate, and poised to become one of the most action-focused generations for cross-culture understanding, global inclusivity and social justice.
Have you ever thought about interning abroad through a provider? There are so many reasons why you should, but don't only take our word for it—check out what our past IES interns had to say!
