IES Abroad students use their talents, interests, and voices every day to shape their world abroad—but even if you haven't gone abroad yet (your time is coming!) we still encourage you to use your voice 💬 from your dining room table, your college dorm, or wherever you are—and participate in the 2020 United States Presidential Election! 🗳️
Whether it’s homestay life or academic workload, weekend travel or grocery shopping in another language, our student Correspondents probably have something to say about it. After all, they know what it’s like to study abroad!
This year, IES Abroad launched a traveling Global Speaker Series, which brings together alumni, students, and guests for networking and conversation on global topics.
We're excited to welcome a new member to our Film Festival jury in 2019—Patrick Jager! An award-winning veteran of the media industry, Patrick has held leadership and creative positions in broadcast, cable, and digital media outlets throughout his career, and he now serves as a member of both the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences and the Producer's Guild of America.
From an impressive pool of 132 Correspondents considered for the award, Katya Schwenk (IES Abroad Rabat | Spring 2019) has been selected as the 2018-19 Correspondent of the Year.Â
Hope Johnson, (IES Internships London)Â had the opportunity to cross paths with playwright Sarah Kosar (IES Abroad London, Spring 2009), who is now living her dreams as a critically-acclaimed actress in the U.K. Hear how Hope was inspired by Sarah and how she chased her dreams to stay in the city she fell in love with while studying abroad.
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.
Ten students from Arrupe College of Loyola University Chicago recently returned from its first-ever study abroad program, which was fully funded by IES Abroad.
