Fall 2025 Program Calendar

As soon as a preliminary program calendar is available, it will appear below. However, this calendar is subject to change. Please do not make independent travel arrangements (including visits from family or friends) before you arrive on-site, receive any calendar updates from the IES Abroad Center staff during orientation, and finalize your course registration. Remember that you will not be excused from academic obligations, including final exams or required IES Abroad events, in order to travel independently. You can easily make personal travel plans once on-site!

Program Calendar If available, the FA26 Tokyo - Language & Culture Program Calendar will appear below. *Dates listed on the above Program Calendar are tentative and subject to change.

Fall 2025 Tentative Program Calendar As soon as a preliminary program calendar is available (at least a few weeks before the program starts), it will appear above. However, this calendar is subject to change. Please do not make independent travel arrangements (including visits from family or friends) before you arrive on-site, receive any calendar updates from the IES Abroad Center staff during orientation, and finalize your course registration. Remember that you will not be excused from academic obligations, including final exams or required IES Abroad events, in order to travel independently...

Due to its multicultural nature, people in London are used to walking down the street and hearing a variety of languages and accents. Moreover, about 5 million Americans visit London each year. In this sense, as an American you will not be as much of a novelty in London as you may be in other cities in the UK. Use this to your advantage! Integrate yourself as much as possible by going to the theater, attending student functions, or shopping in Camden Town, Hampstead, or Islington. If you put yourself in the position to meet people and allow yourself to relax, you won’t be disappointed. Clearly...

IES Abroad will preregister you for university courses prior to the start of the program. Upon arrival in London, you will finalize course enrollment during orientation. Final enrollment cannot take place prior to your arrival in London. IES Abroad will also share information about how to access course schedules, and it is your responsibility to make sure that the courses you have been approved for do not conflict. If they do, you should seek approval for additional courses, checking with your home university first that they will permit you to take said courses.

City St. George's, University of London received its charter in 1966, having evolved from the century-old Northampton Institute. City St. George's has a strong international community—30 percent of its students now come from outside of the UK, which means that American students at City St. George's get the chance to study not only within the British system but also within a strong international academic community. In August 2016, the college was admitted to the University of London, a federation of 27 independent schools and institutes. The university is located in Islington, a vibrant and...